Himon (dog_of_rage) wrote,
@ 2010-09-30 22:16:00

Misery Loves Company - Test Scene
Himon sits in his cell as he has every day for the last month, plotting a way out of this predicament. Twice now, he has knocked out the guards and gotten as far as the entrance to the holding pens before his grandfather has caught him. Each time, the Omega Beams hit him from seemingly nowhere and he finds himself back in his cell, considering a new plan of escape.

The cell across from him was empty until yesterday, when they brought the newest prisoner in. Upon seeing her, Himon's face paled in shock. The beating his cousin Hope had taken was vintage Kalibak, which meant that Hope had fought back. He knew she would, because that was the kind of person Hope was. But Hope fought when she /had/ to, rather than for the sake of hurting people.

Kalibak held no such compunctions.

As she stirs, Himon watches her, struggling to maintain impassive. He understands the psychology of putting them in the same area together, but the real question is /why/?

What is Darkseid hoping to obtain?

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	smallwonder 2010-10-01 05:01 am UTC (link)
	Hope narrowed her eyes. "Darkseid as no place to tell me who I can and cannot love," Hope said. "His approval means nothing to me." "I plan to escape, Himon. It'll take more than this cell to hold me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dog_of_rage 2010-10-01 05:12 am UTC (link)
	"What's your plan? If we work together, we may have a chance at this that we wouldn't have alone." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	smallwonder 2010-10-01 05:21 am UTC (link)
	"Currently? It's just break down the door to this cell and knock down everything in my path, and hopefully get to put down as many as Darkseid's minions in the process." Hope said. "But that is a plan that is more likely to get me back in here." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dog_of_rage 2010-10-01 12:24 pm UTC (link)
	"The guards bring food every five or so hours. Stealing a key from them won't be exceptionally difficult, nor will getting out of here. They've reinforced the bars on these cages, though. If we can get out of here, I think I might know a different route out of here. I saw it last time I escaped." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	smallwonder 2010-10-01 02:25 pm UTC (link)
	Hope nodded. "So you have tried this before, then?" She wasn't surprised. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dog_of_rage 2010-10-01 03:12 pm UTC (link)
	Himon nods. "Twice this month. Each time I thought I was free, the Omega Beams placed me back here." He rolls his neck and is rewarded with the sound of joints popping. "I think we can escape if we go through the fire pits." he suggests, hating the fact that he's even considering this. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	smallwonder 2010-10-01 09:08 pm UTC (link)
	Hope nodded. The heat would be horrendous, but she would force herself to tolerate it. "I will follow your lead," she said. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dog_of_rage 2010-10-03 02:43 am UTC (link)
	He hadn't expected her to say that, but he'd take it. "All right. When the guard comes in, I'll speak first, then you make some manner of noise and get him to come to you. You'll have to get his keys and set us both free." Himon says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	smallwonder 2010-10-03 02:52 am UTC (link)
	Hope nodded. "I can do that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_apokolips 2010-10-03 03:10 am UTC (link)
	The pair sits in companionable silence for some time before there is a clicking of tumblers in the locks and a Lowlie brings in their food. The pitiful slave doesn't bother to look at Hope or Himon and will cower in fear if either tries to touch her. Hope can see two Parademons looking on from outside the door. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dog_of_rage 2010-10-03 03:11 am UTC (link)
	Himon realizes what they are doing, and looks to Hope from beyond the Lowlie, insisting she start her ruse. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	smallwonder 2010-10-03 03:13 am UTC (link)
	Hope leaned casually on the bars of her cell. "So..." she said, "What did you do to get this job? Give Granny Goodness a sponge bath?" It wasn't great, but it was the best she could come with on the fly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_apokolips 2010-10-03 03:32 am UTC (link)
	The parademon outside the door looks left, then right to his partner. Then he points at himself as if to say You talkin' to me? He taps his stun mace against his palm as though he wouldn't mind coming in to shut the mouthy woman up. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dog_of_rage 2010-10-03 03:33 am UTC (link)
	Himon laughs at Hope's words. He laughs loudly, hoping to get the guard to come in and want to shut one or both of them up. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	smallwonder 2010-10-03 03:34 am UTC (link)
	"Of course, I'm talking to you," Hope said. "Unless you and your friend were a sort of package deal." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_apokolips
2010-10-03 04:00 am UTC (link)

The parademon that Hope addresses snarls and makes to enter the room, but the second one grabs him by the arm, trying to stop him. They have a heated argument in the parademon language, with much shouting and pointing at Hope from the Insulted One.

When the Lowlie walks toward him, Insulted One backhands the woman viciously, knocking the frail woman into the wall.

Then he smiles at Hope.

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	dog_of_rage 2010-10-03 04:01 am UTC (link)
	"Come now, Cousin. You know that Parademons do it in...pairs." Himon says, laughing more. His laughter stops when the Lowlie is attacked. "It seems you struck the Coward's nerve, Hope. Darkseid doesn't always employ the bravest minions, it seems." Himon says, his anger rising by the moment. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	smallwonder 2010-10-03 04:09 am UTC (link)
	Hope snarled when the parademon hit the Lowlie. "No," she said, "It would appear that he only hires those as spineless as him, cousin." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_apokolips 2010-10-03 04:36 am UTC (link)
	Now the Parademons laugh at Hope's anger, the Insulted One, most especially. For good measure, he kicks the Lowlie, and there's a sharp crack from her mid-section and she yelps, clutching herself in pain. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dog_of_rage 2010-10-03 04:40 am UTC (link)
	/That/ is more than enough to provoke Himon. "Is that the best you can do, Cowards?! You cannot fight us, so you'll attack a defenseless woman! COME IN AND TRY THAT WITH ME!" he yells, springing to his feet and clutching the bars. Hope will feel her own simmering rage boil over into something far more palpable as Himon snarls at the Parademons (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	smallwonder 2010-10-03 04:45 am UTC (link)
	Hope could feel her blood boil. "Come and face us!" She said, gripping the bars so tight she could swear that they'd break if she gripped them any tighter. "I doubt you'll be laughing after I'm kicking your head to ground!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_apokolips
2010-10-03 04:53 am UTC (link)

The Insulted One laughed, kicking the woman over and over again, until Hope's and Himon's words cut through his fun.

He was tired of being called a coward by prisoners, New Gods or not. So was his partner.

The parademons leave the woman in a heap on the floor and enter the cell, intent on showing Hope the error of her ways.

The bring their stun-maces to bear on the young woman as they open the cell, ready to pummel her while she is chained to the wall.

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	dog_of_rage 2010-10-03 04:54 am UTC (link)
	Himon simply waits, knowing that Hope is going to have to handle this herself, as he's across the room, chained to his own wall. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	smallwonder 2010-10-03 05:01 am UTC (link)
	Hope snarled, bringing her legs up to smash into their heads. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_apokolips 2010-10-03 05:03 am UTC (link)
	The second Parademon is kicked, staggering back a few steps, but the Insulted One lashes out with his mace, driving it into Hope's rib cage. The second one comes back shortly after and tries to hit her as well. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)