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My room is silent, after all. Floor seven, room four. If you want tea, I could try to prepare some. I'll wait for you to get here.
[Dodger had plenty of time to react to the attack - he knew it was coming the moment he saw that puff of smoke coming off of him. But he takes the punch, and the kick that comes after it without a single attempt to dodge or fight back.
He really hadn't expected Reaper to hit quite as hard as he did... it's almost like he can feel his life energy draining when Reaper's leg connects with his stomach. He's winded - more than that, he's left gasping and shaken - and hits the floor hard before he can manage to scramble back to his feet.]
He really hadn't expected Reaper to hit quite as hard as he did... it's almost like he can feel his life energy draining when Reaper's leg connects with his stomach. He's winded - more than that, he's left gasping and shaken - and hits the floor hard before he can manage to scramble back to his feet.]
[...But when he does make it to his feet, even though he stumbles in the process, there's a lazy smirk on his face. More than that, his expression is some warped form of affection.
The back of his hand touches a bruise already forming around a cut on his lip, and his eyes sharpen as he stretches and feels the burn of that kick irritating the bruises Taako has already left him with. If he didn't believe Reaper was entirely serious about killing him, he'd stick around and push him more... but he's gotten what he wanted.]
I'll see you around, Gabe.
[And with that, Reaper is left with only a flash of sparks that are swept away by the breeze.]
The back of his hand touches a bruise already forming around a cut on his lip, and his eyes sharpen as he stretches and feels the burn of that kick irritating the bruises Taako has already left him with. If he didn't believe Reaper was entirely serious about killing him, he'd stick around and push him more... but he's gotten what he wanted.]
I'll see you around, Gabe.
[And with that, Reaper is left with only a flash of sparks that are swept away by the breeze.]
[That suits him just fine. Honestly, he hates taking the time to text--face to face conversations were both easier and more practical.]
So long as there's nature around, I don't need to eat. Don't waste your energy on shit like that.
[Even if being able to eat properly would be nice--it's just more trouble than its worth currently.]
Hurt anyone, or subject them to a horror show? [Because it goes hand in hand--both of them had powers that would give any ordinary person nightmares.
He doesn't need to be asked to move, he's already letting his form shift into that half-cloud of black fog in order to move. It's faster this way.]
So long as there's nature around, I don't need to eat. Don't waste your energy on shit like that.
[Even if being able to eat properly would be nice--it's just more trouble than its worth currently.]
Hurt anyone, or subject them to a horror show? [Because it goes hand in hand--both of them had powers that would give any ordinary person nightmares.
He doesn't need to be asked to move, he's already letting his form shift into that half-cloud of black fog in order to move. It's faster this way.]
[ amused by the sudden shift in the way reaper moves ( so very ghostlike, nico can't help but feel at ease ), he smirks a little and then sets off towards the forest. he won't argue the point about eating since he's had to rely on limited resources too, but he still feels a bit sad for reaper's sake. ]
Both, yes. My fear aura itself can have devastating affects on people. I'm curious about how it'll affect you. Usually the stronger it gets, the more terrified a person becomes. Sometimes I even end up killing nearby plants.
Both, yes. My fear aura itself can have devastating affects on people. I'm curious about how it'll affect you. Usually the stronger it gets, the more terrified a person becomes. Sometimes I even end up killing nearby plants.
Don't do anything unnecessary. [Because while he doesn't mind being offered a drink, unlike on the Eluvio--he has less reason to consume things like he had to out in space. What with the sheer abundance of nature everywhere, eating had gone back to being something he didn't have to do.
Either way, it's more likely that Eichi won't get a chance to finish making that tea, as a certain cloud of black smoke leaks in through the window, of all fucking places before materializing a few feet from the idol. His arms crossed and looking every bit like the 'human knot' someone back on the Eluvio had claimed him to be.]
...I don't have any appreciation how fucking easy it is to break into the rooms in this shitty block.
[He says, having decidedly not used the front door.]
[He doesn't need to see that. The twisted expression and the look in Dodger's eyes as he calls him Gabe, of all things.
It takes everything in him not to punch a new hole in the wall adjacent the balcony where he stands. Smoke and black fog swirl around the wraithlike man's form as he lets out an angry sound, nearly like a growl before his form completely dissipates, flowing off the balcony like a creature from some far-off nightmare.
Dodger might be gone but the foul mood he's left Reaper with isn't.
Time to sneak outside the walls and kill some creatures to vent some frustration off himself.]
It takes everything in him not to punch a new hole in the wall adjacent the balcony where he stands. Smoke and black fog swirl around the wraithlike man's form as he lets out an angry sound, nearly like a growl before his form completely dissipates, flowing off the balcony like a creature from some far-off nightmare.
Dodger might be gone but the foul mood he's left Reaper with isn't.
Time to sneak outside the walls and kill some creatures to vent some frustration off himself.]
[Well, if he doesn't have to do any manual labor, he'll avoid it. Especially with how much he wants to talk about, it'll be nice to get right to things. Of course, he wasn't expecting to get to things that immediately. There aren't any sparks, though, and so Eichi is unreasonably relaxed by the time Reaper appears physically before him.]
Fufu... You really weren't busy at all, were you? [He seems fine with this entrance, patting the seat next to him on the couch he's already relaxing on. He's sitting proper and upright even in the confines of his own lonely room, leaning on the arm rest of this couch with a new phone set on the short table in front of it.]
You know, I haven't been sure if I'm supposed to call you Reaper-san or Reyes-san, now.
Fufu... You really weren't busy at all, were you? [He seems fine with this entrance, patting the seat next to him on the couch he's already relaxing on. He's sitting proper and upright even in the confines of his own lonely room, leaning on the arm rest of this couch with a new phone set on the short table in front of it.]
You know, I haven't been sure if I'm supposed to call you Reaper-san or Reyes-san, now.
[At least the other isn't in the hospital this time. He'd gotten into the idol's room without any identification or proof of knowing the patient on his word alone--something he'd probably not be able to repeat now that he was dead again.
When he's offered a seat alongside the other along with that little quip, Reaper raises his hand. Declining the offer to sit (for now) and opting to stay standing, just above the other with his arms re-crossed over the front of his usually armoured chest.]
Was starting to fucking wonder when you'd bring that up. Just about every person I made the mistake of meeting up with when Taako's damn chalice was out of control seems to have stuck.
Just don't call me Reyes where fucking strangers can hear it and I don't care.
[The nicest way of saying 'you can call me Reyes, just not in public', I guess.]
When he's offered a seat alongside the other along with that little quip, Reaper raises his hand. Declining the offer to sit (for now) and opting to stay standing, just above the other with his arms re-crossed over the front of his usually armoured chest.]
Was starting to fucking wonder when you'd bring that up. Just about every person I made the mistake of meeting up with when Taako's damn chalice was out of control seems to have stuck.
Just don't call me Reyes where fucking strangers can hear it and I don't care.
[The nicest way of saying 'you can call me Reyes, just not in public', I guess.]
[He smiles a little more genuinely at that.]
So I guessed right. What a relief. [He was able to avoid saying something he shouldn't have. Reaper might be able to tell that Eichi is uncharacteristically quiet. He keeps glancing down to his hands folded in his own lap and actually pausing between sentences instead of rambling on for ages. He's usually very quick with coming up with his thoughts, so it's not that he has to think about how to say things or what he wants to say. He's decided that already before calling Reaper over here.
It's a different sort of nervousness he can't put his finger on.]
For what it's worth, I was also embarrassed by the person I was for that short time. You may not have even noticed that I was a little younger. But I did appreciate your company...
I can understand not wanting to talk about things, but people from the Eluvio are disappearing from this place slowly, aren't they? If they ever made it to begin with. [He steals a glance at that.] You're my closest friend from there... Reyes-san. Before something happens where I lose that, I want to make sure that I spend enough time with you now without ignoring things like this all for the sake of either of our pride.
[So, he'll admit he's sad and cares, and Reaper can deal with him asking about things. Maybe. Hopefully.]
So I guessed right. What a relief. [He was able to avoid saying something he shouldn't have. Reaper might be able to tell that Eichi is uncharacteristically quiet. He keeps glancing down to his hands folded in his own lap and actually pausing between sentences instead of rambling on for ages. He's usually very quick with coming up with his thoughts, so it's not that he has to think about how to say things or what he wants to say. He's decided that already before calling Reaper over here.
It's a different sort of nervousness he can't put his finger on.]
For what it's worth, I was also embarrassed by the person I was for that short time. You may not have even noticed that I was a little younger. But I did appreciate your company...
I can understand not wanting to talk about things, but people from the Eluvio are disappearing from this place slowly, aren't they? If they ever made it to begin with. [He steals a glance at that.] You're my closest friend from there... Reyes-san. Before something happens where I lose that, I want to make sure that I spend enough time with you now without ignoring things like this all for the sake of either of our pride.
[So, he'll admit he's sad and cares, and Reaper can deal with him asking about things. Maybe. Hopefully.]
[Of all things, at least, he's above biting the head off of Eichi for calling him by his real name. Not only did he make a fool of himself correcting everyone who had called him Reaper to his face, but the fact that there were so many former Overwatch members still lingering around...
He'd not doubt if everyone who spoke with him would know his name by now. There was little point in getting mad about it, now.
What's a more important point to linger on is the one about people disappearing. It was a quiet discomfort how he stands, because he hates to admit how true it is.]
Was probably too busy being fussed over you calling me 'Reaper' and 'not the type to visit' to realise you were looking too young for your own good. [Because he's NOT the type to visit, but... that aside. He turns, doing a small back and fourth pace in front of the other now.]
...Sasuke, Suigetsu. Those two ice skaters, Allura. [There were likely more, but he hadn't made a point of making good relationships with any of those people. The ones he did give a damn about, Vaas and Sombra...
He gives his head a shake.]
It's probably better that they all get to go the fuck home out of this nonsense. Instead of being stuck here like a pair of aimless fools away from what they're trying to accomplish. [Fools being himself and Eichi--rambling now because Eichi fucking went and called him his friend and was talking about spending time together--
It's easy to let go and feel nothing when nothing is said, but now...]
--Didn't I tell you it'd be better if we didn't fucking do this goddamn song and dance.
The last thing I need is for you to spew this sort of shit and then pull a god damned Sombra on me.
[Maybe a little rougher than it should be, but. There's actually a hint of emotion in his usually cold, tired voice.]
He'd not doubt if everyone who spoke with him would know his name by now. There was little point in getting mad about it, now.
What's a more important point to linger on is the one about people disappearing. It was a quiet discomfort how he stands, because he hates to admit how true it is.]
Was probably too busy being fussed over you calling me 'Reaper' and 'not the type to visit' to realise you were looking too young for your own good. [Because he's NOT the type to visit, but... that aside. He turns, doing a small back and fourth pace in front of the other now.]
...Sasuke, Suigetsu. Those two ice skaters, Allura. [There were likely more, but he hadn't made a point of making good relationships with any of those people. The ones he did give a damn about, Vaas and Sombra...
He gives his head a shake.]
It's probably better that they all get to go the fuck home out of this nonsense. Instead of being stuck here like a pair of aimless fools away from what they're trying to accomplish. [Fools being himself and Eichi--rambling now because Eichi fucking went and called him his friend and was talking about spending time together--
It's easy to let go and feel nothing when nothing is said, but now...]
--Didn't I tell you it'd be better if we didn't fucking do this goddamn song and dance.
The last thing I need is for you to spew this sort of shit and then pull a god damned Sombra on me.
[Maybe a little rougher than it should be, but. There's actually a hint of emotion in his usually cold, tired voice.]
...I was told that the portal here can only send us back to the Eluvio, rather than home.
[That's part one of his many troubles with this. He'd be fine if they went home, but this... Anyway, now Reaper is pacing and Eichi is squeezing his hands together quietly.] Sombra-san must be home, though.
[He wants to add that, at least, to help him feel better. He doesn't think she would be anywhere else.] But I don't intend to go anywhere, so can't we speak about these things together? Even if I am a little nervous after what just happened.
[He pauses, and then elaborates without waiting to be asked.] Do you know a man who's very interested in you, Sombra-san and the Eluvio? He had a beard and scars on his face, and he was missing an eye.
[That's part one of his many troubles with this. He'd be fine if they went home, but this... Anyway, now Reaper is pacing and Eichi is squeezing his hands together quietly.] Sombra-san must be home, though.
[He wants to add that, at least, to help him feel better. He doesn't think she would be anywhere else.] But I don't intend to go anywhere, so can't we speak about these things together? Even if I am a little nervous after what just happened.
[He pauses, and then elaborates without waiting to be asked.] Do you know a man who's very interested in you, Sombra-san and the Eluvio? He had a beard and scars on his face, and he was missing an eye.
[...He really hopes Eichi is right. If she's anywhere, she should be back on Earth, hiding in her little Hovels, hacking the world.
And he could comment on that, but it's Eichi's next bit what makes the wraith of a man stop pacing in the others' room like a mule doing circles around blacksmith's pit--his head turning to fix a look at the other.
After what just happened, and Do you know a man who's very interested in you.
He doesn't have to hear the physical description, just the question of someone asking about Sombra, the Eluvio and Him...]
IF he had tattoos on his hands, then Yes. [There's no small amount of irritation in his tone, now.]
That's Jaime fucking Dodger.
Sticking his nose into business where it damn well doesn't belong--
[He takes a step closer, and finally... he sits.]
The hell did he do. [Calm, quiet. Deadly, like the grave.]
And he could comment on that, but it's Eichi's next bit what makes the wraith of a man stop pacing in the others' room like a mule doing circles around blacksmith's pit--his head turning to fix a look at the other.
After what just happened, and Do you know a man who's very interested in you.
He doesn't have to hear the physical description, just the question of someone asking about Sombra, the Eluvio and Him...]
IF he had tattoos on his hands, then Yes. [There's no small amount of irritation in his tone, now.]
That's Jaime fucking Dodger.
Sticking his nose into business where it damn well doesn't belong--
[He takes a step closer, and finally... he sits.]
The hell did he do. [Calm, quiet. Deadly, like the grave.]
That's right. He lit a cigarette with his fingers and could disappear into sparks.
[So Jamie Dodger was his name? That's good to know. He looks a little relieved by Reaper sitting, but as he looks back to his own hands, he's clearly tense.] I approached him because he was staring at me oddly, and it turned quickly into a game, or so I thought. I'd had some drinks, you know?
Anyway, as soon as he realized that not only was I on the Eluvio, but that I knew you, he became quite demanding. I thought it was odd and refused to tell him anything about you. Idols can get fans who behave like this, too. That sort of obsession that should be put to a stop immediately.
[He's stalling, but only a little bit. He looks back to Reaper.] He stole my phone to threaten it, and when I tried to run, he teleported the both of us to some alleyway. My phone was completely crushed just by his hand, and my arm likely would have wound up the same if it weren't for Taako-kun showing up.
[So Jamie Dodger was his name? That's good to know. He looks a little relieved by Reaper sitting, but as he looks back to his own hands, he's clearly tense.] I approached him because he was staring at me oddly, and it turned quickly into a game, or so I thought. I'd had some drinks, you know?
Anyway, as soon as he realized that not only was I on the Eluvio, but that I knew you, he became quite demanding. I thought it was odd and refused to tell him anything about you. Idols can get fans who behave like this, too. That sort of obsession that should be put to a stop immediately.
[He's stalling, but only a little bit. He looks back to Reaper.] He stole my phone to threaten it, and when I tried to run, he teleported the both of us to some alleyway. My phone was completely crushed just by his hand, and my arm likely would have wound up the same if it weren't for Taako-kun showing up.
[Much to Reaper's credit, he stays entirely silent (like the dead, lol) as Eichi speaks. His body perfectly still other than the plumes of smoke that float up and off his form, eyes focused on the other from under the hollows of his mask.
If it was Dodger's fucked up obsession that made him act oddly towards the idol, in a way that even Eichi (of all people) would be uncomfortable with, then it really did say something.
The other may be stalling, but it's not as if Reaper's going to gripe about that now. Not when there's more important things to think on--like how he's going to reign himself in enough to not go on a manhunt for the drug-addled teen in a man's body and give him the scare of his life.]
...Taako, you mean that fucking fancy-flirting Elf?-- [No, now's not the time to insult the guy's odd choice in style and wardrobe. He owes the guy a thanks, now, if anything. What a gross thought to have about someone. He rumbles out a low, agitated sound.]
He bothers you again, and you tell me. Immediately.
He's starting to become something of an irritant I'm growing tired of.
If it was Dodger's fucked up obsession that made him act oddly towards the idol, in a way that even Eichi (of all people) would be uncomfortable with, then it really did say something.
The other may be stalling, but it's not as if Reaper's going to gripe about that now. Not when there's more important things to think on--like how he's going to reign himself in enough to not go on a manhunt for the drug-addled teen in a man's body and give him the scare of his life.]
...Taako, you mean that fucking fancy-flirting Elf?-- [No, now's not the time to insult the guy's odd choice in style and wardrobe. He owes the guy a thanks, now, if anything. What a gross thought to have about someone. He rumbles out a low, agitated sound.]
He bothers you again, and you tell me. Immediately.
He's starting to become something of an irritant I'm growing tired of.
...Yes, that Taako-kun. Honestly, if it weren't for him, I'd be in the hospital currently, if not dead. My heart was acting up quite a bit at the shock, and while I was recovering he had kicked me... It was Taako-kun who teleported me away, gave me a potion to cure any injuries, and then allowed me to nap there to regain my strength. He even gave me this.
[He lifts his arm to show the cheap bangle at his wrist.] Apparently it has a spell embedded into it. If I break it and wish for him to appear, he'll come to my side. He's been bothered by this "Dodger" as well.
Just what is it that he wants from you, Reyes-san? He was desperate for any information as long as it was new.
[He lifts his arm to show the cheap bangle at his wrist.] Apparently it has a spell embedded into it. If I break it and wish for him to appear, he'll come to my side. He's been bothered by this "Dodger" as well.
Just what is it that he wants from you, Reyes-san? He was desperate for any information as long as it was new.
That's right.
Been a while since I've crossed your path.
Don't much feel like talking about that time we spoke on the network, so what is it.[Please don't bring up the fact that he wasn't half as mean when he had a face that didn't look like a corpse.]
Don't panic, I give no shits about that whole thing.
This is about Dodger. You know him, right?
This is about Dodger. You know him, right?
Seems like he's a lot more fond of you than he is of me.
What's the deal?
[He means why is Dodger apparently obsessed with Reaper, he's well aware why Dodger isn't a fan of himself.]
What's the deal?
[He means why is Dodger apparently obsessed with Reaper, he's well aware why Dodger isn't a fan of himself.]
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I'd rather him be fond of someone else.
Heard about people getting obsessed with people before, never experienced it.[He's had people fear him and respect him before--it's his first time having a stalker.]
Fancies himself someone to follow. Decided I was best candidate. [Closer to Eichi's read of the situation, then, which makes sense since he was the one to actually hear Dodger talk.]
If he's got it in his head that you're in charge, is there any chance you could put a fucking leash on him?
I'd handle it myself, but I'm dating a cop and murdering some chucklefuck in cold blood really sours a relationship, you know?
[Also Clark would be disappointed in him :( ]
If he's got it in his head that you're in charge, is there any chance you could put a fucking leash on him?
I'd handle it myself, but I'm dating a cop and murdering some chucklefuck in cold blood really sours a relationship, you know?
[Also Clark would be disappointed in him :( ]
[Somehow, he's not so surprised that Dodger is the type to kick someone--a sickly, literally dying kid--while he's down. Over what, information that he couldn't squeeze from Reaper, so he was trying to get it from others?
He's not at all surprised that this had happened, but...
All the same, it boils in his stomach like acid, causing another plume of fog to escape between his lips, out from under his mask.]
I don't say there's a fucking person in this place who wouldn't be bothered by Dodger and his antics.
What he wants is some sort of absurd show of attention. From me, particularly. [It's frustrating to admit because it's gross to admit.] He's got a twisted concept of shitty infatuation he pushed onto me when I was looking less dead and I've got a clear fucking picture of this obsession now.
[An obsession that will make him attack weak teenagers for information.]
He's not at all surprised that this had happened, but...
All the same, it boils in his stomach like acid, causing another plume of fog to escape between his lips, out from under his mask.]
I don't say there's a fucking person in this place who wouldn't be bothered by Dodger and his antics.
What he wants is some sort of absurd show of attention. From me, particularly. [It's frustrating to admit because it's gross to admit.] He's got a twisted concept of shitty infatuation he pushed onto me when I was looking less dead and I've got a clear fucking picture of this obsession now.
[An obsession that will make him attack weak teenagers for information.]
[ Eichi watches that smoke and then glances back down to his lap, thinking. So he was right about it being some sort of obsession. Infatuation... that was one word to use. ]
I thought it was strange, so I didn't say a thing, don't worry. Not even when he tried to ask about Sombra-san, though I'd have even less to offer there. [ He looks to Reaper again. ] He seems to stop at nothing to ask invasive things like this, so I'm a bit worried for you. Is this something that can be handled? If whatever strange drug he had can truly encourage the truth to be told...
[ Well that's some shady stuff?? ]
I thought it was strange, so I didn't say a thing, don't worry. Not even when he tried to ask about Sombra-san, though I'd have even less to offer there. [ He looks to Reaper again. ] He seems to stop at nothing to ask invasive things like this, so I'm a bit worried for you. Is this something that can be handled? If whatever strange drug he had can truly encourage the truth to be told...
[ Well that's some shady stuff?? ]
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