FREE CONNIE

[cullionfish]

Characters: The Condesce and YOU
Setting: The Aquarium
Format: Action brackets
Summary: Condesce is in her element. Spoilers: that's not a good thing.
Warnings: The god damn Empress of Alternia.

[The aquarium level was quiet, save for the short little ripples running through the water. Toward the center, there was an obvious large shadow pursuing other, smaller shadows -- some of them even larger than its pursuer.

Condesce swam gracefully, entertaining herself by terrorizing the various marine life amongst her person. Every now and then she would pin one to the seafloor with a flurry of gold, trident in hand. If not, she would snatch them out in front of her expertly with practiced talons.

She doesn't seem to be paying attention to the doorway, but the moment someone steps foot onto the floor, they will notice that her form halts all movement and that there is a distinct yellow stare cast in their direction.]

Comments

[benigncancer]

[Signless has not spent much time around the ocean in his life - it was far too dangerous. But over the months he's grown fond of the aquarium level. He'd been fortunate so far, and never come there when the Condesce or any other sea dweller was there.

He enters the room and doesn't notice her immediately, glancing at a school of fish in another direction. He knows not to touch the water, but sits down in the middle of the floor to watch the colourful sea creatures]

[cullionfish]

[Condesce doesn't miss that unmistakable nubhead. She barely even hesitates, hovering for a moment as she gathers tension in her muscles. Despite the weight of her hair, her muscles greatly overpowered it as she propelled herself like a torpedo straight toward the waiting Signless, thrusting her trident down into the sand.

Once she was in range, she didn't halt her motion, propelling herself out of the water like a breaching whale in an attempt to snag some of his clothing and drag him into the water.]

[benigncancer]

[He has only just sat down when suddenly he hears a splash. He starts to turn, when suddenly strong hands grab him. He yells in surprise, then his head is plunged into the water. Thrashing, he struggles against the hands that hold him, kicking, with his lungs burning]

[legislacerates]

[redglare doesn't tend to spend much time on this floor, because it is well ingrained in her that land dwellers are better off staying away from the water if they can help it.

she does pass through it from time to time, though, and while she notices the dark shape she would have kept moving...if not for the stare she suddenly finds herself caught in.

is it wise to flee from it? she doesn't know. she probably would have never had audience with the condesce, even if she had lived a long life on alternia. she freezes in the spotlight of the condesce's gaze, waiting for a sign of what to do.]

[cullionfish]

[Condesce floated there idly for a while, obviously debating whether or not she wanted to continue what she was doing or whether she wanted to beckon her over.

The Empress' eyes narrow softly and her shadow moves closer, one claw beckoning her into the room.]

[legislacerates]

[that...is not the sign redglare was hoping for. but of course a dismissal would be too benign for the condesce.

redglare makes her way toward her empress, not moving terribly quickly but also not going slowly enough to inspire punishment. she hopes, anyway.]

[grandhighblood]

[the highblood had an instinctive aversion to water. any time he saw a large body of water, something in the back of his thinkpan screamed, and it was avoided like a motherfucking plague.

but something in the water caught his eye as he entered the aquarium floor. a huge mass of...something. hair? oh, he could only assume that shape was what he thought it was....... and he freezes in his tracks, staring into the water from afar, not even daring to betray his instincts.]

[cullionfish]

[The Condesce spots him with ease, her vision greatly enhanced in the underwater climate. She swim closer and balances her trident in her hand as the other talon comes up to beckon the Highblood closer.

The light in the room catches the various bracelets decorating her arms and neck, making it rather impossible to mistake her for another else.]

[grandhighblood]

[it wasn't so much the condesce herself that made him not want to obey, but he eyes the water warily, and knows quite well what she's capable of-- but he doesn't dwell too much on that fact, merely offering her hint of a grin and a bow of his head as he nears.]

Well, well, my lady. How may I all motherfucking be of service?

[requital]

[He doesn't so much as flinch or blink when she casts her stare his way. After a first and second glance, he recognizes her quickly enough. Since they've locked gazes, it'd be a potential offense to just walk away, and that's hardly the sort of trouble he seeks.

Silent for but a brief moment, he finally starts in a low, neutral tone with a slightly raised hand. According to the network, her proper form of address is . . . ]

Is Her Imperious Condescension keeping herself entertained?

[cullionfish]

[The fact that he chose to address her in that matter sparks the interest in those tyrian eyes. She darts from view, to the other side of the tank where her trident is to scoop it out of the sand before landing and stepping out of the tank to get a better look at him, both eyes narrowed in suspicion.

Water cascades off the long mass of hair as she gives Zexion the once over.]

And you are?

[requital]

[Zexion stays put as she moves about, even when she moves out of his range of vision. The only change between then and now, with her out of the tank, is that he's shifted, leaning slightly on one foot.]

By standing, I am Six.

[It only seems appropriate to give her his "title" over his name.]

Oh this should be fun

[ceruleanspid8r]

[Guess which troll has grown up not having to fear water because only the fin-faces lived there and what jurisdiction did they have?

Not that it makes the water any more appealing to Vriska but she figures it's about time she learns more about the layout of this place, especially if she's going to be stuck here for a while.

She takes absolutely no notice of the ominous shape lurking, the one that most sensible trolls would run away from]

heheh

[cullionfish]

[...this is different. Condesce hasn't had the fortune of meeting with any of the Vriskas or Mindfangs in the tower yet, but she certainly bares resemblance to a certain pirate who gave her shipping routes an awful lot of trouble in the past.

Its this fact only that entices the Empress to swing back around to get a closer look at the cerulean, perching herself on a rocky formation inside the tank in plain sight.]

[ceruleanspid8r]

[Vriska stops and can't help but stare. Fin-face or not, this troll is pretty big and even she knows to tread carefully here.

Sort of]

Guess I should have figured your kind would like this place.

[fabricates]

[Vriska's wandering the tower restlessly. Too much is going on between keeping Spidermom occupied and Kanaya disappearing. She just wants to tear the whole thing down because nothing is going the way she wants it to and she's agitated.

She enters the aquarium, all but stomping her way in. She stops pretty quickly when her eyes catch those other yellow eyes though. A sea-dwelling troll? She squints a little.]

[cullionfish]

[Indeed, a sea-dwelling troll. A pretty big one at that. When Vriska's eyes don't look away from her's, the Condesce turns and swims away.

Of course, she wasn't actually gone. She had simply moved into deeper water to try and entice Vriska a bit closer. It was one of the children -- judging by the similarity, the descendant of that no good cerulean miscreant.]

[scriptures]

[The Disciple is on another exploration trip around the tower as she tries to commit the floors to memory and make note of what is on each. Which are best for hunting, which to avoid, which are nice to just relax. The aquarium she has deemed as one of those relaxing places, so she enters. And almost just as quickly wishes she hadn't.]

[cullionfish]

[No way is Disciple backing out of the aquarium after she locked eyes with Condesce. She hadn't seen her since she herself had first arrived, and so to finally meet with her face to face...

She's gone almost as quickly as she's spotted, darting back toward the door as fast as possible while remaining in the water. If Disciple doesn't move, she will shortly find her exit blocked by the massive Empress.]

Well well.

[notagiraffe]

Taiki entered the room and froze when he saw the troll in the water. She was an adult and Taiki had quickly learnt to fear adult trolls, and most trolls. Apart from Eridan who was his friend. They all smelled of blood and violence all the time.

"Sorry..." He said quietly.

[cullionfish]

[If all trolls smelled of blood and violence constantly, none smelled worse than Her Imperious Condescension herself.

The fact that the human had frozen in fear upon catching sight of her enticed her killer instinct. So rather than accept the apology, she'll just...amble towards him with a few graceful kicks of her legs.]

so late to the party, can I play anyway?

[2nd_dii2ciiple]

[Ψiioniic has never been fond of the water, and even less so after his time serving sea dwellers as a slave. Still, he has to pass by the aquarium floor anytime he's going up or down the tower, and he always checks the water, reflexively, in case there is a threat there.

Until now, there never has been.

Now, there are unmistakeable troll eyes glaring in his direction, and it freezes him in place, his own eyes wide. Only a sea dweller would be under there, and almost all of them mean bad news for him.]

always <3

[cullionfish]

[The second she spots Psiioniic, she is gone -- hidden behind the rocks. Despite her impressive speed, strength, and stamina, she wouldn't be nearly fast enough to trap him in the room before he made a break for it.

So she does the next best thing -- hope his curiosity entices him further into the room, to see what those eyes belonged to. After all, she had moved pretty quick, almost in a fearful scamper.]

[morphballin]

[Samus doesn't notice the staring humanoid immediately. She moves around the room a bit first, eventually spotting the Condesce after a short time.]

[Well, that's curious. Though not terribly unexpected - there seemed to be a small variety of people here, so one that was water-capable wasn't too out of the question.]

[cullionfish]

[She spots Samus as soon as she enters. She doesn't miss that power suit, either. It strikes her as very interesting, and from her angle she can't quite tell if its separate from her skin or not.

Troll skin was fairly though, though not as tough as steel. To find a creature that may have evolved to develop its own armored shell...well, they'd be very similar to her precious drones.

Condesce would wait until she approached closer.]