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Kagami ([personal profile] anenemies) wrote in [community profile] liminalteashop2024-12-20 08:30 am

sci fi psl

[Kagami is escorted into the recreation space hissing. This proves to do little other than result in his captors transcribe their observations in a language he doesn’t understand, and he doesn't even feel better after the fact! But he can be stupid stubborn when he puts his mind to something. More importantly, he runs on spite and being petty.]

I hope all your data gets corrupted~!

[He waves at them in what would usually be a cheerful gesture, and ego bruised and no closer to escaping, he turns his attention to the most interesting person here. To be fair, they're the only other person here. Surprisingly humanoid, at that, but ephemeral and frail. They’re pretty, and in another life and in a better mood maybe he’d flirt with them. It takes one look for Kagami to conclude that they won't be of much physical help in an escape. He fears they'd collapse if he nudged them too hard.

But they’re someone other than their shared captors, and he’s not one to turn down the opportunity to needle at people he dislikes— usually those who abuse their power and boy do the researchers who abducted him fit the bill. Their translators informed him of the goal of the study. Not that he has any reason to trust they’ll keep their word!

He’ll start by moving close to Nen. Get in their personal bubble and ooh and ahh like he’s never seen a person before. His eyes sweep up and down, appraising. He bats his lashes and plasters on his sweetest, most infuriating smile.]


Goodness, I have no idea what made them think this was wise. But I have an idea. Instead of becoming best friends, why don’t we speedrun their little experiment into the ground?
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[personal profile] essenceborn 2025-01-16 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
I am not sure. I do not know much about the anomaly or what created it. I have been told the Foundation is still looking into it. I have given them my best recollection of the events though.

[ Mostly they're glad to be free of it and don't spent additional time thinking about it if they can help it. ]

I will do my best to help.
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[personal profile] essenceborn 2025-01-17 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
The door...? Yes, but.

[ They pause, looking down at his hand in theirs. ]

I do not know if it is safe for you to be touching me when I do...
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[personal profile] essenceborn 2025-01-18 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh. If...if you are sure.

[ They don't sound so sure about this, but the air of confidence Kagami puts off is convincing enough for someone who was isolated from other people for so long. The moment of hesitation if brief and fleeting; Nenonen reaches out towards the panel. ]
essenceborn: (OH DIP)

[personal profile] essenceborn 2025-01-19 05:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Well that's not expected--and neither is the way that while the control panel glitches out again and breaks, Nen themself doesn't move anywhere--Kagami seems to have taken the brunt of...that.

And also turned into a cat. ]


Kagami...!
essenceborn: (OH DIP)

[personal profile] essenceborn 2025-01-21 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Kagami is a cat.

Kagami is a cat and that's never happened before with their temporal anomalies and Nen doesn't know what to do with this. For a brief moment they're stuck, frozen with panic--and then he's floating and clinging to their arm and they're doing their best to keep him balanced. ]


I am sorry, I do not know what happened--no one has ever turned into a cat before! Are you okay??
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[personal profile] essenceborn 2025-01-22 04:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Leaving them behind. That little rugrat-- ]

Kagami??? Wait for me...!

[ They can't chase after him as a human so there's no way they'll be able to keep up with a cat, but as it turns out? That doesn't matter. All the doors and halls ahead are closed. And staffed. Facility guards are waiting for him and not too much longer after that a pair of researchers approach Nenonen and tell them it's time to return to their room for a check-up and not to worry; they'll look after Kagami. ]