"Okay…" Kaz says slowly, standing up as he felt the motion cause more of the energy in his nerves racing. He tells it to stop, and after a small while it calms. He indulges it a little, drumming his fingers along his thigh as he takes slow steps towards Tenor. "It's Tenor, right?" he asks carefully
Aliana watched in silence as the two met. She didn't see this, weird. Aliana hummed under her breath as her head throbbed. She wished it would stop.
Nodding. Grinning. When Dae speaks the name it rings through him. Settles near his chest. Tenor smiles happily.
"You need help getting cleaned up or something?" Kaz asks warily, trying to be as non-threatening as possible. The last thing he needs is for Tenor to lash out
Smile fading. "Am I dirty?" He isn't supposed to be dirty. Being dirty is bad. It means that they show him what dirty really is. Fear. Wide eyes. Blue eyes. Fear.
"Well, you've got a little…a lot of blood on you, but it's not the end of the world or anything. We could probably help you find a shower or something," Kaz offers, keeping his tone quiet so as not to upset Tenor
“I think I saw a door marked ‘showers’ down the hall,” Vaughn spoke up, standing nearby with a wary gaze. He wasn’t sure who’s blood that was, but it hinted that Tenor could cause some damage.
Tears. Rolling along Rust stained cheeks. "I'm sorry Dae." Voice fading as he gets to the end. "I'm sorry." Tenor is looping. Spiraling down and down.
"Dae?" Kaz asked confusedly, every motion sending more of the strange electric feeling to jolt through him. It felt like a caffeine high, but so much stronger, only intensified by every move, every pang of anxiety. He wanted to come down, but didn't know how other than to tap his foot and use some of the energy building up. "Let's just get you to the showers and then back to your room, okay buddy?" he says quickly
Tenor looks at Dae. Blue eyes. A flash of him sitting down. Confusion. Blinking. Cocking his head to the side. Realization. Tenor wonders if he has gone crazy. Hush your thoughts boy, thinking hard enough to kill ya'. Tiredness in his marrow.
(Please feel free to ask for clarification if you don't understand what happens in my turns)
(did he just like, fall to the floor just now?)
(He saw a vision of Kaz sitting down in pain from the radiation, and was confused when he blinked and Kaz wasn't sitting. Instead of pain, the parasite is making Tenor tired, as he had never fought against the parasite itself. Tenor has already accepted the being inside him now, as he had no reason not too.)
(well the way the parasite works is that it basically fuses with the host after radiation, so that it isn't feeding off them but giving them power. it's got kinda weird mechanics)
(oh, I thought it was said earlier that the radiation was in the pills, my bad!)
(okay, so basically the activator they were injected with caused the parasite to more or less cling to their DNA, and then the radiation in the pills made the parasite fuse to finalize the mutation. sorry, I'm not the best at elaborating ^^')
(Not your fault, what i was trying to say is that Kaz sat down in pain from the mutation beginning, and that Tenor is in the middle of the process, but not fighting it, as he has no reason too.)
(ohhh ok)
Kaz tilted his head confusedly at Tenor. He really needed to get this guy out of their room before he mutated and did something dangerous. Maybe even as bad as what he had done. "Let's just get you to your room, okay?" he insisted again, even speaking sending jolts of electricity through his veins
Aliana felt the throbbing grow worse. She squeezed her eyes shut and hummed louder, No now whatever you are. She started swaying in an attempt to clear her mind.
Tenor smiles and shakes his head. "Times are changing. We are changing. All we have to do it wait a little longer."
"Okay, you're going to your room," Kaz said, voice shaking ever so slightly. He could barely move without electricity shooting through his veins. He needed to get rid of it, needed to use his newfound powers to discharge some of the energy that was building up. But he couldn't, he wouldn't.
(i'm really sorry, but i have to go guys)
(it's all good)
(casually tries to revive)
Tenor doesn't go back. He won't. No more empty rooms. No more empty halls. No more empty heads. No more empty walls.
"I said get out!" Kaz shouted, and before he could stop himself violet electricity was arcing arouond his body. The lights in the room flickered and burst, and something black began to drip from Kaz's nose. "Get. Out!" he shouted again