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... It begins

Apr 09, 2011 12:40

It’s dark when the Keep’s newest guests arrive. The cold night air has seeped into the stones of the barracks sending a chill throughout the rooms. No fire has been laid, no lamp lit to beat back the cold or dispel the dark. Each cell remains exactly as it has for months on end, almost as though no one were expecting the small rooms to be occupied ( Read more... )

megamind, princess odette, alex marsters, jane shepard, rem, duran zaitsev, coen dostre, moonie brandt, !event, brynhildr dottir, isabel galstone, thumbelina, garrett hawke, kevas, garrus vakarian, eames, sunstreaker, joseph ivers, isabella, chase young, chelle vierren, sollux captor

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xenoshepherd April 9 2011, 03:12:01 UTC

Her omnitool was missing. Taps to where the mechanism was supposed to be installed yielded nothing in the way of familiar orange light. Luckily for Shepard, her helmet visor had helpful add-ons to discern the mostly bare cell she found herself stumbling into.

An odd place to be in, when she was supposed to be boarding the Normandy to rest after a long, brutal fight against against a yahg. Shepard had enough weariness in her cybernetics-enhanced bones to almost be incapable of abject shock, almost, but not quite. She threw her back against a wall, hauled her pistol out of its holster and leveled it at the dust-ridden floor.

Hand clamping tight over her weapon, Shepard raised two fingers to her ear. "Hello? Anyone copy? Hello?"

keep_hallways April 9 2011, 03:31:09 UTC

Quite suddenly from the right comes movement, whatever it is dashing past the Commander with enough speed to kick up a small breeze. As quickly as it appeared, it appears to have moved on... or has it?

At the opposite end of the hall, two pale blue eyes with an unnatural glow are watching.

thii2ii22tupiid April 9 2011, 03:35:19 UTC

Stalking the halls was less enlightening than one would expect. Sollux was starting to seriously consider just throwing (more) things around aimlessly would be a better use of his time when he heard Shepard's voice, faintly, from behind her door.

"Hello?!"

xenoshepherd April 9 2011, 03:55:01 UTC

The voice of a young adolescent.

Nothing about it made sense to Shepard. Her radio? Dead. The room? Prehistoric, if her visor didn't lie. Her armor and weapons hadn't been taken, either. It smacked of somebody's idea of a twisted prank.

She gave up on trying to make radio contact, positioning her hand over the knob and counting, three, two...

The door flung open and Shepard followed suit, pistol tracking the rapid movement of... something ... down the hall. Its muzzle pointed at the nearest person, which so happened to be Sollux.

thii2ii22tupiid April 9 2011, 04:04:46 UTC

Oh. Maybe he'll get a fight after all.
Sollux stops and watches her as she points the gun at him, but doesn't seem to be impressed by it. Or by her armour--he just figures she's some sort of robot. He just glares.

"Who are you?"

keep_hallways April 9 2011, 04:09:54 UTC

The blue eyed beast sniffs at the air again and takes a few steps closer. No longer interested in what it's found, the creature lifts it's head and howls before charging past again. This time, it does not stop or turn back, instead disappearing around the corner.

xenoshepherd April 9 2011, 04:14:15 UTC

Her weapon flicked from Sollux to the beast, leading the target until it rounded the far corner and was out of sight. Immediately it trained again on the gray-skinned alien.

"Name's Shepard. Who're you?"

Having no idea what his species could be capable of, the pistol stayed where it was.

thii2ii22tupiid April 9 2011, 04:22:28 UTC

Oh, shit, it was that thing. Sollux frowned, wanting to go after it and finish where they left off, but the robot(??) with the gun on him was probably more important right now.

It could talk, which meant he should probably respond to it. "Sollux. Put away your fucking gun, I'm not going to attack you."

xenoshepherd April 9 2011, 04:31:31 UTC

Wonderful. An adolescent alien with a gutter mouth and a chip on his shoulder.

Shepard deliberately kept her arms raised and her visor on. Voice steady and remarkably cool for the turmoil she was feeling, "Careful who you give orders to, kid. Where are we, and why?"

dontgiveafock April 9 2011, 04:37:01 UTC

Light appears from around the corner accompanied by the lazy scuffing off boots on the stone floor. "Yer not here to kill each other, how's that fer a start?"

Yawning, a tired looking man with dark messy hair comes into view, flaming torch in hand and a serious look on his face. "If you want answers, I'd advise y'don't shoot the kid."

thii2ii22tupiid April 9 2011, 04:42:33 UTC

Sollux opened his mouth to reply to Shepard but was sadly thankfully sadly interrupted by a new voice. He half turned his head towards it, careful to still keep some of his attention on Shepard. Even if he was sure he could totally kick her ass.

"Really, because usually killing things indiscriminately is a fucking wonderful way to get answers."

And he will likely continue on that line if not interupted again.

xenoshepherd April 9 2011, 04:46:12 UTC

"Who said anything about killing?" Shepard asked, dry as a desert.

She mulled it over. The pistol lowered, a concession, but didn't return to its slot. The marine wasn't a hundred percent prepared to disarm in the presence of potentially hostile strangers, in a potentially hostile environment, in a potentially hostile scenario...

You get the picture.

"Talk."

dontgiveafock April 9 2011, 04:50:54 UTC

"M'name's Joseph Ivers and I'll be your tourguide this evening," Joe drawled, tone matching that of Shepard's and accompanied by a deadpan stare.

"Right now, I need the both of ye to follow me. The quicker y'do that, the sooner you'll know what the fock is goin' on."

thii2ii22tupiid April 9 2011, 04:52:44 UTC

Sollux does not see how following some crazy pale alien (what that a human?!) would help but...whatever. Better than wandering aimlessly in the hallways.

Since Shep has taken her gun off him, he turns fully towards Joe. "Whatever. Lead the way."

xenoshepherd April 9 2011, 05:00:15 UTC

Joseph looked human, but she knew better than any how little an indicator it was of his trustworthiness. Monsters came in every shape and form. The Illusive Man was proof of that.

But she had few other paths to take, and most involved navigating on her lonesome with no leads or clue as to the building layout. Much as it stung to admit, her best option was to be led like a lost lamb. Shepard tried and failed to quell the weary frustration.

"First explain why you can't tell us here and now."

dontgiveafock April 9 2011, 05:06:17 UTC

Joe pulled to a halt and gave Shepard a disapproving look. Tired, he ran a hand down his face, rough fingers scratching on the stubble on his chin. How long had it been since he'd had a chance to shave? Hell, how long had it been since he'd slept?

"M'not tellin' you now because it ain't my orders to do so. 'sides, you two aren't the only ones running around the part of the Keep. I don't really feel like explainin' shit over and over. Either y'follow, or y'don't. Take an example from the..."

Joe glanced to Sollux and found himself unsure of the boy's species. Oh dear.

"Pointy headed lad."

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