You're never gonna smile with the way that you're wired

[knightime]

Characters: [OU]Dave Strider, [AU2]Dave Strider, [AU1]Jade Strider, and anyone that wants to deal with all these brainwashed Timekids.
Setting: Various places in the Tower
Format: Either
Summary: All the Time players got hit with a bad case of the brainwashing. All of them also have different degrees of it. Malfunctioning is going to be a pretty gruesome situation for anyone involved.
Warnings: Language, body horror, and really gruesome deaths

[Floor 15: Workshop]
You might hear some cussing from this particular floor.

Dave is idly at himself with a screwdriver. There's something really off about a kid made of gears trying to tune himself up with a screwdriver. He eventually puts it back on the table and gets to his feet. This wasn't really helping. He needed a better way to keep his gears fully functional.

Perhaps he'd start making his rounds, making sure no one is misbehaving.

[Floor 22: Art Gallery]
It's almost quiet. Completely quiet if not for the subtle sound of gears turning. Hopefully you aren't too absorbed in the artwork or you might have someone behind you completely silent except for the sound of gears.

Unlike those in Group C and Group D, he can speak. "Do you enjoy the art on this floor?" Red eyes with no emotion regard the pieces or artwork before turning back to you.

[Dormitories]
Dave is stalking this floor.

He can't stop unless a minute has passed. He has to do things in 60s. It can't be half it has to be full. But he's mostly more interested in making sure no one is acting up. No one is misbehaving. He'll stop and talk to residents or order those that are in Group C or D around, but for the most part you might get away with not having to converse.

You better watch your tongue if Dave speaks to you. If he thinks you're acting up, he might have to deal with you personally.

[Malfunction: Any Floor]
It was only to be expected that Dave would eventually malfunction. He's gotten pretty far not doing so. His body moves mechanically as it seeks out people. But this time everyone is misbehaving. Everyone needs to be punished.

They're causing the admins grief and trouble with their attitudes.

As he walks, there might be glimmers here and there of more of him. Because it wouldn't be right if Dave did not use his time powers to the best of his abilities.

Comments

[Art Gallery] Before he goes off with Route John to kill Bro.

[longwinded]

John was actually resting up here, he had done the stupid thing and split from his alternate self. Both going to different floors to scope out the place. But he had been admiring the art on the way in here, and as that familiar voice came ringing through.

But what Dave would see wasn't relief.

No. It was more a more guarded look. He had already run into the Pokemon Dave, and well that hadn't turned out to be all roses. "The art is nice. But I think I must be on my way." He doubts highly that the conversation will end there. Oh god, he doesn't want to go through this again.

[turntechtrainer]

Did you think you escaped? The taller Dave makes his presence known as he steps out of the shadows. He's here to guard the artwork. Pay no mind to silent shadow who goes right back to his duties on this floor. He doesn't even bother to acknowledge John, he's a busy guy. Shit to do. Blog to-

Only not. He just. Stands there. You better pray they don't both malfunction at the same time.

[knightime]

Dave tilt his head curiously and just smiles. The smile doesn't really meet Dave's eyes though. There's something dangerous about the look on his face. "I didn't say you could leave yet. We're having a conversation." Do you think you're going to leave so easily, John? You're fooling yourself.

"You aren't allowed to leave yet, John." He motions for the other Dave to stand by him.

[longwinded]

John stops dead in his tracks. He should have kept going. He really should have just walked out and away and not looked back. Especially with Pokemon Dave here, the one who effectively ended hi earlier. If it weren't for God Tier- well. He wouldn't be standing again.

"I just happen to be late for something really important! I got caught up in looking at the art. That's all." John you lie horribly.

[reddeadvirtuoso]

John you really are kind of a shitty liar.

Jade's ticking kind of seemed to mess with the vibe of the quiet little art museum-- and compared to the other two Daves, one being way older and the other you know, kind of being made of clockwork, she looked like downright the tiniest God Tier ever.

She didn't actually say anything, besides standing on the other side of the younger Dave. She gave a small nod to John-- he was...probably in trouble. Everyone was kind of in trouble with them. But she wasn't sure there was anything she could actually do about it...

[turntechtrainer]

The younger Dave probably looks like a mob boss with how the older one steps over to loom not unlike a bruiser about to be cut loose to cause pain. He stands silently in place. There's not a drop of blood on his red godtier clothes.

John is an idiot. Dave is convinced of this even as he throws all of his mental weight against whatever was done to him. Not again. He's not going to kill twice if he can help it. It's stupid and futile but he has to try.

Kinda funny how all of them make noises, if you get too close to Dave he ticks. With Jade (man Jade as a time player is weird but he accepted it) here too he knows his odds are shrinking if he does break free. He can't kill them.

He won't.

It's just. He is not that sort of guy.

[knightime]

"I'm not in charge of anyone's schedule, but I think you're lying, John." Dave starts to step forward. "You shouldn't lie. It makes you really suspicious." Dave already looked unsettling being made of clockwork, but now all the time kids were together. That was really bad for John. "We punish people who misbehave, John."

He motions at the two. "Please make sure he doesn't run. We should make sure he's not disobeying." And by that, everyone should know how this ends. Spoiler, it ends in a lot of pain and death.

Just like everything else in this Tower.

[longwinded]

Unsettling wasn't even the proper word here. Unsettling was taking it lightly. John is pretty sure his knees are shaking at this point. He really regrets stopping up here now, he should have kept going no matter how tired he was. "Okay so let me correct myself then. I was just going back to my room. Nothing serious. I didn't mean to make a disturbance." If he even made one. "Punish..?"

Not that he was moving anyways. How would he be misbehaving anyways? He was just walking through, stopping, and resting. Trying to get back to his alternate self so they could stick together. Being stopped like this was not only terrifying but also highly inconvenient.

[reddeadvirtuoso]

Jade really didn't like the sound of that "we." She didn't want anything to do with this-- but what choice did she really have?

Without a minute of delay-- though plenty of second thoughts, and third thoughts, and fourth thoughts-- she moved from Dave's side and over to John's. She moved and-- well hey, there was almost an increment of hesitance there! But it lasted all of a microsecond, and she turned to face Dave again while grabbing one of John's arms to hold him in place, the ghost of a frown on her face.

Sorry, bro.

[turntechtrainer]

We. Oh for the love of cheese-its why is it always 'we'. He doesn't want to kill John again. John was like a pin cushion in the session. He's got stab issues that doesn't require confrontation therapy.

Of course, the order comes and he obeys while cursing in the back of his mind. He struggles and god damn he's so tired but the body continues forward without a pause in its stride. He reaches John's side and snags his arm at the arm pit, locking that arm from use as he turns to face Dave.

Son of a fuck.

[knightime]

"You're just trying to give me lie after lie. I'll make sure you never want to lie again. It's too bad you chose this floor of all floors. Someone will have to clean up the mess. We'll have to be careful not to damage any of the art," Dave mostly seemed to be musing to himself. There was no way this Dave would ever gain full consciousness.

He slowly approaches them. "It's okay, John. You won't misbehave again." At least, you really hope he won't catch you misbehaving again. Whatever counts as misbehaving.

[longwinded]

"We should definitely talk about this a little more before you do anything out of hand dude. I just panicked okay, I didn't want to seem all suspicious which in turn made me extremely suspicious." Son of a bitch, that didn't look good at fucking all.

John might be trying to back up, but he can't. He doesn't want to die again. He already died once. Wasn't one time enough? Oh my fucking god.

[reddeadvirtuoso]

Goddamnit John, would you quit digging your own grave!

Jade's grip sort of loosened, but she couldn't rightly let go completely. That would be completely breaking the rules and-- she, wasn't sure she could physically do that anyway...

But that didn't stop her from averting her gaze, pre-emptively wincing, as it were.

[turntechtrainer]

Dave doesn't have the ability to do what Jade can. He might as well be in chains, his inability to break free makes him an unwilling watcher of any slaughter. He smashes against the control, desperate to make himself go do another task. But he can't. When an order from group B is given, he is unable to use his one out.

Run John.

Run or die.

[knightime]

Dave is completely fine! He's doing what he should be doing. Or at least, that was what his mind was telling him. At the same time, there's a look in Dave's eyes. Almost confused. He doesn't know why his head is screaming. Painfully even. It doesn't make sense. He's doing the right thing.

His hand grabs John tightly. In moments, John can probably start feeling pain shoot through him as the gears slowly turn, ripping skin and crushing bones.

This is a terrible way to go.