Melpomeneâ€™s Tragedy, Thaliaâ€™s Comedy / [KILL THE PAST/ END]

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Melpomeneâ€™s Tragedy, Thaliaâ€™s Comedy / [KILL THE PAST/ END]

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Publish Date: September 5, 2022

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September 11, 2022 3:36 pm RP

â€œDid you know that you can go anywhere you please around the city, *AND* remain undetected the entire timeâ€¦? I knowâ€¦! I know! Itâ€™s pretty cool, huh? â€¦Howâ€¦? The sewer system of course!â€ ... View Moreâ€œDid you know that you can go anywhere you please around the city, *AND* remain undetected the entire timeâ€¦? I knowâ€¦! I know! Itâ€™s pretty cool, huh? â€¦Howâ€¦? The sewer system of course!â€ â€œâ€¦And before you say anything about how â€˜grossâ€™ it is, and how unsanitaryâ€¦ Just listen! It works. First rule of engineering: You donâ€™t fix what ainâ€™t broken, Bersâ€¦â€ Pause. â€œBy the wayâ€¦ I appreciate you coming to get me. -It was unnecessary-. Yet incredibly heroic on your behalf. Hahaha! â€¦But honestly? Youâ€™ve done less good than harm.â€ He takes a drag out of a cigarette. â€œI wouldâ€™ve gotten out anywayâ€¦ Youâ€™d still be here.â€ â€œHahâ€¦ what am I talking about??? Youâ€™re still here. Youâ€™re just trapped in your head.â€ â€œIt was my fault I got caught. Rookie mistake, I knowâ€¦ Do you know what I was doingâ€¦? I canâ€™t remember. Bastard nearly drilled a hole into my head and now some dataâ€™s missing. Bah, nothing Iâ€™ll noticeâ€¦â€ â€œThatâ€™s how you know that heâ€™s mediocre at his craft. He couldâ€™ve killed me had I been any less stubbornâ€¦! what was he going to do if I died, huh? Wouldnâ€™t have lured you in with a corpse.â€ He laughs. â€œYouâ€™re not *that* dimâ€¦ But you did disappoint me.â€ Sigh. â€œâ€¦You know Bers? it speaks about your character. Noâ€”your true nature. Youâ€™re a good girl, Bers.â€ He takes another drag; and blows the smoke out of his lungs. â€œA lilâ€™ rough around the edgesâ€¦ a lilâ€™ broken in the mindâ€¦ But you got a good heart.â€ Long pause. â€œNowâ€¦ I know that this was never supposed to be personal. But Iâ€™m sure you will understand, I wasnâ€™t the one who escalated thingsâ€¦ And now with what heâ€™s done to you??? I frankly believe weâ€™re past the formalities.â€ He clicks his tongue. â€œSo, I have a few ideasâ€¦ and I was hoping to hear your opinion on the matter, friend.â€ He clears his throat. â€œThe bastard loves drama, doesnâ€™t heâ€¦? Now, I know I may not look it, but I am a bit of a tortured artist myselfâ€¦!â€ â€œHahahahaha!â€ â€œâ€¦What do you thinkâ€¦? He obviously ruined the whole wonderland thingâ€¦ But Iâ€™m sure we can come up with something even better on our own!â€ â€œOh, oh! What about the Phantom of the Opera? Hahaha! But -and hear me out-, with a *twist*! â€¦You seeâ€¦â€ â€œâ€¦Back in ancient Fleece there was this deviceâ€¦ thisâ€¦ *thing* they called the Brazen Bull.â€ The sound of scribbling was faint but noticeable. Scribble, scribble and then erasing, and then scribbling once moreâ€¦ â€œHeâ€™s a bird soâ€¦ I figured he might be a bit hard to catchâ€¦ and thenâ€¦ Well, do you know how they catch birds? In cages, Bersâ€¦ Birds go in cages.â€ â€œâ€¦He will not be flying away this time aroundâ€¦â€ â€œSoâ€¦ Anyway! Iâ€™m getting sidetrackedâ€¦â€ â€œHereâ€™s my ideaâ€¦ That pompous fool looooves the attention. He dreams of grandeur, doesnâ€™t he? I can appreciate a manâ€™s passion, I really do. Thatâ€™s why, I was thinking we should reward that: Letâ€™s throw him a lilâ€™ homage! Complete with his very own Oscar, as large as his own egoâ€¦! Golden like bronze! Aâ€¦ bronze griffonâ€¦? Genius! Hahaha! Isnâ€™t it, what do you think?â€ â€œDo you want to know how the Brazen Bull worked, Bers? Itâ€™s really very simple, the secret was in the headâ€¦ Allow me to explain, I know youâ€™re not well-versed in the world of torture devices, so take this lesson from meâ€¦â€ â€œThe bronze bull is actually both: a sarcophagus, and an acoustic apparatusâ€¦ Within the head are a series of tubes that convert the sound of agonizing torture into music. Clever, isnâ€™t it? Screaming -specially the shrieking of prisoners that are cooked alive within the Bullâ€™s brazen belly- can get pretty annoying after a whileâ€¦ And it isnâ€™t as quick a death as one might hope.â€ â€œâ€¦So, the fact that those horrid agonizing screams can be transformed into something thatâ€™s a little easier for the earâ€¦ it is practical, not going to lie! Hahaha!â€ â€œHe could be our very own angel of musicâ€¦â€ â€œâ€¦Ah, another point: He loves to have an audience. I keep thinking about howâ€¦ it was honestly kind of sad that he had to settle for a sack of potatoes last timeâ€¦?â€ â€œâ€¦As a treat, Iâ€™ve gone the extra mile and gathered all of his favorite people for this once in a lifetime eventâ€¦! I think I might even take them upstage with him. What do you thinkâ€¦? It still is a work in progressâ€¦ Of course.â€ â€œAwghâ€¦ All these things would be way easier to plan if I could have your inputâ€¦â€ Pause. â€œI know you can hear me, Bersâ€¦ I brought you a little gift. Just so you wonâ€™t get lonely. Itâ€™sâ€¦ itâ€™s a cautionary thingâ€¦ Donâ€™t let the nurses take it away.â€ â€œWellâ€¦ Sounds like someoneâ€™s coming to check on you. Which means that Iâ€™ve got to go! â€¦See you soon, kid.â€ The distant sound of a closing door fades, giving way to the deafening silence. #rp

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