mental link

[whowhatnow]

[This little mental nudge comes from Nathaniel Horn, someone who is, oddly enough, not at all used to making these kinds of things on his own. Still, he's been thinking since the bombing a while ago, and this is a good chance to let everyone know what's been on his mind.]

(So........ladies, gentlemen, people in general, let's talk about monsters. Spooky beasts. Creatures that go bump in the night. Those things. They all exist in one form or the other. Lots of terrible tales about abominations that want to like, rip you apart and suck out your eyeballs or something. Anyways, they exist! And how do I know they exist?)

[A pause for dramatic effect here.]

(Because I am one. Annnnnnd I don't mean the whole "something is crawling inside of me, alas I'm like the worst person ever" kind of monster. And honestly, I'm not a monster, but an alien, but...semantics! Anyways, if you see a big hulking flesh thing that looks like it crawled from your worst nightmares sometime, please don't try to destroy it like right away. It might be me. And I wouldn't like that. Just say hi over the mental telephone before doing anything rash.)

[There's a long pause here as he tries to piece together what other points he wants to make. It looks like he didn't think all of this whole mental speech thing out beforehand.]

(Anyways, uh...are all of you human? For the most part? I don't think there's anything like me among the broods...unless I'm wrong. So like, if you have any questions for me to answer, or want to share examples of big spooky monsters where you come from, just, like, tell me? Honestly, I think I'm pretty good-looking no matter what form I take, but I know most of you guys don't like seeing things like, I dunno, teeth growing in different places outside of human mouths and stuff, so I just wanted to give you a heads up. I don't transform often, but it could happen. Just be aware, and all that.)

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[whowhatnow]

(What, me with bullets in me? Or just me in general? Because you know I'm always willing to show off my big beautiful monster self for you.)

[Insert like five winking emojis here]

[inflori]

( Why not both? )

[ Cheeky cheeky. ]

[whowhatnow]

(Wow, Petre, you're into all the gore stuff, huh?

Well, maybe I can just put some bullets in me and form around them. Sometimes I store things in myself from time to time anyways.)

[inflori]

( I don't get why that's a bad thing. Some people, like, go nuts about feet. )

[ They're obviously the weirdos, not him. ]

( Can I shoot you? Then watch you do that? )

[whowhatnow]

[LOUD SIGH]

(You promise not to try to mortally wound me, right? Like, I'll still get wounded. My cells won't like it.)

[inflori]

( Why would I do that, stupid? I just wanna see your body do it. It sounds cool. )

[whowhatnow]

(Honestly...it WOULD be pretty cool. Painful, but hey, it'll be worth it. Time and place?)

[inflori]

( Could be right now for all I care. Not like I got anything better to do. )

[whowhatnow]

(Then let's do it right now. Meet me at my place?)

[inflori]

[ IMMEDIATELY: ]

( Okay. )

[ And off he goes, putting on his shoes and heading out to Nate's room as fast as he can. ::::::::: ]

[whowhatnow]

[Annnnnnd here is the monster of the week, opening the door with an eager look he really should not be having considering he's going to get shot.]

Did you bring a gun?

[inflori]

Duh.

[ He's so nice to you, Nate. And you're one of his favorite people here! ]

I got it with Bellamy. He wanted a gun too so I helped him get it. You like mine?

[ It's shiny, and though obviously not Earth-like in construction, it does the job well enough. ]

Are we gonna do it in here?

[whowhatnow]

[He's the nicest!!]

Oooh, yeah, that's eye candy right there.

[He definitely approves - he nods, grinning as he ushers Petre in.]

Yeah, yeah, come on in. It's better than doing it out there where somebody might see us.

[inflori]

They're gonna hear it anyway.

[ Unless these walls are sound-proofed. Are they? Something to find out in a few minutes. ]

Okay, so. Where do I shoot you? You wanna take your shirt off or something?

[whowhatnow]

True, but hey, at least we're surrounded by our own people and not like, weirdly nosy strangers.

["Yes, officer, this is just my friend who wants to shoot me, no big deal, move along."]

Hm. You really want me to get to take off my clothes that badly? [Just...slap him. Please. God.] But maybe right in the shoulder? That could work.

[A pause.]

You know you and the others will feel the pain, right? Over the brood link. You fine with that?

[inflori]

[ Snort. ]

I don't care. They're your clothes, dude, you might not want a stupid hole in them.

[ He could just say he got it off a thrift store??? Petre no that's not how it works ]

I'm used to pain. Who cares. The others can get used to it.

[whowhatnow]

Yeah, you're right. I like this shirt. It's comfortable.

[Proceeds to just whip off his shirt, there we go, he's just going to toss it right to the floor like an absolute slob.]

[He gestures to his bare chest with a grin.]

Okay, want me to transform first, then? Your choice.

[inflori]

[ Slob meet slob. Slob shoot slob? ]

... yeah. Do that.

[ He lifts his gun, still not decided on where to aim it - it'll depend on what Nate transforms into this time. ]

[whowhatnow]

Sure thing, dude.

[And that's all the warning he gives - they've been through this song and dance before, so Petre shouldn't be surprised to see his upper body just spliting open, arms breaking into tendrils laced with teeth and eyes. His upper body just looks like a weird bouquet of flesh and teeth and bone, though his lower body still stays the same - it's a bit surreal.]

[PULL THE TRIGGER, PETRE]

[inflori]

[ It makes him grin every time, almost giddy to see him turn into an abomination right before his eyes. Like this is a special treat that they exchange between each other. It doesn't last long, though, and before he even allows himself to get distracted he shoots right at whatever's closer to looking like a shoulder. It shouldn't be fatal, right? ]