GAMZEE: *To say that Gamzee was flustered was putting it lightly. Not only had he held Tavros' hand and been all awkward in that situation, but he had managed to fall asleep on the poor guy. His stomach had been all butterflies when he had woken up, butterflies that had spontaneously combusted once he realized how awkward this must have been for Tavros. He had rolled himself off of him, falling face first on the floor. Luckily it hadn't woken Tavros, and the pain from falling made him somewhat forget how embarrassing this was. He was embarrassing.* AW, FUCK. *His makeup had left a Gamzee face shaped stain on Tavros' shirt. He brought a hand up to his own face. Motherfucking makeup all smeared out like fuck. This was embarrassing. He watched Tavros' sleeping face for a few moments, then turned on his heel and headed out the door, trying to ignore all of these ~*feelings*~ . And the fact that his face felt like it was set on fire. Once he got out, he leaned against the closed dial door, trying to collect himself. Taking deep breaths whilst thinking of nothing in particular. Now, thinking about nothing in particular makes a motherfucker realize that he had not eaten for... Who knows how long they had been here. Turning around to face the door once more, he tried turning the dial to a symbol that seemed to be the odd man out. He gave the door a sharp knock before entering, however. You never know, one of these fuckos might actually have it as their symbol or something. He entered the room slowly, looking around with a puzzled look on his face.* well i'll fucking be. *He mutters.*
ROXY: *After Roxy had ditched Dirk and Dave, she had realized she really, uh. Had nowhere to actually go. So, once Dave led Dirk to the Holoboard, she skittered around all stealthy-like to get back to the dial door, disappearing into her room to hang around there for a bit as if that meant she was giving them privacy. There had to be somewhere else that people could go, though, right? A while passed, and while she couldn't quite convince herself to take a nap, she realized that her stomach was starting to get a little peeved at the lack of attention she was giving it. Hopping up, she figured she could at least try to find some food, maybe someone outside would know where to get some. If there even was a way. Facing the dial door again, she scanned the symbols, humming to herself as she turned it to the one that didn't look like it could possibly belong to anybody.*
ROXY: *There's somebody in here. It's the bed eater. Holy shit. Stay cool, Rox. He can't eat your bed there's no beds here.*
ROXY: yo yo yo *slight wave*
GAMZEE: *Gamzee had been scoping out that sweet bowl on one of the tables when someone entered the room. He braced himself for a potential shitstorm, but the voice didn't belong to any of his dear old pals, so he let out a relieved sigh, turned and waved nonchalantly in return.* HEY THERE. *He squinted a bit, then blinked. This was the human from the other day, wasn't it?*
GAMZEE: you're the leader chick, ain't you? thanks for helping my buddy out the other day. *Long pause.* OR, HAS IT EVEN BEEN A DAY? WHO THE FUCK KNOWS, THIS MOTHERFUCKER HERE CERTAINLY DON'T.
ROXY: gdi everybodys callin me the leader chick *that shouldn't make her feel so strange, should it? Either way.* p sure its been about a day yeah
ROXY: its no problem tho *shrug* im out to help anybody that needs it
ROXY: *points to the bowl he's digging around in* whats that?? did u find FOOD? o:
GAMZEE: *He chuckles lightly.* well you seemed all proper leadery out there, from what i could tell with these eyeglobes of mine, anyway. *Shruggggg. Does humans even have leaders?* AH, I SEE. GUESS THAT EXPALINS WHY MY STOMACH IS MAKING THESE WICKED GROWLIES, THEN.
GAMZEE: *He flashes her a broad grin, nodding sagely.* that is a very good attitude to have, wish my chums were a bit more like you on the helpful scale. *He blinks a little as she points, following her finger with his gaze to the bowl.* OH, YEAH, I THINK IT MOTHERFUCKING IS, ANYWAY. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO PUT THIS SHIT BETWEEN MY TEETH, AND I AM NOT SURE IF ANYONE SHOULD? *His smile turns dark for a second.*
GAMZEE: could be filled with some painful harmful toxins or some shit. *He picks up an apple, staring at it as he holds it out from himself, as if it would grow teeth and gnaw his nose off.*
ROXY:: *She really is hesitant to move any closer, as much as she wished she could pass judgment for every person regardless of what may or may not have been done in the past. It wasn't like she knew the entire spectrum. But still, she smiled when he complimented her helpfulness and didn't say anything about his chums, choosing to focus on the way his face just shifted when he pondered toxins. Wow, uh. Unease; activate.*
ROXY: see i dont think theyd have any reason to poison us
ROXY: they want us to play right
ROXY: whatd be the point if theyre gonna kill us with fruit
ROXY: then starve the rest of us by proxy since u know nobody would eat them once one person kicked it
ROXY: foods probs plenty safe
ROXY: *nods to it like why dont you test it, sir gremmie...*
GAMZEE: *He seems to have zoned out for a moment, but he snaps back to reality once she speaks up. A broad goofy grin on his face.* YOU FUCKING THINK SO? WELL, WHAT YOU ARE BEAMING HERE IS CERTAINLY SOUNDING RIGHT TO ME. *He takes a bite out of the apple and chews thoughtfully. Pausing for a moment, one eyebrow raised, then shrugs and swallows.* i don't feel all toxinated. *He looks down at himself. Waiting... He shrugs again as nothing seems to be amiss.*
GAMZEE: SEEMS LIKE YOUR THEORY WAS ONE HUNDRED PERCENT CORRECT. *He nabs another apple from the bowl and shoves it into his pocket. He takes another bite from the one he already had.* you don't think this is all there fucking is, though?
ROXY: *She watched him as he took a bite out of the apple and nicked another for later, finally stepping forward to investigate the bowl herself and reach in for an apple, too.* this cant possibly be it
ROXY: then again in games sometimes shit just reappears
ROXY: maybe we can play for food too
ROXY: has anybody told u about the board yet???
GAMZEE: *Gamzee nods as he keeps munching on his apple, eyebrows furrowed in thought. What a fucking waste it would be to play for something as trivial as food, though.* AGAIN, WHAT YOU ARE SAYING DOES MAKE SENSE TO THESE EARS. though i don't think food is anyone's main priority at this point. *Another shurg. Shrug champion up in here.* BOARDAWHAT? *He gives her a look of utter confusion.*
ROXY: well idk we need food to live and we need to live to keep playin so *shrug* unlesss trolls dont actually need food to live in which case i am super sorry
ROXY: but ye theres a big ol board outside with our stats on em
ROXY: howd u even get in here w/out seein it o_O?
GAMZEE: no, we do need food and that jazz. it's just that i don't think anyone is really thinking about that one thing right now, what with all of this shit happening all at once. *He tilts her head and blinks slowly.* ... *He has a very focused look on his face for a little while, thinking hard, but no. He couldn't remember if he saw anything. He laughs and smiles sheepishly.*
GAMZEE: I DON'T RIGHTLY FUCKING KNOW, SIS, I JUST KIND OF DO STUFF AND THINGS HAPPEN. I GUESS I HAD A LOT ON MY MIND, OR SOMETHING? *Tavros' sleeping face flashes before his mind's eye and he suddenly seems a bit flustered.* a-anyway, point is i didn't see nothing of this boardymajing you speak of.
ROXY: *She raises an eyebrow, taking a bite out of her apple as she backstepped to the door again* cmon ill show u quick so u know whats goin on
ROXY: its got all our info on it that u need to get into games
ROXY: u choose them based on ur stats and what u wanna play for
GAMZEE: *He raises an eyebrow straight back at her, and follows after her. He shoves his half eaten apple into his other pocket. So hygenic, you don't even know.* WELL, SHIT, YOU REALLY ARE A HUGE BALL OF FRIENDLY HELPFULNESS. what was your name again?
GAMZEE: *He tilts his head quizzingly. He seemingly perks up a bit at the mention of the games.* OHHHH REALLY? WELL SHIT, THAT'S KIND OF THE EXACT THING I HAVE BEEN WONDERING ABOUT. LOOKS LIKE MY WONDER IS GOING TO TURN INTO KNOWING SOON ENOUGH.
ROXY: *she doesn't see the apple stunt thankfully, and just heads out the door to start walking to the holoboard* im roxy
ROXY: we sorta met a while ago??? anyway
ROXY: *gestures to the board* behold
ROXY: *points to his name* there u are
GAMZEE: ahhh, yeah, sorry 'bout that. I'M REALLY FUCKING TERRIBLE WITH REMEMBERING NAMES AND THAT KIND OF GOOD STUFF. i will commit it to memory. feel free to kick me in the shin if i forget again. *He looks up as she gestures to the board, blinking. So many fucking numbers. The humans seem to have their shit more evenly spread than most of his troll buddies. Speaking of.*
GAMZEE: AWW, HELL NO. *He points at the intelligence stat.* ARE YOU MOTHERFUCKING SERIOUS WITH ME RIGHT NOW? THIS IS BULLSHIT. THE FINEST BULLSHIT OF ALL TIME ALL FUCKING SPREAD OUT OVER THIS FUCKING PIECE OF JUNK BOARD. *He drags his hands over his face, messing up his makeup further.*
GAMZEE: a fucking NINE are you FUCKING MESSING WITH ME RIGHT NOW. *Grumbles angrily to himself, glaring at the number.* fucking garbage what a JOKE but i'm not laughing, oh noooo.
GAMZEE: *He seems to remember that Roxy is still around at this point, turning his head to her, all smiles.* SHIT SIS, AT LEAST I HAVE A SEVEN IN THIS SPECIAL THINGER. whatever the fuck that means.
ROXY: *There is really no other way to describe Roxy's reaction to that other than with; *
ROXY: *gonna focus on the Special thing yep* yeah shit i forgot to ask about that to the peeps that have it
ROXY: i mean trolls have higher numbers than humes anyways and then the higherblood trolls have higher than the lower ones accordin to scarfy but idk what kinda abilities constitute as special
ROXY: do u kno wats up with any of the peeps that have numbers there too?? *points to aradia, tavros, sollux and vriska mainly since they have hecka numbers*
GAMZEE: ah, don't worry about that, i'm sure you'll figure it out. *Shruuuug.* YOU SEEM TO HAVE THE MOST THINGS FIGURED OUT, ANYWAY. *He snickers at the "scarfy" comment.* well, the higher up, or, lower in this case. *He gestures at the board, as the highbloods are at the bottom.* THE BETTER YOU ARE DEVELOPED AT KILLING SHIT, BASICALLY. *Shrugggggssss. He looks where Roxy is pointing, then flashes her a knowing smile.*
GAMZEE: it seems that all of the special numbers are pretty suited to them, as they have some rather crazy powers. *He wiggles his fingers and drags out the "o" when he says "powers".* LIKE MY FRIEND THERE. *He points to Tavros, standing on his toes because UGH SHORT.* he can commune with the beasts and tell them to do all kind of tricks. *He then points to Aradia.* SHE HAD SOME KIND OF... DEATH POWERS? SHE WAS ALWAYS THE MYSTERIOUS ONE, WELL, NOT ALWAYS BUT MOST OF THE TIME. *Sollux is next.* he can shoot lazers from his eyes, it's pretty intense. *Then Vriska.* SHE CAN GET ALL UP IN YOUR MIND AND MAKE YOU DO WHAT SHE WANTS YOU TO. *He shudders.*
ROXY: *She glances between the names as he describes their abilities, thinking how there probably aren't any animals to be found here for Tavros to commune with, yeah Aradia sure has death powers alright, holy shit LASERS? from his EYES? and finally she grimaces at the mention of Vriska's power*
ROXY: but what about u what do u do
GAMZEE: *Still shuddering about Serket powers. He raises one eyebrow at her, then shrugs, grinning.* i already told you, i just kinda do stuff and things happen. IT'S LIKE MIRACLES OR SOME SHIT, EXCEPT THERE IS NO SUCH FUCKING THING. *He frowns deeply. Yeah, that's right. There is no such fucking thing as a miracle. He turns back to the board.* so these numbers determine if we can play or not? is that it?
ROXY: o i was not aware that was a power that didnt like come w/ the game or some shit *makes a face, and looks back at the board* yeah u type ur shit in here on this keyboardmajig and boof
ROXY: it uh seems that the first few things require a 10 intel tho
ROXY: i think u can play like farmville or harvest moon?????? *ehhh????*
ROXY: im p sure we can raise these things so dont get too worked up i dont think
GAMZEE: *He walks to the keyboard thing and types in his shit. Lo and behold. He wasn't allowed to play. He stared at the panel. It was like the universe just spat in his fucking face. This was the one thing he had been determined to do, and this was what he got? How the fuck was he supposed to help his situation now? He felt anger bubble up inside him, his fists clenching.*
GAMZEE: THIS IS SUCH BULLSHIT. *His head turns to Roxy, a twisted frown on his face.* UTTER AND COMPLETE BULLSHIT. THIS WAS NOT HOW THIS WAS GOING TO GO DOWN! THIS IS NOT ACCORDING TO MY FUCKING PLAN. FARMVILLE? HARVEST MOTHERFUCKING MOON? THAT ISN'T GOING TO HELP JACK SHIT.
GAMZEE: *He is trembeling, and he starts walking towards Roxy, slowly.* look, i needed this, i needed to play this fucking game. DO YOU GET THAT? this was how i was going to set some shit straight. I'VE DONE SOME SHIT IN MY PAST, SOME WICKED SHIT THAT IS PROPER FUCKED. *His eyes lock on Roxy's.* you understand that, don't you? EVERYONE MAKES SOME FUCKING MISTAKES ONCE IN A WHILE. mistakes that you need to atone for.
GAMZEE: *Despite his expression changing from fury to sadness, it doesn't seem like there is any genuine regret in his eyes.* WHAT THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? SIT HERE ON MY FUCKING ASS AND LOOK INTO THE VOID WHILST PEOPLE CHANT "DOWN WITH THE CLOWN"? *He turns on his heel, letting out a loud hissing noise, walking back to the keyboard, starting to keymash on it.*
ROXY: *The second he turned to her and raised his voice, she felt her fists clench at her sides. Sure, there was an element of 'do I really wanna reach out and punch somebody this damn tiny' but it was overshadowed by his insistance that he was capable of more than he looked, and the fact that she did not appreciate anybody getting in her face this way. Her expression tilted into a steady frown, and her feet didn't move, hoping she wouldn't /need/ to hit him to get him to back off and that maybe he would get the message first. She might have let it go, if not for the way that he turned to bash his hands on the keyboard, and she reached out to snatch his wrists*
ROXY: what the heck is your deal man
ROXY: look i get ur upset and u wanna play for whatever reasons u have and its ok to be upset
ROXY: but youre gonna BREAK it and then it wont be just u whos stuck here
ROXY: so hows about u back up nice and slow like
GAMZEE: *He letting out loud long strings of curses as he kept bashing the keyboard, as if it would change it's mind about him playing if he just hit the keys hard enough. As he was not paying full attention to Roxy, she managed to get a hold of one of his wrists. Him letting out a loud angry guttural noise.*
GAMZEE: WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, ANYWAY? you might be the HUMAN HEAD HONCHO, but you have NO MOTHERFUCKING RIGHT TO BOSS ME THE FUCK AROUND like some kind of SPINELESS PIECE OF TRASH LIKE THE REST OF YOUR FUCKING PATHETIC FRIENDS! *His free hand forms a fist, and he aims a punch straight for her gut.*
ROXY: aw hell no *She had released his wrist when he began screaming again, unwilling to look away from him to glance at the dial door as though someone might come outside and notice this. She had done it anyway, and at the mention of her friends she glanced back with the intent to slam her fist into his nose and shut him up, but he aappeared to have had the same idea. The blow to her stomach was unimaginably forceful, and she was helpless to all but flying backwards and landing hard on the platform to roll, easily tipping over the little ledge that left her sprawled on the invisible barrier that kept them from space. Holy shit. He probably couldn't see over the edge, and she allowed herself to lie there for a moment before pulling herself to crawl, shimmying on her belly despite how she clutched it with one hand. She has a plan.*
GAMZEE: *As his fist connected with her stomach, he let out a loud guttural "HONK". If he wasn't complete rage mode, he might have had the fucking idea to not make a whole lot of noise, as it might tip people off, but screw that. He was seething with anger, unable to focus on anything else except for his current mission: Taking this bitch down. His eyes widened as she seemed to fly off of the edge of the platform. Well shit, that was easy. He laughed brokenly as he walked towards where she had fallen to her doom. One less to worry about. He smirked, leaning over the edge, hoping to watch her as she drifted off and turning into spacedust.*
ROXY: *Every part of her suddenly wanted to exclaim in pain, and she willed herself to hold her breath, teeth clamped on the inside of her cheek. Once she was certain she was behind the holoboard and he couldn't see her, she hauled herself up to run as quietly as she could to the other side of the round platform, hopping back up onto it to stand in front of the door to the gaming platforms -- in his keysmashing, he'd opened it. She let go of her stomach, hands at her sides as she stood as straight as she could muster and call out,*
ROXY: bet u thought youd seen the last of me
GAMZEE: *He had a triumphant grin on his face as he looked over the edge, but his face quickly turned into one of confusion, as there was just... Nothing.* what the ACTUAL MOTHERFUCKING SHIT!? *He lets out another angry and frustrated hissing noise, about to hop down to the nothingness himself to see what the fucking deal was, but his entire body spun around once he heard her voice. His eyes wide in confusion for a moment before narrowing. Something snapped inside him, and he hissed loudly, charging at her as fast as he could.*
ROXY: whoopsie daisy *She muttered to herself as she turned, hightailing into the doorway to run as fast as she could. The pain didn't ebb, but she could power through it, ignoring every impulse to examine the space she had just run into in order to just run up the escalator right in front of her. It was immense, and slow moving, but she could climb it with double-stepped bounds either way, hoping to lure him up to whatever waited at the top and hoping that he wouldn't catch up to her before they got there.*
GAMZEE: *He was seeing red at this point, speeding up as she ran through the doorway. It was if he was wearing blinders, oblivious to everything else except Roxy, him racing up the stairs after her. As he was shorter than her, he couldn't double-step any of the steps like she did, which only made him growl in frustration, pumping his feet faster.*
ROXY: *She didn't dare look behind her to see how far back he was, stumbling only once she reached the top and using her fingertips to push herself up and forward. There were five doors here, but one of them looked right, and she would have to trust that. Turning then, she positioned herself to stand directly in front of it, panting with exertion and waiting for him to lunge* u know ur attitude really stinks right
ROXY: nobodys gonna wanna play with u at recess if u keep punchin all the other kids
ROXY: are u gonna say ur sorry or do i have to write a note home
GAMZEE: *Gamzee jumped a few steps when he saw her stumble, trying to get a hold of her ankle, but she was too fast. His eyes was locked on hers as he, not ran, but walked towards her. Although his eyes was set on her, it didn't seem like they were focused, and he could not hear her. This was the fucking easy way out, this way he didn't have to think. Just do. As he closed the space between them, his steps quickened, and he ran at full speed toward her. Another loud "HOOOOOONK" coming from his mouth as he hunched somewhat as if to tackle her.*
ROXY: *This is it. Do or die, Lalonde, do or fuckin' die. Or at least that was what she was telling herself for dramatic effect. She readied her hands when he launched himself at her, stance wide as she proceeded to reach out and grab his wrist again, twisting however she had to in order to make him all but slap the punch pad beside the portal; she didn't look, but a light went on atop the door, and the opening swirled with light.*
ROXY: aight you just earned yourself a time out mister
GAMZEE: *Gamzee was about to knock her the fuck over, when she grabbed a hold of his wrist, making him almost topple over as she twisted him around. Trying to regain his balance, he steadied himself on the punch pad with the hand she was still holding onto. He hissed loudly, one leg moving backwards, then shot forward trying to connect with any part of her that he could in order to get her off of him. He was too far gone to even notice the fact that the room was flooded with light from the now open door.*
ROXY: bingo *she muttered to herself, once the lights seeped into her vision. She grappled with him, unwilling to let herself admit that it nearly scared her that he could be so violent and be set off so easily. When he kicked out, she cried out in pain, her knee buckling all too easily when his foot made hard contact with her shin. Even so, she fought to keep her grip on his arm and keep herself standing, reeling her other arm back to hurtle her fist towards his face. Whether it made contact or not, she would be using her grasp on his arm as leverage to try hurling him into the portal, hoping that he couldn't just step right back out of it.*
GAMZEE: *He hissed and spat when his foot connected to her shin, about to kick her once more as she didn't let go of his arm. Gamzee did not see the fist coming, as he was too focused on trying to get her off, his eyes locked on where he was aiming his kick. Roxy's fist connected with his nose with a (probably satisfying) crack, which made him reel somewhat in pain, blood seeping from his broken nose as his eyes seemed to get back into focus.* OW! FUCKING! SHIT! *Just as he managed to regain his composure from the punch, he found himself with his back to the glowing door, and something seemed to click into place in his head.* no, wait, SHIT! *He squirmed wildly, trying to pry Roxy's fingers off his arm in desperation.*
ROXY: *It took a moment to try regaining her balance steadily enough to /stay/ that way, reclaiming her wide stance to prepare to lift a foot and slam it into his stomach with all her might, at that moment releasing his arm with the hope that he'd fall*
GAMZEE: *He was still prying at her hand, cursing loudly, but he got the curses (and air) knocked out of him when Roxy's foot slammed square in his chest. He toppled over, and fell into the door. His face went from surprised to pissed in the matter of seconds, his mouth opened as he was about to shout another colourful insult, but the world may never know what he said, for at that moment the door slammed shut.*
ROXY: *The second her foot hit the ground again, she wavered and nearly lost her balance, but made certain that she didn't grab onto the punch pad for purchase. The door slamming shut the way it did was a bit of a surprise, but she would take it gladly at this point, staring for a moment as she caught her breath. Standing, she backed away towards the escalators again, limping obviously; not that anyone could see.*
ROXY: yeah u just stay in there till ur ready to play nice
