[IC] The Two Sides

[Fionraella]

Hunter looks at Brianna with a hint of surprise. "Not bad! We should definitely experiment with that. Whaddya say, Amby?" He asks mockingly, standing in front of the boy. "It'll just be great! A nice experience." The tall scientist was feeling extra cruel today, due to this subject's acts of defiance.

@wallaberry

Ambrose flinches at the nickname. It was what Dione called him. He looks at the man and then back down. "No." He mutters, unable to say much else. He struggles to find the energy to be strong and fight back, but just felt fear. He wished they would just hurry up and get the torture over with. No one qas coming to help him. He realizes that now.

[Hawksnest565]

Brianna turns the gas on and lights a match, setting the bunsen alight. The flame flickers dangerously. She picks up a metal stick with a plastic handle and begins waving it around as she talks. "Oh, did you hear him Hunter? Such refusal! Whatever shall we do with an attitude like that?" She walks over to Ambrose and taps part of his body with the stick. "Hunter... I think you should be the one to choose the spot. You were so very good at taking those teeth out after all. You have an eye for detail. Just make sure we'll be able to see it nice and clearly once he shifts." She walks back to the bunsen and begins to heat the metal.

[wallaberry]

Hunter nods and paces in front of Ambrose again, deep in thought. "Why not on his pretty little face to start with?" He motions towards the boy, glancing at Brianna. "We can do other parts like on the arm, and leg afterwards." He continues on. Hunter comes to a stop next to Brianna and eyes the bunsen with a dangerous glint in his eye.

[Fionraella]

Hunter nods and paces in front of Ambrose again, deep in thought. "Why not on his pretty little face to start with?" He motions towards the boy, glancing at Brianna. "We can do other parts like on the arm, and leg afterwards." He continues on. Hunter comes to a stop next to Brianna and eyes the bunsen with a dangerous glint in his eye.

@wallaberry

Ambrose looks at Hunter warily, before flinching as Brianna taps him with the stick. He watches her a moment. "Please don't.." He whispers, tears forming again. His jaws hurt and talking hurt. He turns his head away, just about the only act of defiance he could do. He pulls weakly at the handcuffs, feeling the metal dig into his skin. He whimpers a bit in fear.

[Hawksnest565]

Brianna waits until the metal is glowing a dangerous red and then gingerly hands it to Hunter. "Don't have too much fun now, hm?" She walks over to Ambrose and takes one of his hands. "Don't cry now," she comforted him mockingly. "It's all for the beauty of science, you know." She patted the hand and then let go again. "Let's begin, Hunter."

[wallaberry]

Hunter takes the rod in hand and nears the boy once more. "Careful now, wouldn't want to hurt you." He says, voice cold. He holds the tool upwards and presses it against Ambrose's left cheek, hearing the flesh sizzle as it was burned. "Don't struggle too much or I might end up pressing it in the wrong spot!" He smirks.

[Fionraella]

Ambrose winces at Brianna's touch. He curls his hands into fists when she lets go. As soon as the metal touches his cheek, he instantly recoils, crying out in pain. He pulls his face away, eyes watering as he smells burning flesh. "Stop!" He cries, digging his nails into his palms as he struggles to get away. He whimpers and pulls as hard as he can on the handcuffs.

[Hawksnest565]

Brianna touches Hunter's shoulder to get his attention. "Hold now, we shan't look damage one spot too much." She pulls from one pocket her smartphone and switches it to the camera function. "I want to observe the way that they shape of the wound changes as the subject shifts. This skewer is just a straight line so it's a good reference point..." she takes a shot of the reddened and blistered skin. "I'll go heat up some other shaped pieces of metal for you."

[wallaberry]

Hunter steps back as she snaps the photo, and nods. He watches Ambrose as Brianna goes to heat the metal pieces. "Hope you're enjoying our hospitality," He says politely, grasping the rod in his fist. "You're our welcomed guest!" The man then chuckles slightly at his sarcasm. He enjoyed this line of work too much.

[Fionraella]

Hunter steps back as she snaps the photo, and nods. He watches Ambrose as Brianna goes to heat the metal pieces. "Hope you're enjoying our hospitality," He says politely, grasping the rod in his fist. "You're our welcomed guest!" The man then chuckles slightly at his sarcasm. He enjoyed this line of work too much.

@wallaberry

Ambrose's face stung as tears roll into the burned flesh. He whimpers and glares at Hunter. "Enjoy it my ass." He snarls weakly, blinking the tears out of his eyes. He glares at Brianna. "You bitch." He growls, pulling at the handcuffs again. He sighs, unable to get free. He watches Brianna warily as she gets the next pieces of metal. "Not going to make me shift?" He sneers weakly.

[Hawksnest565]

Brianna returns with a collection of metal prongs with shaped tips, all of them white-hot. "Look here Hunter!" she smiled, sounding like an excited school girl. "I of course went for a classic circle - I want to see how the circumference changes and if it skews in any particular direction - but for the sake of excitement I have a couple of interesting shapes." True to her word, among the four sticks included a circle, a square, a star and a love heart. She waved the love heart in front of Ambrose's watery eyes. "This one's my favourite you know... Well, why bother to have you shift each time when we should do this all at once, hm?"

[wallaberry]

Hunter nods as Brianna explains. "Sounds good. I think we'll start with the circle? Unless you want to use that heart." He grasps the metal prong with the circle. "Otherwise I'll continue. I'm thinking the arm next."

[Fionraella]

Brianna returns with a collection of metal prongs with shaped tips, all of them white-hot. "Look here Hunter!" she smiled, sounding like an excited school girl. "I of course went for a classic circle - I want to see how the circumference changes and if it skews in any particular direction - but for the sake of excitement I have a couple of interesting shapes." True to her word, among the four sticks included a circle, a square, a star and a love heart. She waved the love heart in front of Ambrose's watery eyes. "This one's my favourite you know... Well, why bother to have you shift each time when we should do this all at once, hm?"

@Hawksnest565

Ambrose whimpers slightly as he eyes the tips. "Because it makes more sense." He whispers. "You need to be accurate with your measurements, right?" He then squirms away from Hunter, seeing the circle change hands. He pales at the mention of an arm and tries to move his arms more behind him as though to hide them

[Hawksnest565]

"Go ahead," Brianna nods as Hunter takes the prong. "It makes more sense for us to try every part of the body." She waves the heart shape around in the air, watching the light from the heat leaves. "Ambrose, as someone who clearly as little grasp of the science it seems ridiculous for me to explain my plans to you... But I can measure each in one go as well." For a moment she holds the burning heart just above his lips. "However, if you really are so insistent on me being precise I could just have the whole body burnt." She whips back the prong and waits for Hunter.

[wallaberry]

Hunter waits for Brianna to finish taunting before pressing the circle on the boy's arm, despite his struggles. "You can't go anywhere. The more you move, the more this will hurt you." The scientist shrugs at Ambrose's acts of defiance. They were growing weaker and farther in between. Soon enough the boy would probably give up, or pass out form the pain. Hunter didn't care which. He'd done things like this, and worse, countless times. It all becomes the same as the years piled up.

[Fionraella]

Hunter waits for Brianna to finish taunting before pressing the circle on the boy's arm, despite his struggles. "You can't go anywhere. The more you move, the more this will hurt you." The scientist shrugs at Ambrose's acts of defiance. They were growing weaker and farther in between. Soon enough the boy would probably give up, or pass out form the pain. Hunter didn't care which. He'd done things like this, and worse, countless times. It all becomes the same as the years piled up.

@wallaberry

Ambrose flinches at the air warming by his lips from the heat. He gives her a wary glare before letting out a sigh of relief as she moves back. He doesn't get much relief though, because the circle presses into his flesh. He wails in pain, that hurting even more than the cheek. He cries painfully and pulls at the handcuffs. "Please!" He cries, sobbing and shaking violently.

[Hawksnest565]

"Ah, let's not dally Hunter. Our time in this lab is precious. Since I have hand free, I don't mind doing a little bit of the physical work to help you out." To demonstrate her point, Brianna quickly grabbed one of Ambrose's feet with one hand and pressed the heart-shaped prong against its base with the other whilst Hunter was burning the arm. "This should hinder any further adventures of yours around the halls as well."

[Fionraella]

"Ah, let's not dally Hunter. Our time in this lab is precious. Since I have hand free, I don't mind doing a little bit of the physical work to help you out." To demonstrate her point, Brianna quickly grabbed one of Ambrose's feet with one hand and pressed the heart-shaped prong against its base with the other whilst Hunter was burning the arm. "This should hinder any further adventures of yours around the halls as well."

@Hawksnest565

Ambrose screams in pain as his foot is burned. He hobbles a bit, trying to keep his balance while at the same time being burned. He whimpers and tries to pull away from both of them at the same time. He could feel his mind starting to give up, but he keeps trying to fight, not willing to let them win. Not yet at least.

[wallaberry]

Hunter nods but doesn't audibly reply to Brianna's command. He pressed the circle in a different spot on the same arm. He was sure it didn't budge as Ambrose thrashed. "I think a few more should do it. We should move on to the next step in a few minutes." He comments, watching the flesh burn.

[Hawksnest565]

"Agreed." Brianna removed the mark and observed the terrible red pattern which was left behind on Ambrose's foot. She leaned in to Hunter's ear and whispered to him. "Since we're going to have the subject shift anyway, how about we take a look at some effects on his animal? He's a bat... Any ideas?"