she didn't choose this role

[madamemoiselle]

Characters: The lovely and charming madamemoiselle and the crazy hack measureslunacy
Location: Arkham Asylum, in/outside Diva's cell
Time: A few days after this prompt
Warnings: Diva being a crazy bitch, Jerry being a crazy ass, the usual

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[madamemoiselle]

"Not since I escaped. You don't let me have anything in here," she said smoothly and stood to come close to the glass. Diva rose with all the grace and poise of a great queen, but the sound of the rough fabric and belts scraping against the glass made the picture falter. Despite that, she still had a royal demeanor as she stared straight at Arkham.

"Did it occur to you that it's because you won't feed me...? And for every time you try and sedate me, it'll only kill me faster. I'm sure you heard that I died because of your tries," she said coldly, but as emotion crept back into her voice, she felt a pain in chest and delicately placed her hand there. It was what Saya had felt when they were reunited, she imagined, because as her temper started to rise, her body was trying to draw on a power that wasn't there. Diva remembered holding her dear sister's limp body as she almost stabbed that bloody sword's tip right into her heart

[measureslunacy]

"You have yet to prove yourself responsible enough. I am very generous with allowing my patients access to important possessions. If you prove cooperative, I am sure we can make your accommodations more pleasant."

He watched her. There was a stubbornness there, he wasn't sure if this was good or bad. At the moment it would be considered bad since the attitude was directed towards him.

"Delusions can seem quite realistic to the afflicted. It is necessary that we don't feed into your delusions, however. One day you will thank me."

He noticed the frown.

"Is something else troubling you?"

[madamemoiselle]

Her frown deepened even further, and she knew that he was the one being deluded. Arkham had actually seen her throw a bus, bit him and taken his blood, and seen her wounds heal over in seconds. Refusing to believe that she was more than human after all that was just foolish

[measureslunacy]

"Starving you to death?"

A smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.

"You do have a flair for the dramatic. Allowing you to starve to death would be inhumane. Your imagination has gotten the best of you once again, I fear."

He leaned back in his chair, his expression returning to neutral.

"Mr. Salinger was unfortunate. He served a purpose, however. He proved to me you are not ready to join even the high security unit."

Salinger was weak. It was the only way anyone here is able to cope with the loss of colleagues. Those that are taken, whether by death or madness were too weak, too ill equipped, too stupid to survive. Arkham Asylum was a litmus test for survival of the fittest, and Mr. Salinger's libido was his own undoing.

"You've done nothing to deserve a piano. In fact, your recent actions would seem to dictate punishment before reward."

[madamemoiselle]

"Dramatic? My imagination?" she snorted derisively, "It's neither one of those things if it's true."

But just as Arkham was watching her, she had turned her attention to him at the mention of Salinger, no, wait, Paul. They agreed silently that he was weak, but it was to Diva's advantage. His attraction had been her key to freedom, so she was glad for it. In addition, since Eddie was out of her reach in the Asylum, she had to wait for the chance that he might be on the Plane at the same time before her own, substantial libido could be satisfied.

Diva smiled slightly, thinking that the odd suit may work to her advantage to attract another.

But the prospect of punishment made the smile drop as quickly as it had come.

"Because I left? I didn't even do anything while I was gone, and I came back. That's hardly worth punishment," she murmured, but her thoughts were still on a piano, "I still want it. If I'm going to be stuck here, I want something to do rather than be stuck in a fishbowl. I'm sure that I have something you want."