Stick a Fork in Me

[hollystrike]

Who: Katie McCoy and you
Broadcast: Fleetwide.
Action: Vanquish, Iskaulit, Malum
When: Today!

[Video]

Just a moment--

[She'd apologise for the deafening thunk of a very solid piece of metal striking the floor in front of your screens, but she's in too bad a mood.   It's the business end of a battle axe, runes inscribed along the metal edge and the weapon far too ridiculously big for a person like Katie to use.  In fact, it's not temper that made her slam the stupid thing into the floor.  She just can't lift it for very long, it's too goddamned heavy. 

(Especially for someone who's been out cold for nearly three months, and this is what she comes back to?)]

Now.  Who's responsible for this?  Where did you get it?

[Anyone who saw any Tully-related flashbacks in calibrations will recognise the weapon for his.  Otherwise, the runework is distinctly Scandinavian (Younger Futhark, to be precise) if there are any geeks in the audience.

...also, that's from the Atroma and it's been sitting in the cargo bay for months.  Merry belated Christmas?  She really appreciates it.  Honest.]

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[In person, one can find Katie either dragging said stupid axe back to her quarters on the Vanquish, down at the fox park on the Iskaulit, or lurking at a table in Malum and getting really drunk, which is possibly not wise but par for the course.]

Comments

Malum

[onlyanapple]

[You always wanted to talk more with Crowley, right, Katie? Sure you did. He'll wander over to lounge near her lurking place. ]

Didn't decide to bring your giant, unworldly axe along with you? Not that I'm complaining, mind, you'll scuff the floor. But I'm curious.

[hollystrike]

[She especially wanted to talk about her giant, unworldly axe. If he could see her cat ears they'd be laid back flat against her head. But she answers pleasantly enough.]

Did you see the size of that thing? Far too much effort to lug it all the way here. I can't even designate it to drive.

[onlyanapple]

[There's always a very good chance that he can do absolutely that.]

That's a tragedy. So, I'm guessing it has a story to it and it's not just a random useless Atroma gift?

[hollystrike]

[Hey, if he can see souls (or their absence) she has two of them. One is decidedly not human.]

It could be both. It's my very favourite paperweight from home.

[...but also, honest answers, hohoho.]

[Action] Iskaulit

[brothersboots]

[The last few months have sucked. A lot. Eizen dumped her and went to the Red Fish with Velvet. Dezel went home to be an idiot. And she's on the Huntress with her idiots.

But things went from crappy to slow and she's just not sure if she wants to deal with it. Her mountain is a safe space though. That's why she's on the Iskaulit, but she stops when she feels a familiar sort of presence. Carefully, she makes her way to the fox park, umbrella twirling a bit before it stops.]

So, you're alive.

[Action]

[hollystrike]

[The fox park is kept cold by magic, which is why it's Katie's go to when her reserves are running low. Well, that and the foxes are cute. She's flopped on her back in a less snowy area with her eyes closed, absently petting a fox, though she'll crack an eye open at that familiar voice.]

Well, I suppose from a certain point of view.

[Mildly. Her mood is still shot, but Edna's a welcome presence anyway.]

[Action]

[brothersboots]

[Edna has never once given a crap about anyone else's bad mood a day in her long life. However, she does wonder what's going on with her friend. She's been asleep for far too long.]

You're not a zombie or a skeleton, so you must be alive.

[It's Edna logic.]

Have you been awake for long?

[Action]

[hollystrike]

I've been awake a lifetime, were I a mayfly. Also, I could be a golem. There's often debates on whether cats have souls.

[Now that that's cleared up. There's a brief pause, then she smiles a bit.] Have you been terribly bored while I was away?

Vanquish

[dreamofakuze]

[It was the ungodly sound of the axe on the halls of the ship that had Shepard coming to investigate. When he got there, he made sure to pitch his voice a little louder to be heard over the din.]

Would you like some help with that?

Vanquish

[hollystrike]

[Katie comes to a stop at the question. If she were a little less drained, this wouldn't be an issue. She sizes him up, hands curled protectively around the axe haft. It's Tully's axe. Nobody else should touch it.

But. She doesn't want to go into that.]

Would you mind? I'd rather get it over and done with.

[dreamofakuze]

[Shepard can read body language fairly well, has had to to make sure he knew if someone was going to try and shoot him or shake his hand in the next two seconds, he sees the hesitation in her and the somewhat protective angle she seems to put herself at towards the weapon. It clearly mattered to her.

Luckily for her silent misgivings, he had no intentions of actually hefting the thing up. Why risk potential muscle strain or bruising from some unknown metal when you had biotics?

A blue, rippling, glow surrounds him and the weapon and as he raises his hand from hip height up, palm to the ceiling, the massive weapon raises and hovers in the air as well.]

Not at all. Lead the way.

[hollystrike]

[Such a sight is enough to distract her from her mood, at any rate. Katie blinks at the sudden glow. Then she straightens, finding a crooked smile from somewhere.]

Handy trick. This way then, I suppose.

[She'll lead the way to her bedroom door.]

[ video ]

[tempredmental]

That's a pretty impressive ax.

Was that your gift?

[ video ]

[hollystrike]

I've been asleep for half a year. You might need to narrow that down a little.

Re: [ video ]

[tempredmental]

We all got gifts from Atroma for Christmas. I was wondering if that's when you received it. That's not a sponsor gift, and I doubt Atroma gives actual weapons for birthdays.

[ video ]

[hollystrike]

[...ironically, she slept through her birthday as well. Not that she could tell anyone when it was.]

...

Were they all tasteless as this one?

Vanquish

[scanninggaydis]

[She's almost to her quarters when Felix appears in the hatchway to his, curious and concerned about the sound. For a second his face is confused, and then he notices it's her and the look melts to surprise and something not exactly relief but absolutely in the same family.]

Hey. You're up.

[......And dragging a giant axe....?]

How are you feeling?

Vanquish

[hollystrike]

Like I could sleep a few hours. Clearly three months isn't quite long enough.

[She's grumpy, but she takes this moment to have a breather and lean said giant axe against the wall.] ...also, I think I'm out of shape. I used to be able to swing this with no problem.

[There's no way in hell she could swing this with no problem. At the height of fitness.]

How have you been? Nothing else disastrous happen?

[scanninggaydis]

[The thing is, Felix doesn't question that she could. She's special already, there's no reason for her not to be able to wield that. As far as he knows. As such, he just looks vaguely sympathetic to her grumbling.]

Everything's been quiet. I guess even they know they can't overload us with too much chaos at once.

video

[monolike]

Oh, that's Tully's! [sorey] -Dorothy! You're okay, you're awake! Oh my gosh, are you okay?!

video

[hollystrike]

[The name still raises a tiny flinch. But if it's startling to get it recognised (that stupid calibrations place) it's actually sort of relieving that someone she knows and likes might understand why she's annoyed it's here.]

I'm just fine, Sorey. [Is that reassuring? Though after a pause, she adds more warmly--] I think they were hoping for a prince to come along and kiss me.

video

[monolike]

[Uh oh, that flinch...does just saying his name hurt her? Gosh, he knows so little about pookas]

Might've made things more pleasant for you. I don't know any princes here, but I know a princess; if it happens again, I'll send her your way. [Just as warm back. He'd checked her contact almost every day, just waiting for it to vanish. They've all lost a lot of friends that way.]

[collegedropout]

[Sam obviously is not gonna drink at his own bar, that's just weird. Which is why he's going to go visit the Malum after exercising — Katie will probably see him before he sees her, or more than that, see him as a familiar face (whereas he has glanced at her and found her to be a cute chick, abuh). But he'll wander to the counter and look at the seat next to her.]

Mind if I sit here?

[He really doesn't care if she minds or not, but he's had more luck setting the seats he wants without complaint if he tries being not so rude about it from the get go.]

[hollystrike]

[Not only did she notice him, she's been watching him approach, feeling a little queasy about the whole thing. It's the lack of echoes. And, y'know, the fact he doesn't greet her like he normally would, or go "Hey Katie, you've been asleep for far too long!" or...

Yeah. You seem to be missing something important, Sam. And she doesn't know what to do about it, if anything can be done about it, if maybe her own magic is on the fritz after such a long time unconscious, if she even can pinpoint what exactly is the issue, if--

Oh yeah, question. She blinks a few times, looks him up and down. Then smiles.]

Go right ahead.

[Sam Winchester, where is your glamour.]

[collegedropout]

[He'd say thanks but, like, whatever. It's just a chair.

Regardless, he's more than content with company, even in the state he's in now; he hates being left alone with his cold, logical thoughts — and the occasional shimmer of sensation that something's horribly wrong inside him. It's better to, you know. Hunt and get down and dirty in some capacity.]

Looks like you're trying to take out the whole bar.

[A mild observation; that's a lot of empty glasses for someone your size.]