006 | Video [dated 30/6]

[abhero]

[After a week of radio silence, Emil is broadcasting from his room. He’s without a hat today, horn visible through his blonde hair. He also gave up the contacts, showing his now red eyes. People who know him might notice he’s more subdued than usual, but then again he almost got murdered violently.]

You all heard about that mob incident in Vegas. Some of you probably have questions, so… here goes.

[A pause. He looks very serious.]

Yes, it was a lot like being in a zombie movie, except these guys weren’t rotting and they didn’t try to eat my brain. Also, little old ladies are strangely strong. Walkers are deadly weapons, it’s scary.

[Sigh.]

Anyway. The cultists are having a field day with this. I thought going back to Locke would get them off my back but they keep sending me these facebook messages. I think some of them are supposed to be encouraging but it’s just creepy as fuck:

”Face your true self.”

“You let us down you’re an asshole”. This guy spelled “you’re” wrong. Dick.

“Work harder exclamation mark exclamation mark. You’re a child of the shell exclamation mark exclamation mark exclamation mark exclamation mark” and so on. Next.

”The great lobster is displeased”, “Sorry if I hit you” - huh, that’s nice actually - “That horn is really cute”, “Don’t be afraid just look inside”, “You owe me a new megaphone” - uh. [He looks away, sheepish.] This one has a point... anyway, you get the picture. I got like dozens of these. It’s really annoying.

[He rubs his eyes. Now it’s obvious he’s trying hard to keep up appearance.]

I dunno. There’s always a chance of outing yourself but I wish it was nicer than failed cult icon and “demon kid destroys a fountain.”

[And he turns off the video.]

Comments

[lackinginfaith]

Hm. I only use my song to attack, but I know you could use it to do just about anything. Or at least the original me could. It doesn't seem to make a lot of sense.

Tell me you still have your soul in your body.

[abhero]

Yeah. I think. You don't?

[lackinginfaith]

Must just be me, then.

[abhero]

Maybe.

So uh. Where is it?

[lackinginfaith]

*Kari pops open her "cage" pendant and pulls out the purple pearl inside, holding it up between two fingers.*

Don't get any ideas.

[abhero]

Duuuude. It's color coded and everything.

[lackinginfaith]

*Finally. Someone who automatically gets that she's the purple one, despite her predominantly white outfit, and Lily's silver. It's probably been forum war bait for weeks.*

Yes. Yes, it is.

[abhero]

Duuuude. That's committed.

Can't you like. Swallow it or something and put it back? I mean it doesn't look safe...

[lackinginfaith]

I don't want to know what stomach acid would do to it. Or how I'd manage getting it into the e-Pitch when I transform next.

1/2

[abhero]

[Shudder]

I didn't even think about the acid thing.

[abhero]

[And one echo later...]

So I just remembered something. You know anything about putting different pearls to mess with people?

[lackinginfaith]

Using somebody else's? I don't remember it ever happening, unless you count...

[abhero]

Count what? It this like, a dramatic pause?

[lackinginfaith]

*That gets a laugh.*

No, just something I was thinking about that doesn't actually count as what you were saying. There was someone stealing them, but he was just setting them into a crown for some reason.

[abhero]

Crown made of souls. That's not creepy at all.

I remembered something about taking people's souls out - they look like pearls, too - and putting something else in their body so they'll be like puppets.

[lackinginfaith]

And that's not even more disturbing.

[abhero]

Yeah but it least it has a purpose. The crown thing just sounds like a serial killed collecting souvenirs.

[lackinginfaith]

I don't remember what the reason was, but it probably wouldn't help matters.

[abhero]

Guess not. Are souls always the color of your hair?

[lackinginfaith]

Usually. I remember a blonde with pink. Though I got this back long before the hair.

[abhero]

Well these things don't really come in order...

Maybe her hair was really pink and she just dyed it.

[lackinginfaith]

Do you know what salt water would do to a bad bleach job? I'm thinking natural.

[abhero]

What does salt water have to do with anything?

[lackinginfaith]

Oh, right. Mermaid.

[abhero]

But you have legs.