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crabbmarche) wrote2019-03-20 07:45 pm
crabbmarche) wrote2019-03-20 07:45 pm
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SPY ⬤ Team Fortress 2
residential district ⬤ level 2
moonblessing ⬤ Cordis (Exalted; Kitsune)
Inbox
video⬤ audio ⬤ text ⬤ delivery
SPY ⬤ Team Fortress 2
residential district ⬤ level 2
moonblessing ⬤ Cordis (Exalted; Kitsune)
You are invited, darling! I'm making my debut as a performer at Club Tourmaline. Entrance is typically 10 Chroma, but show this invitation and you can get in for just 5. Feel free to bring friends!
Entrance Voucher
xoxo Whorelyn Lyra[There's no disguising the embarrassed edge to Zenyatta's voice, though if not for their last conversation on the art of love Spy might have trouble recognising it for what it is; it is rare that he feels ashamed of anything.]
In your opinion-- how morally objectionable is it to be attracted to a lover's relation?
In your opinion-- how morally objectionable is it to be attracted to a lover's relation?
[Of all the people he's come to know, he only somewhat expected Zenyatta to call him at some point. And with this tinge of embarrassment in his voice, Spy just has to hear this out.]
'Relation' as in familial? Not in the least, unless your relationship is meant to be monogamous.
'Relation' as in familial? Not in the least, unless your relationship is meant to be monogamous.
[Whoa - 'master'? This might be above his paygrade.]
Hm. I dare say that's already something of a conflict of interest. But if you're simply talking about attraction, then there's nothing objectionable about it. Attraction in itself is natural and, for the most part, can't be helped.
Hm. I dare say that's already something of a conflict of interest. But if you're simply talking about attraction, then there's nothing objectionable about it. Attraction in itself is natural and, for the most part, can't be helped.
I know he died a couple days before we showed up here. But NOW everybody's tellin' me he's still alive. Now I know a newspaper headline ain't ever an COMPLETE confirmation of a man's death, and I get that alternate dimensions are a thing around here, but...
[stop him before he starts rambling because he's confused as fuck]
[stop him before he starts rambling because he's confused as fuck]
[Honestly, Spy would've let him ramble. News like this needs some processing time. Eventually, however, he comes to his senses.]
Dell. Dell! What do you mean, he's dead?
Dell. Dell! What do you mean, he's dead?
Wh--
[Said with all the incredulity of you don't know??]
Yeah, he's dead! 'Bout... three days before we got here? Murdered, I guess. By that Meramus fella - or Soldier. I ain't pieced that part together.
[The papers said Merasmus but he's pretty sure nobody but Soldier could snap vertebrae in half that cleanly.]
[Said with all the incredulity of you don't know??]
Yeah, he's dead! 'Bout... three days before we got here? Murdered, I guess. By that Meramus fella - or Soldier. I ain't pieced that part together.
[The papers said Merasmus but he's pretty sure nobody but Soldier could snap vertebrae in half that cleanly.]
[Spy goes very, very quiet for a very, very long time. There's a mild clattering like he's set the phone down.
And then, distantly, and with the help of the translation service of the comm:]
SON OF A BITCH!
[More clattering as he picks the phone up again, and there's a cold, shamed fury in his voice.]
Dell. I have something to confess. I expect your full judgment.
And then, distantly, and with the help of the translation service of the comm:]
SON OF A BITCH!
[More clattering as he picks the phone up again, and there's a cold, shamed fury in his voice.]
Dell. I have something to confess. I expect your full judgment.
[Hoo boy. It's never been easy for Spy to admit he's made a mistake, and this is on his personal list of Biggest Fuck-Ups. But still, he sighs, some of the anger ]
When Jeremy - when Scout was dying, I tried to do the right thing. I tried to tell him. But I... I couldn't. Not as myself.
[You can probably see where this is going.]
So I... utilized my disguise kit outside of its intended purpose.
When Jeremy - when Scout was dying, I tried to do the right thing. I tried to tell him. But I... I couldn't. Not as myself.
[You can probably see where this is going.]
So I... utilized my disguise kit outside of its intended purpose.
[you WHAT
Now it's Engineer's turn to be quiet. There's a moment where he actually brings the device away from him, and runs his hand over his voice.]
Spy...
[He brings it back. If you wanted his full judgement, you got it, because he's judging you. One thousand percent.]
You did WHAT now?
Now it's Engineer's turn to be quiet. There's a moment where he actually brings the device away from him, and runs his hand over his voice.]
Spy...
[He brings it back. If you wanted his full judgement, you got it, because he's judging you. One thousand percent.]
You did WHAT now?
I... disguised myself. As Tom Jones.
[Yup.
Time to deflect.]
On that note, did you know Scout has a Sex Bomb tattoo? The artist misspelled 'bomb' with only one 'b'.
[Yup.
Time to deflect.]
On that note, did you know Scout has a Sex Bomb tattoo? The artist misspelled 'bomb' with only one 'b'.
I panicked! I was in the midst of being temporarily robbed of all of my blood, shot in the knee, and nearly hung! And newspapers are quite scarce in the lost country of New Zealand!
...Besides. I told you already, Scout died from his injuries. I did not expect him to come back.
...Besides. I told you already, Scout died from his injuries. I did not expect him to come back.
Look, I know you're BOTH denser than a black hole, but he's gonna work that out eventually! Assumin' the man's still dead!
[look he normally doesn't get involved in your shit decisions as a father but buddy this is a WHOLE NEW LOW he has to marvel at
also, key word: eventually, because Scout's still an idiot
there's a very, VERY long exhale on the other end]
When the hell'd you get robbed of ALL your blood, anyway?
[look he normally doesn't get involved in your shit decisions as a father but buddy this is a WHOLE NEW LOW he has to marvel at
also, key word: eventually, because Scout's still an idiot
there's a very, VERY long exhale on the other end]
When the hell'd you get robbed of ALL your blood, anyway?
Edited 2019-07-11 04:17 (UTC)
[Spy had a feeling that the last message wasn't quite the end o the story, but he'd assumed whatever happened next wouldn't involve him. So imagine his surprise when Zenyatta enters his inbox yet again.]
It escalated, I take it?
It escalated, I take it?
You've met Scout. He will probably believe Tom Jones is his father until the day he dies for good.
[Too far? Maybe a little, but despite Spy literally saying Engie was free to criticize, he's starting to get a little defensive. It's hard to take accountability!!
Spy sighs as well, away from the phone but still somewhat audible. He'll be happy to change the subject now.]
Robots. A massive army of them set on us by one of the enemy mercenaries. I would have stayed dead were it not for our Medic's timely intervention.
[Don't make him talk about the blood-mopping underwear thing.]
[Too far? Maybe a little, but despite Spy literally saying Engie was free to criticize, he's starting to get a little defensive. It's hard to take accountability!!
Spy sighs as well, away from the phone but still somewhat audible. He'll be happy to change the subject now.]
Robots. A massive army of them set on us by one of the enemy mercenaries. I would have stayed dead were it not for our Medic's timely intervention.
[Don't make him talk about the blood-mopping underwear thing.]
Jesus, spook.
[Engie could call him stupid but he literally just did. He already knew Scout would believe it, too, and now he knows where the kid gets it from.
Then again, it might not even matter, if Tom Jones is alive and well and still making music in some other dimension.]
I ain't even surprised.
[At... well, pretty much all of that. He sounds very tired now. Maybe grateful that he doesn't have underwear-adjacent blood going through him, if he knew.]
[Engie could call him stupid but he literally just did. He already knew Scout would believe it, too, and now he knows where the kid gets it from.
Then again, it might not even matter, if Tom Jones is alive and well and still making music in some other dimension.]
I ain't even surprised.
[At... well, pretty much all of that. He sounds very tired now. Maybe grateful that he doesn't have underwear-adjacent blood going through him, if he knew.]
It did.
[Overly cautious intonation, a tremor of fear, concern- his voice has all the hallmarks of someone afraid that he has, for want of a better term, fucked up.]
I have only myself to blame. I knew that there was an attraction, and I allowed it to overtake my better judgement.
[Overly cautious intonation, a tremor of fear, concern- his voice has all the hallmarks of someone afraid that he has, for want of a better term, fucked up.]
I have only myself to blame. I knew that there was an attraction, and I allowed it to overtake my better judgement.
[Spy doesn't respond for a long time.]
I did say I expected your full judgement.
[YOU SURE DID, SPY.]
Either way, to answer your original question, I was not aware that Tom Jones was dead. But with the number of people here and what I've seen of them, I would not be surprised that there are differences between their experiences and ours.
I did say I expected your full judgement.
[YOU SURE DID, SPY.]
Either way, to answer your original question, I was not aware that Tom Jones was dead. But with the number of people here and what I've seen of them, I would not be surprised that there are differences between their experiences and ours.
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