We Are Our Avatars XI (Open)

[ShindoL Shill]

Candace successfully disabled the man's leg, bringing him down to his knees as he screamed in pain.

The tattooist's flames flared up in response to Anik's questions, and he grinned at her. "I'm what you would probably call a 'demon'. I'm a being of pure wrath. I can be cold, but never calm." he stated, as the fire faded away. His blood stopped burning, but when it dripped onto the floor it hissed and started slowly eating through the wood. The tattooist then looked at Ella and said, "Go ahead, blow my brains out. You know you want to, after all the people I've hurt. But it won't bring anyone back..."

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"Now stay there." Candace told the man.

 

[Chungus]

Montreal, Tattoo Parlour. March 2nd.​

"Me too"

, Kuki said in turn, their body shaking a little. They were quiet for a moment, then hesitantly said,

"once the fighting is over, could you get me inside? There are bound to be wounded with a firefight this intense."

 

[Silence]

Montreal, Quebec, Canada. March 2nd, 2025
- Tattoo Parlour -​

"Well, demon of pure wrath, what are you trying to accomplish? Do you have fun, controlling other beings? Or is there a real reason behind all this wrath?"

Anik did not seem to be impressed with him calling himself a demon.

 

[ShindoL Shill]

"Yes, in fact. A lot of fun!" the tattooist nodded. "It's like a real life soap opera!" He then looked over at Candace and said, "You look like the sort of person that likes cheap drama. Don't you agree that it's so entertaining to watch?"

 

[Kirke]

Ella hesitated, then took a deep breath and said; "Anik, if he tries anything, kick his ass." She moved in, lowering her blaster rifle and producing a pair of handcuffs. "Telekinesis guy! Bring him down to the ground, but keep him in place alright?" While saying that, Ella moved around to position herself behind the demon and prepared to arrest him.

 

[Furioso]

Raz continued to hold the tattoo artist. "A demon? Kind of like a nightmare..."

 

[ShindoL Shill]

The tattooist looked at Ella's handcuffs, then asked, "What, are you gonna arrest me? What laws did I break, exactly?"

 

[Slenn]

"Wait, wait, wait..." She walked over to the demon-thing. "Um, Mr. Demon was it? Why here of all places? Couldn't you have done this prank anywhere else? Do you do this normally where you come from? I don't think you're from this universe."

 

[Silence]

Montreal, Quebec, Canada. March 2nd, 2025
- Tattoo Parlour -​

"Well, at least you're honest ..." Anik said slowly. She chuckled when the demon played confused.

"There are probably laws against influencing others to explode." she stated in a neutral tone of voice.

[hr]

"Sure." Fernand said, very hesitantly. He slowly carried Kuki closer to the tattoo parlour, but was still very hesitant to enter it.

 

[ShindoL Shill]

"Back home, nobody would ever let someone like me tattoo them. They'd just stab me with a pitchfork and tell me to fuck off. So I came here to get away from that stuff. Also I wanted to make those Earth First jackasses look really bad so they'd be dealt with." the tattooist said to Shana. He then told Anik, "I didn't influence anyone. All my tats do is make it so that, when you get pissed off, you catch fire or go mental. It's not my fault if people are real quick to anger."

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"Toying with lives like this is wrong, you hellspawn!" Candace snapped at the demon, suddenly angry.

 

[Slenn]

"Well, the Earth First people are only trying to protect what matters most to them. They shouldn't be punished by setting on fire. Maybe you could use your talents in some sort of constructive manner? Maybe do some community service with heating the boilers for steam turbines?"
She sighed and put her hands on her hips, in somewhat of a comical manner.
"But you're a demon, right? You don't care about morals and logic, do you?"

 

[Silence]

Montreal, Quebec, Canada. March 2nd, 2025
- Tattoo Parlour -​

"So the people in here going like ... wild animals, this was not your doing, just them going mental, too?" Anik asked. "And it still is illegal to make people explode, regardless which triggers it, I would think."

 

[Kirke]

Ella moved in and cuffed the tattooist, saying; "You are under arrest for murder, arson and assault on officer, do you understand? You have the right to retain and instruct counsel without delay. We will provide you with a toll-free telephone lawyer referral service, if you do not have your own lawyer. Anything you do say can and will be used in court as evidence. Do you understand? Would you like to speak to a lawyer?" - She said all this in an almost robotic fashion, using her training to suppress her anger for now.

 

[ShindoL Shill]

"Getting angry is very cathartic, though, isn't it?" the tattooist said to Candace, before turning back to Shana. "It doesn't really work like that. My power is fueled by anger. And I do too care about morals and logic. I just have different perceptions of those things than you." He then nodded in response to Anik's question. "Ultimately, while the power is mine, the anger that triggers it is their own. Calm them down and they go back to normal."
Finally, he stared at Ella, stunned, and said, "Sorry, when in the fucking fuck did I assault you? Before or after you FUCKING SHOT ME AND STABBED ME AND TRIED TO FUCKING MURDER ME!? BECAUSE I HAD EVERY FUCKING RIGHT TO LEAVE AND YOU SHOT ME IN THE FUCKING BACK YOU PSYCHOPATH!" When he started screaming, his hair caught fire again. "Fucking assault, I defended myself."

 

[Furioso]

"Wow you guys have some crazy bad language." said Raz, still holding the demon. Anyone observant might notice he was starting to look a little tired.

 

[Slenn]

She backpedaled when the flame demon had his tantrum.

"Well, the answer is simple, then." She thought out loud. "There's an old phrase called 'don't feed the troll'. He works off of anger, making other people angry for his own sadistic reasons. But even if we don't have his tattoos, we shouldn't show our own anger. It only 'fans the flames' so-to-speak. I hope I'm going somewhere with this."

 

[Silence]

Montreal, Quebec, Canada. March 2nd, 2025
- Tattoo Parlour -​

"CALM DOWN!" Anik shouted, but still in a neutral tone. "It still is not right. These people did not want to go mental or burn when being angry. Forcing something on other people against their will is just not right.

I do not know where you came from, but unless you go back, you need to be imprisoned, or be destroyed.
I hope you can change what you are. It's not impossible ..."

 

[Kirke]

Ella smiled, in an utterly manic way, as she stared back at the tattooist. "You pushed me, that counts as assault. But I wouldn't worry, that charge is the least of your worries." With that, she stepped away from him and asked Raz; "How long can you keep him in place? It might be a few minutes until the cops arrive."