The Chief scoffed. "Sure I'm sure, peanut. You all saw its shed skin. That's how it changes."
"Her name's Octavia," Duke said through his teeth. The Chief opened his mouth to snark back, but Nathan spoke first.
"How do we stop it from . . . taking someone else?"
"Everyone just has to stay within earshot of everyone else," the Chief said firmly. "'Cause this chameleon thing, it seems to need time with its victim in order to mimic its soul. Get jumped, you just scream as loud as you can."
"What does it want?" Audrey asked.
"It wants to kill, basically. It wants to change, it wants to renew itself. I think everyone in this room is pretty much well aware that the troubles are now back." He looked up at Octavia. "Except maybe our tourist here."
"The 'tourist' could take you apart," Duke said. "Without breaking a sweat."
"You wanna go now, yoga mat? I've coughed up tougher than you!"
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Re: As You Were - the death
Date: 2020-09-15 12:13 am (UTC)"Her name's Octavia," Duke said through his teeth. The Chief opened his mouth to snark back, but Nathan spoke first.
"How do we stop it from . . . taking someone else?"
"Everyone just has to stay within earshot of everyone else," the Chief said firmly. "'Cause this chameleon thing, it seems to need time with its victim in order to mimic its soul. Get jumped, you just scream as loud as you can."
"What does it want?" Audrey asked.
"It wants to kill, basically. It wants to change, it wants to renew itself. I think everyone in this room is pretty much well aware that the troubles are now back." He looked up at Octavia. "Except maybe our tourist here."
"The 'tourist' could take you apart," Duke said. "Without breaking a sweat."
"You wanna go now, yoga mat? I've coughed up tougher than you!"