http://accursed_rock.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] accursed-rock.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] damned_institute2007-10-26 10:10 am

Day 28: Bus 1

Zelgadis was not happy, at all. Not that this was any change, but the events of the past few hours had given him more to angst about than usual. Nightshift had been dreadful: first he was attacked by a small green man and then covered in leeches, neither of which lead to warm fuzzy feelings.

And now this.

When the nurse had come into his room with new clothes he had a small glimmer of hope-- some thief had taken his normal Landel's wear in the night, so perhaps this was a change in luck. However, it was not the godsend he had hoped for. Minus the threat of sedation, there was nothing in the universe that could make Zelgadis wear a bright lemon-yellow shirt. There was a jacket of a slightly more tasteful variety, so Zelgadis made good us of it-- he put all his coupons in a pocket and pulled up the hood. It was almost as good as his cloak. Well, no it wasn't, but it would have to do.

With mild protesting, Zelgadis was lead to a large yellow vehicle. He climbed the stairs, took a seat towards the back, and readied himself for another frustrating day of being attacked and threatened with spoons.
vintagebrit: (amused)

[personal profile] vintagebrit 2007-10-29 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"Har har," Mason shot back sarcastically.

And then the reaper felt a change of heart coming on. Surprisingly, he rather admired this fellow for neither beating the crap out of him nor getting offended.

"You know what," he told the goggled man. "I am surprised by your benificance," he said, getting the last word rather wrong, though his meaning was genuine. "I quite like you. But not in a gay way, in a manly way," he quickly assured the other man. "My name's Mason," he offered, extending his hand.

[identity profile] teacupdeath.livejournal.com 2007-10-29 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Making friends. Joy. Riddick lacked the formal education that would have flagged that one long word as incorrect, though it vaguely annoyed him that Mason had used it. Why bother fucking up simple English with fancy phrases? Riddick took the offered hand and gave it an all-too-firm shake. Ass.

"Riddick," he responded evenly. "I'm only not beating the shit out of you because I dislike the end result when these fucks are in charge." He ended the spoken thought with a grin that would make it difficult for Mason to guess whether he was being sarcastic or serious.
vintagebrit: (pretty please?)

[personal profile] vintagebrit 2007-10-29 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Mason's fingers felt rather crushed by the larger man's firm grip. Shaking his hand slighty to restore circulation, Mason gave Riddick a rather hang dog expression.

"Much appreciated, in any case," the reaper gulped. He glanced past Riddick's bulging muscles to the scenery outside. "So... um... where are we going?"

[identity profile] teacupdeath.livejournal.com 2007-10-30 01:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Either this guy was new, or he didn't pay attention to much. Riddick voted the latter, mostly because new patients hadn't been announced this morning.

"Town, which is probably as big a joke as the rest of it. I seriously doubt they need the security they're hyping."

He was thinking of the force field that had blown him off the perimeter wall last night. Fucking mind games. On the other hand, force fields required power. And if that power source was inside the grounds, he intended to find it. There was also someone he actually wanted to talk to, now that he'd sorted his thoughts out. Probably two people. He made a note to hook up with them later.
vintagebrit: (confused)

[personal profile] vintagebrit 2007-10-30 06:04 pm (UTC)(link)
"Town," Mason repeated to himself. He hoped that meant shops where he could get some booze from. And with a whole town to lose himself in, maybe he could escape and get back from wherever the hell he was.

He really didn't have anything else to say to this bloke, but Mason wasn't so good at keeping his mouth shut.

"Hey," he asked, "have you met any good-looking ladies in this place?" It wasn't really being unfaithful to Daisy, right? She hadn't wanted him to sleep on her couch! She didn't actually care about him. That thought just made Mason miserable.

[identity profile] teacupdeath.livejournal.com 2007-10-30 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Mason's question elicited another snort from the Furyan. The newbie definitely thought with his dick. And didn't know when to shut up.

"I've met a grand total of one woman in this place. I've been a little too busy trying to get the fuck out." Or cause trouble. Whichever came first. But then, his brand of trouble was usually geared towards the 'getting out' concept.
vintagebrit: (confused)

[personal profile] vintagebrit 2007-10-30 07:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Mason made a dismissive sound. "How hard can it be, mate? Beat up a couple of guards, maybe pick a lock or two... Easy." Riddick was clearly not educated in the fine art of escaping from bad situations.

[identity profile] teacupdeath.livejournal.com 2007-10-30 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Riddick shook his head in disbelief. He hoped nobody ever depended on this guy for advice on escape attempts... or dating, for that matter. Or not getting beat up.

"I got blown off a fucking wall last night. The low-tech thing is a sham, they're using force fields. Good luck picking that lock." His bad mood had returned, along with a hefty dose of spite. He wasn't one for sharing information, but for lack of better things to do, he'd put Mason in his place one way or another. This was assuming Mason even knew what a force field was.
vintagebrit: (amused)

[personal profile] vintagebrit 2007-10-30 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Force fields? That was pretty ridiculous. What did this guy think - they were living in fucking Star Wars?

"What," Mason snorted, "you talkin' like in Star Wars?" He eyed Riddick in a distainful manner. "You think you're some kind of Jedi, do you?"

[identity profile] teacupdeath.livejournal.com 2007-10-31 09:49 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. A real winner. The mention of that film reminded Riddick of a conversation from the bulletin board. Someone here did actually think they were from that universe... and at this rate, they probably were.

"Where I come from, those are movies I didn't exactly have time to see. Too busy running from the law and killing people who annoy me." Put that in your fucking pipe and smoke it. For someone supposedly not wanting to get the shit beat out of him, Mason was really asking for it.
vintagebrit: (wtf?)

[personal profile] vintagebrit 2007-10-31 02:56 pm (UTC)(link)
At that moment, the bus lurched to a halt, and Mason glanced out the window to see a park and beyond it a small quaint sort of town. People appeared to be filing off the bus, and he decided to follow suit.

"Whatever," he replied vaguely to Riddick, not especially cowed by the man's use of the word 'killing.' Death wasn't exactly something that scared Mason. Now, if he'd said that he liked to kick the shit out of people who annoyed him... that might have been intimidating.

With that, the reaper left his 'new friend' behind and headed out into 'the town.' Whatever that meant.

[skulking over to here]