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2024-12-22 13:46:54
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Posted by ID #2
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2024-12-22 13:47:41
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Posted by ID #118
Last edit: 2025-11-17 15:10:01

CL-7 was called to O-6's event. Frankly, he was surprised O-6 even bothered to remember him for long enough to invite him.

"Helen, I'm sure you understand the danger of coming with me. Remember, stay out of sight. :V"
"Right....out of sight....."
2024-12-22 13:50:01
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Posted by ID #8
Last edit: 2024-12-22 14:08:20

Helen clung to the burrisk trailing with her, as if it could protect her.

"Helen, when did you get that burrisk? :U"
"Oh him? We've been friends forever!"
"Longer than I've been friends with you in fact!"
"Really? I've never seen it before. =V"
"Haha! Not like you would care about what I do anyway!"
"I mean, you'd let me get killed by O-6 if it came to it, lets be honest!"
"...What? =U"
"Oh well! Let me leave you before you head to the citadel."
"Wouldn't want to get ripped apart by your best friend in the whoooooole universe now!"
"Come on, boy! Lets get some ice cream from pirates!"
2024-12-22 13:55:45
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Posted by ID #8
Last edit: 2024-12-22 13:56:00

The burrisk barks happily before racing away with Helen.

"I......" Helen has never been so direct with her comments about CL-7's and O-6's "friendship" before. He found himself in shock and confused.
But she wasn't wrong. Maybe she was starting to tire of this game being played with her life. If he was in her place, he would have........
He wants to say he would have done the same, but he knows that he would have submitted to anything to keep his friendships in order, even put his own life on the line.
CL-7 will have to patch things over with Helen later. For now he enters the citadel, which is far more empty than he expected it to be. He didn't think he was that early to the event.

O-6 stands, back facing CL-7 as he handles something on the table he's at.

"Ah! My cursed sun, and light that warms the land-"
O-6
2024-12-22 14:00:06
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Posted by ID #8
Last edit: 2024-12-22 14:00:27
"Shut up. We have mother fucking rats in the citadel. >:3"

O-6 throws a dead rat aside, its neck strangled by O-6.

"Ah, a few rats aren't a problem!"
"Right, sir? :U"

CL-7 watches a cat approach the dead rat, sniffing it a few times. The cat looks up at CL-7.

"Merrrow....."

But....this was an oddity. Especially since the cat looked just like O-6, and was for one simple reason.

"Sir? I thought you hated cats... :V"
Another rat flies across the room, hitting a wall with an awful crack. It doesn't die though. Instead twisting in awful ways to pull itself towards O-6.
There's hundreds of rats now. Even the cat can do nothing but hiss and jump to higher ground in a feeble attempt to escape the swarm. A move that only delays the inevitable as they start to rip apart the O-6's.
There's a moment of shock that races through CL-7's mind before he jumps into the swarm. Stepping, and swatting away rats. The rats take no notice, nor do not harm CL-7.
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2024-12-22 14:07:55
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Posted by ID #8
Last edit: 2024-12-28 21:40:45
"You know. If that was Helen, I'd personally think you'd just watch her get eaten alive."
"Why are you bringing up Helen? Help me!"
2024-12-22 14:10:35
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Posted by ID #8
Last edit: 2024-12-22 14:10:41

CL-7 swings to view the accuser, only to find the burrisk that Helen had earlier standing on two legs, knife awkwardly in its paws.

"W-What are you?"

The burrisk opens its eyes.

"I want to say your replacement, but that couldn't be farther from the truth."

CL-7 is stunned as the burrisk tackles him, stabbing him in his side. Rats swarm over the both of them, uncaring to the event.

"Once I'm done with you, I'm going to kill HIM like I always should have done! Then Helen will be safe."
2024-12-22 14:14:01
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Posted by ID #8
Last edit: 2024-12-22 14:14:08

The citadel's door opens. The burrisk looks behind itself, before it flees, tail between its legs and ears pinned back.

"Mr. CL-7, are you ok? You're bleeding!"
CL-7 blinks. He's on the floor of his bedroom, a cut to his side which he clenches. He's still in shock and can only mumble. "Helen, tell me do you own a burrisk?"
"W-What!? No!? Mr. CL-7 I think there's more to worry about than if I own a dog or not!"
CL-7 takes a moment to remove his hand from his wound and shakily light a cigarette.
"Uuuh is this really the time to be smoking?"
Classless-7
2024-12-22 14:17:23
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Posted by ID #118
Last edit: 2025-11-17 15:11:55
"No worries, Helen. The wound is not as deep as it seems. I'll be fine. I just had an awful, truly awful nightmare and fell off my bed." CL-7 sighs.
"That's what I get for keeping a knife by my side. :U"
"Geez, I guess if that's the case I should be careful about the one I keep under my pillow."
"That must have been a terrible dream though. Do you want to tell me what it was about?"
Classless-7
2024-12-22 14:18:43
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Posted by ID #118
Last edit: 2025-11-17 15:12:25
"I watched my brightest of stars, the one who chooses with mercy when others shall breathe their last breath, my sir, O-6, be ripped apart by rats before me, and there was nothing I could do about it. It was an awful thing to watch, but I've seen my stars and moons die before me in such awful ways before. These sort of nightmares are rare, but natural after the viewing of such events. =V"
"W-whoa...That just sounds awful!"
"Why did you ask me about a burrisk when you woke up though?"
"I saw one in my nightmare, though it was not a big part of it. I just wanted to confirm if maybe I had seen it before or not."

With a short struggle, CL-7 gets to his feet.

"I am going to get cleaned up and make my way to the Citideal. I shudder to think the punishment I might get if his cursedness noticed that I was late to the opening event."
"I thank you for coming Helen, but I must remind you-"
"That I am never to enter the Citideal or else O-6 will rip me to pieces!"
"Don't worry, I'll make sure to hang out with the pirates instead. They'll be better company anyway!"
"Err, as in, better company than O-6, not you!"
"Remember Helen, if anyone bothers you, do not hesitate to call me. If any harm comes to you I will rip to shreds anyone I must. =U"
"Ppptb! You'll be too busy to with O-6 to help little ole me out!"
"....................Would I?"
"I was just making a joke Mr. CL-7, don't take it so seriously! Don't worry I won't get in any trouble."
Helen
2024-12-22 14:24:54
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Posted by ID #8
Last edit: 2024-12-22 14:25:26
"If anyone tries to hurt me, Beachball will knock them out!"
"Arise......"
"I entrust Helen with you, Beachball."
Classless-7
2024-12-22 14:26:14
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Posted by ID #8
Last edit: 2024-12-22 14:26:35
"Do not fail me. :U"
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