Awakening.

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The rain continues to fall heavily outside, beating down in endless torrents against the roof of the farmhouse; it continues well into late Friday night and what's technically very early Saturday morning, where it seems like there might be something of a reprieve on the horizon - the rain sounds as though it's lessening, though there's still the distant rumbling of thunder and brief flashes of lightning implying that it may not be over yet.

Either way, there's quiet over the building, along with the sense that something...may not be quite right; there's a stillness that's settled in particularly strongly this morning, the sense that something is deeply wrong. The upstairs seems fine; no one's touched your rooms, though you may have heard someone moving around up there at some point or another. Downstairs, however…

Downstairs is another story.

code by vuvuzela

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[galrarm]

[ hm!! He doesn't like downstairs but he has a habit of checking it out each morning so... what's going on here? ]

[shimmermods]

[Downstairs tends to...not be terribly fun for people, doesn't it. That doesn't mean that some people don't spend time down here, however - it looks like someone may have spent the night down here in one the back halls, actually.

Or, well. They're sitting on the floor against one of the walls, anyway, and they likely aren't too awake given their positioning, as far as what can be discerned from the end of the hall.]

[abysstery]

[Heinwald is another of those who check out the downstairs quarters when he's feeling particularly up to it. Needless to say, he seems surprised to see someone...sleeping down here? He didn't think anyone would be able to tolerate the vibe for that long.

He ventures further to check on this person, moving to shake them awake if they look like they're really just sleeping.]

Perhaps you ought to remove yourself from here for the time being.

[shimmermods]

[Well, the good news is that there isn't any blood or anything happening here! ...However, there's likely some cause for concern anyway as you approach, given that this appears to be one of those among you that probably doesn't need sleep the way you do.

Namely, it's Crow, of the robot variety.]

[abysstery]

[...yeah, when Heinwald realizes who it is, he feels a bit more concerned than he already was. He's more or less unfamiliar with how these technological golems operate, so he's not sure what could be off here.

But what he said still stands. So he bends down to try to get a response from Crow.]

Crow, you need to move.

[planking]

[Flint has no desire to be here either, but he can't shake the feeling that something is wrong.]

What's goin' on down here?

[mechanicalsheep]

[....Oh. This is lovely.

Of course he's immediately going to check on the person.]

[beanstarscream]

[Now that he is confirmed not dead from Eric, Faba will go ahead and clear his throat...]

Now, calm down, everyone.

[Good thing Faba is here to look reasonable in comparison!]

We have perhaps been a touch aggressive in our negotiation tactics, but you must agree that desperate times require desperate actions, do they not? I am not going to say I don’t regret the loss of...

[........aw shit what was that guy’s name. Um. Shit.]

...our departed friend, but in a place like this, can anyone really be blamed for getting trigger happy? We need to actually just get out of here, I think. We have been given evidence that we were basically just sent here to... what, die horribly? Mutate into moss? Well, whatever our fates were intended to be, at this point, I am far more interested in finding our way out of here and giving the various organizations that threw us into this mess what they deserve than ambling forward and hoping my organs don’t jump out my throat.

Of course, I am sure I will die if it’s just the two of us - [he gestures at Eric] - so I believe that we should cooperate in this endeavor.

[azurechevalier]

...You know we could've talked about this calmly without being put at gunpoint, right?

[beanstarscream]

...

...

...

Oh.

W-well, that’s a good argument why we should leave! It’s really getting out of hand!

[planetary_bonds]

...You know, it'd make a more convincing argument if you remembered his name.

[yusei isnt in the mood for your shit, faba]

[beanstarscream]

...

...

It was Cow, right?

[abysstery]

[Honestly at this point he's more angry at Faba than Eric. Which...considering what Eric has already done, is saying something.]

You absolute buffoon. I cannot believe you conjured this scheme up and expected immediate cooperation!

[Outright betrayal is a bit different than dealing with strangers wanting to kill them, you know?]

[beanstarscream]

Well, It’s not like you’d cooperate if I asked you nicely, considering you are absolutely chomping at the bit to open me up and see how many lungs I have!

[azurechevalier]

[ He'll take a deep breath, and...'fuck you' almost comes out. But, he's trying not to lose his temper, so it doesn't. ]

Not gonna lie, it sounds a little tempting because it looks like working as a team is too difficult for some of us to handle. But, while I'm sure the people who sent us here were bullshitting us, do you really think we'll find something to fix what's been done to us on the outside when they won't even dare to send anymore of their people in?

Just some food for thought.

[beanstarscream]

And who’s to say we won’t find something that can fix us out there? I know there was some business with someone who got fused with a Pokémon about a decade ago, so perhaps that will help! Perhaps that person should have been contacted instead of me, but I am the one stuck doing all the important dirty work so you know how that is.

[planking]

His name is Crow, you sonuvabitch.

[GUESS WHO'S PISSED AGAIN]

[beanstarscream]

...

But... that’s Crow?

[HE ACTUALLY BOTHERED TO REMEMBER THE HUMAN ONE’S NAME... WERE THERE TWO OF THEM ALL ALONG???]

[lovelikeyou]

More than one person can have the same name.

[planking]

You didn't even know there were two of them?!

[azurechevalier]

[ See this icon. ]

CONCLUSION.

[stepfording]

[The threat has finally been taken care of. As Faba and Eric are both disarmed and likely getting their just lumps for what they tried to do--and for the death of Crow. A death that could have been avoided, if these two had just. Not been aggressively themselves, to put it very bluntly. But it's over now.

Well, somewhat. There's still coming to the decision of what to do with these assholes, isn't there? Deciding punishments and the like, if needed. The two of them likely aren't going anywhere for a while, after all; not after all they've done.

But for now, the worst is over, and you all can rest if you so desire, or get down to business.]

[azurechevalier]

[ He'll have probably gone to retrieve Eric's weapon as well since leaving it there isn't wise. And he doesn't want Eric to somehow get it again - unless someone else has gotten to it!

But once he's done with that, they do need to decide something, don't they? ]

...We beat the shit out of them, but they're still somewhat of a loose end, aren't they? What do we want to do with them?

[galrarm]

[ From still over by the door-- ]

Personally, I don't want to kill either of them, if that was on anyone's mind.

[mechanicalsheep]

Agreed. I’ve seen enough death lately.