001; Arrival. / action & dictation

[steelblackwing]

[ There is a stumble. A crash. It is promptly followed by furious hissing that sounds as if it would far better befit a dragon than a man, but there is good reason for such hissing. Such as running into things in the room as he moves around it, though he has the distinct sensation of things.. shifting. Or he could almost say. A hand presses into

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[corruptedcore]

[GLaDOS does what she does best, and responds in the most unhelpful way possible:]

"The Castle".

Scientists.

Black Mesa.

I guess it's all really the same when it comes down to it.

I would put my money on the scientists, though.

[steelblackwing]

[ A swivel of the silver-tressed head towards the source of the voice; if it were possible for him to be any more agitated, it has become very possible. ]

.. Scientists.. I should have guessed. They have never done anything good for me.

[ And indeed they never have. ]

[corruptedcore]

That makes the two of us, then.

[Except for maybe the whole making her part. Whatever. Didn't count.]

I presume that you have just had the pleasure of finding yourself in this proposed magical castle.

[steelblackwing]

Castle. Magical.

[ Magic is something he understands and his head tips backwards to press to the wall, another growl escaping his throat as his hand lifts. His eyes are open, but he sees nothing. ]

I would not call this a pleasure.

[corruptedcore]

[A brief pause.]

No, my sarcasm modulator seems to be working just fine. You just didn't pick up on it.

[steelblackwing]

[ .. And he's suddenly trying not to look amused. In between all the anger, you know. ]

Oh, is that what it was? Perhaps it was just you being misfunctional.

[corruptedcore]

The diagnostics say otherwise.

So, what did you lose?

[steelblackwing]

[ One of the few things that can make even Sephiroth slow down to a crawl - until he learns how to compensate for this lack of sensory input. It will be a challenge and he's slowly coming to see it as such. ]

Did they now? Perhaps you should.. get them checked.

And the one thing most warriors dislike losing in the middle of their lives. Sight.

[corruptedcore]

Oh.

Well, that explains a lot.

[Her tone sounds like Sephiroth had just admitted he was mentally retarded.]

[steelblackwing]

[ And now the General's wondering if he can turn her into a heap of scrap metal. Or he would if he knew she was a computer. Or. Whatever she is. He doesn't know, considering he's blind. But the annoyed noise he makes is loud. ]

So what did the place take from you?