[IC] The Blackfield Asylum

[Mr Ozias]

Steel was silent as he came upon two patients in the hall, introductions were not really needed because he was well aware that one was known as Azure the masked terror in some respects and the scourge of several malicious beatings of orderlies. The second was Sketchy as she like to be called also a scourge of orderlies but a tad more violent to the point of death. Both were more well known then they probably knew most by fear, and to Steel by a small fascination of the way they were, most didn't know Steel was vigilant and one who did intense observation even when his eye's could not see he was always listening. That was one of the main reasons that no one could easily sneak up on him, due to a large dose of paranoia he slept light to even the point a pin drop would wake him. That was one of the main reasons Faustus had such a hard time trying to ambush him to get him to undergo electroshock therapy, not to mention tranquilizers did not work on Steel his mind and body were far to strong for even horse tranquilizer so the only way they could get him would be to incapacitate him physically.

However Steel was not interested in what Faustus might do, in fact this was actually entertaining to him, Azure had a piece of glass by his foot which probably did not bode well for Sketchy, however Sketchy thought a lot like Azure, Azure believes in what he calls the truth a truth that Steel knew well a truth where there is no fear. Either way neither one would know Steel all that well, he had been in this Asylum for seven years or so but he kept to himself most of the time so not many people knew him, and given he stayed alone most of his time training and meditating no one rarely saw him except feeding times. Walking up and stopping about five feet from Azure Steel stopped walking and kept a safe distance away as he crossed his arms more then aware that they both knew he was there even with one of their backs turned to him.

"Getting acquainted I see."

That was all Steel said as he kept his gaze on them both, his eye's like rocks unmoving and unshowing of any kind of emotion.

[SleepingSun]

The light haired male chuckled, Zury as the other was called was quite snappy and seemed like a hard ass. When Taeko sat down he gave her a quick glance before continuing on with his conversation. Whatever was going on in that girl's head apparently snapped as she scowled them violently and stomped off, steaming. He glanced back down to Yuri, and was mystified by the glorious little look on her face, she was awfully afraid and much like the last girl he had killed. He breathed in deeply, eyes closing. He would not let these feelings show at the current moment, not with that bastard Faustus in the room. His attention was brought to a table with an orderly going through it by none other than Mr. Steel, one of the more active patients he should say. He had wandered off and then the other kid came around. However, it was the cute one who seemed rather shy, but his other personality.

"Oh, this is going to be entertaining" he muttered, eyes watching the scene unfold in front of him.

It would have been too, if Faustus had not shown up when he did stopping Damien from carving anymore deeper in the staff member. He sighed, rolling his eyes, entertainment obviously over. He stood up, placing a hand on Yuri's shoulder.

"This would be the best time for us to make a departure or face the rage of our darling keeper" he said, voice hinting sarcasm.

[EllfenBrofis]

Sketchy tilted her head again when his breathing began to pick up and begin to get louder. She was about to reach out to try to comfort him a bit but stopped as soon as he grabbed her shoulders and put his masked forehead to hers.

"I desire nothing I need to make them UNDERSTAND!

As he stood up staight his bones cracked and grinded, causing Sketchy to shudder at the sound. It didn't bother her, but the sound was actually one of the very few that she liked. She looked up at him, now he stood a bit taller than her since he was no longer hunched.

"Making the blind understand something they do not see takes time... Most will try to block it out... And some are just too..... Scared..."

Sketchy shifted a bit in discomfort. Her clothes were starting to warm a bit more. She'd be able to stand it for about an hour more maybe but she'd have to cool down eventually. She adjusted the hood of her jacket, while adjusting a bit of air came through and chilled her neck. She sighed slightly in relief.

"Its warm in here..."

To her it was warm, but if someone were to put a thermometer in the hall they stood in, it would merely read 68 degrees, which was chill to most. For her it felt like it was 74 degrees, and she didn't like it. Sketchy's body swayed a little.

"Getting acquainted I see."

She leaned to the side a bit and looked over at Steel and slightly nodded. She had never really talked to Steel so she didn't feel that words were really needed for him at the moment. She turned her attention back to Azure, but when she did she stumbled back a step and put her hand on her head. Apparently she wasn't going to be able to stand the heat for an extra hour like she thought.

[Venom]

The had walked confidently in the darkness, Azure had never once felt the need to leave his Dark little room before today. So this Steel, was a questionable lying bastard to say the least. His ability to embrace truth though, it was no longer such a stretch to believe others desire to correct the world. Azure took the time to size up the man, A dragon to challenge a hydra.
"Acquainted? Acquaint, No no no. More a reminder. A task is left to complete. I let myself coagulate.....Lost in a labyrinth of Lies, But now."

Azure points at Steel and tilts his head.

"You know...You knooooow! Tell me. Tell ME." Azure's head jerked as he straightens his request. "I no longer wish to stay here. Aid me in my departure."

Azure's mask tilts back to the girl as she wobbles, Is steel doing this?! Is he diluting the truth by simply being here!? Azure Struggles to remain calm squeezing his wounded hands till blood begins dripping from them, but the next words determine everything.

[Mr Ozias]

Steel kept his arms crossed as Azure spoke to him, his manic tendencies made him come off as one who had completely lost any sanity they could have had in their life. It was hard to say that Steel much cared about helping him in his departure for it was not to be that way just yet, however if he was seeking truth the Steel could give him a dose of truth that might just throw him off his rocker completely. Steel took a couple steps forward as he tilted his head, his eye's glowed a golden for just a split second and then stopped as he looked at Azure, it was almost like he was looking straight through him, looking deeper then any human could, before long he spoke.

"Surely you know that everything is lie... truth is nothing more then a mere word stringed together, five letters that alone hold no meaning or purpose. Truth in itself is the biggest lie of them all just like order. Order like truth is an illusion that is put over our eye's so that we are blind to the things that were not suppose to see. Two words that we use to try and justify an existence that is without any meaning or purpose. How long have you searched for something that does not exist? How long have you tricked yourself into believing that there is truth anywhere? There is only one constant in the life we live and that is to die. Only then when we die do we find truth, for in this world in this life there is only lies. Do you understand now Azure, do you see that the truth is a lie and always will be?"

Steel uncrossed his arms as he put them down by his sides and kept his eye's trained on Azure.

[Venom]

Azure head tilts slowly back as he opens his palms and begins to chuckle.

"Hollow. Holllowwww. Your words are. But know..... that everything is not a lie, for nothing is something and in that nothing I find truth. A void. Void. An abysssss.. .You must fall into the abyss.... to learn the Truth. You must carve out the eyes. With no eyes there is no deception. With no tongue there is no lie. To trap them in the darkness is to force upon them the truth.... You think the truth as a thing. The truth is a state.Man's truth is a lie, in that you are correct."

Azure placed one of his bloodied hands on his mask as if to cover his mouth as he began to laugh at Steel.

"So close. Yet ...so far. I found my.... Truth. In the acceptance, of the harshest... of truths. It is within ...your grasp, but you choose to give up? You are pathetic. Worse.Horrid.Wretched....More disgusting than all these who are ignorant...You have the knowledge.... yet you just choose to accept it some unreachable goal?"

Azures other hand seems to disappear back into its tattered sleeve, as he leans over laughing and cursing Steel for his pathetic nature. So lazy. So weak. So apathetic. No hope. No fire. The void is no place for those who reject it. Perhaps just maul him? No no. Don't. He is already suffering. Weakness....So weak.

A rather bass laugh begins to echo through the halls. Not quite in tune with the one coming from Azures mask.....

[Mr Ozias]

Steel let out a deep laugh as his lie was poked through, the man was smarter then he looked from site and did not so easily let his mind fall into disarray, perhaps there was more to this man then originally seen. However Steel for the first time smiled at Azure as he looked him in the eye, with the same glaze he always had, one that had nothing in it but the darkness of the world and the life he had lived.

"So you saw through my attempt to mess with your mind, perhaps your a bit more a long then I gave you credit for, however... the truth you so unwittingly search for you will never find it, because the truth that you seek is not meant to be found until you understand the reason why you want to find it. An you don't understand yet, your young and naïve and believe that because you have gotten a taste of the darkness, of the abyss as you so refer to it, that you believe you understand. You may hide your face with that mask, but you can not hide the person you are, not from me. Iv walked in fire, fire that would burn you down to your bones, and Iv walked through a darkness so thick its chokes your very lunges and brings you to the point where you start to question if the end would be a better alternative then to keep walking through. You say I am weak and pathetic and that iv given up. If you are so stupid to believe an obvious and simple lie then how will you ever be able to tell real truth from the lies? That is why you will never know the truth because you are the one who is weak and lazy."

Steel gave Azure another glare and then merely walked past him and continued his way down the hallway. He was done talking for now and if Azure wished to continue then he would do so.

[EllfenBrofis]

While Sketchy was still swaying a bit from the warmth, she was in a sort of auto-pilot state. Listening, but not speaking nor making any sort of body language to respond. Her head only turned slightly as Steel walked past Azure and went further down the hallway. She turned her attention back to Azure.

"He HAS given up hasn't he...? Maybe he DID see once... but his sight has been taken away... Taken away by his own false dream... He is asleep..."

Sketchy's body swayed again, her mind going fuzzy.

"His false dream makes him belieeevvee.. that..."

She stumbled back a step.

"That you're asleep... That I'm asleep... We're not asleep... We are awake... We can see... Although he used to see... He is blind now..."

Sketchy suddenly leaned against the wall.

"...Soo.. ffffooolliiisshhh he is indeeeed... A false sense of strength and intimidation... That's what he has... Very blind indeed..."

Her vision now started to go fuzzy and her body slowly started to slide down the wall.

"Is it possible to wake him up again...?"

Sketchy said while looking up at Azure from her slumped position against the wall.