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[machinamentum]

[ - when it clicks on, she sounds angry, actually, genuinely furious. So far as she's always loud, rocking on her heels like she can't keep it to herself. That shake in her voice that barks in the back of her throat. All teeth on the scrape of the words as they drag out of her mouth. Fingers curled into her fists that she doesn't know how to let go.

Holding up a jacket in flat accusation. The words branded on the front of HYPERION. Should this be handled with diplomatic hands? Probably.

Unfortunately, Gaige found the jacket first. So diplomacy is going straight out the window. ]

Where the fuck are you, Rhys? When the fuck were you going to tell me about this? You goddamn fucking corporate piece of shit. Actually no, scratch that, how about you tell everyone fucking listening that you work for a mass-murdering sociopath that tried to or did kill everyone I know. You work for Hyperion and Handsome Freaking Jack!?

[ It spits up, all angry. That yowl of a hurt animal kicked somewhere vulnerable where it had shown it's side. Gnashing at the closest point. Go for the throat, rip it out slow and hard, fight and fight because she doesn't know anything else or better. Flinging the jacket down and reaching for whatever would damn will do as a weapon, which in her case, is her metalworking hammer. ]

I'm going to rip your fucking intestines out your freaking throat.

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[advivo]

[ Y i k e s. ]

Hey, kiddo? You alright?

[ Obviously not, but you know he has no idea what is going on right now. ]

[machinamentum]

There's a fucking errand boy for a fucking sociopath running around, I'm fucking great.

[advivo]

[ This... okay, this is a lot. ]

Yeah, that sounds like shit but just take a deep breath before you go do something you regret.

[machinamentum]

The only thing I regret is that I didn't punch his stupid, smug face in earlier.

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[theprezident]

[ Oh no.

Oh no oh no oh no. Shit shit shit. Shit.

What's wrong with him? Why has he kept that freaking vest? It's not like he ... actually cares for Hyperion, like that. Not like he's loyal to it. At this point he just wants ... God, he just wants to get back at Vasquez and--

He doesn't know. What was it all about? Money and power? He still wants it. He still wants it, and saying anything about that isn't going to make that better but. Hell, what does she think he should have done? What corporation is better, at this point? How many times has he told her he doesn't do guns? Can't use guns? Probably could have learned if he wanted to but ...

Doesn't matter. Doesn't matter what's what, what's true, he just-- He needs to fix this. Somehow. ]

Hey. Hey, Gaige? I know what it looks like, but you need to-- you need to calm down. It's not-- I'm not Hyperion, okay? I'm on their shit list. They tried to kill me with freaking moonshots. I stole ten million bucks from them to find the vault. I'm. Not. Hyperion.

[ Not entirely true, but also not entirely false. Will it work? Honestly, he's not sure. ]

[machinamentum]

[ And she isn't listening. ]

Bullshit. Why wouldn't you tell me that straight away? Sounds like crap I've heard before. I've done this shit too often. But you know, it's only people from fucking Hyperion that lie about it? About where they come from, what they're going to do? Even Torgue CEOs told us whose cock it was before they fucked us.

Guess you picked the right fucking boss, huh? He fucking loved to lie to people. You can tell him it didn't work better when you go and meet him after I put my hammer through your skull.

[theprezident]

Why would I--?

[ No, scratch that, obviously he'd lie to save his own damn skin. Only idiots wouldn't!

He peeks his head out from the library as he speaks, making sure she hasn't suddenly appeared outside of it, before he leaves to try and ... find some spot to hole up. Again. Why is this just his life now? Hiding from people who want to kill him? ]

I wouldn't tell you about it because I figured you'd react like this! Because you're Pandoran and every Pandoran sees red as soon as you even say the name Hyperion! I'm not stupid. Just ... listen to me. I'm their enemy. They want me dead.

[machinamentum]

Oh, I wonder fucking why. Poor fucking you, oh no, all of Pandora remembered who was worse than skags and bandits combined and is afraid of losing even more. Do you even know what he did down there?

[ She spits it out. ]

Don't go crying to me. Who better than a goddamn Vault Hunter to know what it's like to have Hyperion want to kill you?!

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[ragnarsson]

Would you like me to bring you his head on a pike?

[Serious offer. He has no love for Rhys. Now the idiot masquerading as a man has gone and upset his lady. There will be blood.]

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[machinamentum]

[ Ivar. Ivar she loves you. In this murderous, angry way. ]

Later on. I want to kill him myself.

[ragnarsson]

[They're good for each other. Maybe not for anyone else ever. But for each other...yes.]

Alright. I recommend the blood eagle for circumstances that inspire such rage.

[machinamentum]

[ Oh, for each other yes. ]

Thanks for the recommendation. [ She grits her teeth. ] He works for the guy that killed my friends. For the group that tried to kill everyone and everything.

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[channellings]

[okay, listen, klaus doesn't know the whole story and he has no idea what sort of beef or whatever it is gaige and rhys may have – also, who the fuck is handsome jack? – but he's (unfortunately in her case) become friends with the hyperion scum that's being called out at the moment, thanks very much.]

Gonna need you to calm down a little there, Firefly. [because he prefers rhys alive as well. nevermind the fact death isn't quite normal on asgard, it's fine, they should avoid any actual killing if possible.]

Before we get ahead of ourselves with gutting someone: what's this about mass-murdering sociopath?

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[machinamentum]

No.

[ Stubborn as hell and twice as mean. ]

Mass-murdering is mild. I'm a mass-murderer. Genocidal, now that's a better for the kind of guy Rhys worked for. Yeah, genocidal ego-maniac is probably better. He tried to kill everyone on the planet I live on now. Including my friends and I. He poisoned his own kid until she begged us to kill her because she didn't even have enough freedom to kill herself. He killed the only good man I ever met. Then he used to call us from his communicator to trick us into thinking he was still alive and then mock us in a bad version of his voice at all hours.

Oh, he tried to genocide an entire planet. Did I cover that one? Because that's what he did. I don't mean just people, I mean everything. People, even children, animals, planets, everything. So he could build a giant, shining city, with his face all over it, talking about he saved the galaxy.

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[channellings]

[probably more than twice, keeping his firmer, yet far quieter tone before. this time though, he doesn't try to argue, simply bites down on his cheek and listens to gaige talk. genocidal, poisoned his own kid, and killing the only good man she's ever known are pretty damn good selling points as to why handsome jack's a human trashfire.

something awful and sour floods his mouth; klaus gulps back the bile, shakes his head. yeah, she mentioned it, he hasn't forgotten that already but there has to be some other explanation, right? surely whatever rhys is telling her has some truth. (shouldn't it??? oh jesus christ—)]

You mentioned it before, [he laughs, totally mirthless,] but the city is new information now. Sounds like he just wanted a trophy and he wasn't afraid to get it however necessary. [another headshake, weaker this time.] And Rhys works for him? You're absolutely, one-hundred-percent sure that's actually his coat?

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[machinamentum]

[ She strains with it, bitter and angry. ]

I'm not stupid, Klaus. How many people know who I am, know where Pandora is? You all look at me like I'm a freaking monster. Don't give me that shit.

[not actually here]

[imahealerbut]

[THE GIRLS BORDERLANDS ARE FIGHTINGGGG]

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[momsboy]

[ Oh, Peter knows this kind of blind fury. The one that runs too deep and too hot to be stopped, like magma. And it can destroy everyone in its path. He knows, once he doomed half the universe because of a mistake he made while being carried away by that kind of fury. He's uncharacteristically serious when he replies but his voice is calm, aiming to soothe.]

I won't even pretend to understand what's going on between you and Rhys but if you kill him, he might just come back in a few days. I'd be a waste of your time, resources and effort.

And dunno, perhaps all this is a misunderstanding and the jacket doesn't really mean what you think.

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[machinamentum]

Ugh, he fucking will.

[ Spits it out. ]

Guess I'll just have to kill him again. At least I'm good at that.

[momsboy]

See? It would be a really long cycle of 'not really worth it' in the end.

Who's exactly that Jack asshole you're talking about? Because he sounds as bad as Thanos.

[machinamentum]

[ There's a pause. The sounds of something like drink being pour. This is going to be a long-ass night. ]

Did Thanos like gouging people's eyes out with spoons in front of their kids 'cause he thinks it's funny?

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[portablecthulhu]

I'm not sure murder is the best go-to option here.

[ ... He's just saying. He really has no horse in this race, but feels a bit compelled to at least try and calm the person down. ]

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[machinamentum]

[ She might just be drunk as shit.

Wait, no, is. ]

It's always the best fucking option.

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[portablecthulhu]

[ That's fair. Alcohol also probably wasn't the best choice when emotional, but he isn't about to judge. ]

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. Murder shouldn't be first, but I can't say it's always off the table.

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[machinamentum]

[ She slurs that little as she groans. ] Booooooooooring. You sound like one of those people from that planet everyone comes from. Merth?

Rath?


EARTH. Yeah, that place.