forum The Villain and the Civilian (Closed!)

Started February 24, 2019 by @Shadow_Knight group

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"That's…gonna make this harder than I thought." She squinted at Ava for a moment before a small smile made it's way onto her face. "I like you."

"Wh-Wha?" Ava stuttered, looking up at her. She expected her to be mad

"I think you are officially the first person who has never bought into that. Ever. With a little pushing, most people will always spill, but you-" She pointed at Ava, smile widening a bit. "-didn't."

Ava just stared back at her. People take offers like that. Spilling information just for money or fame?

"People suck, honestly." She made a face. "Everyone's so willing to sell each other out."

"W-Well i-it's part o-of human n-nature. Self p-prezevation." Ava said.

"Not to the extent I've seen. I once watched a man offer up his fifteen year old daughter, just to get an Armani suit."

Ava reeled back at that. "R-Really?" She asked.

"Really. The girl's alright though, don't worry. I turned the guy in to the police for embezzlement, and she got to go live with her mom." Aika smiled. "She's way happier now, anyway."

"Th-That's good." She said slightly suprised. She didn't expect that from her.

"They send me christmas card every year, and I'm always invited to holidays." Aika spun the chair around as she talked, which was probably dizzying to look at. "It's nice."

"Huh." She said, slightly confused by this.

"So, I still need to get that information from you. Are you sure you wont just tell me?"

Ava nodded her head. "I-I won't. I-I can't j-just sell out o-one o-of my only f-friends like th-that." She said.

"Admirable. Stupid, but admirable." She stopped her spinning suddenly, and then began in the other direction. "Tell me about what it is you do at work. Like, the robot stuff? That's what you do?"

"I-I build g-gadgets a-and robots." She said. "N-Nothing t-to big."

"Well tell me about your robots. What do they do, have you named them? Do they talk back?"

"Y-Yes, th-they talk b-back. A-And they n-named themselves." Ava explained.

"Tell me about them! What are their names, and personalities?" Aika asked excitedly.

"W-Well Eve i-is th-the main one. She s-seems to k-kinda 'mom' the o-others, A-Alex h-helps m-me a lot with m-making s-stuff, W-Winston m-mostly j-just l-likes to sleep o-on the c-ceiling a-and B-Bates l-likes to s-scare everyone." Ava explained, hoping that Siren w-wouldn't try to harm her robots.

"Winston is a mood. Also, of course Bates likes to scare everyone. He chose the name Bates." Aika grinned, pulling to a stop to look at Ava.

"Umm…A-Alright," Ava said, not sure how to respond to that.

"Y'know? Like the horror novel? Or the show?"

"I-I know wh-who Bates i-is." She said. "Th-That's why h-he chose th-that name."

"You've made some brilliant robots then." Aika said, snickering. "In another life, one where I didn't kidnap you, we coulda maybe been friends. Alas, villainy hath ruined that."