RL with Gale | Grab Bag Virus

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You'd think that as a Gundam Pilot - a person living life on the edge, with their life always at stake - Michael would be an extremely light sleeper. You know, wide awake at the slightest noise and ready to attack. And you'd be right.

For the most part.

If Michael doesn't sense any immediate danger, then you can pretty much count on him to be out of it.

Kinda like right now.

Being transported to someone else's room - into their bed - in the middle of the night didn't do much of anything to Michael, save cause him to be sprawled out on top of Gale rather than just his own bed. He'd even stolen all of the blankets here as well, the duvet wrapped half around him with the other half hanging off the bed, and was content to sleep merrily away until morning.

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You would think that being literally a computer program designed for combat, Gale would be an extremely light sleeper. And you'd be right.

For the most part.

But somehow the virus had managed to slip Michael into his bed without noticing, and he had slept on deeply as Michael sprawled out over him, stealing the blankets.

But it was cold in the Embryon base, and eventually it was the shivering that woke Gale up. He reached to pull the blankets more firmly about himself, and encountered warm skin instead. He awoke instantly and opened his eyes, Vayu roaring a challenge as his heart rate increased. The hand that was bound to Michael's was trapped under the other boy's body and had gone numb, so he wasn't immediately aware that they were bound together.

He caught the intruder around the neck with his free arm and gave a warning squeeze before his eyes were fully open. "What is the meaning of this?" he hissed into Michael's ear.

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Now generally, when Michael shares a bed with another person, his wake up calls are decidedly a lot more pleasant (usually something along the lines of a blowjob unless it's his sister because then that really isn't the case because that's just disgusting).

Clearly, that was not meant to be that morning.

Michael went from fast asleep to wide awake in his fastest time yet, one hand immediately rising to pry away the arm blocking his breathing.

"I should be asking you that, asshole." he gritted out from between clenched teeth.

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Gale's arm loosened slightly when he recognized the voice and connected it to the blue hair tumbled over his pillow.

"Michael Trinity?" he asked. "Why are you in my room?"

His arm was loose enough now to permit Michael to breathe, but Gale had leverage and he wasn't quite ready to let go yet. He was easily able to hang on despite Michael's prying fingers.

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"Gale, what--" he questioned, as he had a chance to match the voice and the speech patterns. He stopped struggling, but didn't let go of Gale's arm. "Your room?" He took a quick glance around the room, immediately recognising it for what it was.

"Gale. Why the fuck am I in your room?"

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At this response, Gale cautiously released Michael. If Michael was as confused as he was, then he was no threat.

He tried to sit up, but his arm wouldn't come free easily. Finally he managed to pull it out from under Michael and discovered that they were linked together by a very short length of chain.

"Why...what is going on here?" he asked, utterly flabbergasted. "If you have not done this, and I have done this, who could have done such a thing, and why?"

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Michael refused to rub his neck once he was released. Instead he looked over his shoulder to glare at Gale. Or at least he would have, but Gale yanking his arm out from under him flipped Michael around and dropped him onto his back.

"Fucking--" Michael stared at the chain, his attention momentarily diverted from bitching Gale out. He was only half listening to his freakout. "Well. That's new. I'm guessing this is the comm again."

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"The...comm?" Gale pressed the fingers of his hand to the bridge of his nose as if pushing up invisible glasses, and it dragged Michael's hand up with it automatically.

"You mean that the community is responsible for this? This is one of the...viruses?" He frowned deeply. "This is not acceptable. I will sever the chain."

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Michael shrugged, somewhat unconcerned. After all, he was with someone he knew, and the extent of the virus seemed to be the handcuffs. That was pretty much the best you could hope for with the community.

"Have at it, man. But I can guarantee you that it won't be that simple."

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"What do you mean?" Gale asked, climbing out of bed and reaching awkwardly towards his desk. There was a handgun in the drawer, but he didn't want to drag Michael all over to get it, so he was trying to reach it from the bed.

"How long do you think this will last?"

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"A couple of days."

Michael sighed and rolled his eyes, before crawling over to Gale's side of the bed. As fun as it would have been to watch Gale sit there and struggle, Michael actually wanted to see whether they could cut the chain or not. It had only just occurred to him what, exactly, Gale was. And Michael really didn't want to stick around for when Gale got hungry. Or horny.

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Gale got the handgun and moved to the metal headboard, draping the chain over it.

"Pull it taut and close your eyes."

His tone was very serious. He had thought of Vayu immediately, of course, which was why he was trying to get out of this as soon as he could. He didn't think it would be good for Michael to stay here for any length of time. Sooner or later Vayu would need to feed.

He placed the gun at the chain, averted his gaze, and prepared to squeeze the trigger.

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Michael rolled his eyes again, pulled the chain taut and looked away (although he still watched Gale out of the corner of his eye; he was standing there with a loaded weapon after all and Michael wasn't stupid). He had a bad feeling about this.

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The gun crashed, and the bullet bounced off the chain as if it were made of diamond, ricocheted and buried itself in the wall at the far side of the room.

Gale frowned even more deeply. "That was an armour piercing round," he said, examining the chain. It wasn't even nicked.

"This is not good. You will need to come with me, Michael." He turned to Michael, his grey eyes solemn. "Vayu will need to feed soon."

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Michael frowned too as he followed the bullets trajectory; he had a feeling something like that was going to happen.

He frowned even more after Gale spoke; he had a feeling that was going to happen too.

He rolled his eyes yet again (he figured during the course of the virus he would be doing that alot). "Yeah. Fine. Whatever. Let's go, man." Like he was going to argue anyway. Michael knew what would happen if Vayu got hungry, after all.

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Thankfully, Gale slept in his clothing. He stepped into his boots and glanced sidelong at Michael as he reached for his assault rifle to sling it over his shoulder. Michael was chained to his left hand, which was convenient for him, but it meant Michael's right hand was taken.

He proffered the pistol. "We will go into the wastes and find a rookie. Try to let me kill it. I will devour it quickly and then we will be able to return to the base. I'll also tell Serph that I will not be coming on any missions for the next few days."

He wasn't sure how he was going to explain that, but so long as the more volatile members of the Embryon didn't see Michael, he was pretty sure it would be all right.

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Fortunately, so did Michael. Unfortunately though, he didn't have his boots. Or his knives. Fuck.

He took the pistol with his left hand (he didn't really have much of a choice) and checked it, before letting it hang loosely from his grip. It was a good thing he was ambidextrous, otherwise the whole thing could go horribly wrong.

"If we're going out then you need to give me a pair of boots, man." he said, staring pointedly at his feet.

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Gale nodded, pleased to see that Michael seemed to know how to handle the gun and wasn't discomfited by using it with his left hand. Gale himself was also ambidextrous, for obvious reasons.

"I think my extra pair may fit you well enough," he said, moving towards his closet and opening it. The combat boots were handed to Michael.

"To activate the knife, step hard on the instep side of the heel," he added.

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Michael grinned at the pair of boots - they had knives in them - and sat down on the bed so he could put them on, pulling Gale down with him. The boots were a bit big, but nothing that would hinder him in a fight.

He stood up (once again pulling Gale along) and stepped down hard in the boots to check the knives.

"I like these.". he said, as he retracted the knives, ready to go.

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The reaction was heartening. It seemed that Michael knew how to use knives and weapons, and that was convenient. Gale wasn't sure what he'd have done if Michael had been a non-combatant.

Of course, Michael would be well-advised to stay out of the fighting in this case.

He let Michael drag him around, not resisting, then moved to lead Michael out of the room. "Normally I would not go out alone, but I think under the circumstances it is more prudent. We will not go far."

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Michael shrugged. Or at least attempted to. It wasn't easy to shrug whilst being led around by the wrist. "Fine by me." It wasn't like he really cared one way or another.

"So how exactly is this going to work? Have you ever fought chained up to someone?" He snorted. "I know I haven't."

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"I will manage," Gale said firmly, though he wasn't quite certain how. "If I use my mantras and long-range weapons effectively, there is no reason why you should have to enter the battle."

Hopefully he wouldn't have to dodge very much.

He led Michael into the elevator and up onto the ground level, where the rain continued to fall softly.

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"If you say so, man."

As soon as Michael stepped outside, his eyes glowed brighly and wildly as his quantum brainwaves kicked in. He still had no idea why that happened to him on this world, but now really wasn't the time for him to try and work it out.

He shook his head and turned his focus away from what his mind was trying to do and towards the upcoming fight.

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Gale didn't hesitate, though he noticed the way Michael seemed uncertain and disoriented when they came outside. He didn't understand why Michael's eyes did that, either, but it wasn't unexpected, and Gale had more to worry about.

He led Michael out of the gate, pausing to advise the guards of the reasons for his departure, and they walked out into the rocky wasteland of the Junkyard.

It didn't take long before there was a scrambling sound above them and a demon leaped down from a high rock in leaps and bounds. It was nude, a female's shape, with little black bat wings, and a curling tail with a spade-like shape at the tip. It landed and floated in mid air, giving a seductive giggle as its wings beat, its chin resting in its hand.

Gale didn't pause to watch. The moment the demon attacked, he transformed into Vayu.

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Michael stared.

Well. This was new. Michael could honestly say that a naked girl was the last thing he was expecting.

He was so concentrated on the naked-demon-girl thing, that he almost missed Gale's tranformation. He didn't miss her (its?) sudden attack though, and he brought his arm up and fired off a shot automatically in response, momentarily forgetting about letting Gale have this kill.

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Unfortunately - or fortunately - the demon shrugged off the bullet as if it were little more than a bee sting. Vayu made a gesture with its clawed hand and a blast of wind erupted, slamming into the demon's body.

The demon gave a scream and tumbled out of the air.