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[hacktheplanet]

[ So wow, suddenly you're on some weird back street, lined with neon signs and banners and colorful advertisements on telescreens.

It's otherwise empty, except for a small child who's suddenly tugging at your sleeve. You might already think this is kind of strange, but then you'll probably notice that not only are you alone in an alleyway with some kid, but that kid has horns and a tail that...appear to be made of ice?

In any case, he speaks once he has your attention, sounding concerned -- ]

Um, excuse me...

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[hacktheplanet]

[ it's the office of an abandoned apartment building. there's still electricity, but the lights are all dimmed and flickering and everything is an absolute mess, though it looks less like it's been abandoned for a long time and more like the place was just suddenly ransacked. ]

It's nice to meet you, Mister Cecil! There's not really a lot of other dragons around here. But you're not from here, right?

[denotes]

[ his nose flares as they walk into the building, iris's glowing a dim yellow while he looks around the office. ]

No. But there's not many where I come from, either.

[hacktheplanet]

[ he glances around the room, tail whipping softly behind him. ]

I think maybe she went into one of the rooms? Where are you from, Mister Cecil?

[denotes]

[ heading back towards the rooms, careful to keep a step ahead of leo in case. anything jumps out at them. ]

A dead planet. It's long gone, now.

[hacktheplanet]

...

Are you a roleplayer, mister?

[denotes]

I know it sounds crazy, but it'd take way too long to explain it all to you now.

[hacktheplanet]

[ he just. sort of nods slowly. definitely a roleplayer. ]

Yeah, I get it. Well, this place is pretty not-dead, so you'll probably like it more here.

[denotes]

[ he could explain the whole mess of dimensions eating each other and absorbing one another and the trees but that sounds like a lot of effort. ]

I'm not staying. I'll help you find your mom, then I've got to go. [ let's check in this room. ]

[hacktheplanet]

Go where?

[ WOW, THIS ROOM IS REALLY DARK?

Leo kind of hangs back in the doorway. ]

[denotes]

[ there's probably a bathroom door in here somewhere, right.

let's check in there. ]

Back.

[hacktheplanet]

[ why yes it's right over there



but then suddenly the door to the room closes? IT MUST HAVE BEEN THE WIND. now it's completely dark except for our SWEET GLOWY EYES ]

But it's dead. Right?

[denotes]

[ whatever he can see JUST FINE in the dark. turning to look back to leo. ]

It'd take a real long time to explain. . . you sure your mom's in here?

[hacktheplanet]

Nah.

She's dead.

[denotes]

[ what.

wait, no. ]


What?

[hacktheplanet]

I really hate to do this, Mister Cecil. A lot of the people around here aren't nearly as nice as you. And they're not dragons, either.

But I really need some money, so!

[ AND THEN

his eyes just glow brighter and brighter until there's a huge flash

...which, since rhun isn't a cyborg probably is just kind of disorienting ]

[denotes]

[ it's not even disorientating. do you know how many bright lights he stares at. do you know how many cyborgs he knows that shine shit in his eyes just to piss him off.



honestly he just looks disappointed as hell. ]

[hacktheplanet]

...

What.

[ HE JUST KIND OF.

DOES IT AGAIN? MAYBE YOU BLINKED AND MISSED IT? HOW COULD THIS MASTER PLAN NOT HAVE WORKED OUT??? ]

[denotes]

[ TAKING TWO. STEPS FORWARD. ]

[hacktheplanet]

Okay, um, Mister Cecil, I know this seems bad, but!






You have really nice eyes?

[denotes]

[ stopping right in front of leo. ]

A'right. First off--you have shit choice in mugging victims. [ and then he moves both of his hand down, pulling out his pockets. there's like. a fucking leaf in there. and that's it. ]

Second, why would you go out of your way to drag someone into a building to mug 'em? That's stupid. And third--[ shoving a hand down on top of leo's head. ] Don't mug people.

[hacktheplanet]

[ HE'S LIKE, TAKING A DEEP BREATH. as he gets closer.

but then when he starts talking he just snorts and huffs. when rhun touches him, he'll notice he's really cold. ]

I was going to steal your mods, and pretty much everyone has some of those, doing that takes a long time so I can't do it in the open and all my gear's in here anyway, and I'll do whatever I want you're not my mom.

[denotes]

[ sucks to be you because his temperature's much higher than. what's probably normal, and the cold doesn't bother him at all. ]

Synthetic heart. My right leg's bone's made outta some weird plastic shit. Left eye's been replaced. I don't care for any of those shitty 'upgraded' crap. You want to try and take it? Feel free.

[hacktheplanet]

[ RIGHT YEAH JUST MAKE ME FEEL WORSE ABOUT BEING AN ICE DRAGON MY MOM SURE DIDN'T DO THAT ENOUGH ]

So, what, just prosthetics? No wonder the program didn't work.

Those aren't worth anything. Who doesn't at least get their brain modded? It's free if you just go to a government clinic.

...Or maybe you're too smart for that, Mister Cecil?

[denotes]

All of that shit just rots your brain.

[ grabbing onto the front of leo's shirt to lift him up. ]

[hacktheplanet]

W-well, yeah, the government uses it to control you, that's why it's free --

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