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genessia2016-02-14 04:04 am
maybeitsmaybelline) wrote in genessia2016-02-14 04:04 am
Re-intro: Action/Video
Action
He's drowning.
His body jerks into action before his mind can catch up, limbs thrashing in search of something to hold onto, and suddenly he's falling. The bay's icy water hardly registers over the fire in his lungs, but he manages to push himself up on his hands and knees before the coughing sets in. It shakes his body and echoes off the walls, punctuated by desperate gasps for air before his breath catches again and he chokes up more of the thick black blood that fills his airways.
It's not until the fit passes that he realizes where he is and remembers what's happened.
The fight. Neo's gasp as she was ripped away from him. He can't remember Red's words but he remembers the blackout rage, remembers her cowering and the shocks that ran back up his cane when he hit her. The flapping of giant wings, sudden darkness, searing heat pressing against him from all sides.
She took Neo. She took Neo, and she killed him before he could do a damn thing about it. She took Neo and Neo would never know what happened, never find out that he didn't want to leave her. She took Neo and he was here alone, separated by worlds and the distance between life and death.
Video
[Roman is usually striking because of his dashing good looks and impeccable style, but last night robbed him of those so he's had to improvise. First prop: gore. Patches of black blood stain his white coat, splashes of fresh red pop against the unhealthy pallor of his skin. He's still not sure what Grimm are made of, but he's covered in their guts and he revels in it.
His second prop is the smoldering remains of Weiss' welcoming hologram beside him. It produces the occasional flash of a smile or garbled words, but most of it is lost to sparks and smoke.
He gives the camera a smile full of teeth.]
Hello again, Genessia. Did you miss me?
[It sounds like he's swallowed glass, but his voice is steady. He pauses to light a cigar from the hologram's embers.]
It's been a while, hasn't it? I've had some time to look at my life. Really think about the choices I've made, and you-- [Something in the hologram explodes. He waits for the noise to die down. The smile never falters.] You know what I've been missing? Focus. Try to do ten things at once and you'll half-ass all of them. So here's my resolution: pick one goal and see it through till the end.
[He leans in close to the camera, all wide eyes and bloodstained smile.]
I'll be seeing you around, Little Red.
[The video cuts off.]
[Video]
Another one who destroyed the hologram? I guess we'll have to replace it yet again.
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Let me guess-- you work for Schnee Corporation?
[He says it like it's an insult.]
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I'm not the one who built it.
[But she then smiles. At least it's better than having no job.]
And yes, I do work with the Schnee Corporation.
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In any case, he may as well find out a little about what Ice Queen's been up to. Could never hurt to know where their engineers are located. You can do a lot of damage to a company by taking out its eggheads.]
So you're just the poor sucker who suffers when Ice Queen skimps on quality. Are you stuck in that lab in... what was it, Attleton?
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No, I don't suffer. I just work for the security. Anyone who causes trouble for the Schnee Corporation will meet my blade.
[And she sounds so so pleasant about it.]
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That's some impressive dedication! I'll give you an A for work ethic, but you might want to choose your employers a bit more carefully.
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[She rolls her eyes and sighs. Like, srsly? Is this another person who was going to spread false rumors about Weiss?]
Sorry, but someone else has already tried that tactic. It didn't work. So I'd quit while I'm ahead if I were you.
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Not much of a quitter, I'm afraid. But hey, I'm not here to change your mind. It's your life to waste.
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[Wait'll he hears what she does back home. Now that's wasting her life.]
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Ambition for what, exactly?
[Really, she has everything she needs.]
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[He leans in, narrowing his eyes and grinning.]
Come on. Haven't you ever wanted anything? You've got to have some imagination.
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The only thing I want is to find my brother. After that, I can die happy.
[And that's assuming she ever finds him at all.]
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How so? I only want to hear his voice again. I don't even care for the sword arts, but I took it up anyway to get a better understanding of it...and a better understanding of him. One day I'll find what I'm looking for, but I know I won't find it in this world.
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[Wait wait, he had a point in here somewhere.]
So working for Schnee Corporation is going to help you find this poor sucker, is it?
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...And why is that?
[She knows why, but she wants to know what he thinks.]
Working for Schnee Corporation will help me survive until I'm able to return to Elibe. I can't afford to starve to death, now can I?
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[Oh, if only you knew, Roman. If only you knew...]
My brother would never fear me, even if I was...psychotic.