15 - Making the best of an awkward situation

[ichoosefight]

Hey, guys, you know if you need clothes Bianca doesn't need a special office to make or adjust them, right? Just thought I'd remind you all. And I've got some of my sister's clothes if anybody needs 'em. Men's clothes are way easier.

[ Steph knows exactly who she was yesterday, but giving it away right at the start wouldn't be any fun, now would it? Still, she's happy to lend out her clothes and make adjustments so that she has something to wear too. ]

If you don't have anything to wear to pick up new clothes, lemme know. I'll bring you a towel, if nothing else.

And try not to get too excited about your new bodies. They're temporary, remember? [ Side-eyeing you, John. ]

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[flowergirlpower]

You're a confused, pathetic child.

[ichoosefight]

And you're a confused, pathetic jerkass. Glad we're on the same page.

[flowergirlpower]

Must I ascribe another lesson to you? This misbehavior is getting out of hand. Even for a wildly untrained animal.

[ichoosefight]

Are you seriously threatening me? What are you, pregnant? Brain damaged? Feverish?

[flowergirlpower]

You don't recall the last time you, the inferior species, deigned to speak back to me?

[ichoosefight]

I recall pulling you off of a pair of pipes wedged into the wall. I also remember taking you down when you decided to take a scalpel to John's head. If you really feel like reliving that then be my guest.

[flowergirlpower]

I have no memory of this.

But I do recall keeping you locked down in heat delirium for a weeken while you squirmed and cried for mercy.

[ichoosefight]

Now, see, that seems unlikely. And not just because I don't remember it happening.

[flowergirlpower]

Then perhaps you're overdue for a repeat course.

[ichoosefight]

There's really no way for this to end besides in violence, is there.

[ Let the record show: she tried. ]

[flowergirlpower]

Not as long as you believe you continue to hold sway over your rightful ruler.

[ichoosefight]

[ SIGH. ]

Alright. Let's at least go somewhere we won't have to fix if we break it.

[flowergirlpower]

Your quarters.

[ichoosefight]

Screw you, I like my cabin like it is. Either your cabin, the CES, or the gym.

holy crap every time. every time you do this you owe me a dollar.

[flowergirlpower]

My cabin is off-limits to you.

The gym.

I'll get my wallet ._____.

[ichoosefight]

Deal. See you there. [ She's going to bring all of her weapons and gear, just to be safe. You never know. ]

[flowergirlpower]

[Scorpius - or whatever she's calling herself now - takes only the jagged edge of her comb in order to act as a secondary weapon.

Her first is something that can't exactly be removed]

[ichoosefight]

[ The great thing about designing your costume for function more than fashion is that it doesn't look totally bizarre when you change sexes. Given, she had to find another pair of shoes and the gloves were a total no-go, she's still got a decent amount of padding and more weapons on her belt than is really ever necessary.

She waits in the gym, stretching a bit on the mats before her apparently totally insane inmate arrives. ]

[flowergirlpower]

[Totally insane isn't far off the mark. Scorpius as a male much resembled his mother's genes over his father's. Here the reverse is apparent, and she's far more lizard-like in appearance, leading to an enhanced ability to pass as the "correct" species. Which led to more favorable outcomes as a child, which led to more acceptance within a hierarchy that values strength, which led to power and corruption and a belief that all non-Scarrans were deserving of slavery or death.

The arrogance is palpable as she steps into the gym, scanning the room before laying eyes on her warden.

There you are.]

[ichoosefight]

[ Steph puts on her best serious face, which having been designed to compensate for being female is unnecessarily intense on a male face. She seems to know how to use this body the same way she knew how to use her female body, which is lucky. She settles into a ready stance. Right now Scorpius is an unknown element, and she has to be prepared for anything and everything. ]

Let's get this over with.

[flowergirlpower]

[Scorpius, in turn, stands precisely where she is. She'll let her warden make the first move towards her, staring cooly down at the male Stephanie.

Here, the power of heat's been reversed. When male, Scorpius suffers from excess heat and constantly must find ways to keep cooler.

Here, there's no such weakness. Worse, she has the power to create intense blasts of heat from her hands.

All she needs do is wait until Stephanie gets closer]

You ought to surrender, child.

[ichoosefight]

[ She doesn't want to be here. She doesn't want to be fighting her inmate, and she doesn't want to be entertaining the idea of using the gun she's kept in a secure pocket since the gang war ended. But here they are, and apparently this is necessary - for Scorpius. Not for Stephanie.

She won't make the first move. ]

If I always did what I ought to I wouldn't be here.

[flowergirlpower]

[Guns don't frighten her: the Scarran body is almost alarmingly bullet-proof. Cold wounds them, but pulse pistols, bullets: both almost ricochet back.

Of course, this is assuming the Admiral has not also sapped this ability. (He has). Still, it's a difficult habit to break, and she must cow her warden back into his place.]

No. You would be living an inferior, pointless existence somewhere where you belong. Somewhere where no one can see your disgusting little face.

[ichoosefight]

Probably.

[ Her tone is light. You won't goad her into a fight - this is what she spent her time as an inmate to control. ]

[flowergirlpower]

[Nope. Just standing there, cooly eyeing her warden from afar]

Do you honestly believe you have the capacity to withstand what I am planning for you, Stephanie?

You know which of us has more time, more resources, and more opportunity.