It takes you about 30 minutes to make your way back to the shop and crawl through the vent. Sebastian looks annoyed, Kode is lying on the floor, looking...not great. Sick, to be honest. Seb prods at them with one claw, and they raise their head to nip at him. "Ouch!" He hissed, recoiling and shaking scarlet drops off his hand. "Jeez, what's your problem." Kode lashed their tail, and you notice a small oil puddle beneath their stomach on the floor. "Are you alrig-" "What do you think you bitch?" They snarled, ears pinned back. "No. My wounds aren't healing as fast as they should, and the damage to my internal systems is severe enough to make my whole body hurt. So fuck off if you don't want your head on a stick." Kode let their head drop onto their front paws, with a pained hiss. "God, how do you live with them?" You ask Sebastian. "They're kinda like a sibling. A jackass sibling, but still." He replied, popping open a medkit and applying a strip of gauze around the shallow, yet heavily bleeding wound on his hand. "They're a robot, you know. To some extent. Part robot, part cat, part executioner. That last one's a joke. But they can make anything bleed to death with a few slashes."
You glance over at them, and they growl at you. "They're fine for the most part, but being weak to any extent pisses them off beyond imaginings. So they'll just insult or bite anyone that bothers them. They were once an expendable themselves, believe it or not, but hid away down here and modified their diving gear so Urbanshade couldn't kill or track them. Then they started helping me. They've been here for 2 years now." 2 years... they were nice enough before. Oh, well...You don't watch as they yank a gun out from behind them, and whimper in pain as they shift their position to point it at the back of your head.
"Hey dipshit." Kode hissed. You turn your head and a gasp escapes your mouth. You back up closer to Sebastian, who flinches away uncomfortably but doesn't resist. "Get out of here, or I'll blow your brains out. I want to help you, I do, but I need you to leave. Now." You wince at their threatening tone. You glance over at Seb, and he looks just as concerned as you do. "Kode, calm down." He mutters. His tone is calm, but it has a hard edge to it, like knives that dig into your flesh. The paw holding the gun shakes. "Put. It. Down." They snarl and throw it at him. He catches it in one hand, and flicks on the safety switch. "Good kitty~" He snickers teasingly. "Shut up, you jackass fish." Kode retorts, their claws flicking out and digging into the metal floors. You notice the unnatural sheen of them. They're made of metal, too. Figures. They sigh, and retract them. Then they rest their head on their paws again.
"Get away from me." Sebastian snaps at you awkwardly as he sets the gun down. You listen, and step away. "Why are they like that...?" You mutter. "I already told you, they-" "No, I mean how violent they are one second and how calm the next." You glance at him. He lays down on the ground himself with a sigh. "I think they're bipolar. I'm not sure, but they act like it. I think something here is messing with their mind, literally. Just try to stay on their good side..for your own good." Sebastian closed his eyes. "You don't want them with a gun. Ever. Trust me on that..." A few minutes later, you glance over at Kode, eyes also closed. Both are asleep. You exit the room quietly.
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"Shared Prison" (Pressure Fanfic)
HorrorZ-13. The Saboteur. Sebastian Solace, he calls himself. Or is it? You don't know. You don't even matter. You're a prisoner among thousands, sent to retrieve a crystal beneath the ocean. You are expendable. That's all there is to it. It's his job to...
