*** Meatpuppet and Alexis ***

====================== Meatpuppet and Alexis ========================
====================== during Armageddon ========================

Nexus Plaza:

Above this sprawling plaza at the center of the city, a network of massive skyscrapers rockets domeward, linked with a tangle of bridges, tunnels and a latticework elevator system as they compete with each other in their quest for heaven. Between them, a gleaming chrome spire launches itself from four matching phoenixes at the exact center of the square, stretching beyond the confines of the city dome. Two wide staircases descend into the bowels of the earth towards the subterranean railway system. Holograms and advertisements call out from all directions, creating a sense of claustrophobia despite the fact that this wide-open plaza is at least five hundred feet across. A wide pool is here, recirculating cool, clear water.

Meatpuppet is standing here:

Long, greasy hair hangs past his shoulders and a long moustache and goatee cover his face. Tribal tattoos, visible through the torn off sleeves of a ragged trench, cover his arms from shoulder to wrist. The rest of his clothes are in no better condition, threadbare jeans and laceless combat boots. A black clove cigarette hangs from his mouth and a large purple X is displayed on his forehead.
(Eyes)             some Dialens mirrorshades
(About Body) an armored trenchcoat
(Legs)             a pair of ripped jeans
(Feet)             some combat boots
(Wielded)       an aluminum baseball bat

Alexis is standing here:

Chin length black hair frames her angular, pale face, which is offset by brilliant green eyes and a pair of crimson lips. Her trim, lithe figure moves with an almost unnatural grace, each movement fluid and swift.
Alexis is using:
(Head)          a black beret
(Torso)         a black armored bodysuit
(Outer Torso) a black security jacket
(Waist)          a utility belt
(Lower Legs) some black armored shin guards
(Feet)            Urban Commando(tm) boots
(Wielded)        Durastell alloy claws

Rafe is standing here:

Short and slight, Rafe fairly vibrates with manic energy. His pale blue hair is mussed, his clothes are rumpled, and the circles around his eyes indicate he's been through some kind of hell lately - you just can't tell what kind.
Rafe is using:
(Eyes)       some eyeliner
(Ears)       a pair of silver earrings
(Torso)     a satin stretch t-shirt
(Outer Torso) a leather jacket
(Hands)    some nail polish
(Legs)       some shiny vinyl stretch pants
(Feet)       Urban Commando(tm) boots

Alexis' grin doesn't fade as she brings her right arm around once more, fist striking out for the side of Meatpuppet's jaw.

Rafe exclaims, 'Ooh! Violence!'

(Meatpuppet) The blow knocks his teeth off her arm and meat slides back.
Meatpuppet shakes his head.
Meatpuppet spits out a tooth.

Rafe snatches the tooth off the ground and inspects it closely.

Meatpuppet says, 'maybe your throat is softer.'
Meatpuppet smiles a gap tooth grin.

Rafe sniffs the tooth delicately, his nose wrinkling.

Alexis says, 'Maybe you'll need some dental work...'
Meatpuppet shrugs.
Meatpuppet lunges at Alexis again.

Rafe watches the fight, his eyes wide. He takes a step back.

Alexis doesn't move from the lunge, instead moving into it with her right arm, fist pumping towards Meatpuppet's sternum.
Meatpuppet's chest thumps loudly as he soaks the blow and bearhugs Alexis.

Rafe watches Meatpuppet with an apprasing eye, as if calculating the odds that another body part will fall to the ground.

Alexis pulls her head back, then shoves it forward, her forehead flying towards his nose.
Meatpuppet's nose gives a loud crack. He rears his head back and delivers a head butt of his own.

Lydia arrives from the south:

Shaggy, boyishly cut hair hanging below her ears, Vix peers at you with dark, onyx eyes. She scans you for a moment, her body stiff with distrust. She smiles sweetly to the ones she knows, cooly passes her gaze over the others.
(Eyes)             some mascara
(Ears)             a pair of silver earrings
(Neck)            a silver bat necklace
(Torso)           a sports bra
(About Body) a bomber jacket
(Right Wrist) a Switch watch
(Legs)             some Auroran BDU pants
(Feet)             some combat boots

Rafe whispers to Lydia, 'Meat and Alexis are fighting.'
Lydia whispers to Rafe, 'Really? Hmmm...interesting?'

Alexis grins as Meatpuppet's head hits the broad portion of her skull, causing both a severe headache.
Meatpuppet tries to bite her ear.

Rafe whispers to Lydia, 'she knocked out one of his teeth. I picked it up.'
Lydia whispers to Rafe, '50 creds says Alexis wins.'
Rafe opens his hand to Lydia, showing her the tooth. He beams proudly.
Rafe bites his lip and shakes his head in disagreement with Lydia.
Lydia bends slightly to examine the little tooth, brows slightly raised.

Meatpuppet has blood running down his face in a little river.
Alexis moves her head to the side, then shoves her right fingertips towards Meatpuppet's side.

Rafe pales visibly at the sight of so much blood.

Meatpuppet tries to get her neck.
Meatpuppet's blood now covers the front of him and Alexis.
Meatpuppet lets out a scream as metal spikes sink into his side.
Alexis twists her right hand side to side and deeper as Meatpuppet manages to bite into her neck.
Meatpuppet starts gnawing on her neck as he begins to pass out.

Rafe clutches Lydia's arm and leans on her. 'Shit,' he mutters.
Lydia patiently watches the carnage unfold, one fingernail stuck firmly in the grip of her teeth.

Alexis shoves her right arm inward as far as she can, writhing against Meatpuppet's hold.
Meatpuppet tries to tear himself away fron Alexis' grasp.
Alexis raises up her left arm, attempting to wrap it around Meatpuppet's neck.

Lydia whispers to Rafe, 'It's almost a bit erotic, is it not?'
Rafe gasps and gives Lydia an incredulous look. 'No, it isn't!'

Meatpuppet drives a knee into her groin, attempting to get free.
Alexis screams, 'Where's your precious fish now, fool?'

Lydia grins slightly, her eyes brightened by the action. 'Yes, it is!'

Alexis grimaces slightly, her muscles only tightening around Meatpuppet's form.
Meatpuppet says, 'giving me the strength to press on, wench.'
Meatpuppet grabs her right arm, trying to pull it out of him.
Alexis' right arm seems inhumanly strong, and rightfully so. The 'cuts' in her skin there reveal a metallic substance underneath the skin.

Rafe purses his lips in disapproval.

Meatpuppet licks Alexis' face.
Alexis shoves her head forward in another headbutt.
Meatpuppet grins a glazed looking grin and headbutts her back.
Meatpuppet says, 'the fish.'
Meatpuppet headbutts again.
Meatpuppet says, 'thefishthefish.'

Lydia pinches Rafe's arm playfully, her cheeks slightly flushed with embarrassment. 'Well now, you're making me feel like a freak.'

Alexis shoves her claws in deeply once more, then pulls her blood-covered hand from Meatpuppet's torso.
Meatpuppet stumbles back.
Meatpuppet asks, 'can you see them?'
Meatpuppet is looking into the air.
Alexis licks some of the blood from her right claws, smiling at meatpuppet. 'The Fish will die.'
Meatpuppet exclaims, 'NO!'
Meatpuppet glares at Alexis.
Alexis nods. 'Oh yes....the Fish will tastes my claws...'
Meatpuppet says, 'never.'
Meatpuppet clumsily staggers towards Alexis again.
Alexis says, 'Soon...because his avatar could not protect him.'
Alexis lunges forward, raking her claws downward at Meatpuppet's chest.
Meatpuppet exclaims, 'nooooo!'

Lydia nudges Rafe.
Rafe pats Lydia on the arm absently, his gaze fixed on the fish man.

Meatpuppet stares stupidly at the long gouges in his chest.

Rafe whispers to Lydia, 'It's sad, actually. His poor fish.'
Lydia whispers to Rafe, 'What fish? What fish are they talking about?'
Rafe shrugs.

Meatpuppet lunges amazingly quickly at Alexis and sends them both into the fountain.
Alexis tightens her fingers into a fist, and brings swings it in an uppercut at Meatpuppet's chin.

Rafe whispers to Lydia, 'but he obviously cares about them. I bet they never hurt anyone.'
Lydia whispers to Rafe, 'But this is -boring-! They could go on for hours...'
Rafe chews on the inside of his lip, looking at the fight, then at Lydia. 'Could be.'

Meatpuppet's head rocks back from the blow

Lydia tightens the grip around her own arms, resisting to urge to squeeze Rafe to death. She rocks back and forth on her heels, a small smile playing round the corners of her lips.
Lydia whispers to Rafe, 'You're so cute. You're concerned about his fish.'
Lydia whispers to Rafe, 'But..I don't think he actually -has- fish..Does he?'
Rafe blushes and smiles. 'Well, it's not their fault.'

Meatpuppet drives an elbow into Alexis.
Alexis takes the brunt of the elbow, but uses her blood covered hand to twist the limb away, askew.
Meatpuppet rolls over, off of her, to free the limb.
Alexis stands, spitting blood down onto the man. 'This is just a taste, avatar of the Fish.'

Rafe blinks indignantly. 'What, just because we can't see them? That doesn't mean anything!'
Lydia steps back, jaw slack. She fumbles for words, then speaks slowly. 'I didn't mean anything by it. I was simply stating an opinion..an idea.'

Meatpuppet says, 'the fish...the fish will win.'
Alexis raises her right foot, slamming it down at the place where Meatpuppet's head is.

Rafe nods his head in agreement with Meatpuppet.
Rafe gives the fish man a sympathetic look.'It's okay, Lydia. It's hard for some people to believe.' He pats her arm affectionately.

Alexis screams, 'THE FISH WILL DIE!'
Meatpuppet's head sounds hollow as the foot slams into it.

Lydia looks from Rafe, to Alexis. 'Yeah, the fish will..er..die!'

Meatpuppet gasps one las thing and then lays there to bleed.
Meatpuppet says, 'never....'

Rafe frowns and shakes Lydia's arm. 'No!'

Alexis raises her foot again, stomping at Meatpuppet's head again.
Meatpuppet lays there and bleeds.

Lydia crosses her arms tightly across her chest, her bright red tongue out in Rafe's direction. 'I say the fish'll die.'
Rafe scowls at Lydia. 'That was a mean thing to say!'
Rafe exclaims, 'I'll save the fish!'
Lydia scowls right back. 'You were mean to me first!'

Alexis turns to look at the fighting couple, grinning through blood.
Rafe wipes a tear from his eye and looks at the fish man. 'I'll save the fish,' he hollers.
Alexis exclaims, 'Shut up!'
Meatpuppet bleeds.

Meatpuppet OOCs: the fish don't have cybernetic weapons....
Alexis OOCs: So? The fish needs an upgrade.
Meatpuppet OOCs: razor nails... geez.
Alexis OOCs: Technically, they were durastell alloy claws.

Rafe gasps and shuts his mouth suddenly, glaring at Alexis.
Lydia quiets down, a shy expression on her face. She digs her toe into the ground.
Rafe stomps over to a bench and sits down in a huff.
Rafe says, 'I'm sorry I even showed you the tooth!''
Rafe glares at Lydia.

Rafe OOCs: the fish will live on... in memory, if nothing else.
Alexis OOCs: Damn......then I'll have to kill you, too, Rafe.
Rafe OOCs: cause of the fish?
Alexis OOCs: And you were alright.......
Rafe OOCs: but... innocent little fishies! what'd they ever do to you?
Alexis OOCs: They gave me mercury poisoning.

Rafe looks sadly at the tooth in his hand, tears running down his cheeks.
Lydia looks aghast, and genuinely hurts. She plops down sulkily on the ground, her head resting in one palm.
Lydia doodles absently on the pavement with her finger, her face twisted into a small scowl. 'You didn't have to say all that, Rafe. That was just mean.'
Rafe sighs and looks at Lydia with red-rimmed eyes. 'I...I'm sorry. I'm not really mad at you. It's just ... the poor fish...'

Alexis exclaims, 'Damn the fish!'
Alexis sits down upon Meatpuppet's chest, wiping his blood onto his chest.

Rafe's lower lip trembles, on the verge of breaking into a full-out sob.
(Meatpuppet has lost his link.)
Lydia says, 'I'm sure he couldn't even really take care of the fish properly, anyway.'
Lydia says, 'Fish are always dyin', you know..'

Alexis says, 'You, shut up too.'
Alexis points a claw towards Lydia. 'No more talk about the Fish. It's over for today.'

Rafe wipes his tears away with the back of his hand and nods at Lydia.
Lydia lets out a small huff, arms still crossed tightly against her chest.
Rafe stands up and walks over to Lydia.
Rafe whispers to Lydia, 'you can look at the tooth whenever you want to.'
Rafe swallows and attempts to smile.
Lydia whispers to Rafe, 'And I'm sorry I said the mean things about the fish.'
Rafe hugs Lydia.
Lydia smiles.
Rafe starts bawling.
Rafe hugs Lydia.
Rafe cries on Lydia's shoulder, 'Don't leave me!'
Lydia whispers to Rafe, 'But sweetie, they're only fish! I'm sure there'll be other fishes...'

Alexis pats Meatpuppet's face. 'It's a shame... the Fish really didn't pick a decent avatar.'
Saalshar arrives from the south.

Lydia pats Rafe lightly on the shoulder, her tone soft. 'There, there...'
Rafe sniffles quietly and glances at Alexis, then turns back to Lydia's shoulder.
Rafe stops crying and wipes his eyes.

Alexis sings, 'Dead fishys everywhere...dead fishys everywhere.'
Rafe scowls.

Saalshar looks down at the fish in the fishbowl in his hand.
Alexis looks at Saalshar.
Lydia looks at Saalshar.
Saalshar says, 'Ruh oh.'
Saalshar says, 'Maybe it's time I headed off to safer pastures.'

Alexis waves.
Alexis says, 'Bye bye.'
Alexis has left.
Saalshar leaves east.

..... later .....

Lydia asks, 'Feeling better?'
Rafe pops the tooth into his mouth and nods.
Lydia happily scratches Rafe behind the ears. 'Good to hear it.'
Rafe grins and leans into the scratching.

Digby looks at Rafe.
Rafe spits a tooth out of his mouth into his hand.
Digby chuckles.
Rafe holds out his hand to show Digby the tooth.
Digby says, 'Nice tooth.'

Lydia cringes. 'I still don't know why you keep that thing in your mouth...'
Rafe says, 'This robochick beat the crap outta fish man, knocked the tooth clean outta him.'
Rafe beams happily.
Rafe says, 'keeps it safe.'
Lydia cups her hand to her mouth, a low whisper. 'But sweetie, is it sanitary?'
Rafe frowns and looks at the damp tooth in his hand. 'Uh... uh...'
Rafe says, 'Well, it's clean, now.'

Digby nods.
Rafe pops the tooth back in his mouth with a shrug of his shoulders.
Lydia turns up her nose in disgust, then forces a small smile.
Rafe's lips contort, as if he's sucking on the tooth.
Lydia turns her head quickly. 'Eww....Come on, now..'
Rafe blinks innocently. 'What?'
Lydia says, 'Think about all the crap on that tooth! '
Lydia shrugs lightly. 'Suck on it, I don't care.'

..... later, with Rob and Teska .....

Rafe smiles mischievously. 'Wanna see something cool?'
Rob says, 'Sure.'

Rafe purses his lips and spits something into his palm. He holds out his hand so you can see it. It's a human tooth.
Rafe says, 'I got it from the fish man.'
Rafe babbles on, unconcerned. 'This robochick kicked the shit outta him. She knocked his tooth right out, and I got to keep it, cause I found it.'

[Rob says something mean]
Rafe spits a tooth out, hitting Rob between the eyes with it.
Teska _looks_ at Rafe.
Rob takes the tooth.
Rob recycles a tooth.

Rafe shrieks, 'my tooth!'
Rafe scowls at Rob. 'You're mean.'
Rob nods his head in agreement with Rafe.
Teska shrugs. 'You shouldn't have spit it at Rob, then.'
Rafe sighs.
Rafe pouts.