Infighting Week One

[animusmods]

Characters: any character participating in the Infighting event
Setting: pods, week one of the event
Format: any
Summary: All week one Infighting event threads should go in here, to keep things organized.
Warnings: horror, trauma, experiment results, impossible geometry, cabin fever

[Group Information]
Dax's Pod
Riki's Pod
Jason's Pod
End of Week One

Comments

[mutab1e]

...Well, you know, where I come from, you would be 'weird' too. Humans are bad enough, but not all humans have... erm... antennae. [He peers at them curiously.]

[wrigurun]

[She just frowns at him]

I'm not a human, I'm a firefly youkai.

And what are you meant to be? Some kind of weird oni?

[mutab1e]

...Oh.

[Welp.]

Um, no, not an oni. I'm a troll.

[wrigurun]

...

I don't think we have trolls where I come from. Your world must be really different.

[mutab1e]

Nor do we have... 'firefly youkai'. [He pauses to ensure he doesn't stumble over the pronunciation.]

Your world is called... erm, Gensoukyou, right? If you've never seen a troll, then it probably hasn't been conquered by the Empire. ...Um, the Alternian Empire, that is. Alternia is my home world.

[wrigurun]

Never heard of it...

I guess it's part of the outside world.

[mutab1e]

If you've truly never heard of it, it's probably farther than that.

[wrigurun]

What's that supposed to mean?

[mutab1e]

Um, the empire I come from has a massive number of worlds they have conquered. That's why they're an empire. They... just do that, really. And trolls populate all of those worlds along with the natives. So if you don't recognize my species, um, I'd think it's safe to assume that your world is nowhere near mine, right?

[wrigurun]

I guess...

[A small smirk came over her face, as if the thought was the only thing keeping her grounded in this place]

Or maybe you couldn't because everyone in Gensoukyou is too strong!

[mutab1e]

[Oh bitch you did not just go there. His demeanor changes here, to something much more forceful than he's shown thus far.]

Absolutely not. If we have seen you, you have been conquered. No exceptions.

[wrigurun]

[She just smiles, kicking her heels. She did notice the change but she thinks it's fun to wind him up like that. Maybe she's just annoyed at the room and needs something to take her anger out on, or maybe she just needs something fun to distract her]

If they all act like you I find that hard to beleive.

[mutab1e]

[He snorts.]

No, don't make your judgements off of me. I'm pathetic. Just speak with a few highbloods, then you'll change your mind.

[wrigurun]

What's a highblood?

[mutab1e]

A troll who is high on... well, the hemospectrum. Humans call it a 'caste system'.

[wrigurun]

[Nope, none of that got through. Not a word]

Hemo... what?

[mutab1e]

[Siiiiiiigh.]

Trolls are born with different colors of blood. The color of blood determines the troll's place in society.

[wrigurun]

Ooh!

Why didn't you say so in the first place instead of using all those big words?

[mutab1e]

Well, because that's what it's called.

[wrigurun]

Well...

I'm not smart like you, you have to slow it down.

[mutab1e]

[...]



I'm not smart.

[wrigurun]

But you keep using all those big words and you seem to know an awful lot about corners.

So I guess if you're not smart then you sound smart at least.

[mutab1e]

No, I mean... well... I try, kind of, I suppose. But I'm sure there are many highbloods better than I am.

[wrigurun]

[She rolls her eyes a little. It's something she's all too familiar with but his lack of determination is annoying]

Maybe there are, are you okay with that?

[mutab1e]

Yes. That's how it should be.