[There's a flexing of the piebald paw, and under the fur the knuckles whiten. Atem. Atem who hasn't even apologised. Atem who has been spending December's early days as if he didn't violently assault multiple monsters last month. He'd get his. That much was certain.
The manticore tilts his head back, so the damaged surface of his sclera can catch the light. Along with the previous injury from the manticore's brutal claws, there's skin that looks almost... Burned. The sort of injury Horatio might recognise if he's ever seen someone who got flashbanged up close.]
I was hunting. Combination of hunger from Elias' little punishment and my own high prey drive had me at what I'd call 'a cat playing with a bird'. [Horatio's definitely aware of how bad Gabe's prey drive is. Half time if he's interrupted while hunting it prompts a very, very catlike hiss.] Apparently Atem has appointed himself arbiter of who is and isn't allowed to be killed by a hungry monster.
[There's no lies here. Gabriel wouldn't lie to Horatio about anything.]
He told me to stop. I was half berserk and had already made it so he couldn't walk. Told Atem to fuck off. Hit him with the Fog impulse control shit I have to make him either leave or get on with it. [He has to pause to take a shuddering breath. In, one two three out.] He got bright enough to do this to my eye. I can't see out of it now.
[Hell. It looked bad before but it worked. Now it's just pure white.]
While I was blinded he took the guy away. Then started cutting me apart while I was still awake. Hamstring. Wing. [His voice falters.] I... I've been cut apart before, Horatio.
[Vivisection (from Latin vivus 'alive', and sectio 'cutting') is surgery conducted for experimental purposes on a living organism, typically animals with a central nervous system, to view living internal structure. The word is, more broadly, used as a pejorative catch-all term for experimentation on live animals by organizations opposed to animal experimentation, but the term is rarely used by practising scientists. Human vivisection, such as live organ harvesting, has been perpetrated as a form of torture.
The scars are still visible at the base of Gabriel's skull.]
I lost it. Shouted some shit at him while completely out of my head. Felt like I was back with... Him. Think I collapsed from the blood loss. I don't actually remember much after he did the wing. Montgomery found me.
[The good eye flattens. Be Lux. Professional.]
You know I can't let it stand. I won't touch anyone else unless they try to stop me. But I can't let someone put hands on me like that. Ever.
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cw vivisection mention
Date: 2021-12-29 02:30 am (UTC)The manticore tilts his head back, so the damaged surface of his sclera can catch the light. Along with the previous injury from the manticore's brutal claws, there's skin that looks almost... Burned. The sort of injury Horatio might recognise if he's ever seen someone who got flashbanged up close.]
I was hunting. Combination of hunger from Elias' little punishment and my own high prey drive had me at what I'd call 'a cat playing with a bird'. [Horatio's definitely aware of how bad Gabe's prey drive is. Half time if he's interrupted while hunting it prompts a very, very catlike hiss.] Apparently Atem has appointed himself arbiter of who is and isn't allowed to be killed by a hungry monster.
[There's no lies here. Gabriel wouldn't lie to Horatio about anything.]
He told me to stop. I was half berserk and had already made it so he couldn't walk. Told Atem to fuck off. Hit him with the Fog impulse control shit I have to make him either leave or get on with it. [He has to pause to take a shuddering breath. In, one two three out.] He got bright enough to do this to my eye. I can't see out of it now.
[Hell. It looked bad before but it worked. Now it's just pure white.]
While I was blinded he took the guy away. Then started cutting me apart while I was still awake. Hamstring. Wing. [His voice falters.] I... I've been cut apart before, Horatio.
[Vivisection (from Latin vivus 'alive', and sectio 'cutting') is surgery conducted for experimental purposes on a living organism, typically animals with a central nervous system, to view living internal structure. The word is, more broadly, used as a pejorative catch-all term for experimentation on live animals by organizations opposed to animal experimentation, but the term is rarely used by practising scientists. Human vivisection, such as live organ harvesting, has been perpetrated as a form of torture.
The scars are still visible at the base of Gabriel's skull.]
I lost it. Shouted some shit at him while completely out of my head. Felt like I was back with... Him. Think I collapsed from the blood loss. I don't actually remember much after he did the wing. Montgomery found me.
[The good eye flattens. Be Lux. Professional.]
You know I can't let it stand. I won't touch anyone else unless they try to stop me. But I can't let someone put hands on me like that. Ever.