night seven - kill log

[judgejudy]

Who: Killers and Veronica Santangelo
When: The seventh night
Where: The operating theatre

[ No matter what you may have been doing, the deep sleep of the enforced curfew will eventually overtake you at 2AM. It's not clear just how much time has passed, but when you wake, you're certainly not in your room. You're in a room that you've never seen from the other side, and the drowsiness of whatever keeps you asleep is still making you sluggish as it fades away. The only thing familiar here is that about half a landing up, you'll see an overhead door that might be familiar.

However, this might not be as important as how Judy's voice suddenly speaks up. ]

All of the arrangements have been made, and databanks are recording. You may begin, science team. You'll find your requested tool next to the subject.

[ A tool? If you look around for what that might mean, it might be obvious.

On a surgical tray right next to you, you'll see a battle axe. ]

Comments

[turinged]

[She watches Veronica for a moment, calculating. This woman is not the type to submit to threats or bow to fear. She can see it in the complete lack of intimidation in her eyes. Even so.]

I did not lie when I said I would like to make this go quickly, Veronica. I will strike somewhere fatal immediately if you tell me how and why you were outside your room when I came to find you.

[At the same time, she takes a few steps closer, a step or two outside of Veronica's range of motion. If she refuses, she knows she will have to act quickly before the pain from the shock wears off.]

[onepunchgirl]

Oh, really? You'll make it fast? Well if that's the case then--

[Then suddenly she spits in Ava's general direction, not having the strength to do much else.]

Go fuck yourself. I'm not telling you anything.

[If Ava doesn't know, then obviously the Staff had nothing to do with it. She might be about to die, but she won't give over information. A fast death, a slow death. Either way, it is what it is.]

[turinged]

[She doesn't make a move to wipe away the saliva; she looks disappointed for a moment before she raises the axe and quickly takes another step forward.]

I thought that might be your answer.

[She aims for one of Veronica's arms first.]

[onepunchgirl]

[Axes are pretty brutal weapons. At the right angle, with the right power, the right swing, it can end battles in an instant. However, they're also heavy weapons. It takes two hands to use one effectively and they can be slower than most other melee weapons due to the weight required for an effective blow.

When Ava raises the axe and begins to swing, that's when Veronica seizes her only opportunity to survive. She pushes off the ground, throwing her weight toward Ava as the axe comes down. There are consequences - the blade slams right into her arm, just below her shoulder - and she can feel her body hitting its limits, but she isn't going to make this easy.]

[turinged]

[Veronica's plan succeeds. Ava's strength has always been planning, cunning, manipulation. This leaves her susceptible to physical attack and force. Even while drugged, Veronica is most likely stronger than her, and she doesn't have time to move out of the way while making sure the axe hits - she barely has time to angle herself so she isn't hit by the axe as the other woman slams into her.

She goes down. The breath is knocked out of her, a foreign sensation, but she doesn't stop moving for long despite the flare of pain in her back and strange sensation in her lungs. One hand goes for the axe, and the other shoots out towards one of Veronica's eyes. Of course, this means both her hands are occupied, and she's fairly defenseless.]

Judy. Another shock.

[onepunchgirl]

[The shock hits harder than the first, and the only thing that distinguishes it from the rest of the pain coursing through her body is the crackle that hits her ankle again. Her vision begins to blur, the pain beginning to finally overwhelm her, and the only thing keeping her moving is adrenaline. The training the Brotherhood of Steel gave her since birth, instilling her with the will to survive.

Her arms are weak, and one is bleeding out and turning useless, but she still manages to get her hands on top of Ava's neck. She pushes down, too weak to strangle but forceful enough to put pressure on the larynx - a feeble attempt to choke Ava.]

[turinged]

Stop—

[Once Veronica moves to wrap her hands around her throat, Ava shifts to shove her arms away, to push the other woman off her. She has a strong survival instinct as well, and while she isn't physically strong, she's determined. She twists and shifts, trying to move away as she pushes Veronica away.]

[onepunchgirl]

[Ava isn't strong, yes, but Veronica is weak right now. The shocks she could take for longer, but her arm is still bleeding out and she can feel her mind fading as well. But she fights it, because she instinctively knows she won't awaken again if she falls now. Yet even she isn't invincible.

The shifting and twists will manage to get the pressure off Ava's throat, as she can't form a real grip in her state, but Veronica pushes her legs tight around Ava's form in a refusal to be completely knocked off.]

Coward. [She pants heavily, trying to get her hands back on Ava's throat. Only in vain, as she can barely even see the girl in front of her now.] Give up.

[turinged]

[She's pinned for now, but she can at least tell that Veronica is fading fast. She looks towards her, something almost like pity in her eyes.]

I do not need to give up. You are dying.

[onepunchgirl]

[Oh, now that pisses her off. It's true, but how dare Ava say it so casually. As if she's not responsible.

The burst of anger makes Veronica see red and she lunges again for Ava's throat, this time her hands landing and going around her throat. But...nothing happens after that. The last burst of energy comes and goes, and Veronica collapses on top of Ava, hands still around her throat but with no pressure or strangle. Her body still moves slowly, life still there, but she is no longer responsive.]

[turinged]

[As soon as Veronica stops moving, Ava pushes the woman's corpse off of her and stands up. She takes a deep breath, rights herself, and pulls the axe from where it's embedded in Veronica's arm.

She raises the axe and swings it down on her corpse, again and again. She was instructed to make this messy, and she means to. By the time she's finished, Veronica's corpse is in pieces, but still recognizable. Ava drops the axe down, wiping a bead of sweat off her face and leaving a smear of blood in it's place.

She gingerly touches her throat. The skin is red where Veronica pressed down her hands, and she'll have to hope the bruise won't appear until the trial is finished.]