So you might have noticed there's a big ol' robot parked out back of the bunker at the Cooper farm. It's large and green and looks very battered
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"Not the guy himself, but I was handing out asskick to his creepy minions for a while. Ripped the heart out of his flesh castle, too, which is a lot grosser than it sounds."
"Well, from the general theme of 'creepy things made out of flesh and bone' I'm betting they've got somebody who can mess around with that kind of shit. A... dunno what you'd call 'em, flesh sculptor I guess? Probably more than one. It was a big church. And they had a monster the size of a house that looked like what would happen if you took twenty different kinds of animal, rolled 'em up into a ball, and melted them together. I mentioned it was disgusting, right?"
"Sounds pretty simple. Might not even need much holy water." You always need SOME holy water. "Just plain ol' sorcery."
She tickles Ralph's belly. "Figure I better leave this one home, though. He ain't old enough for that stuff yet." Better to wait until he can at least hold a whip and throw some subweapons.
"That's always a plus," she says cheerfully. "I'll come get you when we roll out. Might not be for a while, though. I'm keeping an eye out for signs of creepy flesh churches anywhere on this continent and nothin's popped up yet."
It's easier to demonstrate than explain. She shrugs her shoulders, and the movement somehow translates into a pair of bright shapeless wings rolling out of her back. They keep unfolding, passing through her clothes without apparent difficulty, until they're big enough to conceivably carry Val into the air.
Then they dissolve into pale white mist and vanish completely.
SONIA IS ONTO YOU
She is not sure she approves of its current use as a combo seat/apple holder. It might explode or something.
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Normally she'd say she's all for a little blasphemy, but... churches. Made of people.
Yeah.
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She is definitely for putting her boot in the face of evil. (And other parts of evil. Especially the squishy parts with nerve endings.)
"You fought him before?"
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Is what Sonia's approving look is saying.
"Anything y'can tell me about 'em, I'd be obliged. That way, we could, y'know, stock up."
She's thinking assloads of holy water and garlic.
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She tickles Ralph's belly. "Figure I better leave this one home, though. He ain't old enough for that stuff yet." Better to wait until he can at least hold a whip and throw some subweapons.
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It's hard to tell which statement she's agreeing with, there. Perhaps that's because she is agreeing with both.
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"Good thing this come up after I had him... I can fit in my armor again."
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"How far can you sense that stuff?!"
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She grins.
"I can fly, though, and sometimes I bring binoculars."
Because being nearsighted and flight-capable just isn't the best combination in the world sometimes.
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It's easier to demonstrate than explain. She shrugs her shoulders, and the movement somehow translates into a pair of bright shapeless wings rolling out of her back. They keep unfolding, passing through her clothes without apparent difficulty, until they're big enough to conceivably carry Val into the air.
Then they dissolve into pale white mist and vanish completely.
"Like that," says Val, eternally casual.
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