[ChicletPrime]

6. Resonance and Shackles

• oh boy. that is SO much leather.
  
• curiosity killed the cat, did it? is that why you call me kitten?
  
• i am still not over this voice.
  
• i hope i ate enough food to be this close to him without trying to sink my teeth into his jugular. that would be very embarrassing.
  
• that bastard just picked me up with his evol and landed me on the back of the bike. AND he welded my hands to his waist. golly.
  
• "you like to bargain, don't you? but you're not yet qualified."  sveet. i am enjoying the push/pull dynamic so far as we fail to meet this guy's expectations. YET, Sylus. heavy on the 'yet'.
  
• and then he just lifts me off the bike the same way. this guy is going to get a hidden knife to the face again if he keeps this up. i just know i have a hidden knife somewhere, its de rigueur at this point.
  
• oh, we went to the auction! oh, i will definitely behave and not get into trouble.
  
• i don't think defiant or sassy is a good choice, little kitten. and yup, it sure isn't.
  
• "it hurts!" ... "you'll hurt even more."  THIS GUY.
  
• a brief aside at this point to say... wow. this is really more sexually charged banter than i figured a game like this would even come close to skirting and this is right out in the open as it were. i mean, i'm actually pretty impressed.
  
• neat with the sparking knife he's flipping around so casually.
  
• Evol Linkage Alteration project, huh? how convenient.
  
• aaaand Sylus locks the door from across the room.
  
• i think i've been quasi betrayed again. sure feels like it anyways.
  
• i actually just got in the chair without arguing? wow. go me. her. us. whatever.
  
• i am so sorry, i know you're probably very tired of hearing this by now but good GRAVY Sylus is gorgeous. its the attitude. he's just sitting there, playing with a sparking energy blade and waiting for the whole ordeal to be over and... okay, moving on.
  
• no deals for the doctor project man, what Sylus wants, Sylus gets.
  
• well, according to the blood pressure cuff they've got wrapped around my... wrist... i'm at 91% of something.
  
• "did they do anything while i was... gone?"  loaded pause there, Mr Leather Pants. who is "they" and what do you mean "gone"?
  
• oh, gone as it "i was tied up for four days in my dungeon with a reluctant cat and i wasn't paying attention to the outside world while i tried to encourage it to drink my blood."  and nothing much happened apparently, just a couple of explosions. regular Thursday.
  
• ooooh, right. Bloomshore. Grandma's old place that is now an empty scraped lot no doubt.
  
• so "they" (Ever?) made a mess, Sylus overestimated "them" and they are wanting him to be their scapegoat.
  
• my blood pressure is 96%
  
• oh, he's chiding me for wanting a sugared lie instead of finding the truth.
  
• and i'm free of the chair! what did Mr Project Man even do?
  
• "I'm afraid she is not a suitable recipient. her evol linkage is completely normal. only the strength's been suppressed."
  
• but. but i couldn't resonate? earlier? and you're telling me i'm completely normal?
  
• so no physical suppressor but... mental, i guess? spiritual? EMOTIONAL?!
  
• muahahah! "its not my fault! i can resonate just fine with others!"  you tell him, girlfriend! there's definitely something wrong with him, not you. well, its true though. we linked up just fine with the other guys. maybe you shouldn't rub his nose in it though.
  
• ooooh "...that thing I asked you to alter - how's that?"
  
• "maximum energy burst value has been increased tenfold."  i didn't notice a THING.
  
• oh shit.
  
• Sylus, you're going to make me FIGHT THAT?
  
• okay, guns and a vampire leather biker guy at my side. what could go wrong?
  
• compared to when i first started this game, i am leaps and bounds better at combat. go me!