[RL with Birkin]
Jun. 17th, 2009 08:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
This time Birkin was coming to him, and that suited Stein just fine. He knew on some level that leaving his world for a bit would do him good, but he was involved in some new projects and still trying to work out how to deliver his last one to Medusa. It wasn't a good time to leave.
But a little company was always welcome, especially if it was like-minded company.
He'd taken a little trip to the store earlier in the day and bought an array of liquors - some bourbon, some gin, some tequila, and some rum. He didn't really know what Birkin liked, but he figured it wouldn't hurt to have a variety on hand.
And now he was at the computer, poking his nose around and waiting.
But a little company was always welcome, especially if it was like-minded company.
He'd taken a little trip to the store earlier in the day and bought an array of liquors - some bourbon, some gin, some tequila, and some rum. He didn't really know what Birkin liked, but he figured it wouldn't hurt to have a variety on hand.
And now he was at the computer, poking his nose around and waiting.
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Date: 2009-06-22 10:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-22 10:26 pm (UTC)He reached for Birkin and curled his fingers around his arm, tugging him closer as he pushed the body up onto its side, facing away from them. "But look at this. I added a little surprise for her."
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Date: 2009-06-22 11:32 pm (UTC)Birkin leaned in a bit, narrowing his eyes. "What am I supposed to be looking at?"
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Date: 2009-06-22 11:36 pm (UTC)"I'm really not worried about that," he said, settling the body on its side. "If she could possess me, I'm sure she'd have done it when I first killed her. I think she needs a weak host - an animal, child, or a vegetable like this one. My own soul is far too strong for her to dominate so completely."
He let go of Birkin and parted the girl's long hair with his fingers, revealing a very tiny incision right below the hairline. "Paralysis agent," he said smugly. "I can trigger it remotely."
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Date: 2009-06-23 12:03 am (UTC)He looked at the girl's back, then turned to Stein. Birkin opened his mouth, then shut it, trying to gather his thoughts. He leaned in towards the other man a bit and settled on "You're a genius! She'll never see it coming." He smirked a bit. "Planning on turning it on and cutting her down immediately, or are you actually going to give her a little bit of a head start first?"
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Date: 2009-06-23 12:27 am (UTC)Only the fact that he was pretty sure Birkin would drop like a little girl if he flicked him with a finger stopped him from actually bothering to prove it. Though he might beat him up later, just for fun.
Besides, being called a genius mollified him slightly. "I doubt she'll really give me the opportunity to do it. No, I think I'll wait until she does something to piss me off, like attack me, and then we'll see what she does."
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Date: 2009-06-23 12:41 am (UTC)Birkin chuckled a bit. "I doubt she'd be able to do much of anything after that."
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Date: 2009-06-23 01:15 am (UTC)"My kids have killed," he informed Birkin. "Killed serial killers with powers you can't even imagine. Maka and Soul alone have taken down over a hundred together."
His grin widened. "And they couldn't even touch me."
He grabbed Birkin by the sides of the head, moving so fast the other man didn't have a chance to react. And then he attacked his soul directly, right through the palms of his hands.
It felt - and looked - like Stein had just electrocuted Birkin. There was screaming, and then Birkin fell unconscious, bleeding from the nose, ears, eyes and mouth.
((If you don't like this I can edit and back up. I was going to ask you first, but you vanished and I wanted to post it so I wouldn't forget. ^_^ There'll be no permanent damage, but it hurt like a BITCH, and when Birkin wakes up he's strapped to an operating table :| ))
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Date: 2009-06-23 01:33 am (UTC)Birkin cracked an eye open, noticing that he was still in the lab, which was a bit of a relief but... The fact that he couldn't move and a quick glance around the room revealed that he must have been on one of the operating tables sort of damaged his calm. "I am never drinking again..." Birkin mumbled to himself. He started trying to move to test the limits of those damn straps. He couldn't help but notice how ironic this all was. All those test subjects of his that ended up in this same position with some psycho smiling down on them... He understood why they started screaming when they woke up now.
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Date: 2009-06-23 01:45 am (UTC)Stein leaned over Birkin thoughtfully, stroking light fingers down his chest. "I thought about dissecting you, but I did promise. How's your head?"
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Date: 2009-06-23 01:54 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-23 05:19 am (UTC)He ran light fingers down Birkin's chest, hooking the fingers in his tie and undoing it deftly, letting it fall away. "You're not much of a fighter, are you? More focused on the science, I suppose."
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Date: 2009-06-23 05:38 am (UTC)Birkin practically snarled as his tie was undone. "Get. Your hands. Away from me." Hell, if he could move far enough, he would have gladly tried to gnaw through his bonds or even tried to bite his oh, so gracious host. But he couldn't and the best he could accomplish was a killer glare and some feeble struggles. "Okay, wonderful. You are stronger than I am. Now, let me go; there's no reason to keep me here."
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Date: 2009-06-23 06:25 am (UTC)"You're the one who grabbed onto something that's embedded in my skull, to prove a point that it was a weak-point in battle," Stein pointed out with bemusement. "And now you're upset that I retaliated?"
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Date: 2009-06-23 06:41 am (UTC)"If I'd decided to twist that ridiculous thing, I doubt you'd be so smug right now. I was proving a point; not trying to hurt you. And I'm not upset." In a massive amount of pain and scared to death was a bit closer to the truth. Birkin swallowed hard, eyes still darting along the walls. He was going to get himself killed in this stupid place wasn't he? A fitting end, he supposed. "Someone's going to come looking for me, Stein." Though the scientist figured if anyone even noticed his absence, their reaction would be more jubilant than worried.
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Date: 2009-06-23 02:36 pm (UTC)He pulled out a cigarette and lit up, laughing again. "Who'll come looking for you - Vanessa? You claim Wesker is dead, and so far as I know you don't have any other friends. Vanessa isn't exactly a threat. I'm pretty sure she'd enjoy you right here, anyway."
He lowered the cigarette, blowing a cloud of smoke towards the ceiling. "Funny thing that," he added. "I'm pretty sure you've been lying to me about Wesker."
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Date: 2009-06-23 03:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-23 05:41 pm (UTC)"Why, is it going to work?" he asked, smirking widely. "I really have no idea why you're lying to me about it. I won't tell anyone if he really is alive, and I don't actually care about your little tif with the other people from your world. If I were to help anyone, it would be you, so why don't you just tell me the truth and see if it helps?"
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Date: 2009-06-23 06:05 pm (UTC)After a few seconds he chuckled to himself. "If this is what you did with Vanessa, it's no small wonder she likes you so much." It made perfect sense now.
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Date: 2009-06-23 06:13 pm (UTC)But the thrill of victory was short-lived. Birkin was reacting to him the same way Spirit always had, and while the sadistic part of Stein enjoyed every minute of it, he wondered if he were losing the friendship at the same time. He mourned that Birkin, perhaps, didn't understand him as well as he wanted him to - or maybe understood him too well.
But he wasn't going to kill Birkin, and he wished Birkin understood that.
"I didn't tie Vanessa up," Stein said thoughtfully. "Though I think you're right that she'd enjoy it."
He stroked his fingers down Birkin's arm to the restraint. "Are you really that scared?" With a flick of his fingers, he released the catch, freeing Birkin's right arm. "Are you going to run away from me, now? Or should we go back and sit down, and enjoy the rest of our evening?"
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Date: 2009-06-23 06:33 pm (UTC)What was Stein's secret? He'd never had any test subject react so quickly and succumb to their fears without even an incision... But then, he knew what the other scientist was capable of and the sorts of things he'd be more than willing to do. But with one arm free, Birkin's confidence came back with a vengeance.
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Date: 2009-06-23 06:58 pm (UTC)He was also somewhat pleased that he hadn't had to make any incisions to get the truth out of his friend. That might have been even more awkward afterwards.
"No reason not to enjoy ourselves," he said cheerfully, moving around the table and releasing Birkin's legs and his other arm. He wasn't worried about retaliation. "And the headache should fade quickly, though you might experience a bit of weakness. I gave you quite a jolt." He offered his hand to help Birkin down from the table.
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Date: 2009-06-23 10:35 pm (UTC)"Can you... Kill someone by doing that?" Birkin leaned heavily on his companion, clutching onto his arm, far too exhausted to actually bother holding himself up. A moment later, he straightened himself a bit and began walking, albeit shakily, back to the living room with a bit of a smirk on his face. "And just so you know, I've learned my lesson and will never make fun of your bolt again."
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Date: 2009-06-23 11:17 pm (UTC)"I could probably kill someone with repeated jolts," he said. "But I haven't actually tried it, yet."
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Date: 2009-06-24 12:07 am (UTC)(no subject)
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