Fanfic - Singularity Chapter 4
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mindcrackloveChapter 4 of Singularity! There is no small animal cruelty warning here! Because there's no small animal cruelty!
Chapter 4
Etho shuddered, the cold rain seeping in through his coat and into the bandage, the water causing the bandage to stick to the weeping wound and causing him to inhale sharply. Etho pulled out a small cell phone, dialing BDoubleO. While he could just go back inside the building, he was in no mood to see BDoubleO face to face again for awhile.
The phone picked up after two rings. “Hi Etho. Unexpected. What did you want, were the instructions unclear?” “You could say hi at least. I'm going to need longer. My shoulder is killing me, I'm taking a week off to let it heal more.” “Fine. If you need a place to...heal, there's an apartment nearby. I'll text you the co-ordinates and room access number.” Etho could almost feel BDoubleO's displeasure oozing from the phone. Etho started to shrug before thinking better of it. “Fine.” The line went dead. “Who hangs up without saying goodbye? Ingrate.” Etho said, frowning at the phone. A few moments later, the phone beeped, indicating a new text message. Looking at the co-ordinates, Etho could only murmur in surprise.
The apartment building was one of Arkas's creations. Gleaming white quartz wrapped around obsidian in a helix pattern. The building continued up past the clouds, the swirling pattern causing a headache if stared at too long. Carefully pushing into the lobby, Etho stopped suddenly as he suddenly smelled the overwhelming scent of disinfectant. Going pale and wavering on his feet, he caught himself before he fell, exhaling slowly. The scent faded, replaced with with the faint scent of high powered AC units.
Etho made his way to the front desk, coming face to face with a very bored Pyro. He was currently reading a magazine, clearly uninterested in it. He was dressed in a rather ill fitting suit. “Welcome. Do you have a key, or do you need one?” Pyro said without looking up. “I need a key. Where's your dragon outfit?” Etho said, causing Pyro to finally look up. An odd look passed over Pyro's face. Doubt, or confusion perhaps. The troubled look on his face passed, to be replaced with bored indifference. “Hi sir. BDoubleO called ahead and said to expect you. Here's your key. Elevator's on the right. Top floor.” Etho took the key, before leaning in closer to Pyro. “Pyro. Dragon outfit. Remember? You always wear the thing? Why aren't you wearing it?” Pyro looked up at Etho. Doubt and confusion crossed his face, suddenly changing to sadness and pain. Just as quickly as Etho saw this, Pyro turned away, staring at the magazine. Etho waited for a moment before shrugging, getting in the elevator.
As the doors closed, he saw Pyro resting his head on the front counter. As much as he wanted to go out and see if he could do anything for Pyro, he had the sinking feeling that if he tried to talk to him again, he'd just revert to bored indifference again.
Pushing the button for the top floor, the elevator took off, traveling at neck break speed, before abruptly halting. Etho stepped out of the elevator, his head spinning from either the height or the speed of the trip, he wasn't sure. There was only a single door on the floor. Wincing slightly as he shrugged and cursed softly about not shrugging until his shoulder was better, he opened the door, only to stop in shocked silence.
Opulent carpet covered the floor in shades of gold and silver. Plush chairs and couches sat around the room, heavy cherry wood and mahogany tables carefully situated in exact places. As elegant and refined as the apartment look, it felt as though everything was placed with exact, almost mechanical precision. The living room wall was clear glass, looking out over the clouds. Barely perceptible a few blocks away was Guude's tower, the glass and steel dark against the pale clouds.
Etho felt drawn to look over at the building. Looking over, he felt he could almost make out figures walking around the top floor. One of the minute figures stopped, before turning towards the great window. Time seemed to stop, as a huge shadow descended over both buildings, the oppressive feeling of cold infinite space seeping into Etho, holding him in place. The space between the buildings wavered, and suddenly everything felt closer. He could see Guude standing next to the window, smirking at him. As Etho's eyes widened, Guude grinned, his mouth filled with innumerable pointed teeth. What terrified him more then anything was Guude's eyes. Instead of his soft green eyes, he saw darkness, punctuated with what appeared to be stars in endless space. As quickly as this happened, suddenly everything snapped back to normal, the building too far to make out. Etho laid down on the nearby couch, shivering.
Etho woke up with a start. He had fallen asleep on the couch. He wondered what had awoke him though. The second ring of the doorbell alerted him. He slowly made his way to the door, opening it.
“Oh hi Nebris. Wait, Nebris?” Etho said groggily, before Nebris pushed his way into the room.
Edit - No Pyro tag? Uhm hm.
Next chapter! - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/141471.html#cutid1
Chapter 1 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/132602.html#cutid1
Chapter 2 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/134400.html#cutid1
Chapter 3 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/137627.html#cutid1
Chapter 4 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/138926.html#cutid1
Chapter 5 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/141471.html#cutid1
Chapter 6 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/144302.html#cutid1
Chapter 7 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/144730.html#cutid1
Chapter 8 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/146756.html#cutid1
Chapter 9 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/150725.html#cutid1
Chapter 10 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/154480.html#cutid1
Chapter 11 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/155006.html#cutid1
Chapter 12 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/155949.html#cutid1
Chapter 13 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/159984.html#cutid1
Chapter 14 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/163301.html#cutid1
Chapter 15 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/164905.html#cutid1
Chapter 16 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/166571.html#cutid1
Chapter 17 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/170136.html#cutid1
...squeak!
Chapter 4
Etho shuddered, the cold rain seeping in through his coat and into the bandage, the water causing the bandage to stick to the weeping wound and causing him to inhale sharply. Etho pulled out a small cell phone, dialing BDoubleO. While he could just go back inside the building, he was in no mood to see BDoubleO face to face again for awhile.
The phone picked up after two rings. “Hi Etho. Unexpected. What did you want, were the instructions unclear?” “You could say hi at least. I'm going to need longer. My shoulder is killing me, I'm taking a week off to let it heal more.” “Fine. If you need a place to...heal, there's an apartment nearby. I'll text you the co-ordinates and room access number.” Etho could almost feel BDoubleO's displeasure oozing from the phone. Etho started to shrug before thinking better of it. “Fine.” The line went dead. “Who hangs up without saying goodbye? Ingrate.” Etho said, frowning at the phone. A few moments later, the phone beeped, indicating a new text message. Looking at the co-ordinates, Etho could only murmur in surprise.
The apartment building was one of Arkas's creations. Gleaming white quartz wrapped around obsidian in a helix pattern. The building continued up past the clouds, the swirling pattern causing a headache if stared at too long. Carefully pushing into the lobby, Etho stopped suddenly as he suddenly smelled the overwhelming scent of disinfectant. Going pale and wavering on his feet, he caught himself before he fell, exhaling slowly. The scent faded, replaced with with the faint scent of high powered AC units.
Etho made his way to the front desk, coming face to face with a very bored Pyro. He was currently reading a magazine, clearly uninterested in it. He was dressed in a rather ill fitting suit. “Welcome. Do you have a key, or do you need one?” Pyro said without looking up. “I need a key. Where's your dragon outfit?” Etho said, causing Pyro to finally look up. An odd look passed over Pyro's face. Doubt, or confusion perhaps. The troubled look on his face passed, to be replaced with bored indifference. “Hi sir. BDoubleO called ahead and said to expect you. Here's your key. Elevator's on the right. Top floor.” Etho took the key, before leaning in closer to Pyro. “Pyro. Dragon outfit. Remember? You always wear the thing? Why aren't you wearing it?” Pyro looked up at Etho. Doubt and confusion crossed his face, suddenly changing to sadness and pain. Just as quickly as Etho saw this, Pyro turned away, staring at the magazine. Etho waited for a moment before shrugging, getting in the elevator.
As the doors closed, he saw Pyro resting his head on the front counter. As much as he wanted to go out and see if he could do anything for Pyro, he had the sinking feeling that if he tried to talk to him again, he'd just revert to bored indifference again.
Pushing the button for the top floor, the elevator took off, traveling at neck break speed, before abruptly halting. Etho stepped out of the elevator, his head spinning from either the height or the speed of the trip, he wasn't sure. There was only a single door on the floor. Wincing slightly as he shrugged and cursed softly about not shrugging until his shoulder was better, he opened the door, only to stop in shocked silence.
Opulent carpet covered the floor in shades of gold and silver. Plush chairs and couches sat around the room, heavy cherry wood and mahogany tables carefully situated in exact places. As elegant and refined as the apartment look, it felt as though everything was placed with exact, almost mechanical precision. The living room wall was clear glass, looking out over the clouds. Barely perceptible a few blocks away was Guude's tower, the glass and steel dark against the pale clouds.
Etho felt drawn to look over at the building. Looking over, he felt he could almost make out figures walking around the top floor. One of the minute figures stopped, before turning towards the great window. Time seemed to stop, as a huge shadow descended over both buildings, the oppressive feeling of cold infinite space seeping into Etho, holding him in place. The space between the buildings wavered, and suddenly everything felt closer. He could see Guude standing next to the window, smirking at him. As Etho's eyes widened, Guude grinned, his mouth filled with innumerable pointed teeth. What terrified him more then anything was Guude's eyes. Instead of his soft green eyes, he saw darkness, punctuated with what appeared to be stars in endless space. As quickly as this happened, suddenly everything snapped back to normal, the building too far to make out. Etho laid down on the nearby couch, shivering.
Etho woke up with a start. He had fallen asleep on the couch. He wondered what had awoke him though. The second ring of the doorbell alerted him. He slowly made his way to the door, opening it.
“Oh hi Nebris. Wait, Nebris?” Etho said groggily, before Nebris pushed his way into the room.
Edit - No Pyro tag? Uhm hm.
Next chapter! - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/141471.html#cutid1
Chapter 1 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/132602.html#cutid1
Chapter 2 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/134400.html#cutid1
Chapter 3 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/137627.html#cutid1
Chapter 4 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/138926.html#cutid1
Chapter 5 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/141471.html#cutid1
Chapter 6 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/144302.html#cutid1
Chapter 7 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/144730.html#cutid1
Chapter 8 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/146756.html#cutid1
Chapter 9 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/150725.html#cutid1
Chapter 10 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/154480.html#cutid1
Chapter 11 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/155006.html#cutid1
Chapter 12 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/155949.html#cutid1
Chapter 13 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/159984.html#cutid1
Chapter 14 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/163301.html#cutid1
Chapter 15 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/164905.html#cutid1
Chapter 16 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/166571.html#cutid1
Chapter 17 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/170136.html#cutid1
...squeak!
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Date: Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 01:03 pm (UTC)