Casualty of Migration
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~It's surprising how losing your hair suddenly makes you realise how vain you once were. As the final clump comes out in his hand (rather be bald than have a stupid-looking fringe) and his skin start splitting along its newly-healed seams he briefly considers lying back and letting whatever else is in this Level take him. But escape is necessary and he won't let a little thing like being too weak to breathe stop him. God he was glad he wasn't with anyone right now. If anybody saw what was happening... downstairs... they'd never take him seriously again.
Making it through Seven had been difficult and his feet were nearly bloody stumps from all the sharp garbage, but pain was something he had gotten used to. The dull heart-wrenching ache was worse than a stabbing- at least that would have been something he could appreciate- and he had wanted to tear off his own feet to stop it, but gritty resolve won out and he had made it to Six, wearing nothing but a threadbare smock and linen trousers, found among the sewage of the lower level.
The first thing he does upon arrival is sear his own feet on one of the more hidden bulls- anything to distract from their pain and the nausea and the general brain-freezing depression of suffering through a Hell worse than anything he did to his boys. It's pretty much all his body can stand and he crumples against a wall, allowing himself an unhappy groan. His insects crawl over his body as if he were already a corpse and he doesn't bother to slap them away; like a dying wildebeest.~
Making it through Seven had been difficult and his feet were nearly bloody stumps from all the sharp garbage, but pain was something he had gotten used to. The dull heart-wrenching ache was worse than a stabbing- at least that would have been something he could appreciate- and he had wanted to tear off his own feet to stop it, but gritty resolve won out and he had made it to Six, wearing nothing but a threadbare smock and linen trousers, found among the sewage of the lower level.
The first thing he does upon arrival is sear his own feet on one of the more hidden bulls- anything to distract from their pain and the nausea and the general brain-freezing depression of suffering through a Hell worse than anything he did to his boys. It's pretty much all his body can stand and he crumples against a wall, allowing himself an unhappy groan. His insects crawl over his body as if he were already a corpse and he doesn't bother to slap them away; like a dying wildebeest.~
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Date: 2010-01-09 09:32 am (UTC)*Barty stops, crossing his eyes as a bee hovers above his freckled nose, he pauses for a very long moment, watching, raising up his hands in an attempt to squish it, but it deftly escapes his death clap at the last moment*
So what are you in for, Bee Boy?
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Date: 2010-01-09 09:37 am (UTC)Yes, I'm rather curious of that myself.
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Date: 2010-01-09 10:37 am (UTC)I used to euthanise animals at a veterinary clinic. I suppose you could call me a little trigger-happy. Yourselves?
*He notices that they probably aren't going to get anywhere sitting in this wagon, but he's happy to chat for a while- it's been so long since he's seen another person. But his senses are attuned to any unnatural movement around them.*
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Date: 2010-01-10 03:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-10 10:15 am (UTC)I've never known men more unpleasant than fathers. Mine was rather alright, but I still had moments where I'd like nothing more that to whack him over the back of the head with a two-by-four.
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Date: 2010-01-11 06:33 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-11 07:28 am (UTC)Level Eight is for the fraudulent if I remember correctly?
*He slumps back a little against the side of the wagon, losing some strength as a wave of nausea hits him.*
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Date: 2010-01-11 07:30 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-11 07:32 am (UTC)And yes it is. That's one damnation Hell got spot-on, really.
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Date: 2010-01-11 08:37 pm (UTC)So what did he do exactly?
*He winces, but soon the sickness fades away again. The illness is simply in its death throes as he begins to recover.*
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Date: 2010-01-12 10:32 am (UTC)He had a terrible moustache.
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Date: 2010-01-12 05:51 pm (UTC)It wasn't one of those greasy half-grown ones was it? I swear there should be a new circle of Hell for men who have those things.
*He looks over the edge of the wagon to Regulus and speaks nicely.*
I'm assuming that this isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Do we have a plan of action?
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Date: 2010-01-13 01:51 am (UTC)It's rusted. If you would like to give it a pull I'm sure you'll find it's very difficult to move.
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Date: 2010-01-13 05:44 pm (UTC)*He hops down on shaky legs and casually inspects the wheels anyway. Then he claps his hands and rubs them together in a businesslike fashion and speaks to Regulus, designating him as Head of Transport in an attempt to subtly win him over. It's manipulative of him, but it's such second nature that he does it instinctively.*
What would you suggest? I suppose we'd best be walking, shouldn't we?
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Date: 2010-01-13 11:27 pm (UTC)*Regulus hides his nerves for a moment in an attempt to get answers - he may not be terribly good at being authoritative, but he's terribly good at being suspicious, and really the statistic isn't a secret that typically those who don't fear others have some reason - real or imagined - to believe that they themselves could be the one to be feared*
What is your name, if you don't mind my asking?
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Date: 2010-01-14 12:17 am (UTC)My God, did I not introduce myself? Too long somewhere like this must have taken a toll on my manners.
*He affects an easy smile and kicks the wheel of the wagon idly in a final test to see if it'll move at all. He decides that giving a full name that was all over the British papers a few years ago might not be the best idea.*
I'm Andrew- and to answer your original question I'm keen to travel with you because unlike myself you seem to have a clear and concise plan. I'm not one for sitting still.
What about the two of you? *He turns to Barty this time.* What can I call you both?
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Date: 2010-01-15 09:56 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-01-16 07:29 pm (UTC)It's a pleasure.
*He changes topic briskly.*
So what's the plan, lads?
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Date: 2010-01-19 04:05 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-19 06:56 am (UTC)So... nothing else? No grand plan? Wander aimless and lost and hope not to be devoured?
*He battles with a furious rush of anger, but keeps it to himself. The last thing he needs is two more people after his blood.*
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