001 | Voice

[ivanyouidiot]

[As far as interesting occurrences go, waking up with no memory of how he got there has never, in Ivan's experience, been a good thing. He's a bit past that point -- and past spending lots of energy freaking out over the fact that there's something growing out of his back as well -- by the time he figures out to look inside the notebook he sees. Reading what he finds gives him some notion of just how deep of a hole he seems to have fallen in, but at least everyone seems to be in the same position. And this Malnasso isn't a group he's heard of before. If keeping his head down is what he needs to do, then that's what he'll do.

Of course, keeping his head down doesn't always mean literally keeping his head down. Ivan knows that there can be just as much advantage to going, "Hey, look at me, I'm not a threat at all," as there can be to going entirely unnoticed. And he happens to think he's made the former into an art. And as far as these things go, he might as well meet the other abductees.]

Well, this is...

Hello everyone. I'm Ivan. [Cue a smile, it might not be be able to seen but he's pretty sure that it'll come through in his voice.]

I'm going to think that won't mean much to you yet, since none of you seem particularly familiar to me, but from what it sounds like we might have time to get to know each other. A few facts about me: I like parties, not getting shot at, and sleeping in late. And not having my body modified without my permission, [it's a little harder to make himself sound cheerful there, but he does his best,] but given the circumstances I'll settle for three out of four.

Your turn.

Comments

[want_take_have]

Pretty much. There's some kind of science thing...some wacked out issue with people not handling being taken or something, but it's all jacked up as far as I can tell.

As for training...[she gives a short, humorless laugh] Since when do people ever act smart?

[ivanyouidiot]

I'm the last one to speak about it, but there's not being smart and there's being suicidal.

[want_take_have]

[she shrugs]

Don't look at me. I never bought the whole pacifist thing even before someone was trying to get me to fight their war.

[ivanyouidiot]

So you do fight for yourself when you have to?

Does that happen often?

[want_take_have]

When I have to. When I want to.

And not anywhere near often enough.

[ivanyouidiot]

What do you mean by that?

[want_take_have]

What do you think?

[ivanyouidiot]

Oh dear, are you one of those people who enjoys conflict?

[want_take_have]

[she smirked]

Don't sound so shocked. My feelings might be hurt.

[ivanyouidiot]

[A mutter under his breath.] Not the only thing.

Trouble begets trouble.

[want_take_have]

I dunno. Depending on the trouble, it don't have to be all bad.

[she was (mostly) teasing, but her expression settled into something a bit less facetious]

I'm not the thing to worry about 'round here, if that's what you're getting at. I'm just...letting off steam.

...Guess mouthin' off to the newbie ain't the best kind of welcome. Sorry.

[ivanyouidiot]

I hadn't thought you were. Truth be, you remind me a bit of my cousin. Who, while he drags me into things that aren't a good idea...I trust him not to be ill-intentioned.