Anne Boolean
One Thousand Club
Pascal Corbin
SCENE:
New Oasis Arc 3: Scene 1 [PASSERI PARK'S ULTRA PASSIONATE MELODY ONSLAUGHT]
LOCATION:
Central District
PARTICIPANTS:
Florence, Pascal, Gavril, Milo, Dimitri, Jackson
THE HALL OF INSIGHT
The guy's hesitance to continue singing for them didn't come as a surprise. His initial assumption was because it was out of shyness as opposed to anything Potential-related, but as Jackson kept speaking, it became quickly apparent it was because of the latter. He had seen Potentials affect weirder things, so there was no need to question it. He was planning on suggesting an alternative of just monologuing, maybe telling them about how his time had been in this competition so far, but it seemed both their heads turned to more pressing matters when Thelma collapsed.
The laugh from the new voice brought a frown to Pascal's face. They sounded confused initially, as if they were just as lost as the rest of them. They were the one to begin monologuing though, and it became apparent that not only had they struck Thelma down, but it was more than purposeful.
The blond had to hold back rolling his eyes when she mentioned the gangs. Of course. This was supposed to stay wholly unrelated, and here it was, the Four Heavenly Bullshit seeping in.
"Who cares?" he called out into the darkness. "We're here to play some games, not be caught up in your turf war nons-" His words failed him when she mentioned others. It didn't come as a surprise to hear, and as he was saying before, it really wasn't important. He had imagined this was some personal grudge against Thelma. Maybe something internal from the Serpents, or maybe they had picked a fight with a Phoenix or a Dragon. Hell, it could have even been some Tiger. Pascal barely kept track of the important ones. And yet... this seemed beyond that. This seemed bigger than "an eye for an eye" or "just business" and possibly external.
"Who are you...?" he asked, "and why here?"
Perhaps for the reason mentioned by this mystery woman, Pascal had picked up the sound of her footsteps and voice softening as time passed. She was moving away from him, presumably in the direction of the new guy. Was he her next mark? And then would Pascal follow? He had stayed back in the light to act as an anchor for Thelma after they grabbed the straggler, and yet, it had given him a prime opportunity to escape. In the back of his mind, he knew he could have ditched them in the darkness and gotten a head start on finding the exit to this maze. And yet, they had formed an alliance, one which he wanted to see through to its end. Was it dumb that he still wanted that now? Probably. The only thing that had changed was the goal: instead of finishing the challenge together, it was now surviving... possibly for only two of them.
Surely Miles had tabs on them though, right? Their bumbling around in the dark had to have been currently filmed. Surely he'd notice soon enough and something would be done? Even so, security or the police would take time to come... or worse yet, Miles was in on it.
"... It might be time to show off those pipes of yours, Guy!" Pascal called. He waited for Jackson's voice, deciding it was back to Plan A. He'd remember the steps he took and the turns he made. Hopefully the woman would be debilitated, and hopefully he wouldn't be before finding them.
The guy's hesitance to continue singing for them didn't come as a surprise. His initial assumption was because it was out of shyness as opposed to anything Potential-related, but as Jackson kept speaking, it became quickly apparent it was because of the latter. He had seen Potentials affect weirder things, so there was no need to question it. He was planning on suggesting an alternative of just monologuing, maybe telling them about how his time had been in this competition so far, but it seemed both their heads turned to more pressing matters when Thelma collapsed.
The laugh from the new voice brought a frown to Pascal's face. They sounded confused initially, as if they were just as lost as the rest of them. They were the one to begin monologuing though, and it became apparent that not only had they struck Thelma down, but it was more than purposeful.
The blond had to hold back rolling his eyes when she mentioned the gangs. Of course. This was supposed to stay wholly unrelated, and here it was, the Four Heavenly Bullshit seeping in.
"Who cares?" he called out into the darkness. "We're here to play some games, not be caught up in your turf war nons-" His words failed him when she mentioned others. It didn't come as a surprise to hear, and as he was saying before, it really wasn't important. He had imagined this was some personal grudge against Thelma. Maybe something internal from the Serpents, or maybe they had picked a fight with a Phoenix or a Dragon. Hell, it could have even been some Tiger. Pascal barely kept track of the important ones. And yet... this seemed beyond that. This seemed bigger than "an eye for an eye" or "just business" and possibly external.
"Who are you...?" he asked, "and why here?"
Perhaps for the reason mentioned by this mystery woman, Pascal had picked up the sound of her footsteps and voice softening as time passed. She was moving away from him, presumably in the direction of the new guy. Was he her next mark? And then would Pascal follow? He had stayed back in the light to act as an anchor for Thelma after they grabbed the straggler, and yet, it had given him a prime opportunity to escape. In the back of his mind, he knew he could have ditched them in the darkness and gotten a head start on finding the exit to this maze. And yet, they had formed an alliance, one which he wanted to see through to its end. Was it dumb that he still wanted that now? Probably. The only thing that had changed was the goal: instead of finishing the challenge together, it was now surviving... possibly for only two of them.
Surely Miles had tabs on them though, right? Their bumbling around in the dark had to have been currently filmed. Surely he'd notice soon enough and something would be done? Even so, security or the police would take time to come... or worse yet, Miles was in on it.
"... It might be time to show off those pipes of yours, Guy!" Pascal called. He waited for Jackson's voice, deciding it was back to Plan A. He'd remember the steps he took and the turns he made. Hopefully the woman would be debilitated, and hopefully he wouldn't be before finding them.