Zack Fair (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
colorofthesky) wrote2020-12-03 09:35 pm
colorofthesky) wrote2020-12-03 09:35 pm
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“Hey, it’s Zack. Leave a message after the beep.”
[ beep ]
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“Hey, it’s Zack. Leave a message after the beep.”
[ beep ]
Zack Fair? This is Gertrude Robinson, your inmate this month. [Her tone is briskly matter-of-fact, barely softened by age, and just a little sarcastic.]
Are you free this afternoon? I prefer to get to know anyone who is responsible for me.
Are you free this afternoon? I prefer to get to know anyone who is responsible for me.
Hi, Ms. Robinson!
I'm definitely free. Is there somewhere in particular you'd like to meet?
I'm definitely free. Is there somewhere in particular you'd like to meet?
Just doing my Inmate duty and checking in. You have a particular way you do this shit?
Honestly? As informally as possible works just fine for me.
Is there anywhere you like to hang out that I can meet you?
Is there anywhere you like to hang out that I can meet you?
[ Now hang on just a dang minute- ]
Your Warden is a vampire?
Your Warden is a vampire?
[ It's not text on purpose. And it's not voice, on purpose. Ideally these things are done in person but for the sake of things, well... video is the next best thing.
Lark is calm, but there's a faint crease in his brow, a slight tightness at his mouth. It's a concerned expression from a man who very rarely feels this sort of concern. ]
I just want to apologize.
I can't claim I understand what your thoughts are exactly on the matter but it obviously cut you deeply and the least I could have done was switch the conversation with Sephiroth to private, or in person. I will be more mindful in the future.
Lark is calm, but there's a faint crease in his brow, a slight tightness at his mouth. It's a concerned expression from a man who very rarely feels this sort of concern. ]
I just want to apologize.
I can't claim I understand what your thoughts are exactly on the matter but it obviously cut you deeply and the least I could have done was switch the conversation with Sephiroth to private, or in person. I will be more mindful in the future.
[ Zack lets the apology sit in his inbox for a day before addressing it. It’s not a conversation he wants to have, but in the interest of trying to prevent future misunderstandings, well…what choice does he have?
He answers with video as well, and he is calm. Collected. But skeptical at how this is going to go. ]
Apology accepted.
[ He stares into the feed, his mouth a thin line. ]
Do you want to understand where I’m coming from?
He answers with video as well, and he is calm. Collected. But skeptical at how this is going to go. ]
Apology accepted.
[ He stares into the feed, his mouth a thin line. ]
Do you want to understand where I’m coming from?
[Crisp, pleasant and serious:]
Salute, Zack.
I am putting your inmate in Zero for a time while wardens discuss what to do about his solicitation of substances for the purposes of using them to control others.
When we have resolved this, I will release him.
Salute, Zack.
I am putting your inmate in Zero for a time while wardens discuss what to do about his solicitation of substances for the purposes of using them to control others.
When we have resolved this, I will release him.
[ Oh, good. This day just keeps getting better.
Zack reviews this message a few times before responding. ]
Okay- a few things. Can you bring me up to speed on who he’s asked and how this stuff is supposed to work?
And do you know if he actually has any of it?
Zack reviews this message a few times before responding. ]
Okay- a few things. Can you bring me up to speed on who he’s asked and how this stuff is supposed to work?
And do you know if he actually has any of it?
Yup, I’m the lucky guy.
Something on your mind?
Something on your mind?
So, I was told to eat your hair by that ridiculous child the other day, and I'm curious why he thinks that I should. Thoughts?
I think that he's a jackass and that I'm going to punch him the next time I see him.
[ Zack looks at his phone, sees who the message is from, and turns his phone on mute.
NOT TODAY, SATAN!!! ]
NOT TODAY, SATAN!!! ]
After the second day watching John, there's a knock on Zack's door. And it comes with the smell of cookies.
Zack usually dreads hearing knocks on his door (mostly because of his neighbor), but no knock from Sephiroth was ever accompanied by the smell of cookies.
As such, when he opens the door, Zack's face immediately brightens, and he gestures for Warren to come in.
"Making house calls with cookies, now? I really am spoiled."
As such, when he opens the door, Zack's face immediately brightens, and he gestures for Warren to come in.
"Making house calls with cookies, now? I really am spoiled."
Edited 2021-10-28 03:04 (UTC)
[ Sometime near the end of the month, because she didn't think Zack would actually keep this bullshit going for the entire duration. But here she is, still having to wait until night to see him. ]
Lay off of John already.
You're never going to turn him into a weakling, no matter how much you degrade him.
Lay off of John already.
You're never going to turn him into a weakling, no matter how much you degrade him.
[ Zack reads this message several times before responding. ]
Not really sure where you got the idea that I’m trying to ‘degrade’ him or ‘turn him into a weakling’, but I laid out the terms to him before I let him out of Zero earlier this month. He didn’t want the less restrictive option so this is what happened instead. I’m not going to change things up, either, especially this close to the end of the month.
I will say, I don’t know you or your connection to John, but I don’t think he’d appreciate you going behind his back to talk to me like this.
Not really sure where you got the idea that I’m trying to ‘degrade’ him or ‘turn him into a weakling’, but I laid out the terms to him before I let him out of Zero earlier this month. He didn’t want the less restrictive option so this is what happened instead. I’m not going to change things up, either, especially this close to the end of the month.
I will say, I don’t know you or your connection to John, but I don’t think he’d appreciate you going behind his back to talk to me like this.
[ He's just sitting in a throne-like chair (mostly it's throne-like because he's huge) staring at the screen like he's waiting for a better answer. ]
...I don't even think we've even met, have we?
...I don't even think we've even met, have we?
...may I request something from you, as my warden? Nothing to be asked of the Admiral, obviously. But I would like a somewhat late night allowance to enter the Enclosure. If you would prefer not to grant this request, I certainly understand.
Of course, I'll grant it. Just let me know when to meet you there, and I'll open it.
[ A beat, then- ]
Do you want to spend some time on your own in there?
[ A beat, then- ]
Do you want to spend some time on your own in there?
Thank you for the... save.
I'm sure you have questions, concerns, and possibly even a desire to deck me yourself. I'm happy to discuss them here or in person, at your leisure.
I'm sure you have questions, concerns, and possibly even a desire to deck me yourself. I'm happy to discuss them here or in person, at your leisure.
I’m not going to deck you.
[ A cool, firm response. ]
And yeah. I think talking in person is best.
[ A cool, firm response. ]
And yeah. I think talking in person is best.
[Backdated to an hour after his 'fight' with Envy during the daemon flood]
atowncalledtreffy
2021-12-26 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Figured you should know there's a man beating up on his animal in the lunchroom. Or was, an hour ago. Could have stopped him but a real piece of shit made that impossible.
Anyway.
Tattling over.
[He's going to go get very drunk now that he's corporeal again]
Anyway.
Tattling over.
[He's going to go get very drunk now that he's corporeal again]
[ Trevor, why are you always such a headache. ]
Was someone else there to resolve the situation?
Was someone else there to resolve the situation?
Just so you're aware, I don't often sleep like that.
Envy is not looking for Zack. Envy is looking for a window. And when it opens, he takes it.
He's been a spy for centuries. He doesn't often act like it here, and without his powers he's a lot worse at it, but he's capable of being serious when it's called for. He has a book and he's honestly reading it, admittedly without much interest. It's one of the lurid horror stories Xie Lian put him onto. He has a drink next to him that he sips from freely, the alcohol having no effect, but no one needs to know that. He doesn't have a corner or shifty eyes or guarded shoulders. Nothing to draw attention. Just part of the scenery.
The unattended glass catches his attention. That, too, he's prepared for, most of the laudanum hidden in the ceiling of a random empty cabin, because he'll have a use for it again later. He looked up an appropriate dose in the library and has it ready in a shot glass. The first test is whether he can even pour it in, after all, and if he goes insubstantial in the middle of the lounge, he'll want to be able to beat a quick retreat without a lot of broken glass involved.
His restriction is on starting fights and goading people, not drugging, and the little trickle goes neatly into the glass. Envy finishes his walk to the bar, tops off his glass, and returns just as calmly to wait.
He's been a spy for centuries. He doesn't often act like it here, and without his powers he's a lot worse at it, but he's capable of being serious when it's called for. He has a book and he's honestly reading it, admittedly without much interest. It's one of the lurid horror stories Xie Lian put him onto. He has a drink next to him that he sips from freely, the alcohol having no effect, but no one needs to know that. He doesn't have a corner or shifty eyes or guarded shoulders. Nothing to draw attention. Just part of the scenery.
The unattended glass catches his attention. That, too, he's prepared for, most of the laudanum hidden in the ceiling of a random empty cabin, because he'll have a use for it again later. He looked up an appropriate dose in the library and has it ready in a shot glass. The first test is whether he can even pour it in, after all, and if he goes insubstantial in the middle of the lounge, he'll want to be able to beat a quick retreat without a lot of broken glass involved.
His restriction is on starting fights and goading people, not drugging, and the little trickle goes neatly into the glass. Envy finishes his walk to the bar, tops off his glass, and returns just as calmly to wait.
Zack doesn’t go to the lounge often, but every now and then, he pops in for a drink or two. He can’t get properly drunk, but it’s a change of scenery. The taste isn’t bad, either.
He doesn’t even think about the danger when he steps away from his glass for a short while. This isn’t a bar back home, and it doesn’t even occur to him that something could happen. Zack leaves his drink unattended for about two minutes and, of course, has no clue whatsoever it’s been tampered with. He finishes the first glass, has one more, and then gets up to go.
He’s about halfway to the door when something goes wrong. He’s tired all of a sudden, and it doesn’t matter how many times he rubs his eyes. The feeling doesn’t go away.
He makes it out the door, has the briefest thought that this is bad, and he probably needs to call somebody - and then collapses in the hallway.
He doesn’t even think about the danger when he steps away from his glass for a short while. This isn’t a bar back home, and it doesn’t even occur to him that something could happen. Zack leaves his drink unattended for about two minutes and, of course, has no clue whatsoever it’s been tampered with. He finishes the first glass, has one more, and then gets up to go.
He’s about halfway to the door when something goes wrong. He’s tired all of a sudden, and it doesn’t matter how many times he rubs his eyes. The feeling doesn’t go away.
He makes it out the door, has the briefest thought that this is bad, and he probably needs to call somebody - and then collapses in the hallway.
Hey, Zack. Envy firebombed the kitchen and Xie Lian's got him under supervision while they call his assigned Warden -- I figured you might want to go have a chat with them as well.
[ Zack swears under his breath. ]
All right. I’ll go have a chat with Martin.
Thanks for letting me know.
All right. I’ll go have a chat with Martin.
Thanks for letting me know.
Do you have a moment? I wanted to talk to you about Trevor, if you don't mind.
I can already guess what this is about, but sure, I’ve got time.
Hello, I thought I should talk to you about Envy.
Gonna ask you a personal question. Tell me to fuck off if you don’t want to answer.
What’s your deal?
What’s your deal?
My deal…?
You mean, like, my deal with the Admiral?
You mean, like, my deal with the Admiral?
Hi, Zack, you used to work in Zero, right?
[Fitz doesn't know Zack. As with most people he doesn't know, he always figures the odds are high he wouldn't like him if he knew him better. But Fitz is both used to and quite good at doing things without examining why.]
Zack Fair, right? That weird obsessive guy with the hair made a post sort of about you. Eternal suffering for anyone who hurts you, anyway, which I suppose some people might be into. Possibly less with the thing about his mother.
Anyway. [He shrugs.]
Zack Fair, right? That weird obsessive guy with the hair made a post sort of about you. Eternal suffering for anyone who hurts you, anyway, which I suppose some people might be into. Possibly less with the thing about his mother.
Anyway. [He shrugs.]
[ omg Sephiroth, why are you like this?? ]
He said what?
[ brb going to check the network for this nonsense. ]
Shit, I can’t see it. Thanks for letting me know.
He said what?
[ brb going to check the network for this nonsense. ]
Shit, I can’t see it. Thanks for letting me know.
[ The reply doesn’t come for a bit. Mostly because he’s trying to stay out of just about everything right now.
He doesn’t sigh, but it’s there in his voice anyway. ]
Honestly? Like shit.
Warren came over for a while so that- that helped.
He doesn’t sigh, but it’s there in his voice anyway. ]
Honestly? Like shit.
Warren came over for a while so that- that helped.
Edited 2022-06-10 00:56 (UTC)
So! Looks like I've got Sephiroth this month. You got some time to talk?
…are you gonna hate me if I say I’m really glad it’s you?
[ This has been such a mess, Yunlan, you just don’t know. ]
But sure- I’ve got time.
[ This has been such a mess, Yunlan, you just don’t know. ]
But sure- I’ve got time.
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