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Another rainy evening in the city. Another woeful dreg of society walking amongst the lost and forgotten in the fog and darkness. worn leather knee high boots seemed to move with a sense of purpose, almost a 'thrill of the hunt' as they bounded through puddles, even carelessly causing the water to splash up at others who were unfortunate enough to be nearby, as if done deliberately. Of course, most would take one look at the little hellion and bite their tongue, as she simply exuded that aura of UNSTABLE.
She was adorned a patchwork assortment of black fishnets, black jeans that had been cut and frayed into extremely short shorts, a simple black t shirt riddled with holes in a few places, a black spiked collar around that pale ivory neck. Tangles of raven hair were loosely clumped in what probably what may have been pigtails at some point, only....now just completely unbound in a wild, messy fashion. Pale emeralds peered off at only what was ahead of her, not even a faint glance at anyone or anything else around her, as if it simply didn't exist in her mind, while a smeared application of purple lipstick framed that death or glory grin on her face.
A blare of sirens on the street ahead were ignored, with the flashing lights simply strobing to briefly discolor her pale face, while Sera merely placed her hands down on a police barricade and hurdled over it to pass through the ongoing crime investigation scene. At least she didn't tear through the police tape, right? As a couple officers on the scene of what had apparently been a bad car accident yelled and sprinted towards her, she just giggled a bit, increasing her footspeed to dart towards one of the heavily damaged vehicles, which still had an injured passenger whose head and smashed the windshield good inside of it, and leapt into a baseball slide across the hood, not even flinching as her bravado earned her a few cuts on her leg from the broken glass. Another twenty feet or so and another police barrier hurdled would be followed by a quick zigzag down an alley, with the now pursuing officer shouting at her to stop.
"Hey man, FUCK YOU! I was just walking down the street, is THAT a crime these days!? I didn't bother anyone, was just trying to pass by!"
The officer in question did not seem thrilled at her antics, already reaching to unholdster a tazer and take aim, giving another warning to stop, before discharging the device into her back as she wasn't quite able to sidestep this time. The jolt of electricity was enough to floor the derelict, though as the cop closed in, she'd....just go into a roll of laughter.
"Mmmm....that's the spot....been having....some tightness there...from the last time...."
Before he could squeeze the trigger again, however, he'd notice those fishnets on her arms seemed to have....grown, winding themselves up her fingertips, then tracing along the wires of the tazer itself, and finally threading around both of his wrists, wrapping around with a tensile strength akin to piano wire, digging into the skin and threatening to even constrict enough to potentially start hewing through bone. The officer screamed as the taser was dropped, trying to pull himself away, while Sera would simply pluck those barbed prongs from her skin and get back to her feet.
"You, sir...are under arrest! For assaulting a lady with a dangerous weapon, and without provocation! Anything you have to say can and will be used against you so...if I were you? I'd start thinking up an apology. Fast. Wasn't out to cause you any grief but.....NOW you got me real....excited."
Another rainy evening in the city. Another woeful dreg of society walking amongst the lost and forgotten in the fog and darkness. worn leather knee high boots seemed to move with a sense of purpose, almost a 'thrill of the hunt' as they bounded through puddles, even carelessly causing the water to splash up at others who were unfortunate enough to be nearby, as if done deliberately. Of course, most would take one look at the little hellion and bite their tongue, as she simply exuded that aura of UNSTABLE.
She was adorned a patchwork assortment of black fishnets, black jeans that had been cut and frayed into extremely short shorts, a simple black t shirt riddled with holes in a few places, a black spiked collar around that pale ivory neck. Tangles of raven hair were loosely clumped in what probably what may have been pigtails at some point, only....now just completely unbound in a wild, messy fashion. Pale emeralds peered off at only what was ahead of her, not even a faint glance at anyone or anything else around her, as if it simply didn't exist in her mind, while a smeared application of purple lipstick framed that death or glory grin on her face.
A blare of sirens on the street ahead were ignored, with the flashing lights simply strobing to briefly discolor her pale face, while Sera merely placed her hands down on a police barricade and hurdled over it to pass through the ongoing crime investigation scene. At least she didn't tear through the police tape, right? As a couple officers on the scene of what had apparently been a bad car accident yelled and sprinted towards her, she just giggled a bit, increasing her footspeed to dart towards one of the heavily damaged vehicles, which still had an injured passenger whose head and smashed the windshield good inside of it, and leapt into a baseball slide across the hood, not even flinching as her bravado earned her a few cuts on her leg from the broken glass. Another twenty feet or so and another police barrier hurdled would be followed by a quick zigzag down an alley, with the now pursuing officer shouting at her to stop.
"Hey man, FUCK YOU! I was just walking down the street, is THAT a crime these days!? I didn't bother anyone, was just trying to pass by!"
The officer in question did not seem thrilled at her antics, already reaching to unholdster a tazer and take aim, giving another warning to stop, before discharging the device into her back as she wasn't quite able to sidestep this time. The jolt of electricity was enough to floor the derelict, though as the cop closed in, she'd....just go into a roll of laughter.
"Mmmm....that's the spot....been having....some tightness there...from the last time...."
Before he could squeeze the trigger again, however, he'd notice those fishnets on her arms seemed to have....grown, winding themselves up her fingertips, then tracing along the wires of the tazer itself, and finally threading around both of his wrists, wrapping around with a tensile strength akin to piano wire, digging into the skin and threatening to even constrict enough to potentially start hewing through bone. The officer screamed as the taser was dropped, trying to pull himself away, while Sera would simply pluck those barbed prongs from her skin and get back to her feet.
"You, sir...are under arrest! For assaulting a lady with a dangerous weapon, and without provocation! Anything you have to say can and will be used against you so...if I were you? I'd start thinking up an apology. Fast. Wasn't out to cause you any grief but.....NOW you got me real....excited."
Cadmus hadn't been in the city long, but he'd seen some shit. Today, however, had been relatively normal. Morning shower, shoot some hoops in the Undercity and then head up topside to continue his exploration of top-side Seattle. It'd been hard for him to settle since 'waking up', though with a little aid from the relatively trustworthy Nu-Elsa, he was getting by.
He'd just be staying away from the Arcade for a little while. An eventful night leading into an all-out brawl had left Cadmus hoping to keep a low profile for a little while. Of course, in a place like this... with everything going on... He knew that wouldn't last.
He'd move through the city streets at a rather casual pace, hands in pockets, eyes wide as they scanned over the various storefronts he passed by. Despite his attempts to remain inconspicuous, there wasn't much to be done about hiding that red skin of his, baseball cap casting just enough shade over his face that he'd manage to pass by crowds of people without any of them taking too much notice. Not that he should have to, of course... but after the way he'd been received by some of the 'fine' citizens of Seattle so far... he didn't want to take any chances. Especially not in the middle of the day.
He'd come to stop at a crosswalk, eyebrow raised as he caught sight of police tape across the way... and then, noise. Was something...
He couldn't quite make out what was going on... but as much as he'd hate himself for it, he just had to see. He'd slowly approach, ears alert to the sounds of a struggling police officer... and that was when he saw her.
Sera. Serafina Fuckin' Drasche.
That bitch.
Despite the fact that this was quite likely not the Serafina he'd clashed heads with plenty of times back in the day... watching things unfold told him more than enough to come to the conclusion...
"Yup. She's a fuckin' weird bitch in every reality."
He'd just be staying away from the Arcade for a little while. An eventful night leading into an all-out brawl had left Cadmus hoping to keep a low profile for a little while. Of course, in a place like this... with everything going on... He knew that wouldn't last.
He'd move through the city streets at a rather casual pace, hands in pockets, eyes wide as they scanned over the various storefronts he passed by. Despite his attempts to remain inconspicuous, there wasn't much to be done about hiding that red skin of his, baseball cap casting just enough shade over his face that he'd manage to pass by crowds of people without any of them taking too much notice. Not that he should have to, of course... but after the way he'd been received by some of the 'fine' citizens of Seattle so far... he didn't want to take any chances. Especially not in the middle of the day.
He'd come to stop at a crosswalk, eyebrow raised as he caught sight of police tape across the way... and then, noise. Was something...
He couldn't quite make out what was going on... but as much as he'd hate himself for it, he just had to see. He'd slowly approach, ears alert to the sounds of a struggling police officer... and that was when he saw her.
Sera. Serafina Fuckin' Drasche.
That bitch.
Despite the fact that this was quite likely not the Serafina he'd clashed heads with plenty of times back in the day... watching things unfold told him more than enough to come to the conclusion...
"Yup. She's a fuckin' weird bitch in every reality."
Sera would merely keep herself fixated on the officer, fingers twirling those shadow threads, though not pulling to cause any further damage just yet. She was content to watch the man writhe in pain for the moment, his fingers starting to turn a bluish purple from lack of circulation. "I hope we've learned to keep our hands to ourselves from this." Nodding matter-of-factly as that clear level of batshit shone brightly in her smile, though it was not a smile that would last much longer. Not when she heard THAT voice.
Head craned away from the wounded man, almost on a swivel, bordering on exorcist levels if need be to move her attention to Cadmus. Clearly, this Sera had known....SOME version of Cadmus with the instant recognition. Eyes glowered, voice becoming a menacing hiss. "YOU! Have got. To be shitting me." The injured officer would waste little time trying to get the hell out of dodge while he had a chance in the meantime, unless he was otherwise impeded...though whether he was running for his life or getting backup was certainly debatable.
"Mister Raspberry Jello Man without the Cool Whip. Because you ain't cool....you ain't hip!" Nodding again as if to reassure herself of the truth behind her prattling, she'd reach into the 'hobo bag' slung over her back, pulling out a hand sewn voodoo doll with pins stuck through one, one she'd had since she was a child, and clinging to it tightly. "Still all MAD because of that stupid basketball court, huh? Didn't like getting DUNKED on. By a GIRL. Not some jock ass dude, was ME who put that net right in your grill!"
Giving one more series of rapid nods at her odd recollection of events, she'd finally go silent for a moment. "So yeah....what's up with you these days? Leading some team of wanna be heroes in your all exclusive high and mighty club?"
Head craned away from the wounded man, almost on a swivel, bordering on exorcist levels if need be to move her attention to Cadmus. Clearly, this Sera had known....SOME version of Cadmus with the instant recognition. Eyes glowered, voice becoming a menacing hiss. "YOU! Have got. To be shitting me." The injured officer would waste little time trying to get the hell out of dodge while he had a chance in the meantime, unless he was otherwise impeded...though whether he was running for his life or getting backup was certainly debatable.
"Mister Raspberry Jello Man without the Cool Whip. Because you ain't cool....you ain't hip!" Nodding again as if to reassure herself of the truth behind her prattling, she'd reach into the 'hobo bag' slung over her back, pulling out a hand sewn voodoo doll with pins stuck through one, one she'd had since she was a child, and clinging to it tightly. "Still all MAD because of that stupid basketball court, huh? Didn't like getting DUNKED on. By a GIRL. Not some jock ass dude, was ME who put that net right in your grill!"
Giving one more series of rapid nods at her odd recollection of events, she'd finally go silent for a moment. "So yeah....what's up with you these days? Leading some team of wanna be heroes in your all exclusive high and mighty club?"
His head shook, Cadmus slowly moving a step or two back from the police tape as he watched all of this unfold. Not digging it. Not digging it at all. When she finally pulled off that Exorcist-esque maneuver, he'd shake his head. At least his presence seemed to have given the officer a window to back off... however Cadmus was now at the forefront of Sera's attention.
"Nope. Nope. Why did I have to open my damn mouth..." he'd mutter, eyebrows raising somewhat as Sera began to spout off at him.
"So, you rhyme now? That's a thing? Can you... not?" The name calling wouldn't seem to phase him that much. He'd heard it all before... but rhyming? At some point a guy needed to draw a line. "I have no idea what you're talking about." He'd respond. The faint memory of an incident at the basketball court back in Colorado certainly lingered in his mind... but he wasn't so sure things went quite the way he thought she was trying to get at. Didn't matter. He'd eye up the voodoo doll for a moment, shudder running down his spine.
"What's up with me? Oh, I don't know... Just kinda hoping you are the Sera I know because I'm not too sure how much I want to live in a world with two or more of you roaming around unchecked."
His arms folded across his chest. He knew he should probably have just kept his mouth shut and walked off in the other direction... and though he certainly wasn't going to entertain the idea of tusslin' with this one, he'd at least stick around long enough to gauge just how high up she'd rank on his Batshitometer.
"No team. No club... but I'm also not assaulting police officers on the street in broad daylight so I guess I still got that going for me."
"Nope. Nope. Why did I have to open my damn mouth..." he'd mutter, eyebrows raising somewhat as Sera began to spout off at him.
"So, you rhyme now? That's a thing? Can you... not?" The name calling wouldn't seem to phase him that much. He'd heard it all before... but rhyming? At some point a guy needed to draw a line. "I have no idea what you're talking about." He'd respond. The faint memory of an incident at the basketball court back in Colorado certainly lingered in his mind... but he wasn't so sure things went quite the way he thought she was trying to get at. Didn't matter. He'd eye up the voodoo doll for a moment, shudder running down his spine.
"What's up with me? Oh, I don't know... Just kinda hoping you are the Sera I know because I'm not too sure how much I want to live in a world with two or more of you roaming around unchecked."
His arms folded across his chest. He knew he should probably have just kept his mouth shut and walked off in the other direction... and though he certainly wasn't going to entertain the idea of tusslin' with this one, he'd at least stick around long enough to gauge just how high up she'd rank on his Batshitometer.
"No team. No club... but I'm also not assaulting police officers on the street in broad daylight so I guess I still got that going for me."
Sera would cock her head to the side quizzically as he asked if he knew her, and implied there might be more than one of her running around. As farfetched as that would probably sound to a normal person, it actually seemed...appealing to her on some weird level.
"Now THAT would be totally cool! Would make collecting things and stealing hot dogs and feeding the mice and getting into places that you're not allowed so much easier if you had another you to do things and create distractions for you to do what you want to do. See, I never got that with you. Always such a jackass, but sometimes, every so often once upon a time, YOU....come up with the coolest ideas. And then right when I'm all TOTALLY ready to get behind that you go back go being, well....you! So maybe there IS another Jello Man running around who isn't a complete pissface! Or maybe you're him and the other you that just showed up all callin' me a weird bitch is gone now?"
Of course, once he brought up the assaulting cops bit, she'd just sneer at him again.
"He started it. And if you come up and just ELECTROCUTE me without my permission? You get your hands lopped off! Unless you apologize, then maybe its just one hand or a couple fingers instead..."
Eyes darted about again, noticing that her victim was no longer there, though the faint audio of a police radio did seem to be approaching. Yup, clearly the man did get backup and give the location of where he was just attacked.
"Hmm. This is actually a pretty nice spot, I should bring all my things here. But it's not really a secret anymore now that you're here, unless you want to stay here too? Then we just need to get some plywood and sheets and cardboard and can put up a big KEEP OUT sign with skulls on it and...it can be ours! What do you think?"
"Now THAT would be totally cool! Would make collecting things and stealing hot dogs and feeding the mice and getting into places that you're not allowed so much easier if you had another you to do things and create distractions for you to do what you want to do. See, I never got that with you. Always such a jackass, but sometimes, every so often once upon a time, YOU....come up with the coolest ideas. And then right when I'm all TOTALLY ready to get behind that you go back go being, well....you! So maybe there IS another Jello Man running around who isn't a complete pissface! Or maybe you're him and the other you that just showed up all callin' me a weird bitch is gone now?"
Of course, once he brought up the assaulting cops bit, she'd just sneer at him again.
"He started it. And if you come up and just ELECTROCUTE me without my permission? You get your hands lopped off! Unless you apologize, then maybe its just one hand or a couple fingers instead..."
Eyes darted about again, noticing that her victim was no longer there, though the faint audio of a police radio did seem to be approaching. Yup, clearly the man did get backup and give the location of where he was just attacked.
"Hmm. This is actually a pretty nice spot, I should bring all my things here. But it's not really a secret anymore now that you're here, unless you want to stay here too? Then we just need to get some plywood and sheets and cardboard and can put up a big KEEP OUT sign with skulls on it and...it can be ours! What do you think?"
Cadmus couldn't help but sigh. At this point, he was less worried and a little more... annoyed. He definitely did not have time for this.
He'd maintain position, moving only if she attempted to close the gap between them as he considered his escape options. Sure, wasn't too cool for him to up and leave after what just happened with the police but... Honestly, stuff like that just wasn't his problem anymore. For the moment, at least.
Head shook, "Well, whether it was me or another me or even someone else completely, you can't really dispute that comment so..."
"Doesn't matter if you started it or if the cops started it... I mean, I'm much more inclined to believe..." he'd pause, reflecting for a moment, "Actually, no. I'll give you that one. Random cop electrocution does sound kinda plausible." He'd shrug it off, hands raising at his sides.
"Whatever. I don't think we're going to be alone here too much longer and I really don't want to have to deal with whatever's gonna happen... Maybe you go get your things. Good idea." He'd slowly begin to turn away, sound of sirens approaching in the distance, and seeing a last opportunity to make his escape before shit hit the fan, he'd fast walk off in the other direction, head turned every few steps in hopes that he was not being pursued.
He'd maintain position, moving only if she attempted to close the gap between them as he considered his escape options. Sure, wasn't too cool for him to up and leave after what just happened with the police but... Honestly, stuff like that just wasn't his problem anymore. For the moment, at least.
Head shook, "Well, whether it was me or another me or even someone else completely, you can't really dispute that comment so..."
"Doesn't matter if you started it or if the cops started it... I mean, I'm much more inclined to believe..." he'd pause, reflecting for a moment, "Actually, no. I'll give you that one. Random cop electrocution does sound kinda plausible." He'd shrug it off, hands raising at his sides.
"Whatever. I don't think we're going to be alone here too much longer and I really don't want to have to deal with whatever's gonna happen... Maybe you go get your things. Good idea." He'd slowly begin to turn away, sound of sirens approaching in the distance, and seeing a last opportunity to make his escape before shit hit the fan, he'd fast walk off in the other direction, head turned every few steps in hopes that he was not being pursued.
Sera would have that crazed grin get a bit wider now at Cadmus saying he 'believed' her. If he was being sarcastic, the loony lady certainly didn't catch on!
"Exactly! You can't just go around electrocuting people! I should know!"
Yup, she certainly looked and sounded like she had tried doing just that before. Of course, as the radios grew closer and he suggested she go get her stuff, she gave another rapid nod of delight.
"Alright! I'm gonna fetch my dollies and thingies and kitties and we'll meet up later! Long as I don't see that stupid clone of yours that acts like an ass, because if I do see him, I'm gonna stuff him in a cup and sell him at the supermarket!"
That said, the girl would opt to dart forward and leap onto a dumpster, before jumping across to grab onto a rusty fire escape ladder and climb her way out of there. While the cops would have a small trail of blood from her earlier leg wound, they certainly wouldn't be able to trace it up the side of the building. Of course, they might very well put out some kind of search, but there were probably plenty of homeless dregs in the city and not nearly enough time or manpower to search every nook and cranny....or more likely, it wasn't worth the risk of going after someone as unhinged as she was.
"Exactly! You can't just go around electrocuting people! I should know!"
Yup, she certainly looked and sounded like she had tried doing just that before. Of course, as the radios grew closer and he suggested she go get her stuff, she gave another rapid nod of delight.
"Alright! I'm gonna fetch my dollies and thingies and kitties and we'll meet up later! Long as I don't see that stupid clone of yours that acts like an ass, because if I do see him, I'm gonna stuff him in a cup and sell him at the supermarket!"
That said, the girl would opt to dart forward and leap onto a dumpster, before jumping across to grab onto a rusty fire escape ladder and climb her way out of there. While the cops would have a small trail of blood from her earlier leg wound, they certainly wouldn't be able to trace it up the side of the building. Of course, they might very well put out some kind of search, but there were probably plenty of homeless dregs in the city and not nearly enough time or manpower to search every nook and cranny....or more likely, it wasn't worth the risk of going after someone as unhinged as she was.
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