2.14 - Voice

[breakingmyheart]

[Posted about two hours after Megamind's post.]

[Seconds before transmission, almost everything is reset. The lost areas and items reappear, the above-decks areas are restored in their entirety, and the 'space' and sunlight around the ship come back. Zero is returned to normal and anyone teleported down there is automatically released. Anyone who has had their powers or weapons temporarily removed will get them back. Auto-demoted Wardens regain their previous status and everything associated with it.

The loose panels are still around. For some reason, it's raining lightly on deck. A few random bits of furniture in the common rooms have changed colour.

The voice of the 'Admiral' comes from Toshiko's network signature, quiet and tired.]

I don't stand by everything I said, but I don't hold myself above any of it. Anyone who wants to call me a hypocrite, a coward, a sadist, a weakling…

[The feed shifts. Tosh's voice. Hi, Barge.]

I know. I just - I know.

I need…time. To end this without doing any more damage. Tomorrow I'm going to come out. I'm not - I'm not going to fight. I'm not going to defend myself in any way.

[There is a background interjection from Megamind: But I will!

Tosh is quiet for a moment, probably pulling a face at him.]

...Whatever's decided, I'll....go along with it.

Comments

[deadliestviper]

Hello, Toshiko.

I understand you're extremely fond of watching inmates suffer. Because you're so special, [her voice is so poisonous a taipan would drop dead from the toxicity] as we all know after seeing you selfishly torture everyone on board, children included, I volunteer to indulge that morbid little fascination for you.

If you ever see me on board this ship, cherish the sight as it will be your last. Considering you can't see the forest for the trees I doubt you'll miss your eyes, and no doubt the Barge will be relieved to see you lose that lying tongue. Since you apparently are incapable of producing worthwhile handiwork, you surely won't need your arms either. Your legs? Well, you're not going anywhere for a long, long time, sister. And as for that sad, warped little brain of yours, I think it'd look beautiful adorning a crowbar. It'll do a lot more good there and on the walls than it ever could in your thick skull.

Of course, that's just one possibility. And you know, Toshiko, we can go over every possibility in painstaking detail.

And if you turn a capable warden on to me? Throw me in Zero for threatening a child-torturing piece of self-righteous shit, that's fine. Because I know everyone on board with a shred of sensibility is crying out for your blood, you stupid, worthless, holier-than-thou corrupted cunt.

How many times do you think you can die?

[ Private ]

[warisart]

[Ben's voice is tight and sharp when he hisses her name over the feed.]

Beatrix. What... Stop!

[ Private ]

[deadliestviper]

Stop what? I haven't even done anything yet.

[ Private ]

[warisart]

They'll decommission you.

They'll retrain you.

Private;

[likeamonster]

I think I fell in love with you just now. You ever need someone to hold her down, you let me know, yeah?

Private;

[deadliestviper]

Someone needs to give this bitch what's coming to her. Why shouldn't it be us?

[Private]

[demon_knight]

Beatrix, she's a stupid bitch. Honestly, I'd like to see her cry me a handful so I could slap her in the mouth with it. But even some of us that hate her ass wanna actually watch none of this threat happen. I've seen enough for a lifetime already and I'm gonna have to see more of it when I leave her. I'd rather not pile onto that. So is this just gonna be a threat, or are you gonna do it for real?

[Private]

[deadliestviper]

No shit she's a stupid bitch.

[There is a long moment of consideration for Jeryline's point, and after a minute or two Beatrix sighs.] No. Allow me my rage and vitriol. But I stand by what I said: if I see her, I will kill her.

She doesn't deserve the intimacy of torture. She still deserves to suffer.

[Private]

[demon_knight]

Somebody's probably gonna do just that. But I'd be grateful if not seein' her entrails would be involved. [Getting Bea not to torture her is at least step one. Thank god.]