towerofanimus | it's like i'm looking in the mirror at someone else

Characters: [OU] Vriska Serket and you!
Setting: Around the tower, wherever
Format: Starting with action but I'll match.
Summary: Vriska takes some time to look at her life and look at her choices.
Warnings: None!

[Vriska's taken to a skulking method of wandering around the tower, instead of the confident stride she boasted before Spidermom showed up. Now it feels like she's always hiding and always looking for her next victim, and really, that's what she's doing. Not that she'll ever admit that she's hiding from anything, because she's not! That's absolutely not why she's switched back to her old outfit with her wings always tucked away to keep from leaving trails around the tower that will lead to her. She's just doing a job, a job that no one wants, and that she was guilted into. She's starting to really resent Karkat for this, because it's digging her deeper into a hole that's going to be hard to crawl out of. Not to mention the countless hours she's spending with his lusus, getting used to her like it's her lusus.

She shakes her head, frowning as she continues through the hallways and up the stairs, pointedly avoiding the forest. Her direction has no aim, she's just wandering for the sake of relieving the restlessness that builds on the days between feeding. She'd fed her again yesterday - a troll of all people, her old kismesis at that - so now she had a couple of days of freedom from the task. But it's anything but. It's just another day of checking over her shoulder for anyone who might be watching her actions too closely. Really, she's becoming as paranoid as the other cerulean. This is just getting ridiculous. She feels like she's completely losing control of the situation, and it's driving her crazy.]

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But if you do not acknowledge that I am doing it how can I be sure I am doing it correctly? Perhaps I should just stick with saying what I mean, it is much simpler that way.

[She gives Vriska a hard look]

You're not being honest with me.

Trust me, you'll know if you're doing it right!

[She slouched down further in her seat, chewing on her lip and flaking the blue lipstick off to show the black underneath.]

This tower is just stupid, that's all. Maybe I'm getting a little restless.

There are plenty of floors that could keep you occupied for a while. Why not go explore the labrynth or the forest?

[Her shoulders stiffen and her scowl deepens for a second. Kanaya just mentioned the worst floor. She tries to play it off, waving her hand flippantly.]

Been there, done that! You can only explore them so much before it gets boring! Besides, forests are more Pyrope's style, being a tree girl and all.

[staaaare]

You're keeping something from me.

You sound so sure about that!

[Nope not telling yet.]

I am very sure of that, I know you Vriska, throughout all my meddling, as you enjoy calling it, I have picked up the ability to tell when you are keeping something from me.

Maybe you're wrong this time!

[Of course it's a bad idea to talk to Kanaya when she's sitting on such a big secret. She's need to figure out a way to spin it that Kanaya won't get on her case for if she has to come clean.]

If you would rather not talk about it then we shall simply move our conversation elsewhere. I'm sure that you will tell me when the time is right. What have you been doing to keep entertained?

[That's still a question she can't answer truthfully. LYING TIME.]

Oh, you know, just about everything! I'm a busy girl.

[...]

I see... any planned future endeavors?

Sure! To get the hell out of here.

[Isn't she so fun to deal with?]

[sigh, she thought she could play along and pretend that Vriska wasn't doing anything wrong]

[Time to ~~meddle~~ help]

Vriska. What are you doing?

Ugh, it's nothing! Seriously.

[She knows she's not going to get out of this without telling Kanaya something.]

[She'll just. Stare at her. Until she says something.]

[Vriska, in her defense, holds her tongue for a good 8 minutes before she finally bursts.]

Spidermom is here.

What? And you've been keeping that a secret? Vriska... how are you feeding her?

You can't tell anyone about it! They'll just try killing her and last time I tried she got pissed.

[She chews on her lip and looks to the side. She can't say she's been feeding tower inhabitants, but-]

The people who took you. I'm feeding them to her.

I won't tell anyone Vriska. [only because you're feeding her red collared people] The tower is not punishing you for feeding her the red collared workers?

[Aw shit she didn't think of that.]

Nope! Not that I've seen anyway. It's probably because of all of my luck that nothing bad has happened.

Well I suggest you be careful regardless, I'm sure the tower would not appreciate you constantly killing their workers.

Although I appreciate it.

I'm always careful, Fussyfangs. So careful that nobody's even caught on to it yet!

[Ugh, lying sucks.]

Sure, whatever. I told you I'd deal with them, didn't I?

[she lets out a sigh]

Just because no one has caught on yet does not mean that no one will. Chances are you will be punished for what you're doing. There's no other way to feed her? I don't want you to get hurt like I did. [yeah she went there]

You know what she eats, Kanaya. What else do you want me to do, feed myself to her every three days? No thanks!

[She lets out a frustrated sigh because she doesn't want to talk about this anymore. She's weaving a lie so thick it could rival her lusus' web.]

Look, you don't need to worry about me. I'm not weak enough to get hurt.

Yes, yes I know what she eats, it's unfortunate. I was not suggesting that you feed yourself to her! In fact, please do not feed yourself to her. I would be rather upset by that. [she places her hand on Vriska's] I know that you're not weak, but I will still worry.

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