Re: The Grand Failure
07-17-2011, 02:08 AM
Nitebat tried to run back out the door, but Mysteri Roboto cast a barrier spell, sealing it off.
"You can't run away from this, Nitebat," she said. Before he could respond, Nitebat suddenly lunged at him with his knife. Macula parried with his tool, but had little room to maneuver around it.
"You bastard!" Count Awesome screamed. "It's thanks to you that demon possessed me. It's thanks to you that I'm dead!"
Rosetta fired on Nitebat as he tried to think of a response again. "You left me to die!" she screamed. He barely got out of the way of the bullets, unable to collect his thoughts.
Desperate, Nitebat pushed Nathan aside, and ran towards the refrigerator. He opened it, looking for something he could use with his adaptive tool.
Much to his surprise, he found a familiar-looking bomb beside a carton of milk.
"What's wrong, Nitebat?" Ys taunted him. "Afraid to use it again?"
***
"You see, Macula," Steven explained, "you still fundamentally distrust Aeon for his willingness to sacrifice Mysteri Roboto. Focusing on that distrust affects the image of Ys, as well as Bearbert and Count Awesome, who are the most aware of Nitebat's role in her death."
The shampooer did not respond. It had remained unmoving for several minutes, not even making an effort to break out of the binding spell.
"And because Nitebat himself feels guilt for that decision," she continued, "his subconscious strengthens their hostility, now that you have forced him to confront it. Furthermore, I believe he also feels guilt for what happened to Mysteri, and to a lesser extent, Ys. Those feelings are now dominant."
Boh Ssman looked thoughtful. "An interesting tactic. Yet, I still do not understand why you proposed it. It only seems to further my ends."
"Your ends are irrelevant to me," she replied. "I am doing what is best for Macula."
The bathroom stood silent. Finally, the vacuum cleaner whirred to life, breaking free of the ground.
"This is not acceptable," it said.
"What?" Boh Ssman screamed. "Nitebat is outnumbered three-to-one, and at the mercy of his own fears. Are you seeking to rebel yet again?"
"This unit has been ordered to destroy the other contestants," Macula replied calmly. "In order to comply with this order, this unit must destroy Nitebat before the images can."
Readying its knives, Macula smashed through the bathroom door. Bossman laughed and vanished.
Steven remained, smirking.
"Good luck, Macula," she said to no one in particular.
"You can't run away from this, Nitebat," she said. Before he could respond, Nitebat suddenly lunged at him with his knife. Macula parried with his tool, but had little room to maneuver around it.
"You bastard!" Count Awesome screamed. "It's thanks to you that demon possessed me. It's thanks to you that I'm dead!"
Rosetta fired on Nitebat as he tried to think of a response again. "You left me to die!" she screamed. He barely got out of the way of the bullets, unable to collect his thoughts.
Desperate, Nitebat pushed Nathan aside, and ran towards the refrigerator. He opened it, looking for something he could use with his adaptive tool.
Much to his surprise, he found a familiar-looking bomb beside a carton of milk.
"What's wrong, Nitebat?" Ys taunted him. "Afraid to use it again?"
***
"You see, Macula," Steven explained, "you still fundamentally distrust Aeon for his willingness to sacrifice Mysteri Roboto. Focusing on that distrust affects the image of Ys, as well as Bearbert and Count Awesome, who are the most aware of Nitebat's role in her death."
The shampooer did not respond. It had remained unmoving for several minutes, not even making an effort to break out of the binding spell.
"And because Nitebat himself feels guilt for that decision," she continued, "his subconscious strengthens their hostility, now that you have forced him to confront it. Furthermore, I believe he also feels guilt for what happened to Mysteri, and to a lesser extent, Ys. Those feelings are now dominant."
Boh Ssman looked thoughtful. "An interesting tactic. Yet, I still do not understand why you proposed it. It only seems to further my ends."
"Your ends are irrelevant to me," she replied. "I am doing what is best for Macula."
The bathroom stood silent. Finally, the vacuum cleaner whirred to life, breaking free of the ground.
"This is not acceptable," it said.
"What?" Boh Ssman screamed. "Nitebat is outnumbered three-to-one, and at the mercy of his own fears. Are you seeking to rebel yet again?"
"This unit has been ordered to destroy the other contestants," Macula replied calmly. "In order to comply with this order, this unit must destroy Nitebat before the images can."
Readying its knives, Macula smashed through the bathroom door. Bossman laughed and vanished.
Steven remained, smirking.
"Good luck, Macula," she said to no one in particular.
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