014 ♐ Text: Get e%tremely flustered over something trivial.

[musclebeast]

D --> I will not stand for this any longer
D --> Stand for f001ishness upon one hundred thousand prior, equally unsolicited f001ishnesses
D --> No, my keyboard does not need to be fi%ed
D --> Yes, I choose to type in this fashion, gosh darnit
D --> I canter e%actly understand why that concept is so e%tremely difficolt for you all to cram into your ossified mind compartments but perhaps it's because most of you revolting juveniles can barely use your diaperstubs let alone properly make use of your communication devices
D --> I am a troll, and like my fellow Alternians, I use a te%t quirk to properly e%press my individuality and perhaps e%emplify my bucking interests in a visual fashion
D --> I am coltsiderably perple%ed and quite frankly, ine%cusably teed off by this continuing damper on my forced thralldom here
D --> So stop asking or for fiddlesticking sakes ask me here and now and discontinue this e%cessively annoying line of questioning in the future

Comments

[musclebeast]

[He hadn't actually meant it to be mean, it was more, a concern.]

[Equius's teeth clench again, ducking his head and shrugging up his shoulders. There's a silence on his end of things, words replaced by a kind of heat in his cheeks and a clench in his chest.]

[biwinning]

Quit being such a wiggler!

[Finally, Sollux lands. He's scowling a bit, as he steps up to Equius and reaches out, attempting to swipe the sunglasses off Equius' face.]

[musclebeast]

[Wow, no! Steps back fast, tilting his head away.]

[biwinning]

[Keeps... grabbing for them.]

Stay still, you stupid asshole!

[musclebeast]

Don't you- [Ducks, dodges.] stop! Sollux, quit this! [Crouches, leaping away, arms no longer crossed.]

[biwinning]

You-

[Jump, grabbing-]

-Quit it, and hand them over! Stop hiding from me!

[Giving chase after Equius now. He's not using his powers, the same way Equius isn't using his own. It's more... fun, this way.]

[musclebeast]

[Fun- right, something feels almost childish about it- but in the sense that still builds excitement in his chest, a kind of rush. He yanks away again all dodges with no offensive strikes, simply trying to keep Sollux's hands on his glasses.]

I won't! Cease these shenanigans, keep you grubby little prongs off me!

[biwinning]

Take off the glasses and I'll cease thethe shenanigansth! I- command it! I'm ordering you to cut the shit right now!

[musclebeast]

[All right, he can't help but smile a little at that, nostrils flaring. Another dodge, staying lower to the ground.]

[biwinning]

[Sollux is resorting to making more tackling grabs now, running out of patience to keep doing more skillful attempts. He's running out of breath a bit, he's really in worse shape here than he ever was on Alternia or during SGRUB. In both of those instances, life circumstances were actively trying to kill him, just through means of everyday life, but in Exsilium... he doesn't have to deal with those kind of threats. And so he's already physically a lot slower than Equius, his attempts at grabbing his glasses essentially a wasted effort.]

-Fine!

[Huff huff.]

Fucking keep them! Congratulationsth, you get to hide behind a pair of glassesth a little while longer!

[musclebeast]

[Equius is very far from running out of breath, even if his body aches from all the training he's been doing lately. He can tell Sollux is slowing down though, and in this- odd feeling of glee he has from playing keep away, he feels a little bad for how out of shape Sollux is, that even this playful sort of game is difficult for him.]

[Weird, he should feel bad. Equius stands straight again, focusing away from that feeling.]

You're claiming defeat already? I assume it has to do with your despicable shape. [Adjusts his shades.]

[biwinning]

[He's not completely out of breath, he could still run for at least another... two minutes, if he wanted to. But he'd rather not get to such a pitiful state in front of his kismesis.]

Not everyone goesth around fighting robotsth for hoursth for fun. Which ith mothtly everyone. I'm not in deth-... I'm not in bad shape.

[musclebeast]

You are. We've gone over this before.

[biwinning]

...I'm a little bit in bad shape.

[musclebeast]

[Equius's expression sours a little, having a hard time looking at him with that face and tone, and how he's... agreeing now.]

Yes, you are.

[biwinning]

I could be worse.

[musclebeast]

Yes, but thinking that hardly motivates you to better yourself now. You laziness is execrable, Sollux, I surprised you can manage even simple tasks.

[biwinning]

I don't need to better myself. I could jutht ath eathily take your glasses from you, without even moving a finger.

[And he does so, the red and blue glow that is familiar by now, that was lacking from their previous running around, is back. And Sollux uses it to lift up Equius' glasses, and push them up into his hair. He doesn't remove them though, just gets them out of the way. Sollux's own glasses slide down his nose a little as he does this, and rather than push them back up, he just looks at Equius from over his own.]

Thee.

[musclebeast]

Yes, I know, as a psionics user, you have proven to be quite competent, making you ideal for engine placement in your future, though you realize... [Glances up, watching his shades move up and trailing off with his words.] that... what- are you doing.

[His tone honestly a bit confused, eyes locking on him, face flushed. Something feels extremely wrong about this, but in this kind of, exhilarating fashion that makes his heart beat faster. He was more comfortable with the anger he felt earlier, or the playful game of keep away but- this is different.]

[biwinning]

[And the moment is over. Sollux pushes his glasses back up and is glaring behind his shades.]

"Ideal for engine placement," wow, thanksth for that reminder!! I'm tho glad you brought that up, I almotht thought for a thecond you weren't a total douche, but I'm glad we remedied that real quick! Because, you know, being told I'm a perfect fit for being a machine part is so romantic, right?? How about you, what if Condesce just decided one day that your freakish strength was such a good thing that they locked you up and experimented on YOU?? I'm sure I'd be laughing my ath off if I heard that that's what became of you!

[musclebeast]

[Pause.]

It is romantic. [Well, black wise, in a way. What do you mean by romantic, Sollux?]

[His expression's a little confused, face going firm though, crossing his arms again.]

I would do as told.

[biwinning]

... You'd just let them lock you up, and fuck with you for the rest of your life? -Of course, why am I even surprised? You're fucking repulsive with how little backbone you have. You make fun of me for not being able to run- but you can't even stand up for yourself.

[musclebeast]

It's how it should be, Sollux, that is how our culture works! It's be completely disrespectful to disobey orders given to me by my superiors, especially Her Imperial Condescension. [Though his- voice quivers a little, feeling weird having this conversation without his shades. Quickly he moves to pull them down over his eyes again.]

[biwinning]

Our "culture" isn't a culture! It's thocial dictatorship, dithguithed as culture! It's people who think they are better, taking advantage of people who don't have the strength to fight for themselves! And you jutht don't- fucking get it! You're too brainwashed, and it makes me tho thick to even hear you talk about thith!

[And he can tell how uncomfortable Equius is talking about it, from the way his eyes give away. But down the shades go again, and Sollux loses the interest to pull them away again.]

[musclebeast]

You're not supposed to think that, that mindset's completely skewed and ultimately too hopefully selfish. The hemospectrum and the properties tied to it is for the better of everyone... [He's sure... ugh, it's been so long since he's had proper guidance like Aurthour. But here, all he has are constantly opposing forces, even from Feferi herself. The only one of them wh ever even slightly agreed with him was Eridan and well-]

[He frowns. Teeth tight.]

It doesn't take advantage of anyone. Lowbloods are completely able for the services meant for them, that's the reason we are born the way we are, the Mother has intentions and we must experience the path laid out fo us.