tushanshu | 3rd Kill ~ Console/Video

[Action; Early morning - Locked to Katara.]

[His dreams are wracked by memories. Of cold ice, of forests... Of bonds broken and forged. To those looking in, he would be moving, sleeping restless, sweat beaded on his brow, and the occasional noise slipping past his lips...

That is until he jolts up, hand grasping for a weapon that isn't there, eyes wild, before he realises where he is, and relaxes a tad.]

Christ... [This is mumbled, a hand raised to scrub over his face, feeling the roughness of the unshaven stubble under his fingers. He hasn't really shaved or tended to himself these past days; wasn't much of a point.] ...I have to stop nearly dying...

[Private audio to Skulduggery Pleasant.]

You said to inform you if I learnt something regarding these muggings...

[Open]

[Shay Cormac has seen better days. He still looks pale, and sweat is still visible on his brow, but he's looking a lot healthier than people have seen him before today. His hair is still down, and he's wearing local garb, but... at least he looks better.]

So, what do you do when your soul gem changes colour?

[He pulls out a red gem on a pendant, dangling it before the camera.]

Because this was green before- [And he stops, blinking, staring off, and then around his surroundings. From the feed, people can see that he's in the hotel lobby, but Shay is acting like he's seeing something else... and then his attention returns to the console. He clears his throat, looking a tad abashed.]

Er... My apologies. I thought I... [A glance over his shoulder.] Never mind. Any information on what this means, I would appreciate it.

[And the feed gets cut.]

[Private to Deon Wilson]

I owe you a debt, my friend.

[Private to Arno Dorian]

As much as I never thought I'd say these words to an Assassin again, I owe you my life. Thank you.

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Panic.

I think I'd panic.

[Yeah, perhaps a little overdramatic. Or maybe just sarcastic.]

Without it, I'd be dead right now. I don't think I'll be panicking too much.

[Oh, you wanted a serious answer? Well.]

Well, I'd personally say that my soul gem... also green, hasn't exactly decided to go rainbow on me and change colours.

Then again, it's not like I've had this thing for more than a few months, so who knows what weird things happen to these things?

Try only two months, mate. And I... I recently had this thing taken from me.

[So, he's literally almost died without it.]

[That's rough, buddy.]

Oh. So it's probably one of those "someone's messed this thing up and we don't know why or how or what terrible things are going to happen as a result of it" deals?

I'd say so. One guy's already told me that his randomly changes colour and, when it does, the world spins and he ends up on the floor.

[And Shay's already experienced the side-effect of his soul gem's colour change.]

[Sokka frowns a bit, but Shay practically begged for the question to be ask.]

And... when yours changes colour...?

It doesn't. When I got it back, it was red instead of green.

So it just stays that colour? All the time?

[Pause.]

You're sure you've got the right soul gem?

I'm still alive. I was near death last night.

[... awkward...]

Oh. Well, I guess that means you got the right one. Right? Of course. Because you're still alive. And living is... good, of course. Right?

Living is good.

[Although that's on a bit of shaky ground at the moment.]

Still doesn't explain why it's suddenly a different colour. [He looks down at the gem in his hand, frowning.] I preferred it green.

Well, red is a perfectly nice colour to wear. I actually think it can be quite slimming if you've got the right shade of it!

[You're getting an odd look, there.]

Slimming to what?

... Your... figure?

[His voice has practically raised an octave there.]

[He looks down at himself, frowning.]

I... don't follow.

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