FORGIVE MY TL;DR.

[shootingfirst.livejournal.com]

You are all... doomed...

Oww... his head was killing him. It wasn't unusual for reploids to repeat relevant data while on standby, just like human 'dreams', but this particular one has been all he has dreamed about since he woke up in HQ a few weeks ago.

Lumine defeated. One last attack. Light. And then that asshole's voice over and over again like a broken record.

You are all... doomed...

It was getting boring by now. You'd think nutjobs like him would've an ace under their sleeves a bit more... dangerous than repeating their last words inside one's head, Axl pondered. Of course he hadn't told a thing to both X and Zero. It was creepy enough to know that X never left his side until he opened his eyes, and kept hanging around him like he was some kind of dying patient. Not that he didn't like the attention, mind you, but...

Well, it was X. If Zero had done that, he'd totally blame that Lumine asshat.

You are all... doomed...

"I hear you alright, shut the fuck up", he muttered, quite annoyed. He'd need to be very, very subtle while asking Noctile about voices in one's h--

Wait.

Axl stood up and looked around. This... wasn't HQ. Actually, he was pretty sure this wasn't any place he knew at all. He didn't know much about religion and stuff, but the place looked like an old worshipping place. He could almost hear X's voice saying 'It's a Cathedral' in that weird, fatherly voice he used when he was not bordering a nervous collapse during missions.

The question now was: Why was he in an unknown building big enough to fit the HQ lab at least thrice? It all looked pretty real, and his scans didn't show any kind of energy around.

"This isn't a good time to go bonkers, Axl", he whispered to himself while securing the area. There was no signal in the comm. No way to contact his fellow Hunters. No life signs. In a nutshell? He was completely and positively lost. This wasn't his day week year.

Plop.

"Come on, say we're doomed once again, you bastard. I dare you", taunted the reploid as he grabbed his guns and turned to the door down the hall, where he had heard steps.

One thing was certain, he thought with a smirk. If things turned nasty, he'd sure as hell kick whatever was in the other side right to Lumine's rusting ass up in the moon.

"Bring it on!"

Comments

[shootingfirst.livejournal.com]

I assume it's not normal for the ah... coffing seller to beat people up? He seemed pretty calm to me. A bit on the bitter side, but within the "normal" parameter.

So, basically, you think I'm ready to deal with the zombies and stuff.

[deathterrenial.livejournal.com]

No, it isn't, but it is a long story... Most people have learned to be wary of both him and the librarian at this point.

Oh, and that other terrenial, he's a terrible person, but let's not get into that. [Waves hand in dismissal.]


And yes, I think you are ready. You are a fighter, and a good one, or am I mistaken?

[shootingfirst.livejournal.com]

[The librarian gave him a baaad feeling. Good to know he's not the only one. He has no idea about the "terrenial" things, so-----

--man, was that a rethorical question?!]

Sure I am, I'm an S-class Irregular Hunter, second to none!

[deathterrenial.livejournal.com]

[Pfff, the librarian is a sweetie.]

Oh I see... That sounds fascinating. [Chuckles a little...] Has anyone noticed your... [Almost playful, wants to see what Axl assumes of the question.] condition?

[shootingfirst.livejournal.com]

[Blink.]

What condition?

[deathterrenial.livejournal.com]

[Oh, oh, ohohohohohohoho xD]

The fact that you aren't human. Not that it is a bad thing, being that I'm not a human myself...

[shootingfirst.livejournal.com]

Ah that... well, no one seems to care much about it. And since there are no other reploids in the area, I didn't thought it was important.

[He's not really impressed about the little guy not being human. He thought that might be the case... I mean, apparently there are undead. Zombies. Vampires.

A small talking thing wasn't going to surprise him.]

[deathterrenial.livejournal.com]

[Laughs.] Oh no, no, of course most of them don't mind, "normal human" seems to be an endangered species in here, but I thought at least someone would find it fascinating.

[Thinkyface xD] You probably just haven't met the correct persons. This city is bigger than it looks.

[shootingfirst.livejournal.com]

Any of the "correct persons" are reploids anyway... [Points to his eyes.] Scanner. Never leave home without it.

It's kind of refreshing to see this ammount of human activity, whether they're normal or not. We don't get to see this much.

[deathterrenial.livejournal.com]

[Death finds you adorable, Axl.]

I suppose it is... [Looks around a little.] There was always a lot of human activity in the place where I come from... [Chuckles a little, probably too much human activity.] I am of the idea that any kind of activity is good.

[shootingfirst.livejournal.com]

[Most humans live in heavily protected areas, he has only been to one and that's because he was tagging along X.]

I get the feeling. [Stretches...] Protecting human lives is part of my main programming, even when we usually just clean their mess. So I don't mind at all helping around...

Though my partners will probably start fretting when they notice I'm not around.

[deathterrenial.livejournal.com]

[Well, less humans to send to hell. And less to send to heaven too, but those are details.]

So you protect humans, that's very nice... But sometimes they need someone to protect them from themselves. [That may or may not have been a joke.]


Many of us wonder what happened to our worlds when we left them too...

[shootingfirst.livejournal.com]

[Wait what.]

...so you're not from here?

[deathterrenial.livejournal.com]

[Smiles.] Nobody is from here.

Some of us more, some less, but we are all outsiders to this world.

[shootingfirst.livejournal.com]

[...well, shit. He was okay with being randomly transported to the middle of nowhere but-- oooh man. Another WORLD.

...

He blamed Lumine.]

World?

[deathterrenial.livejournal.com]

[Pfff...] Yes, world.

[shootingfirst.livejournal.com]

...you're not kidding, right?

[deathterrenial.livejournal.com]

[Sigh xD] No, I'm not kidding.

[shootingfirst.livejournal.com]

Damnit.

[deathterrenial.livejournal.com]

Yes, I know.

[shootingfirst.livejournal.com]

[...Now, this was the kind of madness he was fearing. He finally went crazy.]

Samm, don't be an ass xD

[deathterrenial.livejournal.com]

[Flies a little, pets his head.] There, there.

You'll get used to this place in no time.

[shootingfirst.livejournal.com]

[Without looking at him, staring at the ground...]

You're not called Lumine, Sigma, Red, Zero or X, right?

[...What, he named the five guys who would really make him think he's mad beyond reason.]

[deathterrenial.livejournal.com]

[Sigh xDDDD] No, I never answered to any of those names.

[shootingfirst.livejournal.com]

[THEN THERE'S STILL HOPE.

Lets out a loud, uncomfortable sigh, but looks at him.]

So who are you?