Things That Come In Threes

The site of the recently restored Braddock Lighthouse. Aircraft hangars and other X-Men facilities, including a Cerebra unit and the Danger Room have been constructed around the foundations of the lighthouse.

Things That Come In Threes

Postby Tereza Rozanov » Mon Dec 03, 2018 6:35 pm

Having knocked out both Vivienne and Sam, Tereza managed to pull herself together enough to take them to the Point and throw each of them in a cell before locking herself into a third. She curled up on the floor with a frustrated sigh and commenced to mental grumbling between her two halves.
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Samantha McManus » Mon Dec 03, 2018 6:47 pm

While Cailleach has been knocked out, Sam has been slowly trying to spread her consciousness into the rest of her body, pushing against whatever she's been trapped in.
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Cailleach » Mon Dec 03, 2018 7:21 pm

Without Cailleach actively working against her Sam slowly manages to exert some control over herself. It's tedious and frustrating, but after a while she can feel her fingers twitch in response. And from there it's only a matter of shifting, letting her control ripple and spread throughout the rest of her body. Muscles in her arm twitch in response to her when suddenly the sensation of control and feeling her muscles work according to her will turns into her body seizing up. Cramping, as Cailleach comes to and two competing ideas on how to move make Sam's body writhe around on the cell's bed hard enough that they topple off, hitting the floor hard. Limbs bend in ways that a regular body really shouldn't be capable off until finally the tension of muscles twisting against each other grows too much and it feels like her whole body snaps, falling to pieces as skin and bones turn to feathers and beaks.

What once was a young red-head collapses into a mass of birds flapping around on the ground, black feathers beating against a single pale bird writhing among them.
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Tereza Rozanov » Mon Dec 03, 2018 9:04 pm

The commotion catches Tereza's attention and she raises her head to look, letting out a low growl.
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Samantha McManus » Mon Dec 03, 2018 9:10 pm

Some of the birds finally manage to right themselves, circling the pale one with mistrust.

Hearing the growl, they perk up and one manages a cawing mimicry of a word as corvids sometimes do.

"...Reza?"
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Tereza Rozanov » Mon Dec 03, 2018 9:30 pm

The growling pitches a little, more irritated than threatening at the moment, but she doesn't move any closer.
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Cailleach » Mon Dec 03, 2018 9:46 pm

The lone white bird scrambles out of the circle of ravens, a little aimless as it grows and shifts first into a human, but not lingering on the shape long enough to develop any real characteristics before turning into a strange conglomerate of aquatic features, fins, crab-shell segments, octopus tentacles and even some anemone feelers, all pulling together into kind of a quivering ball in the corner of the room.
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Samantha McManus » Mon Dec 03, 2018 11:30 pm

"Hurt," one raven says.

"Trapped," another concurs.

"No voice."
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Tereza Rozanov » Tue Dec 04, 2018 12:08 am

Tereza's eyes narrow as she glances at the aquatic thing in the corner, obviously not really putting everything together yet.
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Vivienne Chinnoir » Tue Dec 04, 2018 12:37 am

Vivienne sitting up and looked around, shaking the fog from her brain.

"Remind me to thank you.....later, Tereza." She muttered as she looked around.
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Samantha McManus » Tue Dec 04, 2018 2:30 am

The ravens are quickly distracted by the stirring in the next cell over. A few keep an eye on the creature in the corner, but several perk up and speak in unison.

"Viv?"
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Vivienne Chinnoir » Tue Dec 04, 2018 2:33 am

"Samantha, love, I am here. Are you, you again?" She moved and looked into Sam's cell

"Is that...a kelpie?"
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Samantha McManus » Tue Dec 04, 2018 2:38 am

"Bad bird," one raven says.

"False bird," another raven seems to correct it.
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Vivienne Chinnoir » Tue Dec 04, 2018 2:43 am

"I see. The one who held you and your shape." She moved to stand, leaning against the wall.

"Do you want me to call the Headmistress, dearest?"
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Samantha McManus » Tue Dec 04, 2018 2:49 am

"Don't know if safe."

"Hurt Reza."

"Hurt you."
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Cailleach » Tue Dec 04, 2018 3:04 am

The coiled up sea-monster let's out a somewhat pathetic hiss.
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Vivienne Chinnoir » Tue Dec 04, 2018 12:51 pm

"Technically, Tereza hurt me, but that is, surprisingly not the biggest issue. This thing...took a hold of you and it hurt you. Tell me what you wish to do, I will do it."
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Tereza Rozanov » Tue Dec 04, 2018 3:36 pm

When Viv mentions Tereza hurting her, Tereza's head ducks back down and she curls up tighter.
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Narrator » Tue Dec 04, 2018 3:36 pm

The burning throb that Vivienne felt in her leg during the fight is mercifully gone, but replaced by a gnawing hunger in her gut.
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Samantha McManus » Tue Dec 04, 2018 3:37 pm

"Not her fault."

"Pushed."

"Deceived."
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Tereza Rozanov » Tue Dec 04, 2018 6:09 pm

“Should be better than that” is the almost unintelligible grumble from Tereza’s cell.
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Samantha McManus » Tue Dec 04, 2018 7:16 pm

"My fault."

"Listened to her."

"Weak from fight."
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Cailleach » Tue Dec 04, 2018 8:00 pm

"You still don't get it..." the quivering mass in the corner says.
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Samantha McManus » Tue Dec 04, 2018 8:04 pm

"Listened to you!"

"Bad advice!"

"Nearly died!"

"Betrayed me!"
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Cailleach » Tue Dec 04, 2018 8:06 pm

"Because you're afraid of yourself! All of you! You hold back and you suffer and you don't understand even when I try to show you!"
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Vivienne Chinnoir » Tue Dec 04, 2018 8:33 pm

Vivienne felt the rumble in her stomach and mind.

"You do not understand. You wished to show her pain, disrepair...death. Tried to make her embrace it, but you forget, that is only one side of her..." Her fists clenched.

"She is death and rebirth. Darkness and light. She is the beginning and the end. The balancing point. She is the Three in One. Balance."
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Samantha McManus » Tue Dec 04, 2018 9:56 pm

Sam can't help but be a bit stirred by Viv's defense, and the birds start crowding together, fitfully trying to recombine.
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Tereza Rozanov » Tue Dec 04, 2018 11:36 pm

Tereza is doing her best to bind herself up in her own little world, the wolf beginning to curl around her protectively again.
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Vivienne Chinnoir » Wed Dec 05, 2018 12:47 am

"Oh no, no hiding love." She gave Tereza a wolfish smile.

"She will be needing you."
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Tereza Rozanov » Wed Dec 05, 2018 1:28 am

Tereza's ear flicks, but there's no other visible response.
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Samantha McManus » Wed Dec 05, 2018 8:14 pm

A pale, bloodied arm reaches out of the mass of birds, followed by another as a nude, bedraggled, but otherwise quite familiar figure drags herself out of the diminishing flock.

"...still not bloody used to that," she mutters as she pulls herself upright.

"You don't get to make them feel like this," she says, glaring at Cailleach. "You don't get to take their humanity from them."
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Tereza Rozanov » Wed Dec 05, 2018 8:39 pm

There's a muttered word from Tereza's cell, seeming to have escaped the internal dialogue. "Monster."
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Vivienne Chinnoir » Wed Dec 05, 2018 9:24 pm

"You? Me? Samanatha? Or the creature? Precious, you must be specific. We are all monsters here, or will be." She spoke to Tereza as she moved to the cell opening to see the both of them better.
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Samantha McManus » Thu Dec 06, 2018 7:59 pm

"...we're not monsters like she wanted, Viv. She was trying to get Tereza to kill you. Like it proved a bloody point."
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Tereza Rozanov » Thu Dec 06, 2018 8:06 pm

"Still a monster," she mutters.
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Vivienne Chinnoir » Fri Dec 07, 2018 12:15 am

"True monsters feel no remorse. No pain in the pain they cause. Monsters do not see the need for balance in their actions. You do. You are no monster. That thing did as the Lords did to me. Lies, pain, deception all to get me to kill and it worked. For years it worked again and again, but I knew every light gone, was a light free and waiting to be shown the way back to the beginning. I knew for every one, the chance for ten to become angry, maybe angry enough to finally stand up. Balance. Your bite was...inevitable. I did not want it to be, but with each failed attempt, each false lead in the lore, I knew it."
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Samantha McManus » Fri Dec 07, 2018 12:20 am

"You seem... surprisingly at peace with it."
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Vivienne Chinnoir » Fri Dec 07, 2018 1:49 am

"I have had time...a lot of time."

"To my best count, over fifty years as their puppet, but no longer. I chose you and Tereza then, now and always." She smiled at Sam.
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Samantha McManus » Fri Dec 07, 2018 2:19 am

"I don't think... either of us expected you to be choosing us quite this much, Viv." She says, still keeping an eye on the mass of quivering abyssal flesh.
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Re: Things That Come In Threes

Postby Tereza Rozanov » Fri Dec 07, 2018 5:16 pm

Through their link, Sam could pick up that the wolf and Tereza are in a strange sort of agreement. It is their fault that Vivienne had gotten hurt. They had been deceived, they admitted, but if they'd just been stronger or more vigilant, it wouldn't have happened. A member of their pack came to harm and it was at their hand. For both the wolf and Tereza, this seems almost unpardonable.
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