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ѕarιѕѕa "noт тoday, ѕaтan" тнeron ([personal profile] magnitudes) wrote in [community profile] maskormenace2017-09-01 08:02 pm

( video. ) cw: blood and a deeply useless human being

( The scene:
Sarissa, with what looks like twisted up kitchen roll shoved up each nostril, the paper bloody. Her nose is puffy, bruised, the skin across the bridge of it and around her eyes looking almost purple, but it hasn’t bowed to either side.

Underneath said tragedy, Sarissa’s mouth is tugged in a wide smile. )


Fuckin’ oath, mates. My sister clocked me good. Can you see this?

( The camera is waved around, to get different angles of her poor nose. ) Bloody legend. I was worried she’d be useless at self-defence, but I take back everything. And she’s driving me to A n’ E.

( She’s in a car, by the way. A nice one. The seats are a deep red leather, and in the driver's seat but considerably less jovial is Sarah. She turns the camera to actually get a shot of Sarah for a couple of seconds before twisting the camera away again. )

It was an accident, we’re good and golden. Lesson learned, but, don’t try to tickle attack Saroula when she’s groggy.

( A sniff, and she makes a little “ow” sort of face that is more comical than sincere. )

Anyway, just wanted to say we’re gonna have a big fuck off barbie at ours, soon. Last part of the summer— or uh, first part of the autumn? And if you happen to also have a homicidal ex-boyfriend who has been ported out for more than a month, then you get to receive a special prize. Like, I dunno. You can take home the bouncy castle, or something. Everyone’s invited, unless I don’t like you, but if you ain’t sure and you got a seal of approval from one of the girls, then you’re good. But everyone bring some food or something, ‘cause I ain’t cooking endless bloody mountains of food when I don’t know how many people are turning up. For one, I'm cheap, and for two, I'm lazy.

( Another little sniff, and Sarissa looks across at Sarah. Dramatically: ) Do you reckon I can still get away with serenadin’ myself in the mirror? You’re beeeeautiful—

( That might just be Sarah’s hand reaching over to try and knock Sarissa’s device out of her hand. )

No, Sarah, you broke my nose, you get to listen to me sing James bloody Blunt, that’s the rules. Maybe Snow Patrol, okay, or Shania, that’s my compromise.
hardedged: (I don't wanna sit still)

[personal profile] hardedged 2017-09-03 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
How many of you are there, anyway?

[ she's asked sarissa once before, but the hell if she can keep up. ]
coppelganger: (north american scum)

[personal profile] coppelganger 2017-09-03 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
Not sure. I know of... twenty, so far. Ten are still living.

[ Actually, nine, but she has to add Sarissa. She realizes belatedly that maybe it's fucked up to barely even have to count before you announce that ten (more, if she's not lying to herself—it's gotta be more) of your clones are dead. Yeah, probably fucked up. Oh well. ]
hardedged: (worry isn't well)

[personal profile] hardedged 2017-09-03 06:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ maybe she's nonchalant about it, but jess can't reach the same level of resignation. not now, at least. ]

Shit.
coppelganger: (as it is when it was)

[personal profile] coppelganger 2017-09-03 04:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[ but is it nonchalance or is it a carefully built wall that allows her to live her life without screaming 100% of the time?? ]

Sarissa's not involved in all that.
hardedged: (december is darkest)

[personal profile] hardedged 2017-09-03 05:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[ #relatable ]

And what does that mean?
coppelganger: (julie's been working for the drug squad)

[personal profile] coppelganger 2017-09-03 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Means once she goes home she won't be in any danger because she won't be involved. She'll just be living her life.
hardedged: (snow white did right)

[personal profile] hardedged 2017-09-03 05:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, from what you know. Future's always up in the air.
coppelganger: (hitsville u.k.)

[personal profile] coppelganger 2017-09-03 05:18 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm handling it.
coppelganger: (no more surprises)

private;

[personal profile] coppelganger 2017-09-03 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Look. I'm putting my life and my family on the line so those other girls don't have to.
hardedged: (who waits up for me)

permaprivate;

[personal profile] hardedged 2017-09-03 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Sounds like a crapass plan.

[ and one that jess would also pursue, if their roles were reversed. that's how she knows it's stupid. ]
coppelganger: (echo locate)

[personal profile] coppelganger 2017-09-03 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. Probably.

[ But she's not going to expose the other clones just to have a sense of safety in numbers. ]
hardedged: (just got harder)

[personal profile] hardedged 2017-09-03 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
And what would they say, if they find out? Use your head, Sarah.
coppelganger: (the girl goes down)

[personal profile] coppelganger 2017-09-03 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't care what they say, as long as they're safe. This is all I have to offer.
hardedged: (in make up and play dumb)

[personal profile] hardedged 2017-09-03 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[ a sharp scoff. it's like looking into a goddamn mirror, at times, whenever they speak. ]

Bullshit.
coppelganger: (you wanted a hit)

[personal profile] coppelganger 2017-09-03 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[ And Sarah scoffs back, almost a laugh. ]

You don't know me.
hardedged: (for one night)

[personal profile] hardedged 2017-09-03 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Save the sob story. You think you're a piece of shit. That you can protect them this way. As long as they're safe, nothing else matters, right?

[ well, sarah manning, join the goddamn club. ]

Dumbass.
coppelganger: (clampdown)

[personal profile] coppelganger 2017-09-03 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm a dumbass? [ Sarah's jaw tightens. She is a piece of shit, is the thing. ] What, you took a psych class at community college or some shit and now you know everything about me?
hardedged: (stay alive)

[personal profile] hardedged 2017-09-03 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Yep. [ as blunt and direct as always. she easily deflects the insult. ] You care about Sarissa, don't you? All of them? Then grow a pair and tell them the goddamn truth. They deserve that much.
coppelganger: (use me use you)

[personal profile] coppelganger 2017-09-03 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
You don't know what the hell you're talking about. D'you know what happened the last time a group of clones figured out what they were?

[ I mean, of course she doesn't, but she can probably guess. ]