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[divinelunacies.livejournal.com]

[ There is a Saïx making her way out of one of the laboratories. This isn't terribly unusual, but she's making quite the mess. Black sludge drips from under her sleeves and down one leg, forming a thick, clotted puddle beneath her heels. She leans back against the door and squints down the hall, looking pained and confused. ]

[ooc; she is hallucinating, and miiight become violent, depending on who she sees. ♥]

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[shadowedxlight.livejournal.com]

Are you okay?

[Here comes someone who wants to help!]

[divinelunacies.livejournal.com]

[Her expression and position against the wall suggest that the girl should keep her distance. One hand flattens against the wall, smudging black across it.]

Of course.

[shadowedxlight.livejournal.com]

You don't look like it...

[raises a hand to cast a cure spell, Just In Case (Caps intentional)]

[divinelunacies.livejournal.com]

--ah.

[She grits her teeth at that, cringes away from it and closes her eyes, looking anything but relieved. The hand on the wall slides down and closes into a fist.]

[shadowedxlight.livejournal.com]

[uh oh. She has a bad feeling about this. She starts backing up, thinking she fucked up somehow.]

[divinelunacies.livejournal.com]

[It's hard not to when you're dealing with a berserker. Her eyes open wide and she stumbles away from the wall, away from Avani.]

You're the last person I need help from.

[shadowedxlight.livejournal.com]

Wait what? I've never met you before!

[She starts forward a bit.]

[divinelunacies.livejournal.com]

I don't need you.

[She speeds up, three quick steps back. Her eyes flicker, glow a soft gold.]

[shadowedxlight.livejournal.com]

I was just trying to help! My mom always taught me to help people when they need it!

[Another step forward]

What is that black stuff anyway?

[divinelunacies.livejournal.com]

[She gives a pained grunt and slides her foot back, smearing dark sludge. It squelches beneath her heel, and the movement makes an entirely new wave leak out beneath her coat. Saïx's breath has quickened at this point, and her pose is reminiscent of a classic zombie. There's no life in her limbs; they're limp at her sides as she stares at the floor.]

[shadowedxlight.livejournal.com]

[Avani takes exactly three steps back, hand held out behind her, ready to summon her keyblade if needed.]

[divinelunacies.livejournal.com]

[By all means, feel free. That would only make things so much worse.]

Get out.

[shadowedxlight.livejournal.com]

We're in the hall or I would.

[She does lower her hand a little bit.]

[divinelunacies.livejournal.com]

[It's a shame that was her only warning. In a (literal) flash of light, Saïx has summoned her own weapon, her claymore, and swings it at Avani in a sharp upward angle.]

Avani never listens to me *sigh* XD

[shadowedxlight.livejournal.com]

Shit!

[Avani ducks to the side, but takes the hit to her shoulder with a growl of pain, Angel Dust flashing into her hand. She stays crouched down, quickly gauging the distance to the lab, preparing to run for it.]

I need to quit being so helpful all the time....

[divinelunacies.livejournal.com]

[There is expression on Saïx's face, raw and angry and surprisingly unforced. Unfortunately, true to her reputation, she doesn't stop with a single hit, and steps forward to strike her again.]

[shadowedxlight.livejournal.com]

[She was expecting that one and rolls out of the way, quickly springing to her feet and bolting for the lab.]

[shootingdown.livejournal.com]

[ She was walking down the hallway (feet up towards the air; upside down per usual) heading to an entertaining room because she thought the day was going to be uneventful.

And then she spots a very messy Saix. Being the Xigbar she is, she warps a few feet infront of her (still feet-up-in-the-air look) and waved her fingers. ] Looks like something's wrong!

[divinelunacies.livejournal.com]

Now why would that be?

[One has to wonder. Her eyes widen at Xigbar's suddenly close proximity, darting between her and the wall on the opposite side of the hall, but otherwise her body is still.]

[icy-after.livejournal.com]

[That *SLAM* you heard down the hall would be some unfortunate door taking the brunt of this Vexen's temper.

This was the third corridor she'd combed in an increasingly futile attempt to find the Unversed that people were swearing up and down they had seen in this corridor.

And now that she'd found at least something leaving an erratic trail of Darkness every which way, it was just Saïx bleeding inconsiderately all over the floor.]

You're making a mess.

[divinelunacies.livejournal.com]

Am I?

[She sounds entirely unsurprised by that. But then, when does she ever sound surprised? Her tone is distant and distracted; she doesn't even lift her gaze enough to leave Vexen's feet.]

[icy-after.livejournal.com]

Indeed you are.

[She nudges the edge of the puddle with the toe of her boot.]

Now what's all this from?

[divinelunacies.livejournal.com]

An experiment.

[That had a little extra bite to it. Saïx stares up at the ceiling, eyes wide and bright.]

[icy-after.livejournal.com]

Oh?

[She steps gingerly around the blood not getting her shoes in your bodily fluids, thank you, craning her neck to see what exactly is so fascinating about that ceiling.]

Unless your theory happens to revolve around voluntary exsanguination, I'd recommend you revise your methods.

[divinelunacies.livejournal.com]

[The texture, obviously. Her eyes are flickering around rapidly, never staying focused on anything for too long. Not that there's much to be focused on.]

An unfortunate side effect.

[She cringes and moves one hand to clutch the opposite shoulder tightly.]

mun has a flight to catch, so replies will be spastic till Tuesdayish

[icy-after.livejournal.com]

[She drifts closer without realising it, eyes still glued to the ceiling as if it has something to reveal.]

You might want to tourniquet that sooner or later. Unless, of course, your little experiment is worth sacrificing the arm for.

[That's only a bit of mocking in her voice; it's not as though she's a stranger to losing body parts to science.]

[lunalunasai.livejournal.com]

[divinelunacies.livejournal.com]

[She snaps her head back, hitting it hard against the door. Not enough to crack wood (or bone), but enough for an audible thud. She does not move her feet, staring at him with wide eyes.]

I remember you.

[lunalunasai.livejournal.com]

We've only crossed paths several times, once not even a short while ago.

[divinelunacies.livejournal.com]

[Well, she's not on the brink of death. She seems to be holding herself up perfectly fine, and almost chuckles at his comment.]

Useless chatter. I wasn't speaking to you.

[She moves away from the door, or tries too. Apparently she's not as fine as she looks, because her posture is rigid and she stumbles, very nearly falling over. A fresh sludge-clot slides down her calf, dropping onto the floor.]

/accidently pressed submit instead of preview. fffuuu. :|

[lunalunasai.livejournal.com]

Then you must have been speaking to the coffee. I'm sure it's pleased to see you again--...



Though it's probably not entirely pleased that your motor skills are so lacking.

[divinelunacies.livejournal.com]

[She stops at that, the one dripping arm swinging against her side. What was once a puddle of dark matter has turned into a smeared, oily mark across the floor, and her own black shoeprints. Saïx tilts her face up and turns her hands palm-side up, as though she's waiting for rain. Or moonlight.]

Lacking. How fitting.

[lunalunasai.livejournal.com]

I'd use a more criticizing term, but once this episode is over, you might be criticizing yourself enough.

[divinelunacies.livejournal.com]

Why would that be?

[He's free to go into the lab, if he likes! Her attention has been suddenly drawn to the opposite side of the hall, judging by the sharp turn of her heel and the way she whips around to stare out at ... absolutely nothing at all. Her hand goes to cover her eyes, shielding them with a growl.]

[lunalunasai.livejournal.com]

You'll find out eventually.

[lightning-larx.livejournal.com]

Now what did you get into?

[Baby's with her. This could get awkward.]

[divinelunacies.livejournal.com]

[Awkward is putting it lightly. Dangerous? Oh, that's much more probable.]

Larxene.

[lightning-larx.livejournal.com]

Saïx.

[quietly puts herself between Akane's stroller and Saïx, just in case.]

[divinelunacies.livejournal.com]

[Her (apparently uninjured?) hand goes to the dripping one, clutching it just above the elbow tightly.]

Do you need something else?

[lightning-larx.livejournal.com]

Being able to get through the hallway without being threatened would be a nice start.

[divinelunacies.livejournal.com]

Have I threatened you?

[Her tone suggests quite the amusement, doesn't it?]

[lightning-larx.livejournal.com]

Not in so many words.

[she's paranoid around Saïxes okay.]

[divinelunacies.livejournal.com]

By all means, Larxene. Tell me how I've managed to prove a threat.

[She's eying the stroller, but it's with nothing more than a dull interest.]

[lightning-larx.livejournal.com]

Call it a hunch.

[secretly slightly embarrassed because she has a point, Saïx didn't say anything]