025 VIDEO LIST NINE

[deadliestviper]

[Locked to friends]
[As the feed flashes on Beatrix looks at the camera head-on, head slightly tilted and her lips in a thin line. She's sequestered in her cabin and looks tired but is steely-eyed as ever, emotion shoved far out of the way. There are more important things to get to.] How bad was it for you? Any damage done? [No mention of her public and sadistic threat. She doesn't see why it would be an issue.]

[Locked to Kon and Steph]
Tell me what happened to you. Please say you're all right.

[Locked to Arya]
Check in. Were you harmed or sent to Zero during the takeover?

[Locked to Ben]
Do I assume correctly in guessing we need to talk?

[Locked to Chris]
... Jesus fuck. [Enough said.]

[Locked to Riddick and Slade]
[Beatrix had threatened the partial truth out of Narvin easily enough, although he'd said nothing to incriminate either of them. Still, she has a sneaking suspicion they were playing her. There's still respect for both of them there, but she is Not Amused. Flatly, face and eyes blank:] Go ahead. Whatever you're going to say, say it.

[Locked to Narvin]
You're a son of a bitch, you know that? [She glares at the camera, but her tone's more resigned and annoyed than malicious.] How's the eye?

Comments

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[demon_knight]

Oh, that wasn't then. That was when my door disappeared. But I couldn't open my key back up.

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[deadliestviper]

You'd think ancient sacred relics would be beyond the scope of influence here.

...Please tell me the wardens have a plan to punish the bitch.

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[demon_knight]

Not yet. Most of us are still tryin' to put our heads back together right now. She's locked up downstairs at the moment.

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[deadliestviper]

I'd like to suggest a strong dose of hallucinogens and dunking her in freezing and boiling water.

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[demon_knight]

I just want to slap her and tell her that I'm better than her for dealin' with a problem when I know I got one. I don't like torturin' people.

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[deadliestviper]

Of course you're better than her. And not just because you're not a psycho bitch spreading pain for no reason. [A compliment? Possibly.]

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[demon_knight]

That's the revenge I want. I don't want to boil or freeze her or any of that shit. I just want her to know that the people she fucked over are fuckin' better than her. I don't have time to add onto her pile of, "I deserve it" bullshit.

[After all, she fucked with the head of an inmate she actually got off to a good start with.]

[Private]

[deadliestviper]

[She switches over to a private filter because she believes Jeryline can be trusted, at least with this much, but she can't say the same for the rest of the Barge.]

At the most basic level I'm not sure I do either, but it's rare that I hate someone this much upon first learning the first significant fact about them. She deserves to die, and I want to kill her. She deserves punishment so I want to kill her slowly and painfully.

This idealistic pacifist shit going around the network bewilders me. Regardless of what happens here, in nearly all worlds, death works. It's one of the only things that does.

[Private]

[demon_knight]

Look, I'm not against "death" in general if someone really fuckin' deserves it, just to get 'em out of the way. But I don't like the torturin' bit.

And for the pacifism, death actually doesn't work here. You kill someone, they come back. And I saw you talkin' to Riddick- you chuck the body this place just goes after people. No matter how thoroughly you get her? She comes back, and she gets her little pity party.

But the thing is, right now? Nobody really feels sorry for her. She fucked everybody. Okay, no, the blue man that's been in prison his whole life and probably barely has been offered a piece of ass feels sorry for her. Nobody else. And honestly I don't want to give them a reason to.

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[deadliestviper]

[Very grudgingly:] Fine. I'm willing to try letting her suffer on her own in this case, but I still believe she should be punished further. [She gives the camera a look of consternation before quirking a lip dryly.]

But don't test my patience by saying anything about giving peace a chance.

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[demon_knight]

They don't put people they want to give peace a chance in prison.

[Private]

[deadliestviper]

Apparently they do in my case.

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[demon_knight]

I guess if that's what they wanted here, they oughta pick better wardens. 'Cause I know that 50% of the time pacifism is bullshit. And the other 35% of the time it should involve flippin' people off and walking outa their lives.

But I am grateful that you're respectin' my exhaustion with human body parts, and do acknowledge that yeah, I don't particularly want to be nice to her or try to sympathize with her.

[Private]

[deadliestviper]

Then you're more firmly grounded in reality than some people I could name.

[A small pause.]

Look, if we're going to be working together here this should be a two-way street. You help me and I help you, it's only fair. That said, if you're looking for ways to take out demons' eyes I can show you a few things. Not on real people, of course.

Considering your thing with human body parts I anticipate you'll say no, but the offer stands.

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[demon_knight]

It's easier with demons. I turn that shit right off the moment their eyes start glowin' green. I'm doin' the person inside screamin' for help a favor, then.

So yeah, I'll take it.

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[deadliestviper]

All right. Give me a day or two to pull my hair out and we'll get started.