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May 08, 2011 18:00

Who: Vriska, SHODAN, Eridan
What: Vriska finally finds SHODAN! SHODAN almost dies by GOD TIER WRATH. Eridan lives up to his end of the bargain.
Where: A small clinic that has been "borrowed" by SHODAN.
When: Sunday

( Hiding... that's another matter. )

vriska serket, eridan ampora, shodan

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manipul8trix May 8 2011, 22:15:33 UTC

During her time on the station, Vriska had come to realise that murder wasn't always the best answer to a problem. There were lots of things that could be fixed by talking, or threats, or minor acts of violence, or major acts of violence that nevertheless left the victim alive.

...SHODAN was not one of these problems.

Vriska had been intending to find Robobitch for a while, but never really made any concrete plans to do so. Her conversation with Sollux had changed all that. Stupid Sollux and his stupid lisp and his stupid accusations that she didn't care about her own moirail. Still, it had got her thinking. She couldn't assist with getting Davesprite a body any more, fine. She just had to find something else to help him with! And what was the only thing that caused him as much distress as his own spritehood had?

SHODAN. Duh.

The only hitch was the fact that she had no idea where the so-called goddess was staying. Still - not much of a problem for someone who was lucky enough, right? So, positively brimming with stolen luck, Vriska found herself halting in her search outside one of the station clinics.

Yeah, Vriska definitely had a good feeling about this. She decided against kicking the door down - too flashy - and instead decided to enter the building via one of the windows. A window that had been conveniently left open.

How lucky!

machine_god May 8 2011, 22:20:18 UTC

SHODAN looked up from her work, her eyes narrowing. She'd heard... something? Something.

She picked up a bonesaw (she always kept one around. Never knew when you might need it) and stepped out into the hallway, looking to see if she could find the source of the noise.

manipul8trix May 8 2011, 22:36:19 UTC

Being a sparkly fairytroll clad in a bright orange hoodie, Vriska could only achieve a certain level of stealth. Still - despite the fact that sneaking around was for dumb loser ninjas, she really thought she'd be best off at least trying to do this quietly.

Then she stumbled into the hallway, caught sight of the familiar squishy blonde human and decided that she was Vriska goddamn Serket and subtlety could go fuck itself.

"Hi!"

Formal introductions over with, Vriska immediately flung her dice to the ground.

8-8-3-4-8-4-7-3: [MUSCLEBEAST STAMPEDE]

Welp. Vriska launched herself into the air, giggling delightedly. Best to get out of the way as soon as possible, after all!

machine_god May 8 2011, 22:44:10 UTC

What th-

One of the trolls. Vriska, if she recalled correctly? She snarled, raised the blade and... ...

And apparently this one could fly, and...

And then out of thin air, horrific beasts appeared. SHODAN had just enough time to ponder that such a weapon would be truly interesting to examine properly and that these creatures were magnificent before she started running and screaming.

"ERIDAN! ERIDAN, HELP - "

She was swiftly overtaken, being somewhat weak and not the sort to bother to learn to use her human body. Her screams echoed throughout the halls of the facility.

fuckinfeelins May 8 2011, 23:08:00 UTC

It had been quite the lazy day. Protecting someone was such a dull job, the troll musing that he wouldn't mind in the slightest of something to happen soon. When he tool the task, he not only did it over the fact he was going to get his fishy appendages back, but he wanted to kill something. Anything.

Nearby, right before the commotion began, he was taking the liberty of cleaning his Crosshairs. He hadn't done so in a while and... well, he had time! Until he heard the stampede and his name being called to. Quickly picking himself up, he held his rifle ready, just in case. As he reached the doorway where the scene was unfolding. Quickly sizing up what was happening, he aimed for the musclebeasts, pulling the trigger and releasing a charged shot.

What now, Spider8itch?

manipul8trix May 8 2011, 23:25:07 UTC

Eridan?

When SHODAN called for him, Vriska honestly thought she'd misheard. The shock of actually seeing him appear was enough to startle her into fumbling her dice, and she only managed to retrieve half the set before ducking back behind one of the doorways. What the hell did he think he was doing?

"Eridan, you fucking douchebag!"

That said, she peered back around the door in the hopes of spotting SHODAN. If she could grab the bitch and abscond with her, the situation would be salvageable. She was so close!

machine_god May 9 2011, 00:22:12 UTC

SHODAN had rolled into a corner, under a gurney. One of her legs had been trampled, and she was seeing red with pain. The cool part of her mind that was still machine calmly informed her that she was probably going into shock.

Well. Dead again in a few minutes. What a loss.

fuckinfeelins May 9 2011, 01:43:34 UTC

Fuck. The one person he didn't want to see, at all. With a soft hiss, he shot again at the great group of beasts, hearing their cries of pain. They were the strongest beasts, but his gun was just as powerful.

He had to also find her. Keep her safe. Opening his mouth, he let out an audible screech, trampling forward through the crowd, blasting anything that got close to him. Shit. Where was she?

"SHODAN! Where the fuck are you?" he screeched, looking around. God damn, he hoped she was safe at the moment. He was preoccupied with trying to clear out the current mass of intruders. He was going to get Vriska, but... he had to settle for one thing at a time.

manipul8trix May 9 2011, 02:13:25 UTC

Okay: plan B. The bitch wouldn't be able to abscond if she was unconscious. It was n8ptime. Still safely tucked behind the doorway, Vriska attempted to summon enough concentration to locate SHODAN's mind amongst the pandemonium. She soon gave up - there was too much interference out there, maybe, or perhaps her thinkpan was still too robotic to be vulnerable. That or her luck was running out already. Bluh.

Whatever the reason, it meant Vriska had no choice but to roll again. She glanced through the doorframe again to check that Eridan was sufficiently distracted, then darted back into the hallway in search of her dice. If she could just get this over with quickly, she might be able to get rid of Eridan before SHODAN could escape.

machine_god May 9 2011, 03:33:15 UTC

SHODAN felt the slightest brush of something across her mind. Instantly thinking of it as a hacking attempt, she tried to call up anti-viral countermeasures... and again cursed this stupid bag of meat for having none.

Her eyes darted from combatant to combatant. She couldn't move very far with her leg mangled like this, but at least she was still conscious. Best to stay where she was. Hidden. Safe.

fuckinfeelins May 9 2011, 18:10:17 UTC

The boy really hoped she was safe, wherever the hell she was. "Fuck... she better be alive..." he cursed under his breath. Back to more important matters; getting Vriska to leave by any means necessary. He noted her out of the corner of his eye as he was attempting to find SHODAN, and turned in the direction.

Realizing the situation wasn't favoring him, he took a deep breath. If he was going to be able to kill her... No, wait. He knew that he was going to be able to kill her. This wasn't just some stupid game they used to play. Eridan wanted revenge. This was now extremely personal. As he tightened his grip on his rifle, he knew... He was ready to do this.

Sneering, he bolted right for her. He had a new drive. He was going to make her pay.

manipul8trix May 9 2011, 19:22:24 UTC

Vriska hadn't been expecting that. Wherever did Eridan pick up that shiny new spine from? Scooping her dice up as best she could - but still missing two of the set - she tossed them to the ground as she retreated behind the door once more.

4-2-6-1-1-5-X-X: [DAMP SQUIB]

In an impressively ineffective display of sheer suck, a poorly-aimed waterbomb flew lazily towards the seatroll. Welp. Vriska's vascular pump sank in her chest - if that wasn't a sign that her luck was running out, what was?

"Eridan!" She pulled up the display on her wearable as she yelled, quickly tapping out a message to John. "If you abscond now, I won't kill you. Last chance!"

She sent the message - "Tell me Eridan did it" - and began scrambling around in search of a makeshift weapon. Fuck fuck fuck!

machine_god May 9 2011, 23:37:02 UTC

SHODAN looked around the corner. Vriska seemed preoccupied. Wonderful.

She crawled out from under the gurney, then put her weight on it. Best to stay off that leg.

"FINISH HER" she screeched.

fuckinfeelins May 10 2011, 00:02:51 UTC

Oh how the mighty had fallen. Eridan let off a devious chuckle as her next attack just barely splashed against him. "What the fuck ever. You got your fuckin' chance, you had your chance. You're not gettin' away with what you did, or what you're tryin' a do." He was pulling back on the trigger, letting it charge up as much as it could.

It was almost as if he had snapped again. Feeing that rush, knowing that he was about to do something great. Something that he didn't care at all if everyone knew he did it. That sinister feel crept back into his system. It was all a relapse for him.

When SHODAN gave the command, Eridan tried to hold back his laughter as he spoke, sounding as sarcastic and evil as he could. "Sorry Vri, all hope is lost for you."

With that said, he pulled it back all the way, the charged shot releasing and barreling right for Vriska. She wasn't going to escape this. She was way too close, and he wasn't going to give her any chance at all to try to get away. Not this time.

I'll just... leave this here http://i56.tinypic.com/2a78vf9.gif XXXXO manipul8trix May 10 2011, 00:23:36 UTC

Ideally, Vriska would have liked her last words to be something cool. Maybe a witty pun, an awesome one-liner befitting of an action movie star, or even the classic "you'll never get away with this, you stupid fucking finless hipster sack of shit".

Unfortunately, she only had time for a single word as the beam of energy streaked towards her.

"Fuck!"

For a split-second her world turned blue, then there was nothing.

niiiice. machine_god May 10 2011, 00:41:32 UTC

She was bruised, her leg mangled (might as well simply replace the damned thing) and full of rage.

But she managed to smile at Eridan.

"Well done, Eridan," she practically purred - before slipping a little in her own blood, the gurney sliding forward a few inches. She pulled herself back upright again. "I shall. Have to think of a. Suitable reward..."

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