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[scornful]

[ The name on this post is still Bariyan e Kodhi, but its current owner is mostly certainly not Bariyan.

Cat's sitting at a desk, elbow propped against its surface, his hand in his hair. The collar of his shirt has been pulled away to show the mess that's been made of his neck -- frost-nipped skin, bruising, great big bloody scratches. He's made no effort to tend to his injuries yet. He has, however, taken time to make sure that his hair is completely perfect.

He scowls. ]

Tell me, did anyone else here get physically assaulted by their roommate the moment they opened their fucking door? Or was I the only one who got tossed in with a goddamn psychopath?

[ Cat paws at his neck and looks surprised to feel blood-- he pulls his hand away hastily, tries to wipe it off on the back of his other hand, snarling in irritation. ]

This is the exact reason why I don't... like... sharing.

[ He's barely finished spitting his last syllable before he turns the tablet off. Then he picks it up and flings it at the wall, shrieking, but thankfully that portion of his incredibly mature and reasonable fit doesn't make it onto the network. ]

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[bloodspeaker]

[Holy hell. Adrasteius observes the injuries with alarm and speaks quickly into the tablet--he's less concerned with what happened and more with the fact that the wounds obviously need attention.]

Are you still in your room? What's the number?

[video]

[scornful]

[ Cat's picked the tablet back up and recomposed himself. No more shrieking. Neck is still a gross mess. Hair still looks amazing. Okay, he's ready to roll.

He returns the tablet and himself to the desk, resuming the exact same pose he'd held before he had his screeching fit. ]

Ooh, yes, Mr. Clinician. Please come quickly, I am bleeding to death and slowly losing consciousness. Room 201.

[bloodspeaker]

[He scowls and rolls his eyes.]

Shut the fuck up. I'll be right there.

[and, indeed, he arrives momentarily, soon knocking on the door.]

Voice

[lexiconning]

[ Have a nervous, frighten little Syllona voice, Cat. ]

Are they gone? The person who did this, I mean.

[voice]

[scornful]

[ Aww, listen to that voice. So nervous. So sad. ]

Oh, yes, he's gone. But I'm terribly afraid that soon, he'll come back to finish the job.

[ Cat doesn't sound afraid. ]

[lexiconning]

What happened? [ That comes out a little breathless. IT'S NOT LIKE SHE'S WORRIED OR ANYTHING... ]

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[highhealplz]

[ OH GOD IT'S YOU
so that's what he looks like


kinda proud of koltira that this guy isn't dead ]

Most people don't immediately provoke their roommates.

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[scornful]

[ Look at this face, Ashraf, it's too pretty to be killed. Obviously even Koltira could realize that. Gosh. ]

Oh... Ashraf Salib.

[ Cat's back at the desk as if he'd never thrown a tantrum at all. But his expression is solemn now. ]

I didn't. Not in person -- and certainly not before he attacked me.

[highhealplz]

I'm a healer, and I don't usually say this. I don't know if I've ever said this — but I think you deserved it. You're lucky he left you in a shape to complain.

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[boughtabookstore]

Where's Bariyan?

[ Literally all she cares about, bro, she's sitting at her desk with her elbows on it and her hands folded neatly and there is something very stone like and cold about her face. ]

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[scornful]

[ What a bunch of broken records this lot is. Cat shows up on his end of the connection almost mirroring Ros' pose, though his head's cocked and he looks a great deal more irritated. ]

He's dead.

[ Cat rolls his eyes. ]

[boughtabookstore]

I did not ask for a status report. I requested a specific location.

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[obliterating]

Was that message from you, then?

What did you do to Bariyan?

[video]

[scornful]

What message?

[ Cat's planning to own up to all the other messages he'd left -- he already had in most of them, as they'd all quite easily caught on to the fact that he was not, in fact, Bariyan. But he'd played his hand a little more carefully in the message he'd left Thassarian and so he thinks he can risk ignorance here. ]

And I've done nothing to Bariyan. I didn't even know he was here until I started going through his tablet -- which I merely found when I arrived here. Bariyan was nowhere in sight.

[deadelfwalking]

[Ugh, not you, too!]

This man speaks nothing but lies, brother.

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[celestial_wizard]

[ Oh JEEZ. Who's this Bariyan fellow - is that the roommate he'd had? ]

Catsovi? You were attacked by your roommate? That's horrible! I never had that kind of problem, but my roommates were often out. [ And Natsu would put the hurt on them if she had been attacked. ]

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[scornful]

I assume he was my roommate. He was waiting in the room when I arrived -- though he's gone now.

[ Cat's words grow a little less clipped, a little softer. ]

I'm very glad you've had a more pleasant time with your roommates, Ms. Lucy. I am very nearly envious.

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[dawningsun]

I must wonder what the entire circumstances of the assault were.

[video]

[scornful]

I'm actually quite surprised -- you're the first person to ask.

He seemed to think that I had done something to his other roommate. I have not. I haven't the slightest idea where the other roommate is.

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[payback]

You should go to the clinic or something.

[text]

[scornful]

Fortunately, it appears that the clinic will be coming to me. I will be seen to.

AND AFTER HE LEAVES POOR OLD BLIND MEN TO THEIR POTENTIAL DEATHS IN RAINY OLD ENGLAND [video]

[onehundredswords]

Oh, ya' made it back alright then!

Geez, took my eyes off ya' for five seconds an' you just wandered off again. Y'ought not to make such a nuisance outta yer'self, Cat'! Really now.

Relieved you're lookin' right as the rain 'round these parts, though.

[Aside apparently being attacked by roommates.]

YOU'RE KILLING ME HERE [video]

[scornful]

[ YOU. Cat grins, leans back in his seat, crosses his arms. ]

Oh, I'm terribly sorry. I have a bad habit of doing that. I hope I didn't cause you to worry, the other day.

[Video]

[hornedomen]

[He had many questions but those wounds were the most important.]

Do you need to go to the clinic? I know the way there.

[video]

[scornful]

No, one of the clinic staff is on his way, actually. I'll be quite all right.

Though I suppose it would be good to know where the clinic is, for the future....