Night 48: M61-M70 Hallway

[doneinthree]

Kirk looked up as he always did when the intercom came on during dinner, as if it would be that easy to catch a glimpse of the man who presided over their captivity, and did so with such glee. CM-US trials. Without meaning to, he glanced at Admiral ZEX at those words, and away again when "re-trials" were mentioned. What did that mean? It wasn't

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M66

[wantsyourzex]

ZEX returned Kirk's wishes for good luck before he left, although he wasn't sure what good it would bring. The talk of re-trials made him very uneasy, and brought back all too clear memories of what had happened to him the first time. He was already down to one eye... losing the other was unthinkable. Admiral ZEX could not go blind.

He put on his uniform, taking a moment or two to let it calm his nerves somewhat, and sat down. He may have to travel alone tonight. All he'd heard from Hayes today was that he'd run into his Captain, which was obviously a lie. He'd watched his Captain die right in front of him, and as Hayes didn't seem particularly malicious, he didn't think it was a deliberate deception. No doubt Hayes had simply been mistaken.

Still, it stirred up unpleasant feelings. ZEX took a few moments to clear his thoughts, sitting at his desk and planning out his route. It'd do no good for him to go out while agitated... it became difficult to think that way, and surely the phantasms that pestered him would use it to their

Outside M66

[sixth_attack]

[From here.]

Stomping past the doors with his flashlight (which was thankfully not blacking out on him) gleaming into the darkness ahead, it looked like he was in the right hallway so far. He figured he'd go for room 66 first, since that number fitted better in his memory than the others.

Once he stood before the VUX's possible room, Sechs was about to knock on the door with the butt of his axe but a halting thought caused him to hesitate. Wait... If Sechs were to talk to ZEX about his... situation... wouldn't that mean he would have to go into detail about what the doctor did to him? Talking about it once was enough

Re: Outside M66

[wantsyourzex]

When he heard the pounding on his door, ZEX leapt from his chair, his scalpel held at the ready. They were not taking him again, they weren't. He was not going without a fight this time, it wasn't happening to him again.

He stood there, breathing hard, waiting for the door to open to reveal the orderlies, but it stayed shut. Then, a voice... one that sounded familiar. ZEX had a good memory for voices, as did most VUX... even if most of the humans here tended to use the same common dialect, there was enough a variance in pitch and tone that he could still tell them apart.

"Sechs?" He called out from inside. He let himself relax just a little, although he kept his scalpel in hand for now. Better safe than sorry, and this place had played crueler tricks on him before.

Re: Outside M66

[sixth_attack]

Bingo. Got the right room at the first guess!

"Yeah, it's me," Sechs gruffly answered back, "Who else could it be?"

Something slithered by the corner of Sechs' eye. Snapping his head towards the movement, Sechs' flashlight beamed down upon the telltale figures of the snake-like blobs of ink crawling out of the floor towards him. Sechs cursed under his breath. No matter how many times he saw that drug's particular manifestation; he still couldn't shake off just how unsettled it made him feel. Crap. Let me in already--!

Keeping his flashlight focused on the approaching black vines, Sechs glared back towards the door. "Thought I'd pay ya a visit!" he added, doing his best to keep the discomfort out of his voice, "You gonna let me in or not?"

Re: Outside M66

[wantsyourzex]

Really, there were quite a few people that it could be, honestly. ZEX let out a long breath and went over to the door.

"With the talk of re-trials, I'm sure you can understand my being cautious." What was Sechs doing here? Not that ZEX minded, of course, there was nothing wrong with having company at night, but he hadn't exactly been expecting a visitor. "What brings you here tonight?"

He opened the door, scalpel still in hand just in case. Come to think of it, he hadn't really checked on Sechs after his unpleasant experience the night before last. Maybe that was what had brought him here? "Are you alright?"

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"Yeah, don't blame ya," Sechs grumbled, unable to stop himself from looking over his shoulder. Dammit, he hated feeling so vulnerable here! "Don't worry, if Landel's goons try to get their paws on us I'll give 'em what's coming!" he added with (slightly) forced confidence, lifting his axe and resting it upon his armored shoulder. After all Sechs had been through, he'd be no more than happy to separate some orderlies' heads from their shoulders

[wantsyourzex]

"I'm sure you will," with a bit of an indulgent laugh. He hadn't seen Sechs in action yet, but he was sure the human would put up a fierce fight. Whether or not that would make a difference was another matter. They'd both still been taken their separate nights, regardless of their struggling.

He'd been hoping his uniform would get a little more attention, but Sechs seemed busy looking at... something on the floor. ZEX couldn't see anything, but it was dark and he was down to only one tiny human eye. Add that to the distractions provided by his constant hallucinations and it became hard to really be sure of anything at night

[sixth_attack]

Once (hopefully) safe inside the room and received quite gladly by ZEX, Sechs contemplated on keeping his axe on his shoulder, but decided to place it on the floor and prop it against the desk. He wanted it within arm's reach for a quick swipe in case some orderlies or something else entered the room; but at the same time, he didn't want to end up getting tricked by the drug into blindly swinging his blade at his allies again

[wantsyourzex]

Hmm... that weapon Sechs was carrying looked interesting. He'd have to see if he could find one of those for himself at some point, or at least one for Teisel. He was sure he could put it to good use

Poor Sechs doesn't know what he's getting himself into xD

[sixth_attack]

[Sorry for my lateness! Dx Real life crap happened...]

There was that challenging leer from ZEX again. Sechs returned the glare with a smirk, not budging from the close proximity that the former VUX had taken towards him. After the past two horrible days, it was nice to feel that spark of excitement when battle was mentioned; it helped Sechs get his mind off his poison -- at least for a little while. Yet Sechs could sense that odd alarm go off in the back of his mind again. Something wasn't totally right here... Ah, screw it! He couldn't put down this opportunity to learn new combat skills! "Close range with the hands, huh?" Sechs softly chuckled, his yellow eyes gazing down at the other man like a beast awaiting its challenger's first move in a violent game. "Sure thing

[wantsyourzex]

Huh. This wasn't exactly what ZEX had been expecting... Sechs was extending his wartime metaphor so far that it was difficult to see it as anything else. Did Sechs think they were actually going to discuss combat techniques tonight? If that was the case, then things just got somewhat more complicated

[sixth_attack]

Despite the chill in his spine and the possibility of the drug throwing another illusion at Sechs, the Replica felt himself warm up a little with pride at ZEX's praise. "It sure is!" he answered with a small return of his smirk, "It's a hell of a shame that we're stuck in these boring-ass bodies

[wantsyourzex]

"It really can be frustrating at times," ZEX said. "Really, I feel more at home admiring a human than being one... but I suppose there's not much that can be done about that now, not until we find a way to return us to our natural forms."

Sechs certainly seemed receptive so far! Although apparently still convinced that they were meant to be sparring. Well, if it meant that ZEX could touch him without getting shoved off, all the better, although the situation could change once Sechs realized what ZEX actually had in mind. "Hee! Hee! Hee! Yes, we're very flexible... one of the things that took some time getting used to was how rigid humans could be." It was difficult to remind himself to try a slow approach when he was actually holding a human, and his voice could not have been more blatantly suggestive if he'd tried. "You can't bend quite like we can, although your hands have their own uses

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As ZEX continued his strangely spoken explanation over their anatomies, Sechs' excitement was starting to override his tiny supply of patience. "C'mon... Show me a special move already!" he impatiently thought to himself like a kid anxiously waiting to be let loose in a playground. "Hurry up! I don't have all night--"

A slight twitch on the end of Sechs' lips emerged when ZEX's fingers groped their way around his breast plate and over his rib cage. It was something he couldn't recall ever feeling before, and he couldn't help but cringe a little from the funny sensation. Strangely, there wasn't any pain or damage, but it was enough to make him nearly squirm on the spot. It got even worse when ZEX squeezed him, forcing out a soft grunt that almost turned into a chortle. Sechs clamped his jaws shut to keep a cap on that bizarre reaction. Dammit, what was wrong with him? He couldn't let something weird like that distract him... Stupid organic body

[wantsyourzex]

Sechs didn't move away from him, or tell him to stop, which he took as encouragement to keep on doing exactly what he was doing. He so rarely had an opportunity to feel a human without them panicking or rebuffing him! He was going to take advantage of it while he had the chance. Sechs even made a soft sound when he squeezed him, although he couldn't quite identify what it was. Surely Sechs simply wanted him to continue. Why wouldn't he?

"Yes, your beautiful neck..." It was so hard to remember the pretense they'd established for this contact, especially when he was this close to him. "So supple... so vulnerable..." Humans were such an alluring mix of fragility and strength. ZEX leaned in closer towards him, close enough to breathe on his neck. "Mmmmm... you're so hard to

[sixth_attack]

Hoo boy... If this wasn't the strangest way for a fighter to engage battle with another, Sechs didn't know what was!

"Uh... Um..." Sechs' was brain skipping like a slow computer, and feeling ZEX's breath wafting over his neck wasn't helping much either. Dammit, his face was getting hot again! "Wha... What are you talking about