Bounty; $009

[deadwhisperer]

[Adel's Letter]



[Town]

[ Adel is not looking good.

Shortly after his run-in with Tabby things had gone from bad to worse for him as pain wracked his body, and the moment he's been waiting 6 years for happened: his curse marks spread to cover his entire body. They're burned black into his darkened skin now--permanently, unlike before. His entire body radiates with Necromatic energy too, sometimes weakly and other times it sparks in sharp bursts. Pain practically oozes off him, the kind he's sure is going to kill him. The only place he can find solace is in the Slums--it comes infrequently, but then so do assaults and the very occasional murder. But it's the kind of place where the less-than-privileged are dying slowly anyway...and their pain eases his.

He's nearing his limit--he knows that now for certain. Soon he's going to have to contact Robin and ask if he's found someplace for him to die. Soon he's going to have to sit alone and wait for the end.

He finds himself both dreading and looking forward to it as he slumps near a deserted aqueduct entrance. Finally, a release for everything that's happened...but the hard, undeniable truth that he's failed Matthew, failed everyone back home. He can't even keep a simply promise to the one person who made a difference in his life. He smiles wryly, the action making his eyes pulse neon purple with energy. Euri's going to hate him even more when she reads his letter. But hopefully everyone else will be there for her, and Dog will know not to let her close.

No one can get close to him right now, it's too dangerous--not when his powers are fluctuating beyond even his control. Robin probably shouldn't either... Maybe he ought to send him word to forget about the search after all. ]

[Robin; written]

I don't need a place anymore. It's okay...but thank you for trying. I can find something.

If you can...please look after Euri for me.

Sorry.

[Tower]

[ Aaaaand then, at the Tower itself, Matt will be wandering onto the grounds. His glazed blue eyes are even more vacant than normal, his muscles slackened and his face expressionless as he ambles toward the main entrance of the Tower alone. Adel's nowhere in sight as he wanders along--there's definitely something different about him now, and in his hands he holds only two things: a glass bottle with a sickly glow, and a tattered-looking envelope.

It's the best Adel could manage with his control over Matt almost non-existent. Controlling him without his soul is hard on it's own. ]


[ ooc; open to town or to find matt ;n; ]

Comments

[tabbytastic]

[OH HOLY SHIT--

...it takes every ounce of will she has to only shriek and throw herself away from the fire, mindlessly bounding around Matt until she's at the doorway again. Once there, she whirls and hisses, absolutely furious-- but she can't get herself to go back into that kitchen. Not yet, anyway.

For now, all she can do is flip out in the doorway, scream at him and fight the mind-gnawing urge to completely lose her mind over this]

--FUCK YOU!

What the fuck did you do to him, you son of a bitch?! Fix him, or I swear to god I will rip out your motherfucking throat!

[umbrare]

[The fire dissipates fairly quickly. Dog remains unmoving.]

I didn't do anything. Adel wants to give him a send-off.

[tabbytastic]

The hell is that supposed to mean?!

[she paces in the doorway, still too riled and freaked-out to be able to get herself to go back into the kitchen]

[umbrare]

It means Adel is unable to take care of him, so he's sending him off to die.

[tabbytastic]

[that at least stills her a little bit. slowing her down enough to think]

He can't die. He's already dead.

[--but the image of the last time she saw Adel is coming to mind. How he looked, how he felt. Things are beginning to click into place in her mind, but in ways that she doesn't like... so she's clinging to denial as long as she can]

[umbrare]

[Dog just stares at her for a few moments.]

You're very picky, you know. How is this for an explanation:

[He turns and nudges the bottle with his paw.]

Adel sent him to Euri and I to ensure his soul reaches the afterlife, and that instead of continuing to be a zombie his body decomposes properly.

[tabbytastic]

But why?

[the dog had to be wrong. this whole thing was just stupid.]

If Adel doesn't want to take care of him, why can't somebody else do it?

[umbrare]

There are very few people here who would be able to prevent him from entering a typical mindless zombie state, and none of them use the same kind of magic as Adel. Necromancer magic is already very finicky, it wouldn't be a good idea.

[tabbytastic]

Well--what the fuck--why can't Adel do it? What's wrong with him, anyway?

[he's so stupid, she can't stand it... whatever he did to make those lines show up all over himself, that was what was causing this whole thing. She's following that much.]

The hell did he do?

[umbrare]

He died.

[Might as well just be straightforward with this girl.]

[tabbytastic]

[she doesn't even give herself time to consider it as being true]

You liar, he's not dead! I just saw him.

['just' being a few weeks ago]

[umbrare]

Really.

[Yeah she's full of shit. If Adel isn't already dead he will be soon.]

Then you go find him and tell his corpse that he should take Matt back.

[fetterbound]

Ooouughhh.... [ Adel's trying to hold on here but you guys arguing isn't making it easy, especially with Robin arriving. So Matt's going to turn away from both of them toward the door, and head for the lobby slowly ]

[tabbytastic]

[Tabby warily edges back from Matt when he heads for the door, but she doesn't go far. Hovering around, half-following him, looking back and forth between him and Dog]

This is bullshit... that little runt can't be dead. What happened to him?

[umbrare]

[With no hesitation Dog will start following Matt.]

It's complicated. I'm not entirely sure you'd understand.

[fetterbound]

[ he's headed out into the lobby then, and after there out into the cold snow :c probably away from the forest and closer to the beach ]

[tabbytastic]

[after a moment of standing around, disbelieving and frustrated, she follows too-- jogging to catch up]

Kid, hey--!

Where is he going?

[umbrare]

He's probably going to deal with Matt's physical body.

[fetterbound]

[ yep ): it'll take some times since he's wavering the longer it takes, but adel will keep him focused until they get to where the grass thins, turning to look for dog ]

[tabbytastic]

Deal with it how? What's that mean...

[none of this is quite sticking. She hangs back, looking like she wants to get closer--or do something--but is too freaked out to]

[umbrare]

You'll see.

[Dog will walk over to Matt and bump his head against his side.]

[fetterbound]

Oouuuhh... [ Dog :c he wavers just a bit, and eventually drops to his knees and leans over to press his hands against the ground--and then into it as he starts to sink down ]

[tabbytastic]

"I'll see?!" Fuck you! Just--

[...but then she does see, and immediately trips over her words]

--Hey. ...Hey.

[now she does come slinking closer, looking like she's considering just grabbing Matt or something]

[umbrare]

[Dog glances at her, flattening his ears.]

Don't touch him.

[fetterbound]

[ yes it'd be best not to D: necromancy it flitting off him intermittently now as Adel's powers kind of spark and it makes Matt groan hungrily, but rather than try and pull himself out he only leans further into the earth, sinking until he's completely buried ]