Malcolm laughed at that, moving inside.
“I’m human and almost a hundred and fifty years old. You think I give a shit if I die.”
He grabbed a med-kit from the back of one the counter, spraying his hand with something then wrapping it in bandages.
“If you come in, make sure to shut that door. I’ve got enough visitors, and don’t have the patience for any others.”
Hiro pulled William inside, keeping a hold of the cat's hand “ stay close.” he mumbled to him.
( @Noblesse less go bro)
( @maximus-pinpoint is William. @Noblesse is Ruthie. I don’t think Ruthie has really been involved though. Uncertain shrug. Don’t mind me)
(You want to wait, or keep going?)
( fuck I got the wrong one ;-;)
( idc)
( it's really just cheater progression for Malcolm and hiro)
(I’m thinking of waiting, to see what William does. That, and honestly I’m a bit stuck now, lol)
( xD I was waiting for Malcolm to touch his spine and hiro just German suplex him)
(That’s hysterical! It was actually really tempting, but Malcolm, being the unsociable bastard he is, is more of a ‘look, don’t touch’ sort of guy, unless it’s already dead or one of his creations)
( why I figured he end up working on hiro at some point)
(Ooh, ideas brewing now. And I just remembered something I was hinting at. Hell with it, if you want, we can continue)
( sure -w- I'm bored )
Malcolm glanced over at the front window and snickered. He moved over to the door and opened it.
“Well, it seems the situation has died down a bit before you arrived. Meet my guests. The feline is questionable.”
Malcolm moved aside, revealing a tall robot made of smooth white material. Its eyes glowed blue a moment, then shifted to green.
“Malcolm-Lifeform has found another like him. This is good. If Feline-Lifeform becomes trouble, he would make a good Bio-AI,”the robot said with a monotone voice.
“Possibly. Well, whatever your name is, meet one of the AI. I built them decades ago and they have far surpassed me in technology,”Malcolm introduced.
Hiro let out a deep growl at the robot's remark “ touch him and ill tear you limb from limb.” hiro looked over at Malcolm “ how's this supposed to make any fucking sense. And how the hell am I like you “
Malcolm gave him a wicked grin.
“I wouldn’t challenge him. The AI are far stronger than me. And you are like me because you have metal in you. You could even be considered a cyborg, like me. Oh, and I had called them with that little button by the door,”Malcolm explained casually.
The AI entered the shop, immediately moving to scrutinize the damaged vials of nanobots. It seemed to disapprove of the damage.
“I know, such a waste,”Malcolm sighed.
He turned back to Hiro.
“Any other questions?”
Hiro watched them like a protective dog. For some fucked reason he felt the need to protect kit at all cost. “ no”
Malcolm shrugged, turning to the door. Four more AI arrived, two entering, the other two remaining next to the door.
“Alright, now for an afternoon, or whatever fucking time it is, shot and more repairs. Oh, and here,”Malcolm announced.
He poured a glass of whiskey for himself and grabbed a card from the surprisingly undisturbed bucket. He handed the card to Hiro.
“My old business card, though I haven’t appraised jewelry in decades.”
The card was blank and white, but it almost immediately burst to life with nanobots. A vivid blue and red diamond appeared on the card, and the name of ‘Malcolm’s Jewelry Appraisal’ appeared below the diamond.
“Feel free to sit and rest, though your attack earlier destroyed all of the chairs in here.”
Malcolm walked away then, taking out his toolkit.
(Lmao, guess I’m the cat boy now OwO)
Ruthie stepped out of what seemed to be a recently raided house, carrying some necessary supplies for herself as she stepped around the pools of blood and bodies. She also found a couple of pieces of machinery around, but had tossed them away due to not needing them.
The group that lived here seemed to be relatively new, since they didn’t have many supplies here compared to groups that survived longer. Though what killed them all and why?
She scurried off, and tried to find somewhere to hide from the “wildlife”.
(Hmmm… shall Malcolm’s place have another break in?)
(Chaos shall reign if Ruthie tries to break in. Evil grin. And the Ai are a lot tougher than they seem)
(It’s up to you, either way. I’m casual)
Hiro sighed, though with his jacket and shirt off it wasn't easy to ignore the soft red light that would go down hiros spine. Every time it did, a look of pain would cross his face and he’d hold his head.
(Morning. Wary glancing around. Early morning)
Malcolm noticed the red light from Hiro and turned around fully. He considered the look of pain and hummed.
“Is that a normal reaction, or a malfunction?”
He took a gulp of his whiskey, still holding his toolkit.
“ honestly I'm unsure. It started doing it a couple years ago and it's only gotten worse. “
William kept silent the whole time, trying to only look at Hiro and glaring at Malcolm occasionally. Whenever Malcolm mentioned hurting William, he looked up. "If you touch me, you will die." He said it stone-faced cold as if it was a fact. He then inflicted plenty of fear on Malcolm. After that, he just looked down and didn't say anything.
Hiro pulled William a little closer. “ I've been in pain since I left the damn lab