011 - Accidental Video

[alternia_strength]

[The feed starts with the sign of a troll. To some, he's moderately familiar by now. Most people probably regret having met him at some point in the past. Right about now, he's visibly surrounded by the detritus of what can only be described as a rampage.

There's broken boxes, crates, bottles, tubs, and everything but buckets visible all around him. Shattered splinters litter the ground and he's panting, fist covered in flecks of blue from another shattered box.]

Damnit. Where is the last of them?!?

[Someone let him know he's able to speak. He's been too busy smashing boxes in the wrong place for the last two days to actually accomplish anything but meaningless destruction.]

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[bestestfurrend]

Equius?

Equius! It's ofur! You can stop now!

[alternia_strength]

Eh?

Nepeta... I can hear your voice.

Wait...

[Give him a second.]

GLOB DAMNIT!

[Well, there was one box left. He's not attacking it this time because he thinks it'll help. He's just well... beating the stuffing out of it for the old-fashioned reasons.]

[bestestfurrend]

Shooosh, Equius.

It's okay, it's all over now! There's nothing to be upset about any longer. Come home?

[alternia_strength]

Upset? I have much to remain angry about... but there is nothing left to kill now, is there?

[He sagged slowly and relaxed, sighing.]

Yes. Home might be best.

[bestestfurrend]

No, no, don't be angry. It's all over, and that's a good thing! Right? Something to be happy about.

[She gives him a smile.]

Uh huh, it would be! We're all here waiting fur you, me and Pounce and Aurthour.

[alternia_strength]

I think... I am done being angry for a little while. I'm just tired. [He reached up to scratch, but it looked like he was starting to head back.] I am glad that the voice-takers did not reach you at least.

[bestestfurrend]

Oh, no, don't worry about that, I'm all fine! And if they did come I'd have torn them to teeny tiny pieces anyway.

[She switches the feed to private]

I've made up a nice comfy pile for us to take a nap together on, if you want.

[alternia_strength]

[He snorted and laughed. Of course she would say that, though they'd proven quite dangerous thus far. When she switched to private, he nodded.]

The rest will be good. I have expended myself on my rage, after all.

[bestestfurrend]

Don't be long then!! I'm waiting fur you!

[She won't say that she'd been worrying, but of course she had been. How could she not?]

[alternia_strength]

[Well, he had that bad habit of charging off on his own. It hadn't gotten him killed this time, but past experience... still, he was back home soon enough and opening the door.]

I am back. I trust there's been no attacks here?

[bestestfurrend]

[Sorry, Equius, were you saying something? Because the moment he opens the door there is going to be a kitty troll clinging to him, arms wrapped tight around his head.

...yeah, she was really worrying.]

[alternia_strength]

[He patted her on the head as soon as she was in the room. Sighing a little, he helped to settle her down.]

Try not to fret so much, Nepeta. I'm not about to repeat past mistakes...

[bestestfurrend]

I know, but...

[But she won't accept losing him again, ever. She allows him to settle her down, but she's still pouting enormously at him.]

[alternia_strength]

[He petted her and nodded.] I'm not going to disappear again. I promise, Nepeta. Let's just relax a little, since this damnable foolishness is dealt with.

[bestestfurrend]

You better not, mister. [She tugs him down next to her with every intention of crawling into his lap and cuddling him fiercely.]

[alternia_strength]

[To facilitate this, he collapsed onto the nearest couch with a furniture-like groan and allowed her relatively free reign. He grunted and ran a hand through her hair before muttering.]

They killed Kaworu. ...I am not exactly sure how to feel about this... or why I should feel anything.

[bestestfurrend]

[Nepeta wriggles about until she's made herself comfortable, settling down with her head tucked beneath his chin.]

I saw that someone said he had...

At least we should be glad he'll be brought back to life again. He is our friend, right?

[alternia_strength]

Yes. Friend is the best term for it. We ... agreed that what he feels was likely not romantic in notion. These humans put so much more stock in platonic relationships in the end. [He patted at her and sighed.]

But it is good he will be back. I am just angry that I could not affect this sooner.

[bestestfurrend]

I don't think he's exactly human, though. He's different from all the ones I know...

But I don't suppaws it matters, the impurrtant thing is that he'll be okay! But it's not your fault he died, Equius, none of us could have done anything about it. You shouldn't blame yourself.

[alternia_strength]

No, he is an angel. It is just... something to say. And yes, he will be fine, but regardless. I should have crushed the boxes faster. If I had crushed them all before, it would not have come to that.

[bestestfurrend]

An angel? [Aren't angels supposed to be powerful and scary and evil? Nepeta looks momentarily thrown off balance.] Are you sure?

And anyway, it's not your fault! You did the best you could!

[alternia_strength]

Quite certain, but nothing like the angels that Eridan dealt with in his world. I really don't think Kaworu's world is anything like ours or the human childrens' world.

You know, however, that I will always remain one who demands perfection.

[bestestfurrend]

No, I meant like angels in our legends! The scary kind. [Then again she figures that that's not the kind of thing that Equius probably used to read.]

Oh, Equius... You weren't the only one trying to stop them, you know! Doing your best is perfection. Sort of.

[alternia_strength]

Ah.. wait... no, even then it is still different, though... his descriptions do not make his species sound... how do I put this? Pleasant?

Sort of isn't quite enough for me, Nepeta. [Sigh] But it will do for now, I suppose. It has to.

[bestestfurrend]

He's pretty nice, though. I don't care what the others are like as long as he is.

[She headbutts him in the shoulder.] Just be happy that it's ofur and we're safe, okay?

[alternia_strength]

He is a very friendly being, yes. And yes... I will try to be happy about that, Nepeta. It will be difficult, but I will at least try.

[bestestfurrend]

[Nepeta can accept that much, at least, and nuzzles at him, cuddling close. At least he's not sweating too badly right now.] Trying is good enough fur me, oh yes.

[alternia_strength]

[He relaxed more. The Sweating really only came into play of course when his nerves were at work. He sighed and just scratched at the spot behind her horn, closing his eyes.]

Let me just rest for a bit, get my blood to cool.

[bestestfurrend]

Of course!

[Nepeta is perfectly happy to just lay on him as he relaxes, making a tiny purring noise.]