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[nakesnakecobracobra]

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[ On an ordinary day, Medusa walked with purpose. She knew exactly where she was going, exactly what she was doing. On ordinary days she walked only briefly and for the most part she studied. Mostly she stayed in the library or the common room of floor 7, a large textbook in hand. This was not an ordinary day.

There was a somewhat complicated facet to this particular flood. She had gathered bits and pieces just listening to the network, but she wanted specifics. How does it work, what’s the mechanism, and how is the Admiral involved?

Today, she is conducting an observational study. She walks from the bottom of the ship to the top, seeing what there is to see and taking mental notes of everything. ]

Comments

[canfindrope]

[Perhaps she will observe Red walking striaght into her, then - not that there's much time, as the woman rounds about the corner... A look of surprise on her face as she tries to pull to a stop.]

[nakesnakecobracobra]

[ Medusa decides after a moment to pause herself. Clearly Red had something she wanted to say to her, assuming she didn't go around making idiotic faces like that normally. Not something Medusa would put past her. She grins at the thought and waits for Red to come back. ]

[canfindrope]

...Medusa. [Have a surprised look.]

[nakesnakecobracobra]

Red. [ Medusa rolls her eyes. So slow on the uptake, this one. ]

[canfindrope]

Are you okay?

[nakesnakecobracobra]

Is there any reason to believe I wouldn't be? [ She looks healthy enough. She is quite excellent at hiding pain. ]

[canfindrope]

Well... we're having another flood.

[nakesnakecobracobra]

So we are. [ She gives a look that says, "your point?" ]

[canfindrope]

"So... are you affected?"

idk maybe useless?

[darknessb4me]

[Arthas is still wearing a slightly-off smile and is generally loitering around the first floor waiting for Sarah and responding to communicator messages.]

useless is totally acceptable in arthas

[nakesnakecobracobra]

[ She quirks an eyebrow when she sees him, but smiles. He looks utterly insane. She rather likes it. ]

Are you feeling any better?

[ Because you kind of looked like you were killing yourself, earlier. ]

<3

[darknessb4me]

Much.

[He looks up at her, smug.

Oh. Okay, that hurt. But he's not going to show it.]

He thinks this flood can shut me up. He's wrong.

[nakesnakecobracobra]

That's right. You can't let a little thing like pain control you. [ There is no sarcasm here, which should be creepy on its own right. ]

You're stronger than that, aren't you?

[darknessb4me]

Of course I am.

[Smirkface.]

Pain is a teacher. [Muradin's words.] You don't always have to accept the lesson.

[nakesnakecobracobra]

Though the lesson might not be what it was originally designed. Pain can teach us many things.

[darknessb4me]

It's a crude instrument. But I've always preferred effective to subtle.

[nakesnakecobracobra]

Yes, I can see that. [ She's heard the stories. ]

Subtlety would be unlike you. You care so little what other people think.

[surrenders]

[Lua has a good idea of why everyone's getting sick, but she tried it herself, just to make sure, and nothing. Either she's wrong or it hasn't gotten her, and she's glad for that last part, with all the tiny lies she has to tell. So, Medusa, here she is, picking up a snack between meals. When she sees her, she gives her a nod in acknowledgement, and her usual question's out before she can stop herself.]

You making it?

[nakesnakecobracobra]

[ Medusa pauses, looking Lua over with interest. She looks just the same as always, timid but not obviously in pain. Parhaps she isn't having trouble with the flood at all. ]

I'm managing just fine, thank you. [ A totally relative statement, but true enough. She has a very high threshold for pain. ]

And yourself?

[surrenders]

It didn't get me. So all right. [A way to forestall attacks as much as anything; she knows how Medusa can get for no reason.]

[nakesnakecobracobra]

And your fiance? [ Nothing but pleasantries here, nothing at all. ]

[surrenders]

Couldn't say how he is, never heard him tell anything but the truth. [A little smile, almost deprecating.] So I guess he's all right, thank you.

[nakesnakecobracobra]

And I'm sure you would know, if he ever lied to you.

[surrenders]

I know he doesn't need to. [She's forgotten why she was here, and should walk away from this, shouldn't even have said anything, but no matter what someone says about her, if they say it about him...] You don't have somebody you can trust, you miss out.

[nakesnakecobracobra]

You're better off trusting nobody but yourself.