Middleschool!Hera: The class is doing a Secret Santa swap! Who'd you get and what are you giving them?
She sighs, looking down at the small gift in her hands. Hera couldn’t afford much, of course. It is wrapped clumsily, mostly because she had never done this kind of thing before. Her foster mother had helped her with picking it out of course, even though she absolutely did not want to give anyone gifts. Especially him.
Stubbornly she shoves the gift into Adam’s hands. He just sticks his tongue out at her and shoves one back at her. The two obviously were not a big fan of this holiday, considering they had gotten each other as Secret Santas. Grumbling a bit, Hera accepts the present Adam shoves at her and watches him open his.
It was a couple packs of pokemon cards. She didn’t know what else to get him honestly.
"This is a stupid gift and you’re stupid."
Hera stopped and blinked. Did he just? Oh it was on. Whatever it was he gave her was quickly snapped in half and chucked at his head.
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You yawn, stretching in the bed that likely isn’t yours. Oops, your claws catch on the headboard and you hear the scraping noise. Wait, no this is your bed, as the scent that fills your nostrils when you plop your face back onto the pillow indicates.
Last night was a bit of a blur, and your head is fuzzy with the headache that’s forming.
It takes you a little longer to actually pull yourself out of the comfortable sheets and comforters that you pile onto your mattress, awkwardly large feet padding over the hardwood floor of your room.
Carpets are for losers, even though you sometimes drag your untrimmed claws across the wood.
After a good shower, and properly grooming those over-grown claws on your toes, you focus on some painkillers and guzzling down water.
The sun is just beginning to set, and the nightlife is just starting up. There’s already some trolls out wandering the streets and you’re excited to get out there and see if anyone interesting is there.
With a second thought, you go back to the bathroom to braid your hair. The curly mess is just more than you want to deal with tonight. On second thought you also check your fins, and decide to clip some little gold studs in them. There you go. Now you’re looking closer to presentable.
And after shrugging on some tennis shoes, shorts, and a tank top, you make for the door. A camera hangs around your neck, and a violin case is snagged on your way out.
alcoholicAnomaly (Glitch FAQ Replayer) [AA] joined chat.
GA: << hi >>
AA: hello
GA: << heheh. who aRe yoU? >>
AA: name's not important really, who are you?
GA: << kopReS SoLoje >>
GA: << it iS. i woULd Like to know, thank yoU >>
GA: << *SighS* yoUR naMe iS iMpoRtant foR Me to know So i know what to caLL yoU >>
AA: no it's not
GA: << weLL what do i caLL yoU? >>
AA: i could just kill you and you wouldn't have to worry about calling me anything
GA: << woah woah woah >>
GA: << Sh. caLM it down SiSteR. i know yoUR naMe. i get aRoUnd >>
AA: really now
GA: << yeS >>
AA: what's my name then
GA: << heRieS cRo- and i foRget te ReSt fRoM theRe >>
AA: ... holy shit you do know my name
AA: well most of it
AA: croton
AA: is the last bit
GA: << yeah i do. daMn it i knew that >>
GA: << one qUeStion, how Long iS yoUR haiR? >>
AA: how do you know my name
GA: << i get aRoUnd SiLLy head! taLk to eveRyone >>
AA: shoulder length
AA: don't call me a silly head
AA: i will fucking gut you
AA: wait why do you want to know how long my hair is
GA: << hMM. it'LL do. hey hey! caLM down. >>
AA: this is me calm
GA: << i waS going to aSk yoU bUt i'LL hoLd off on it. >>
AA: you never answered the question about my hair
GA: << heheh. So i haven't. i waS going to aSk to coMb it foR no ReaSon. >>
GA: << i'M weiRd *SMiLeS* >>
AA: that is weird
GA: << yeS it iS >>
AA: also it's curly and full of snarls i really doubt you want to comb that
GA: << i want to. if yoU'd Let Me~ >>
AA: also that is a weirdly specific and pale solicitation
GA: << yeah i gUeSS. whateveR >>
AA: why would you want to comb my hair and where did you hear my name
AA: if you answer some questions maybe i'll let you comb my hair
GA: << i foUnd a dRUnk giRL on the StReet, kicked heR and atUff and foRced heR to anSweR SoMe qUeStionS >>
GA: << i wanted to know who She waS taLking to >>
GA: << thy i haven't yet >>
GA: << *that
AA: oh really
GA: << yeah. bLed MaRoon eveRywheRe.>>
GA: << whateveR thoUgh >>
AA: why did you want to seek me out. first of all i'm a seadweller, second of all i drink more than a fish, third i'm well known for violence
AA: and you came to seek me out
AA: and comb my hair
GA: << i waS boRed and wanted to coMb SoMeone'S haiR. So i kicked a giRL and heRe i aM. idc aboUt yoUR paSt too MUch >>
AA: i'm a twelve sweep old adult troll and you want to comb my hair you know what i'm gonna just gut you
GA: << i won't >>
GA: << Maybe we can taLk >>
AA: talk about what
GA: << weLL, StUff yoU Like otheR than MURdeR >>
GA: << and i didn't know yoU weRe that oLd. My apoLogieS >>
AA: can't help it i'm short
AA: why does everyone mistake short with 'young'?
GA: << and yoU SeeM to age veRy weLL >>
AA: eh, those are circumstances well beyond my control
GA: << indeed. >>
AA: fucking bullshit game fucks up everything
GA: << i know. >>
AA: pff, you really, really don't know.
AA: but if you know, please feel free to share with me
AA: i love sharing shitty experiences
GA: << i pRobabLy don't, yoU'Re Right >>
GA: << i wiLL >>
AA: mmhmm
GA: << i kiLLed SoMe of My fRiendS, that waS MoRe of fUn, and i'M LoSing My daMn Mind >>
GA: << i Might actUaLLy go cRazy >>
GA: << it'S SLowLy kiLLing Me inSide >>
GA: << bUt that'S not too bad >>
AA: alright, you want to sit back and hear a story little wiggler? because i got one that'll blow yours outta the water
GA: << heLL yeah. Mine SUckS >>
AA: i was six sweeps old, my friends told me about a game. said it would be fun, and i was using it as an excuse to get close to someone i had a red crush on.
AA: shit was all fun and games, till i learned i could use my game powers to see the future
AA: and what i saw scared me, because two people i cared about were going to die
AA: so i try to prevent it
AA: i do everything i can
AA: and what happens? turns out me trying to save them
AA: was why they died
AA: and trust me, this story gets longer
AA: and finally when me and my last fucking friend finish the game
GA: << MhhM? >>
AA: we were supposed to get an ultimate reward, and i thought maybe there was a possibility of bringing them back
AA: turns out the game is broke
AA: we got /nothing/
GA: << aw Shit! >>
AA: except a button labeled 'replay'
AA: and a broke game where that's the only option i had
AA: i wake up in a hive that isn't mine
AA: someone is messaging me on a husktop
AA: yelling at me to install that game all over again
AA: so i play again, with people i don't even know
GA: << oh heLL naw! >>
AA: no one stops to tell me what's going on, but they all seem to know what's up long before i do
AA: and once more, ultimate reward don't work so i hit the replay
AA: another hive, not mine
AA: another game
AA: some person who hates the empire decides they wanna use me, so i become a god damn used up tool to manipulate every other fucker in the game
AA: i kill people
AA: whatever
AA: i keep going
AA: i've done this thirteen fucking times
AA: every
AA: single
AA: time
GA: << wow.. >>
AA: game is broken
GA: << SeeMS Like a bRoken RecoRd hUh >>
AA: these fucking scars on my face are from people i played with, because they decided they wanted me dead
AA: yeah, it is a fucking broken record of pain and agony
AA: the game brainwashes and conditions you to accept it
AA: it uses you as a part of a story, you're a plot device
AA: and if your story isn't interesting?
AA: you die
GA: << hM. SeeMS LogicaL hehehe >>
AA: i've seen people die so arbitrarily because they weren't living up to their 'heroic title'.
AA: i'm considered a fucking veteran because i manage to make it past five god damn games
AA: i live in a constant state of fear and stress because there is no respite
AA: no breaks
AA: you play or you die a grisly death
AA: and it isn't a damn laughing matter
GA: << i SeRioUSLy can't heLp LaUghing. i have a condition >>
AA: i'm sure you'll have a condition when i fucking rip your vocal cords out
GA: << okay okay >>
AA: best part is anyone you care about is somewhere off in paradox space, and you'll likely never see them again
GA: << ... hM.... >>
AA: never know if they're dead or alive
AA: easier not to care, and i have found a bit of enjoyment out of helping my fellow players out of the infinite loop
GA: << that'S good.. >>
AA: by cutting them oopen
GA: << oh >>
AA: because being dead is the only rest you get
AA: or maybe if you're lucky you get a few days or weeks before the game arrives
AA: of course it's necessary. poor kids ain't gonna last forever
AA: and then there's the angels and the others, who turn you into a corrupted melting meat puppet
AA: between the light and fire, and the cold and dark
AA: everything is out to get ya
AA: so do i win
AA: or do i need to get some details on the ways people have used me
GA: << ...no >>
AA: good, because i got scars on my thighs that don't need an explanation.
AA: and trust me when i say none of these scars were self inflicted.
GA: << yeah i wiLL. thankS foR teLLing Me an i'M SoRRy foR being a StUpid aSS >>
AA: you should be
GA: << i aM >>
AA: glad you understand how much of a little fucking shithead you are
AA: because you aren't going crazy
AA: if anyone has a damn right to go crazy
AA: it's me
GA: << it'S jUSt how a daMn Mind woRkS. we think thingS that aRen't tRUe UntiL we finaLLy ReaLize it >>
AA: ha
GA: << i'M a fUcking idiot i know >>
AA: you're a snot nosed little fuck, and you gave it a good try
AA: you're just talking to the reigning misery poker champion
AA: i mean i am pretty sure there's some other replayers who can top me
AA: if i gave them a chance
AA: but for now i will keep my crown
GA: << Maybe >>
GA: << oh Shit i Meant foR the otheR thing >>
AA: i know some replayers who could probably make your stomach churn with the shit they've seen
GA: << now i'M inteReSted~~ >>
AA: i'm a veteran, but i ain't nothing compared to the people who've played twenty plus games
AA: they've seen some shit
GA: << i bet they have >>
AA: yeah, well when you've had to kill someone you were fucking because they have turned into a black mass of tentacles and are screaming in an eldritch tongue after they'd killed everyone else in your session
AA: you have seen some shit
GA: << yeah. i have a nice iMage in My head that i cannot ReMove thank yoU. the ReaL thing iS pRobabLy So MUch woRSe >>
AA: you have no idea
GA: << i know >>
GA: << that i have no idea >>
AA: there's also the opposite, when your partner has turned into a screeching creature made of fire with wings
AA: blazing white fire...
AA: and it screams your fucking name, asking you to join it
GA: << what in the heLL? that'S SoMe cRazy StUff >>
AA: 'we love you' 'we welcome you' 'join us, we sing of love and acceptance!'
AA: and it's all /lies/
AA: they just want to burn your soul out
GA: << that'S nice to know >>
AA: angels. that's what they are. beings made of burning emptiness and light. they want you, they always want you.
GA: << angeLS? daMn. >>
AA: i know someone... close to me. he's had run ins with them. chronic angel problems.
AA: he's been that creature singing of light and fire and acceptance
AA: there's cures thank god
AA: but they kill people
AA: singers and speakers are some of the more horrifying things i've seen
GA: << ... >>
AA: and your soul is never the same, even after being 'cured'
AA: leave you with holes
AA: if you're unlucky, they get to you too late and you have nothing left
GA: << *he LookS down a LittLe* ... oUch..... >>
AA: *she smirks* i've even had a run in with them. it's easy to fall prey when you are looking for acceptance anywhere
AA: hard to ignore them when they sing for you
GA: << *he LookS back Up at heR, biting hiS Lip* hM.... >>
AA: so kid, you wanna learn a thing or two about misery? because you haven't ever experienced a tenth of what i have to endure
AA: and it isn't even over, ohhhhh no
AA: i have an speaker out for my blood
AA: wanna know what a speaker is?
GA: << .... >>
AA: they're the ones in your nightmares
AA: the things you have daymares about wiggler
AA: the people possessed by the deep black
AA: the eldritch monsters have a meat puppet with tentacles and power to come and crush the life out of you
GA: << oh.... *hiS Lip StaRtS to bLeed* >>
AA: i killed her matesprit and now she wants me to suffer
AA: and she won't kill me, that's too easy
AA: you should clean up that blood kid
GA: << *he LickS the bLood off* ..... >>
AA: so
GA: << ... So? >>
AA: you ever felt what it's like to drown?
GA: << weLL... no an i aSSUMe it'S not pLeaSant at aLL >>
AA: imagine you can't breathe, every time you suck in air you just get water. fills up your breathing sacs
AA: it's cold
AA: and dark
AA: you can't move
AA: you scream and all it gets you is more disgusting tasting water in your mouth
AA: everything hurts as you begin to run out of oxygen
GA: << *he SitS down, coveRing hiS MoUth* ... >>
AA: and it just gets darker and darker
AA: and it /hurts/
AA: feels like the weight of everything around you is crushing you
AA: *she grins. it is not a nice grin*
GA: << *he biteS hiS fingeR and LookS at heR, aLMoSt teaRing Up* >>
AA: that is what it's like dealing with the others. the horrorterrors. they want me. and imagine while this is happening that you /can't/ /die/.
AA: no relief for you
AA: it just
AA: keeps going
AA: and going
AA: that's what's gonna happen to me
AA: i'm gonna drown and drown and drown and not even get the respite of /dying/.
AA: my world is a living hell and you should take a moment to fucking appreciate what you /have/.
GA: << *he LookS Up at heR with Sad eyeS. he wantS to hUg heR bUt knowS it woULd be fataL and SitS theRe* .. >>
AA: i'm hard and cold and tired all the time because i have to wonder if today is my last fucking day
AA: is today the day this fucking game decides i'm boring
AA: or that it would be better for someone else's plot arc if i die?
AA: or maybe that speaker will get me
AA: and i'll spend forever in agony
AA: i already have burns and holes and patches in my very fucking /soul/
GA: << *he bURRowS hiS face in hiS handS and ShiveRS*... >>
AA: i'm waiting for the day it can't take anymore and i'm left a fucking gibbering mess with nothing left
AA: and the only bright spot i have
AA: is a human i have never seen in person
AA: who is literally only words on a screen for me
AA: because he wants to help me, cares about me, and is there for me
AA: and he wants what little life i have left to be remembered for me as a time in my life when i was fucking cared for
GA: << *he LookS Like he waS going to Say SoMething bUt keepS qUiet* ... >>
AA: *she sighs, and quietly sits on the ground, putting her face in her hands*
AA: what were you going to say
GA: << i-i waS going to Say... yoU coULd Stop. thiS iS hURt both of US and i can handLe thiS Shit. i'M a wRiggLeR and yoU know So MUch MoRe than Me >>
GA: << *i can handLe thiS Shit
GA: << *cant
AA: ... yeah, you're right
GA: << i'M SoRRy and i wiSh i hadn't Said a daMn woRd. >>
AA: well, learn from your mistakes kid
GA: << ... *he ScootS a LittLe cLoSeR to heR* ... >>
AA: don't play misery poker with a seadweller who's face has practically been shredded
GA: << i know now not to >>
AA: *she doesn't move, just sits with her head in her hands*
GA: << *he veRy heSitantLy hUgS heR* ... >>
AA: *she lets him* worst part is, i have so many who know me and hate me. and i did it all to myself because i was fucking scared.
GA: << *he SniffLeS* .... i... >>
GA: << i coULd neveR be aS StRing aS yoU aRe. handLing aLL of thiS StUff. yoU'Re an aMazing peRSon and i'M nothing >>
GA: << i'M So Sooooo SoRRy heRieS >>
GA: << **StRong >>
AA: it's not your fault. it's no one's fault but a fucking /video game/ and the people who made it and the fact that i /can't/ do a damn thing about it
GA: << ...yeah... i gUeSS So...... >>
AA: i'm twelve sweeps old. half my life has been spent with the thought of 'any moment i could die'
AA: and it's because i agreed to play a fucking
AA: video game
GA: << daMn........ *he continUeS to hUg heR. he'S ShiveRing a LittLe* >>
AA: *she takes a deep breath, sitting up a bit*
AA: i think you've heard enough shit to make your hair turn white, maybe you should run off and learn how to be a good little troll and be useful to the empire
AA: 's not like whole planet is fucking doomed or anything anyways
GA: << *he ReaLizeS how Long he'S been hUgging heR. he bReakS the hUg and jUSt SitS next to heR* yeah >>
GA: << thank yoU foR the StoRy and i again apoLogize foR My Shiyheaded idiocy. ShoULd i go oRR? >>
Heries: Your dreamself is glitched into being a human!
She isn’t sure what to think at first, waking up on her moon. It’s not right, at all. Pale freckled skin, red hair? Where the fuck are her fins and horns and gills?
It’s a frustration, with how derp her dreamself is. Heries keeps it hidden fairly well from everyone though, no one seems to suspect anything is wrong. Instead the seadweller takes extra effort into being cautious.
She didn’t want to lose what made her feel like herself. Sure it was just a glitch, but for once it made her insecure. What would people think? Seeing her as a weakling like that. Her human self was nowhere near as strong or capable, couldn’t swim as well and couldn’t breathe underwater.
Didn’t meet any of her standards for trolldom. That was for sure.
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They try it, for a bit. Being pale. She needs someone to help keep her from getting into too much trouble. Hera is arrogant, and confident. A native Seer was never so obvious. Sometimes the troll wondered how she survived this long, arrogance was usually a quick downfall.
But… when he found her by herself, watched her try to be strong just for herself. Adamas realizes she’s got her mask. It’s like his own, sometimes. It’s a pang of pity, when he sees her stumble.
And he knows he needs someone who can keep him in line. She will snap to attention when he gets aggressive, always demanding and unyielding when he wants to cave.
Obviously being human, Hera didn’t seem to know as much about moirallegiance as he’d like. But he would try to teach her, here and there.
he's incredible. but he can't know it. you can't let him get a swelled head.
He’s smug. And honestly you’re damn sure the guy doesn’t need to get anymore of a swelled head.
It’s hard not to whisper it though, while you chat with him. You wonder what he sounds like while saying those things you read on your screen. Wonder what it’s like to actually tell him he’s incredible. It’s so easy to stay quiet online. To never mention it. Never say just how much he means.
You slip up, once. It was simple, a mistake really. But you stare at your screen. He was going to fight the Black King, you had to say something. What if he never came back online after that?
From there on out, every so often you would hint at the words you are too scared to say.
Not enough to give him a fat head, like you’re sure he already has.
But enough to let him know that you do think he’s incredible. Just because he is.
You find out the betrayer who told her who you were. How will you take your vengence?
Black lips curl away from jagged teeth, and yellowed eyes glance over the screen. Sometimes she wondered if this kid had a death wish, and apparently it was so.
Of course it had been her, the little idiot. The little sneak. Heries growled at the thought, her chest rumbling in frustration.
Already that girl had tried to force herself upon her, tried to make her want what she did not covet. No, it wouldn’t do. The seadweller’s fins flicked a bit as she thought.
What would someone even do, if they couldn’t get close to them? This idiot was the reason she was going to die, the reason that the Speaker knew her handle and knew her name.
So she’d start rumors.
Here and there, on prototypeTowers, she’d use her accounts to put seeds of doubt about her character everywhere. The girl didn’t remember her past, maybe she was actually a killer. Maybe she was just hiding her true nature.
It was a slow plan, but all she ever needed to do was sow the seeds.
Revenge only works if your plan requires patience. Violence doesn’t always get you what you want anyways. Heries knows this.
