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Oct 17, 2011 19:36

Characters: Oliver Day (oliverplus), Asch (promisedsomeone) and Leela (anoblesavage)
Location: Outside the shop
Time: Just after receiving the uncandy note
Summary: Oliver, Asch, and Leela go through trials to save their friends.
Warnings: Horrible emotional trials and whatever they may contain.

You think you might cross over / You're caught between the devil and the deep blue sea )

tales of the abyss (d2) asch, doctor who (d1) leela of the sevateem, doctor who (d1) oliver day

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oliverplus October 30 2011, 16:02:29 UTC
[Oliver nods numbly. he knows him, all right]

[meanwhile, the man on the floor hears them talking] You don't know? [his voice is scratchy, as though disused--or perhaps overused; someone who spends too much time shouting. he slowly rolls over to look at the people who have entered, showing his emaciated form. and when he does see them, he begins to laugh, shrilly] You! It's you! [he grins, gesturing at Leela and Asch] Did they finally figure it out? Have they come to lock you up with me? [his expression darkens with vindictive amusement] Have you finally started killing?

[Oliver, tense with fear, takes a hesitant step forward] No. Th-this isn't real! Sukhrit--you're still on Gondovan. [he looks up at the ceiling] Whoever is doing this, you aren't going to fool us!

[Sukhrit laughs, sneering] As if you could ever fully escape Gondovan. You'll never get away from the darkness, Oliver. It's in you, you know. We're the same. So... [slowly, he draws himself up from his place on the floor, standing to face the group] Which one of them do you want to kill? Or should I start without you?

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anoblesavage November 1 2011, 16:24:04 UTC
[Leela placed her free hand on Oliver's arm, drawing her knife with the other. Her friend's tension was palpable and that voice - the voice of someone who fancied themselves clever and was unmistakeably cruel - grated on her nerves.]

You are right, Oliver. This is not real. He is not real.

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promisedsomeone November 2 2011, 08:29:21 UTC
[He doesn't waste his time on small comforts. He edges his way between Oliver and Sukhrit, drawing his sword. Asch makes a very good wall when he tries, even if he's only 5'7". He somehow seems bigger. It's all in the body language and the presence.]

Hiding behind a trick? How pathetic. I-- we're stronger than any illusion. Right, Oliver?

[He keeps his level glare on the crazy. Come and get it.]

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oliverplus November 3 2011, 01:41:12 UTC
[Oliver nods, comforted by their confidence, but he wishes he felt so certain. Sukhrit frightens him--he always has. still, he tries to sound firm] Yeah. And Sukhrit's only human! [and unarmed, not to mention not in the best physical condition. that gives Oliver hope, at least]

[but Sukhrit starts to laugh again at that] Only human? [he smirks--and in an instant, he's charging at Asch, using the inhuman speed of someone possessed by the Puppeteer. he has the strength, too, and he's aiming to bowl Asch right out of the way]

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anoblesavage November 3 2011, 22:33:35 UTC
[She was hampered by her blindness and the unfamiliarity of her surroundings, but Leela learned to read the sounds of a place as well as the words that people left unsaid. She was ready when the man charged, providing a second line of defense and keeping herself between Oliver - a dear friend, but not a warrior - and his enemy.]

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promisedsomeone November 4 2011, 05:16:28 UTC
[Holy shit, this guy is fast. Asch has to rely more on instinct than thought. He slashes at Sukhrit, but only hits air. This guy is just too damn fast. It shouldn't even be possible.

Next thing Asch knows, he's staggering into one of the padded walls. He rebounds quickly, but it's not enough to save Oliver.]

Damn-!

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oliverplus November 5 2011, 13:30:07 UTC
[Oliver wants to protest, wants to do something. he can see now that Sukhrit, even though it's impossible, is somehow possessed by the Puppeteer, and he knows exactly how dangerous that makes him. but even so, here are his friends, trying to protect him... and he can't fight, so what can he do!?]

Sukhrit, no! It's already dead! You--you can't have the Puppeteer!

[but Oliver's cry only makes Sukhrit laugh again. with Asch pushed into the wall, he continues his forward momentum. there is only one more obstacle to overcome--a woman. still moving with inhuman speed, Sukhrit brings up a hand. unless Leela is able to get out of the way somehow, he's going to clasp it tightly around her throat. and he's laughing all the while]

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anoblesavage November 6 2011, 22:42:03 UTC
[Leela always relied on instinct rather than thought and, although she was quick, the phantom of Oliver's trial was quicker. His hand reached for and, before Leela could make use of her dagger, found her throat.

She let out an almost feral snarl, she struggled to pull free. How did you kill someone who was not there to begin with?]

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promisedsomeone November 7 2011, 15:50:10 UTC
Let go of her!

[Leela's in a bit of a compromising position. Asch doesn't hesitate to run forward, trying to tackle the crazy guy to the ground. Too bad there isn't a chair to throw at him or something.]

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oliverplus November 8 2011, 02:54:39 UTC
[Sukhrit takes a moment to grin at Leela, but Asch's cry alerts him to the other man's advance. he spins, managing to step so that Leela is between him and Asch. this doesn't prevent Sukhrit from getting knocked to the ground and losing his grip on her, but it should at least mean Leela took the brunt of the force]

[and Oliver, horrified, has had enough] S-stop... Everybody, STOP!

[for his part, Sukhrit stays where he is on the ground. but he does turn to look up at Oliver with a grin]

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anoblesavage November 8 2011, 17:33:44 UTC
[Winded as she was, Leela was able to roll away from Sukhrit when they both hit the ground. She took advantage of his sudden stillness when she paused, her knife against his throat, but something in Oliver's tone made her still before pushing the blade home.]

Oliver?

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promisedsomeone November 8 2011, 18:34:04 UTC
[Well, that was predictable. Asch figured he would pull something like that. What mattered was that Sukhrit let Leela go, and no one was actually hurt. Yet. Throughout all of this, Asch has yet to forget that this is an illusion and they're being toyed with. However, they might actually be fighting some kind of monster and not be able to see it.

He gets to his feet and looks at Oliver as well, already back in control of his sword. Asch watches and waits from his spot between Oliver and Sukhrit-- quiet, but ready to act.]

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oliverplus November 9 2011, 12:24:51 UTC
[Sukhrit starts laughing again] Do you really think that'll work? [not moving, he shifts his gaze to Oliver] What do you think, Oliver? Where will the knife end up?

Stop it. [Oliver's tone is flat now--determined. he can't let this continue] What do you want, Sukrhit? Why are you here?

[Sukhrit giggles] I already told you! The Puppeteer was always meant to go from me to you. [but his smile abruptly disappears, and he sneers] But if you're going to stay in denial, then I'll kill them for you.

[Oliver's eyes widen] NO! [he swallows hard, trying to think what to do. and then he realises what Sukhrit means] If I let you give it to me, you won't hurt them?

[Sukhrit starts to smirk again] It's you, Oliver. I told you! You can't get away from the darkness. It's meant to be in you.

[Oliver nods, knowing that's all the confirmation he's going to get. the idea of what he's about to do terrifies him, but it's the only solution he can think of. despite the fear in his eyes, he keeps his tone very firm when he speaks] Leela, Asch, let him go. And... [he falters] And if this works...stop me, okay?

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anoblesavage November 9 2011, 22:43:15 UTC
[Though Leela knew that he was an illusion, the flesh beneath her knife felt real enough. Maybe it was another trick. Or maybe he was more real than they believed. Until she could be certain, she could not move for her current position.]

No. No, Oliver. We will fight him together!

[Needless to say, she ignored his request. She was too stubborn, too old, too determined to help whether Oliver wanted her assistance or not.]

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promisedsomeone November 10 2011, 03:48:02 UTC
[Asch was there, once. Facing down his own personal darkness. He had his own issues with accepting it and embracing it. Besides, there were more important things to worry about, like stopping Van. His issues with the replica wouldn't interfere with that.

Would they?

Oliver and Asch have a lot of contrasts. Their backgrounds are different, their choices and experiences often disagree. But Asch understands that in order to gain anything, he has to reach for it himself. And that's what Oliver wants. He needs to make a path with his own two feet. He needs to see the truth with his own two eyes-- a truth that Asch and Leela can't possibly understand.]

No. I'm not going to stop you, Oliver.

[Asch doesn't sheath his sword, but he keeps his gaze solidly on Oliver.]

Because you aren't going to fail.

[... Only Asch can make that sound both inspiring and mildly threatening.]

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oliverplus November 11 2011, 02:45:30 UTC
Leela, he'll hurt you! You don't understand! He doesn't want to kill me!

[he only wants to make Oliver into a monster--and Oliver knows the only thing he can do is let him. he sighs in relief when Asch steps back, nodding to him gratefully. from Asch's words, he doesn't think he really understands either, but he won't stop him, at least] No. [he smiles weakly] I won't. Leela, please-

[but Oliver cuts off as, without warning, Sukhrit brings up a hand, hitting the hand in which Leela is holding her knife with inhuman force]

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