Cloaked Stranger?

The first one more closely follows my actual memories as a medkit fictive, the second is more about some worldbuilding that I want to get done.

Because I'm feeling nice, option two translates to "Stay".

The first one more closely follows my actual memories as a medkit fictive, the second is more about some worldbuilding that I want to get done.

Because I'm feeling nice, option two translates to "Stay".

would molt be the correct term here?

[ Hyperlaser was out in Crossroads, seemingly lost and trying to find his way home. His phone wasn't exactly working very well thanks to that giant subspace inphernal taking and trying to use it so that was a busy... ]

[ He really needed to get home. He had work to do, important work. As well as a boss that he couldn't say no to nor get out of.. The longer he stayed here the more risk he was posing for himself. He didn't want that. ]

[ Hyperlaser sighed and checked the time on his watch before looking around, for a second he actually started debating asking for directions... ]

not this guy again.

..they popped out of an alleyway.

"What brings you around here?" They said cheerfully, gesturing... to the alleyway.

do they live in there or something?

in the alleyway you could see a laptop open to what seemed to be a group chat, though at a glance it seemed to be just numbers, and a pile of scrap that appeared to have a crystal on top of it.

where in the INPHERNO did they get that.

[ Hyperlaser didnt exactly want to see them for a plethora of reasons... He had other things to do and didnt exactly want to waste time talking to a wanted criminal of his faction, especially one who he let go despite his better judgement and commands. Its surprising how nobody found out about that... But Hyperlaser wasn't about to complain. ]

Oh. Its you. Nothing, Im just here visiting and running errands.

"Well,"

...that group chat is blowing up.

most of the messages from "Ares" or "Hestia".

They glared at the device for a moment, returning their attention to you quickly.

"Guess we ran into eachother then!" they giggled slightly.

Their tail continued to wag, which, again, was pretty strange due to the only previous interaction the two of you have had.

Yeaah. I'm just here for some errands, I was... visiting someone. Nothing interesting.

[ Hyperlaser looked off to one side for a moment before looking back to Grav. He seemed like he'd be stuck in this conversation for awhile.. ]

"Y'mean the hard drive?" They seemed... excited. More than usual, anyway-

"..Well, I suppooosee I can tell you."

Their tail flicked behind them, in an almost playful fashion.

.

"That drive that I took held an old prototype of the AI currently in the Biografts called BUG." They said flatly, the tone shift sudden.

"BUG, unlike the current AI model that Blackrock uses, is fully sentient."

[ Hyperlaser was out in Crossroads, seemingly lost and trying to find his way home. His phone wasn't exactly working very well thanks to that giant subspace inphernal taking and trying to use it so that was a busy... ]

[ He really needed to get home. He had work to do, important work. As well as a boss that he couldn't say no to nor get out of.. The longer he stayed here the more risk he was posing for himself. He didn't want that. ]

[ Hyperlaser sighed and checked the time on his watch before looking around, for a second he actually started debating asking for directions... ]

not this guy again.

..they popped out of an alleyway.

"What brings you around here?" They said cheerfully, gesturing... to the alleyway.

do they live in there or something?

in the alleyway you could see a laptop open to what seemed to be a group chat, though at a glance it seemed to be just numbers, and a pile of scrap that appeared to have a crystal on top of it.

where in the INPHERNO did they get that.

[ Hyperlaser didnt exactly want to see them for a plethora of reasons... He had other things to do and didnt exactly want to waste time talking to a wanted criminal of his faction, especially one who he let go despite his better judgement and commands. Its surprising how nobody found out about that... But Hyperlaser wasn't about to complain. ]

Oh. Its you. Nothing, Im just here visiting and running errands.

"Well,"

...that group chat is blowing up.

most of the messages from "Ares" or "Hestia".

They glared at the device for a moment, returning their attention to you quickly.

"Guess we ran into eachother then!" they giggled slightly.

Their tail continued to wag, which, again, was pretty strange due to the only previous interaction the two of you have had.

[ Hyperlaser was out in Crossroads, seemingly lost and trying to find his way home. His phone wasn't exactly working very well thanks to that giant subspace inphernal taking and trying to use it so that was a busy... ]

[ He really needed to get home. He had work to do, important work. As well as a boss that he couldn't say no to nor get out of.. The longer he stayed here the more risk he was posing for himself. He didn't want that. ]

[ Hyperlaser sighed and checked the time on his watch before looking around, for a second he actually started debating asking for directions... ]

not this guy again.

..they popped out of an alleyway.

"What brings you around here?" They said cheerfully, gesturing... to the alleyway.

do they live in there or something?

in the alleyway you could see a laptop open to what seemed to be a group chat, though at a glance it seemed to be just numbers, and a pile of scrap that appeared to have a crystal on top of it.

where in the INPHERNO did they get that.

Their body was mostly hidden by a cloak, gills visible on their sides.

The envelope was a pastel purple, a stamp with a... fish? on it visible on the corner.

There was writing on the envelope, but their webbed hand was covering it.

...

"How far into Blackrock can you go?"

what a weird way to start a conversation... not even a hello...

Their tail flicked behind them.

"The Korblox don't like me very much, aside from the one this letter is for."

"So I can't exactly deliver it myself."

They sighed, lowering their head for a moment before lifting it again to seemingly stare you down.

...you can't really see their eyes, but you could assume-

"Look, I've been kind of ghosting her, and I feel bad,"

what. huh?

"Can you get this to the Korblox? Who it's for is on the front, I just need someone to get it to the Council for me."

They kept their grip on the letter, waiting for your response.

@crossroadscitizen , for my other blog (@/korbloxiacouncilsupport)

some au details for these two: field trap + grav are parent and child. and also an extremely unhealthy relationship grav + field trap are both shark in species, though different colors. field trap has stripes and grav doesn't, grav is like a periwinkle color while field trap is bright blue grav is kind of in hiding but that's because she's legally dead grav actually uses she/her but i mean. is kind of . in disguise right now

[ Rainbeau almost hesitated before staring at the letter and taking it, staring at it for a few seconds before looking back up at the person they were talking to. He didn't recognize them under such a heavy disguise.... He wasnt so sure about the safety of this letter. It's foolish and probably illegal but Rainbeau didn't usually deliver creepy looking letters like these. He didn't want to cause harm by letting threats be sent to people's letterboxes. ]

Um... I can go pretty deep depending on how nice the border security feels that day? If not then it.. May get a little bit delayed?

[ The letter did seem important... At least.. Important enough to need to be given to him under a cloaked and shadowed disguise. Rainbeau took a breath before sighing and giving in, going along with the mysterious strangers request for now. ]

The letter was adressed to one of the Korblox themselves, and had some doodles on the front that you didn't notice before.

"Momma's been insisting I talk to her more often, and this is really the easiest way to go about it."

what .

They didn't seem all that bothered by the possible delay, and even less bothered by the information they dropped out of nowhere.

"Yeah, I know. Thank you regardless."

"If you can't make it all the way to the hot spring she spends most of her time in I know someone who can meet you halfway to take it the rest of the way."

i should write letters to my mom more often.

i bite my girlfriends and they like it

i gotta be careful biting though as i can kill people with it...

bite me, kit.

She took a while to process where she was, but smiled gently once she recognized Grav.

...

he's missed her.

...they've got all the time in the world, after all, don't they?

Her gills twitched as she dreamt.

..probably of a world where nothing went wrong.

"..Grav, c'mon. It's .. like, noon."

Medkit's voice had a fondness to it that was... strange, certainly.

"C'mon.."

"wake up."

Her tail flicked a few times, but she nuzzled further into him instead of actually moving.

"..what am I going to do with you?"

Medkit pressed his forehead to Grav's, gently nudging her.

Grav... for her part, was trying very hard to be asleep.

"Was wondering when Korblox's princess would wake from her slumber..." He teased.

"..Stooop...-" She broke into giggles.

"C'mon princess, we've got stuff to do today."

"...I should probably head back to Lost Temple.."

".."

"..I-..."

"Could always go with you?"

"..you could."

"I've got an apartment.. Father doesn't need to know what I get up to in my free time."

"My lease here's ending soon anyway, let me go grab the scraps from the alley."

She slowly hopped off the bed and put on her cloak, lifting the hood over her horns.

"I'll be here until you get back."

Medkit's wings twitched, accidentally flicking blood onto the wall.

She glanced toward his wings.

"..I'm dealing with those the second we get to yours, Kit."

She began to head out, wings folding back in the best they can.

"..Mhm."

"I don't see why it'd be a problem!"

The walk to Lost Temple was nice, at least.

"Oh they didn't!"

"I have pictures proving it!"

She took a while to process where she was, but smiled gently once she recognized Grav.

...

he's missed her.

...they've got all the time in the world, after all, don't they?

Her gills twitched as she dreamt.

..probably of a world where nothing went wrong.

"..Grav, c'mon. It's .. like, noon."

Medkit's voice had a fondness to it that was... strange, certainly.

"C'mon.."

"wake up."

Her tail flicked a few times, but she nuzzled further into him instead of actually moving.

"..what am I going to do with you?"

Medkit pressed his forehead to Grav's, gently nudging her.

Grav... for her part, was trying very hard to be asleep.

"Was wondering when Korblox's princess would wake from her slumber..." He teased.

"..Stooop...-" She broke into giggles.

"C'mon princess, we've got stuff to do today."

"...I should probably head back to Lost Temple.."

".."

"..I-..."

"Could always go with you?"

"..you could."

"I've got an apartment.. Father doesn't need to know what I get up to in my free time."

"My lease here's ending soon anyway, let me go grab the scraps from the alley."

She slowly hopped off the bed and put on her cloak, lifting the hood over her horns.

"I'll be here until you get back."

Medkit's wings twitched, accidentally flicking blood onto the wall.

She glanced toward his wings.

"..I'm dealing with those the second we get to yours, Kit."

She began to head out, wings folding back in the best they can.

"..Mhm."

"I don't see why it'd be a problem!"