A Tale of Two Cities

*Sick & tired of her bullshit, Lilith grabs her hand & throws her to the ground. Then she picks her up by the scruff of the neck & starts dragging her to the dome exit.*

Seeing Lilith dominate Hitomi in such a manner elicits a small quiver from Zell. "I should go back to painting." She said quickly turning to leave.

*Faliling and squirming, Hitomi tries to escape.*

*Hitomi just ends up hurting herself by tripping & banging body parts on hard metal. Lilith walks slower because of this.*

Zell gets to her room, and begins to paint, trying to get her mind off of... everything.

"Let me go!"

L"Certainly."

*Lilith drops her so she falls flat on her face.*

L"And don't ever come back, or you'll just get more of the same."
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*The phone in Topaz's room starts ringing.*

*Picking herself up, Hitomi glares at Lilith.*

"Die."

Luna starts trying to swallow her own tongue.

OOC: I believe Luna may be suicidal. May I suggest a straight jacket, and sedatives?

OOC: I think she's stupid. But if we're giving suggestions might I suggest the same contraptions Hannibal Lectar is restrained in?

OOC
I'm just seeing how long it'll take before Neo decides to just let her die.

OOC: You're going to have to put more effort into it.

OOC: Try the suicide thing, then just cheek all your sedatives until you have enough to off yourself.

L"Not possible."

*Lilith rolls her eyes & turns to walk away.*
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*It doesn't work.*

OOC: You could just stop being stupid, but I suppose that's too much to ask.

*Hitomi heads home.*

Luna just decides to do nothing until something happens.

*When she gets home, she's met with the familiar sound of her phone ringing.*
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*Meanwhile, the riots are only getting worse. Vega wakes up to find that his bedroom door is on fire.*
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<Get a medic! This man is badly burned!>

<What man?!>

<It's not important where he came from, just get that medic!>

<Understood.>

*Luna sees a police officer run by her cell when he's suddenly doused in flames. She sees him rolling around and hears his screaming as well as a few gunshots. A figure walks past & shoots the writhing cop in the head, then takes the keys & unlocks the cell. When he walks up to her, she sees that it's a man with bandages all over his body & a hospital gown. He sneers at her.*

Schwarzwald<Hi. So, I hear you want to destroy this corrupt city, too?>
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*As Topaz wanders along stupidly, she comes to a cavernous, square room where the wall is covered in cubes, arrows, & acronyms like "ESL," "CSR," & "ESR." Stage lights go on overhead, revealing a long, narrow box against the end of the wall the size of a house.*

[Now what?]

*Hitomi grits her teeth and answers the phone.*

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"Goddamn it. How do these things happen while I'm at home?"

*From the living room he goes to the kitchen for a bucket which he then begins to fill with water.*

Zell, assuming her door isn't on fire as well, has continued painting.

*Meanwhile, the fire spreads to his carpet, the house starts filling with smoke, & the fire alarm begins going off.*
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Vera<Why did you not join with ze Psyche woman?>
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*Lilith enters the room, grinning broadly.*

L"I have disposed of the unwanted organic material. PERMANENTLY."

"The current circumstances ensure that will never happen."

[Why would I want to do that anyways?]

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*Deciding fuck this, Vega takes his gloves and leave.*

[I have home owners insurance, right? Does it cover fire by riots?]

"Are you referring to Hitomi?" Zell said, putting her brush down, and taking off her painter's smock, before sitting down on her bed.

<Zis is a very critical zituation! We NEED zat Megadeus! You have to find zome way to charm your way into her ranks! Bribe her! Blackmail her! I don't care, just get results!>
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*Outside, the streets are deserted, but a lot of cars and houses have been pummled or set on fire. He even sees what he thinks might be bullet holes in walls and streets.*
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L"Unwanted organic material is a far more accurate label."

[An android, a painter, and whatever Thiera is is too much for the military to handle?]

"Isn't there something you could do as president?"

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[Someone really took a bat to this neighborhood.]

*He goes down the street.*