it's the end of the world as we know it

[touchofgenius]

Characters: William Birkin
Setting: Floor 1
Format: I'll follow you, but action would be mighty nice
Summary: Birkin just showed up and he wants to know what the fuck kinda crap happened to him this time.
Warnings: None

[Birkin always figured he'd have a hand in the apocalypse. Though he definitely thought he'd end up being the cause of it rather than just living through it, somehow or another.

...Though it was probably just another virus anyway. Annoying things. He poked his head out of his room, looking both ways down the hallway. Might as well look for someone he recognized.]

Franken you can't just leave me behind like this, you asshat! [His voice merely echoed back at him. Certainly a bit unnerving, but he'd find him eventually. The guy's labcoat ended up in his trunk or whatever anyway.] Issei?! ...Sher? ...Creepy alien kids...?

[He started walking, slight frown on his face.] Regene?! Wesker? ...Papadachi are you back by any chance?

Guys, seriously... This isn't funny anymore...

Comments

[touchofgenius]

What did you just call me? [For the first time, Birkin actually looks less-than-friendly, scowling down at the troll in an odd mix of confusion, irritation, and possibly hope.]

[thekidsare0kay]

Uh, Troll Albert Wethker. He'th the hero in a thombie game I've played.

[touchofgenius]

...Wears all black? Always in sunglasses?

[thekidsare0kay]

Mothtly black, ekthept for the thymbol, of courthe. And yeah, thunglathheth. You've heard of him?

[touchofgenius]

There's uh. [Nervous laugh] No chance Troll Wesker has a Troll William Birkin following him around, is there?

[thekidsare0kay]

[Sollux thinks for a minute. It's not like they were his favourite games or anything. In many ways, they were sort of lame]

Yeah, I think he had a thlave or thomething named that.

[touchofgenius]

Slave?! [That was definitely a squeak.] I'm not a slave! Wesker wouldn't keep me as a slave! [He's shaking his head, and the pitch of his voice is just going up, up, up.] We're friends!

[thekidsare0kay]

Um...what? [He blinks.] Well in the movie, Wethker'th a highblood and Birkin'th a lowblood, tho of courthe he'th a thlave. [Then it dawns on him] What did you thay your name wath?

[touchofgenius]

I thought I was Gamzee's color... [Oh well never mind that blow to the ego right now.] And that's me. William Birkin, I mean. And I know an Albert Wesker in my world, my old one.

[thekidsare0kay]

But you're human. Why would you be Gamthee'th colour? I mean, why would a troll version of you be Gamthee'th colour?

[touchofgenius]

I'm a Capricorn. [Oh, he probably doesn't know what that means.] I was born under a cluster of stars that matches Gamzee's symbol. My daughter was born under your sign, Wesker got Aradia's, and Stein is the fishy princess one. Get it?

[thekidsare0kay]

Really? [He cocks his head] There'th a cluthter of thtarth on your world that meanth that? Ith there one for me?

[touchofgenius]

Yeah, it's called Gemini. It looks like your symbol, kinda.

[thekidsare0kay]

That can't be a cointhidenthe... I guethh it'th becauthe we made your univerthe.

[touchofgenius]

Yeah, I heard about that! So I guess it's actually true then, huh?

[thekidsare0kay]

Sure it'th true! I wath there when it happened.

[touchofgenius]

So what was it like? Making your own universe?

[thekidsare0kay]

Mothtly? It involved a lot of fighting and thtupid puthhleth. But it wath okay, I guethh. Fun, thometimeth.

[touchofgenius]

...Stupid what? [Birkin is so nice and tactful :|]

[thekidsare0kay]

... Puzzthleth...

[touchofgenius]

...One more time? [He actually did catch it that time, but he wanted to be an ass.]

[thekidsare0kay]

[Punches in the shoulder] Thuck my mutant bulge.

[touchofgenius]

[Birkin's cracking up even as the punch makes him rather obviously stumble backwards] I don't know what a bulge is, but it sounds disgusting.

[thekidsare0kay]

You don't know what a bulge ith?

[touchofgenius]

...Am I supposed to know?