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Post by dante on Jun 11, 2009 20:11:56 GMT -6
Dante walked down the dark hallway, her heels clicking against the stone floor beneath her. It was difficult for her to see where she was going, her only source of light being the dim candle she held in her right hand. Despite this, she was almost certain that her destination was not too far off now. Since this part of her laboratory was still fairly new, she had only been in it once before, so it was understandable that she did not know it all that well.
"We should be there any moment," she looked back at Envy, who had accompanied her to greet their guests. She had told him that she did not require his assistance, but apparently he wanted to see his new siblings. Considering that they were the first of their kind, she did not blame him.
She stepped into a pitch black foyer, the light from her candle revealing a large pair of double doors across from the. It seemed they had finally arrived. Making her way to the door, she walked down a small flight of steps and pushed it open. The next room was not only just as dark, but it was strangely chilly and smelled horrible. No doubt the chimera was releasing some of its toxins nearby.
After walking down a flight of stairs attached to the wall, she stepped onto the rocky ground below. They were once again in the cave that the laboratory was built into. Her candle revealed metal train tracks to the right of their platform, which meant they had finally reached their destination. Smiling to herself, the dark haired woman continued walking down the rocky platform, eager to see the children.
Eventually she reached her guests, who were loitering in front of the poorly made trolley they came in on. Instead of revealing herself to them, she stood far away from them, hidden in the thick darkness that filled the room.
"Welcome to my humble abode. I trust you had a safe journey?"
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 11, 2009 20:14:40 GMT -6
"Yes, Master" Sloth said, nodding slightly. She turned her head in Dante's direction. As she did, young Ariana turned her head slightly, staring at the bats flying overhead and cooing at them.
Martel meanwhile, told Dorochet to put her down. "I'm not competely helpless, Dorochet" she told him in an almost scolding manner, "I can at least stand on my own".
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Post by Dorochet [Bido] on Jun 11, 2009 20:17:22 GMT -6
"Fine if you insist." The other chimera gave in as he carefully put Martel down. "Just don't force yourself." He added silently before peeking through the dark and grimacing. This place stenched horribly, it smelled like the labs had and in all honesty that was everything but comforting.
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Post by dante on Jun 11, 2009 20:22:30 GMT -6
Dante walked over to them, smiling brightly when she saw the babies that Sloth was cradling in her arms. "These are the twins, I assume? They're absolutely adorable."
She turned to face their mother, her smile vanishing when she noticed how grumpy she looked. Even though she seemed to always look like that, she had a feeling something happened while she was giving birth.
"Is something the matter, dear? I hope Pride behaved himself this time."
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 11, 2009 20:26:30 GMT -6
"Of course something's the matter" Martel hissed bitterly at Dante. She wasn't going to go into details about it, knowing that Dante would likely be able to figure it out on her own.
Sloth nodded slightly, glancing down at the two infants, who were both glancing around the room. "They appear to be healthy, from what I can see" she informed Dante in a business-like tone.
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Post by Dorochet [Bido] on Jun 11, 2009 20:29:19 GMT -6
Dorochette stood in silent beside Martel. He was peering through the dark room and taking in all the sents he could cath. It smelled like there where other creatures around. Something that he couldn't quite put his finger on. Ow and that Envy guy should be around as well probably.
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Post by dante on Jun 11, 2009 20:35:08 GMT -6
"I doubt you'll be seeing him again any time soon, so put your mind at ease. Rest assured I'll be having a little talk with him when I next see him."
Dante listened as her servant spoke to her, eyes resting on the children in her arms. Just as she said, they looked healthy, and one of them seemed to greatly resemble Greed. That was a good sign, considering that the only reason she was interested in them was because of their father.
"Excellent! I am greatly pleased," she told Sloth. Noticing that another person was standing near them, she raised a brow and frowned. "I wasn't aware you were bringing a friend."
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 11, 2009 20:38:44 GMT -6
"Now, are you actually going to let me hold my babies for more than 10 minutes?" Martel snapped, glaring at Sloth.
The homunculus frowned somewhat, not bothering to look at the chimera. "You know we can't let you do that, dear" she informed Martel, "We wouldn't want you becoming too attached to them, now do we?" Her frown seemed to grow when Ariana began fussing, most likely due to hunger.
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Post by Dorochet [Bido] on Jun 11, 2009 20:41:35 GMT -6
Dorochette looked at the woman in silence for a moment. Not quite sure wheter he should answer or not. But he could for sure already tell that he didn't like her. She had an unpleasant voice and smelled funny, in a quite bad way.
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Post by dante on Jun 11, 2009 20:47:18 GMT -6
Dante looked him over for a few more moments, then sighed and shook her head disapprovingly. She would definitely have to ask Pride about this later. "I suppose it wouldn't hurt to look after one more."
She glanced at Martel. "I'm afraid Sloth is right, dear. I know this may seem cruel, but it's for the best. But if you stay on your best behavior, I'll be more than happy to give you a few minutes with them every now and then."
Noticing that the candle was growing dim, she mentally cursed herself for taking so long to get down here. "It looks like we'll be out of light in a few minutes, so we had better get moving. Be sure to stick close to me: if you get lost down here, you won't be coming out."
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 11, 2009 20:51:14 GMT -6
Martel frowned---it seemed that no matter what she wasn't going to have much time with her children. However, a little interaction with them was better than none. "Fine" she said begrudgingly before following after Dante.
Sloth was the nearest to her Master, being a sort of guide for the two chimeras. She actually did a fair job, seeing as she was attempting to calm Ariana, whose fussing had now turned to actual wails.
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Post by Dorochet [Bido] on Jun 11, 2009 20:55:04 GMT -6
Dorochette slightly frowned at the look Dante gave him. "Don't worry I'm well trained, I look after myself." He mumbled sarcastically. As Dante and Sloth leaded the way Dorochette walked behind Martel, closing the raw. He really didn't liked this place it smelled like the labs, it smell like thing who had been forced against nature, it smelled like chimera's, and he didn't meant Martel or himself by that.
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Post by masterwarlord on Jun 11, 2009 21:27:06 GMT -6
Envy simply glanced at the babies carelessly, almost as if in disbelief. "I came all this way just for these brats?". He was completely unimpressed after having seen Dante's Gluttony prototype, rolling his eyes and folding his arms. "How long will it take until these little rats become useful to us?" he asked Dante.
He turned to Sloth after getting his question answered. "Seen Lust recently? I haven't been in contact with her in ages. She doing anything remotely useful? I'd think it'd be more fitting for her to do a pathetic job like this then to waste your talents.". Envy smirked at Sloth slightly. While he was always filled with insults, his favorite people to target where always those not present.
He turned to Martel and Dorochette. "Any reason we're still keeping them around? What do we need them for, huh? You mind if I do the honors? I've gone too long without killing someone. . .". Envy smirked and chuckled, turning his arm into a blade.
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Post by Dorochet [Bido] on Jun 12, 2009 2:10:29 GMT -6
Dorochette had decided it might be smarter just to stay calm. So at Envy's nagging and rude insults to everyone he just walked on. When he started about killing them the chimera eyed the sword arm of the homonculus. He had quickly, loyal as he was, caught up with Martel again, walking by her side to guard her and cursing once more that he didn't bring his sword but only had this lousy gun. He kept a close eye on Envy, preparing for a fight if the homonculus decided to attack after all as he bared his fangs to the homonculus a bit in a small growl. He didn't believed he was going to admit this to himself but those other homonculus actually made him miss Gluttony's company as he would be all to happy to exchange the dragqueen for the brainless one.
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Post by masterwarlord on Jun 12, 2009 12:22:11 GMT -6
Envy took note of Dorochette as he bared his fangs, clearly more then ready to fight him. He chuckled to himeslf slightly at this. It was doubtful that Dante would want him around much longer anyway, seeing of how little use he was, although he still didn't want to attack him without her permission, seeing she was right there. Envy was eager to fight the dog chimera as he seemed to be skilled enough to make the battle entertaining, assuming Envy held back and didn't rely on his powers.
As for Martel, she seemed too weak to fight anyway, so it'd hardly be fun to kill her. Besides that, Dante probably wouldn't let him touch her anyway, as he felt that she still had some use for her. Perhaps Martel was Dante's newest choice for a new vessel to contain herself? Little other reason to keep her, although it'd be a rather bad choice for a body after she'd been forced to give birth so soon. Plenty of damage had probably been done to her. Besides, she was far from the nicest looking bitch out there. He didn't want to be staring at her face for another hundred years.
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 12, 2009 12:49:34 GMT -6
Sloth glanced at Envy, her gaze seeming to warn him to control himself. When he mentioned Lust, however, she closed her eyes and stated, "I truly don't know what Lust is meant to be doing at this time. Although, seeing how she turned up in Central without our calling her there, perhaps she has business in that area".
At the same time, Martel was keeping a close eye on Envy, especially whenever he got near Sloth. She knew how much the bastard hated Greed, and was pretty sure he'd have no issue killing her babies if he could make it look like an accident. She was especially watching for any signs of anger towards the boy---as he had the most resemblance to the "Ultimate Shield"
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Post by Dorochet [Bido] on Jun 12, 2009 13:05:19 GMT -6
Dorochette equaly glared at Envy as he still stood beside Martel. It was probably him imagining things but the shape shifter reminded him so damn much of a cat that he felt the huge urge to throw a shoe at the homonculus, either that or chase him around while barking but that was one thing he wouldn't admit out loud for sure. "You know Gluttony suddenly seems like the best guy I've ever met comparing to certain other people." He whispered to Martel.
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 12, 2009 13:08:07 GMT -6
"Gluttony just thinks like a little kid" Martel said, eyes still focussed on watching Envy. She kept her voice low so only Dorochet would hear, hopefully. "Most of the others are just assholes".
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Post by Dorochet [Bido] on Jun 12, 2009 13:46:43 GMT -6
"Assholes? Mhh Martel I had expected better insults from you." Dorochette answered just as quietly with a small chuckle, trying to humour her at least a bit. "Don't worry they won't hurt them." He added.
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 12, 2009 14:41:26 GMT -6
"Yeah, maybe she won't" Martel said bitterly, glancing at Sloth. Out of the Homunculi she'd met, this woman seemed to be the most in control of her temper. Which meant she was the least likely to harm the young infants. "It's that douche-fucking bastard Envy that I'm worried about".
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