. 𝖋𝖆𝖉𝖊 ❞

          𝙏𝙃𝙀  𝙎𝙀𝘼𝙍𝘾𝙃𝙀𝙍  took  final  check  at  herself  in  the  mirror.  thorn  was  more  of  a  solo  rider,  but  she  the  place  she  was  checking  out  today  required  a  partner.  however,  she  had  no  idea  who  her  partner  was  going  to  be,  and  decided  to  go  to  anyone  who  looked  pretty  presentable.  she  rushed  around  and  finally  settled  randomly.  she  tapped  their  shoulder,  “  uh,  this  is  random,  but  can  you  come  with  me  somewhere  and  pretend  to  be  my  date  ?  i  can  pay  you  if  you  want.  ”

                  she raised a brow at thorn’s request. she assumed it would be for a job and she was never one to agree to partake in them, especially if it required her going out since she was a bit of a loose canon. it didn’t help that thorn was the one asking as well. however, as her coworker mentioned a payment her interest perked.   ❝ how much are you thinking? ❞   she took a quick glance down at her attire,   ❝ you should change your shoes, by the way, they don’t go with your outfit very well. ❞   it wasn’t entirely truthful, she just enjoyed badgering the other.

               having  spent  most  of  her  adult  life  ALONE,  beirut  could’t  quite  decide  whether  meetings  at  the  headquarters  were  a  curse  or  a   blessing  in  disguise  .  she  leaned  towards  the  former  ,  even  though  ,  sometimes  when  her  house  was  quiet  —  the  walls  empty  ,  devoid  of  any  SIGNS  of  her  passing  —  she  felt  a  little  lonely  ,  and  that  place  served  as  a  reminder  that  even  she  was  a  (  not  so  functioning  )  member  of  something  .  but  really  ,  who  could  blame  her  pounding  headache  when  the  others  seemed  to  act  like  kids  ,  without  a  care  in  the  world  .  she  really  wondered  what  the  professor  saw  in  them  that  she  couldn’t  .  she  didn’t  mind  fun  times  ,  she  was  not  a  killjoy  ,  but  in  that  moment  beirut  was  truly  one  second  away  from  s h a t t e r i n g  the  pristine  and  practiced  relaxed  smile  that  she  mastered  over  the  years  .  the  corners  of  her  lips  twitched  in  annoyance  .  // @birnils

                  tex has been working all day on a new cellphone design and needed to test the longevity of her new product. to her understanding, the headquarters was empty so it made sense for her to test it out now when there was no one around. with an explosive in one hand and the phone in the other, she made her way to one of the fields along the property. just far enough so if anything went wrong, the house wouldn’t be in any danger. 3 ,  2 ,  1  ...  BOOM. she peaked over from her shelter so see the phone’s casing was still in tact, however the screen was no where to be seen.   ❝ damn. ❞   she pulled out her phone and began recording her progress,   ❝ work on screen, couldn’t withstand small bomb. ❞   as she spoke, she saw beirut and gave her her best smile.   ❝ oh, hey, ❞   she began,   ❝ i didn’t know you were here. what’s up? ❞

open !!!

                  the smile along her lips only grew as she listened to cali’s plan as long as looking at the items in her hands. tex already loved hanging out with her, but when it was a hangout session plus bad choices? perfection.   ❝ oh, my god. you genius. ooh, we should see if we can get that to re-trend but on tiktok. ❞   she was suddenly hit by a though, probably the last hurrah from her last braincell.   ❝ also, we should get, like, vaseline or something for our eyebrows. those are important. even liz gillies could barely pull that look off and she’s gorgeous. ❞

                                              “       are  you  serious   ??    “         a  brow  curves  with  bewilderment   underneath  the  hairspray  -  coated  locks ,    manifestly  baffled  upon  their  remark  .    however ,   the  astonishment  fades  quickly  from  the  dancer’s  features   and  is  replaced  with  a  honeyed  simper .        “         two  years ,    and  you  didn’t  know  i  work  at  a  stripclub .         “            arms  fold  across  the  barely  concealed  chest ,       fingers  tapping  lightly  against  the  toned  skin  as  he  shakes  his  head  in  a   rather  scolding  manner .             “         i’m  offended ,   sweetheart .      “        chirps  tokyo ,   evidently  not  at  all  offended .     

                  boredom was a dangerous state of mind as it could cause chaotic outcomes, and tex found herself in one of those instances. she needed to distract herself and decided to visit a strip club on but upon entering, she was met with tokyo. now, she knew about his occupation but her vital mistake was asking him what he was doing here.    ❝ i mean, i knew but i just didn’t expect to see you here, ❞   she began, trying to save herself but the smile that began forming along her lips easily gave her away,   ❝ alright, alright. i forgot for, like, a second. anyways, what time are you off? wanna hang out? ❞

                there  were  faces  now ,  not  just  blood  curling  screams ,  there  were  faces  of  people  he  knew ,  people  he  fought  with ,  people  he  cared  for  &  there  were  hands  ,  cold  dead  hands  reaching  for  him  ,  cold  dead  hands  clawing  his  back   &  he  tried  to  open  his  eyes ,  tried  to  pry  away  the  hands  ,  the  faces  ,  the  screams  &  then  there  was  darkness  &  heavy  breathing  &  he  was  alone  .  a  dream  a  dream  A  DREAM  ,  nothing  more  than  a  nightmare  .  the  floor  board  creaked  as  he  stood  up  from  his  bed  ,  muscles  tensed  &  body  sweaty  ,  he  needed  air  ,  &  he  needed  to  forget  .  walking  out  of  his  room  ,  vegas  found  himself  on  the  terrace  of  the  headquarters  ,  looking  at  the  vast  land  under  the  starry  sky              ❛         you  know ,  for  someone  that’s  supposed  to  be  a  robber  ,  you’re  pretty  bad  with  not  making  a  sound        ❜

                  late sessions at work were a norm for tex as she found it hard to sleep with so many ideas racing through her mind. she definitely had maintenance insomnia but she was too aloof to understand that was what caused her sleepless nights. she had just completed a prototype for a communication device that was small enough to hide just behind the ear without much detection, when she shut her music off. she was just about to leave when she saw vegas make his way outside, deciding to follow him since she was on her way out.   ❝ who said i was trying to be sneaky? ❞   she retorted as she continued to approach him, filling the empty spot besides him,   ❝ but, also, that’s very much why i’m not allowed to go out on missions. ❞ 

         ❛     listen,     ❜       it   was   a   tone   that   the   crew   members   would   know   all   too   well.   the   slightly   high   pitching   tone   that   just edged on   the   side   of   a   whine,   yet   softened   by   the   curve   of   shame   as   she   tucked   herself   closer.     ❛       listen   —   promise   you   won’t   get   mad   ?     ❜           /            𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫    .

                  ❝ sure, what happened? ❞   she replied nonchalantly, eyes glued onto her phone as her thumbs danced along her screen. there weren’t too many things that she had an attachment to, especially in their headquarters, so she figured she wouldn’t get mad. though, it solely depended on how chaotic she was feeling in the moment.

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