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[tis_allgood]

Who| Cuthbert and Kain, Cuthbert and Marius, Cuthbert and YOU
What| Violence, violence and possibly violence
Where| Mostly fourth floor
When| Week 4
Warnings/Notes| Violence!


Cuthbert stalked on his own looking for fresh prey. He hadn't been in a good mood for a bit, hunger and a lack of anything productive to do had started to get to him. He was just full of the impotent anger of youth and stress all rolled up into six feet of Gunslinger minus the gun. It won't take much to get him riled up and by the time he ran across Kain he was already itching for some action.



After his run in with Kain earlier, Cuthbert was less in the mood for action, but still more aware of his surroundings than he really wanted to be. This time the edge was more of the short fused sort and he was jumping at shadows. He had stopped to catch his breath and his bearings in the dark shadowy corners of one of the halls and that was where he caught sight of Marius.

He had seen the other man in passing, but didn't know his name or anything more about him. Still, after a round of fighting that accomplished little and may have cost him energy and tactical advantage, Cuthbert was eager to make up for it. He waited until he could control the quick beating of his heart and snuck closer. If he wasn't careful, however, the glint from the edge of his knife would catch one of the display lights and he would be a lot less stealthy than he thought.



Everywhere Cuthbert went (with or without his two sidekicks) he moved carefully and quietly. He had died so badly in the last arena and he swore to himself he wouldn't let the same thing happen again. More than wanting to hunt down and kill everything in his path, Cuthbert was attempting to gather information and maybe scare a few people away from their supplies.

This was primarily accomplished by getting as close as he could and shining his flashlight into their eyes before running toward them and attempting to knock the wind out of them. It might not be the most successful strategy he'd ever come up with.

Comments

[sleeplessinalternia]

"You'd still need clubs!" Karkat argues. "It's the traditional--fuck!--weapon."

This is a very unfair turn of events. Only one of them has two functional arms and it's not Karkat

[tis_allgood]

"I prefer my guns. What sort of strange troll does that make me?"

Fine, screw the bouncy balls, he would rather sprawl across Karkat's lap and look up at him anyway.

[sleeplessinalternia]

"Seadweller, probably," Karkat replies, looking down at Bert with a mix of fondness and exasperation. "At least, the only kid I knew who used a firearm was Eridan and that's what he was. You'd have fins on your face, like this." And he holds his hands up at either cheek, spreading the fingers wide.

[tis_allgood]

"Would that make me even more handsome if I was a seatroll?"

Because he already knows he's handsome. And he's given up on the game with the rubber balls.

[sleeplessinalternia]

Karkat shrugs. "I guess? It's not like I have a thing for seatrolls especially. You'd be handsome enough with grey skin and horns and fangs, no matter where you were on the hemospectrum. Shit, you're pretty decent right now, even as a naked pink monkey."

[tis_allgood]

Cuthbert hums, thinking. "Mayhap I'll have my stylist show me just what all that would look like. Just to see your reaction."

He can picture it now, Karkat hissing and spiting at him and making those little troll sounds that are so uniquely him.

[sleeplessinalternia]

"Oh my fucking lord, you are not!" Karkat then elbows him with his good arm.

[tis_allgood]

"Why shouldn't I?" Cuthbert teases back. He can't push Karkat back, he doesn't want to hurt him.

[sleeplessinalternia]

"Because what if they bring that shitlord Dualscar back?" Karkat argues. "He'd cull you on sight for trying to impersonate a seadweller!"

[tis_allgood]

"I'm terribly scared of someone I don't know trying to kill me for something I haven't even done yet. Absolutely shaking in my pajamas."

One day he will get Karkat to lighten up.

[sleeplessinalternia]

"Seadwellers are fucking scary," Karkat argues. "They're like a bazillion times stronger than normal trolls and their hides are way fucking tough."

[tis_allgood]

"Fine, but I will only deal with your little water bugs if and when they actually show their fins here."

He smiles up at Karkat from where he's draped over him. "Are you always so full of needless worries?"

[sleeplessinalternia]

"Only as much as you're full of ridiculous bullshit," Karkat retorts. "And-- general stupidity. So, in that case I'm probably leaking."

[tis_allgood]

Bert snorts and then giggles.

"Gross, Karkat! You could at least wait to tell me about your leaking until we're somewhere more appropriate."

[sleeplessinalternia]

"I'm not actually leaking!" Karkat growls. "I'm metaphorically leaking! That's all!"

we should end this soon

[tis_allgood]

"Somehow that's even more disgusting. Congratulations, grasshopper."

This is not the most appropriate conversation they've ever had in the Arena.