– Mercy –
Mercy could feel Cat’s eyes travel to her on occasion, it made her heartbeat increase despite her best efforts to remain calm and it made the hairs on the back of her neck stand up. She was inwardly pleased that she was able to aid in keeping Chris from launching herself at Cat; aware of the hovering hand by her side no doubt in place to snatch her away from the cold twin should he go for her. She couldn’t quite express how grateful she was for the simple action, she had never been fond of other people protecting her...but when it came to this man she almost welcomed it. After bravely speaking to him she was quite surprised at his answer, his voice hit her like a ton of bricks the calm yet cold tone actually caused her to physically flinch into Chris’s hovering hand briefly as she dropped her eyes to the floor lowering her shoulders in a submissive gesture. “I-I’m sorry...” She breathed out, tensing again as Dog leant closer to whisper. Why doesn’t that surprise me... She thought as Dog was finally able to retrieve Tony from Cat.
The blonde felt sure that once Chris had her partner firmly within her grasp there was no need to worry about her going for Cat anymore; therefore she felt no need to move away from the safety Chris presented her with when she positioned herself between Mercy and the twins. Though she felt bad for Dog...he seemed genuine in his want to help, though she was unsure whether it was just for his brother’s safety or because he perhaps wanted them to view him more as friend rather than foe. Mercy peered around Chris, looking at Dog with a thoughtful expression on her face quickly studying his facial features she couldn’t help but think he looked rather effeminate...even if his mannerism’s and height suggested differently, she couldn’t really vouch for body shape considering Dog himself was well covered. And you’re studying him because... Realizing this the blonde turned her attention away from the smaller twin looking around the attic as she encircled her left wrist with her right hand gently rotating her wrist between her fingers, a habit born of nerves.
However, as Cat drew a pocket knife from his pocket, she jolted forward reaching out to touch Chris’s damaged arm unaware of her injury as she watched the cold twin play with the sharp contraption before rolling up his right sleeve. What came next was something she couldn’t quite bring herself to watch so she turned her head away knowing the blade would find his arm and blood would flow from the wound, she only looked back at the sound of lapping...rather wishing she hadn’t. The fact that Dog acted as if this was a normal occurrence made the entire scene far more unsettling. She nodded as Chris turned to her and firmly told her they were going, without hesitation she obediently turned away from the twins and left the attic before Cat made his escape to solitude. She hastily descended the stairs, checking over her shoulder to make sure Chris was behind her as she went. By now her heart was beating too fast for comfort, she could feel the familiar tightness in her chest and a labored edge to her breathing.
Mercy didn’t think that Chris may have wanted to put Tony down sooner rather than later and since she was in front made her way down to the end of the hall to the room she knew the pair shared, she pushed the door open and stepped out of the way. She hovered near the door frame, clearly unsure whether to stay or leave though she was concerned for both of them; that much was obvious through her expression. “How’s he doing?” She asked Chris just as Dog joined them, apologizing for her brothers behavior with a smile she shifted aside to give Dog some room in the doorway, absently folding her arms across her chest, feeling that apology wasn’t directed at her Mercy only gave Dog a small but warm smile in return rather than commenting on what was said. After all it wasn’t her partner who had been within the grip of the larger twin. After a moment her smile faded away, she wasn’t feeling the need to smile after what had just happened in the attic... instead she focused on keeping her breathing even as she awaited Chris’s response to Dog before speaking again. “...that was a little too close for comfort wasn’t it?” Mercy murmured to Dog, flicking her gaze to rest on Dog though she avoided his eye. “Cat, won’t do anything to the others will he?” She quickly followed up, a sudden flare of anxiety passing through her as she thought of Olivia and Tamashii though she questioned who would come out of the scuff worse for wear if Cat went after the latter person.
- Tamashii -
Tamashii watched Kaylah move across the kitchen to the sink, her eyebrow raised in a curious gesture as she waited for her to at least offer up a vocal response to her question. She relaxed her arms as the other woman made for the door deciding to simply follow her in the hopes she’d take her to the canisters. She didn’t really view the strangely dressed individual as a threat so she wasn’t as worried about a sneak attack...she glanced at Remy beside her, breaking the rules for a second time she tapped his shoulder lifting her hand she waved it once as if bidding him farewell for now before she trailed after Kaylah. The sun was indeed bright as they stepped outside though her eyes adapted quickly she lifted a hand to shield them anyway making sure she left her dominant hand free so she could reach for her firearm should she need to, scanning the terrain swiftly absorbing every detail it had to offer she fell into step just behind Kaylah maintaining the silence between them. She wasn’t exactly the best at starting up conversation...
She inspected the shed as they approached it, though it wasn’t noticeably different from the others on the outside. When Kaylah entered through the creaky door she hovered in the doorway, her body tensing up as she took in the appearance of the inside, she picked up on the dark blood stains decorating the floor and walls firstly before her eyes took in the very organized and tidy layout of the shed. “I’m going to assume you cleared this all out yourself...impressive” She commented, though her words suggested compliment her tone was rather mechanical in its deliverance lacking the emotion needed to seem sincere. Still hovering near the doorway her forehead creased further as she inspected the size of the canisters, more things covered in blood. The crimson liquid was becoming a regular decoration in this new world, it was a rare occurrence to find something not covered in the stuff. Watching Kaylah struggle to pick up one of the medium sized canisters she debated offering her assistance, deciding against it as the woman in blue successfully poured some of the liquid into a cup. Her nose was instantly assaulted by the smell of what she could only describe as spirits. “Agreed, keep a hold of it...never know it could come in handy” She pointed out, shifting into the shed, she moved over to the other canisters testing the weight of the medium ones before the small ones.
She glanced up at the other woman as she spoke, listening to her instructions she nodded her head slowly in response, she picked up the last small and medium canisters carrying both out of the door with minimal effort, even empty they felt rather heavy. This is going to suck... Was her conclusion on the matter, the idea of being slowed down did not sit well on her mind regardless of how necessary it was. She moved back over to the door watching Kaylah secure the rubber tubing around herself, she moved aside so she could leave the shed. Moving back over to the containers she picked them both up, jutting her head in the direction of the vehicles. “Firstly, lets check out what we’ve got for travel and make sure we pool together what fuel we can for the trip out and back. We’re also going to need at least another two people to come with us...once we’ve got those sorted we can go over the map. If Dog can find it for us” Tamashii shrugged as she reeled off her check list, moving over to the farms vehicles.
She placed the canisters on the ground before heading straight for one of the pick-up trucks, looking inside she realized the keys were inside it. “These guys were rather trusting...” She commented to Kaylah pulling the door open and hopping in, she twisted the keys smirking as the engine jumped into life with little to no resistance. Her face fell a bit as she realized it only had a quarter tank of petrol however; she turned it off again and slid out of the driver’s seat. “Want to give those tubes a test run? We need more fuel, could you see if any of these other vehicles have any in their tanks. The more the better” She stressed the last part of her question, in a perfect world if they found fuel they could top up the tank then but this world was far from perfect and she wanted this thing able to move when they needed to once they were through that gate. Going to check under the hood make sure it doesn’t conk out on us halfway through” She announced, her tone was a marginally lighter than earlier but still lacked a certain volume of warmth.