Post by Claudette Morel on Dec 5, 2021 20:51:40 GMT -6
Having an eidetic memory is all fun and games until you get an entire album stuck in your head. The whole thing.
Damn you, Backstreet Boys.
Claudette's hands are shoved deep into a generator, the metal dewy from the humid swamp air of Hag's home. She's humming, quiet, trying to absorb herself in the simple mechanics to stop herself from being much louder — and from the prospect of getting shocked from wet hands on electrical components. It's never happened to her yet in the Entity's version of the world, but Claudette is not too keen on checking to make sure.
Grease and fog wet hands come back, scrubbing on her jeans for a moment, before delving back in. "...mmh mm… Brothers, sisters, everybody sing…" To focus, she's allowed herself a quiet murmur of the song bouncing around her mind like a windows screen saver. Talking through what she's doing has always helped her concentrate, and this is close enough, isn't it? Satisfies her mental itch at least, two birds, one stone.
"Gonna bring the flavour, show you how…" Haven't seen the killer so far, but it's still very early in this trial. Not even the first gen popped. Wouldn't it be funny if it was someone like Anna? Maybe she'd be serenaded by a fellow humming champ…
Well, probably not, but it's a nice thought.
Her knowledge and skills flourish as gruesomeness roams free around her.
Post by Ji-Woon Hak on Dec 17, 2021 1:03:51 GMT -6
Ironically Claudette wasn't the only person in a musical mood. As Ji-Woon's boots squelched through the muck and mud of the swamp, a soft hum left the killer's lips as he stalked around, keeping his ears and eyes alert for any sight or sound of his prey for this trial. He wasn't in any rush; there was a sort of nonchalant energy to his gait as he rested his bat against his shoulder, the modified weapon softly tapping against the fabric of his jacket to the beat of the song he was humming. His lips parted as lyrics of a song softly filled the air, but they oddly were not in English nor his native language; it was some sort of chant in German sung in an eerily cheerful tone. The killer softly bopped his head to some unhearable beat in his head, a flash of eagerness in his eyes as he hears the sounds of a generator being tampered with. He hadn't been able to find a survivor yet, so he was excited to see who would be his first target.
He didn't know her name, he had never bothered to really get to know of those he hunted, the only one he truly knew was Yun-Jin. He knew her appearance fairly well though and he was very well acquainted with her sounds of pain. Ji-Woon had his 'favorite instruments', survivors he took a bit more pleasure out of hunting down because their screams of agony just appealed to him more than the rest. Ah if only he had his recording equipment, the songs he would have been able to make, the albums even, it truly was a shame. He supposed he would just have to enjoy these 'live' performances. The idol continued to sing as his bat was traded for his knives, the iridescent blades glinting in the low light as he readied to throw them with a flourish of his fingers. "The paradox of our minds. Too much to believe too much to deny. You fool me again to quiet my pride. But I'm a human I come with knives." as he approached closer he picked up on the faintest sound of her singing and he couldn't help but chuckle to himself. Was she? Was she seriously singing Backstreet Boys right now? The boyband wasn't unknown to him, as a k-pop idol, he had to search for inspiration in various genres and in other musicians. Oh, how could he turn down this opportunity to toy with her a bit? He abandoned the previous song he was singing and instead picked up where Claudette had left off, "Got a question for you, better answer now. Am I original? Yeah. Am I the only one? Yeah. Am I sexual? Yeah. Am I everything you need? You better rock your body now!" Every question in the lyrics was given emphasis in the form of a thrown blade sent whistling in the poor young woman's direction, the blades flight path steadily grew closer and closer to Claudette the last one in the volley aimed to knick the side of her face. A bout of laughter left The Trickster as he flashed the survivor a slasher a smile and a wink, "I'd start running if I were you, though I might just give you a bit of a headstart for your little performance there."
Post by Claudette Morel on Jan 1, 2022 19:52:06 GMT -6
Her hands are clenching the wires in the generator now, brain chugging to catch up with the situation around her. The blood slowly dripping down her cheek, mixing with the muggy sweat is the last on a long list of problems.
Fuck. Ok, got a little caught up in what she was doing there. Her heartbeat pounding in her ears was drowned out perfectly by the generator's engine and her own singing. She didn't even hear the Trickster coming, and heard the knives colliding with wood and metal a fair bit too late to react.
...Why the hell was that threat kinda... no, now is NOT the time to be having this moment about someone she's never spoken two damn words to.
"Uh—" The gen's almost done. Maybe if she can just… "If— if you enjoyed it, maybe I can…" Oh, this is not going to come out how she wants it to. "Give you an encore? For an extra boost of time to run before you stab me with a lot of tiny knives?" She nervously laughs out the offer, hands working as fast as she can within the gen as she speaks.
Her knowledge and skills flourish as gruesomeness roams free around her.
Post by Ji-Woon Hak on Jan 1, 2022 21:59:44 GMT -6
Ji-Woon's head cocked to the side as he closely assessed the survivor in front of him, his golden-colored gaze seemingly cutting through her before his eyes squinted slightly in amusement. He hummed softly, the tune the eerily familiar Ring Around The Roses nursery rhyme, as he seemed to make a show of considering her offer. He tilted his left and right, his lips pursing a bit, as a loud "Hmmmmm..." reverberated from him. He twirled and spun one of his knives in his fingers as he walked closer to Claudette before he crouched down slightly.
"An encore, eh?~ Well then, why are you just sitting there?" The knife in his fingers stopped moving as he pressed the flat of the blade against the underside of the survivor's chin, the tip just barely avoiding digging into her skin. "Get your hands out of that gen, stand up properly, and entertain me." His voice dripped with equal parts threat, and equal parts mock sugary sweetness. He tapped the blade against her chin and chuckled softly, "Come on, you seriously didn't think I was just going to let you work on that the whole time, right?" he gestured with a look of his eyes towards the generator before his eyes focused back on her. "Sing like your life depends on it because in this case, it actually does, doesn't it? Don't crack too much under pressure; nerves can ruin an otherwise perfect performance." he used the blade to force her to tilt her head up and look him in the eyes as he spoke. "Try not to disappoint me."
Now, this was fun! He wondered if he could get the other survivors to do something like this, it would certainly make the trials just a bit more interesting for him.