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Jun 10, 2015 20:30:25 GMT -7
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Post by Daredevil on Jun 10, 2015 20:30:25 GMT -7
The whole time Robo was doing the small errand, Matt sat still in his chair, listening to the countless turnings and whirrs of gears and cranks inside his body, trying to find out what his normal movements sounded like. He did this to mostly everyone he met; he had his coworkers' breathing patterns almost memorized, so that way he could tell if something was bothering them. When the robot paused to scan the room, the man noticed the change in movement, and he sat up straighter in his chair. "Is something wrong?" He asked.
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Jun 10, 2015 20:32:51 GMT -7
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Post by Daredevil on Jun 10, 2015 20:32:51 GMT -7
(Oh, and a little note: Matt has a one bedroom apartment I believe. His living room area just has a couple armchairs and a couch and some kind of table. He has a small kitchen, and nothing really on the walls. No tv, either. I think he just has a radio. And on one side of the apartment, it's mostly windows overlooking the city or something.) (I'm trying to remember bits and pieces from the show :/ )
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Post by Atomic Robo on Jun 10, 2015 20:36:44 GMT -7
"Not sure." He narrowed his eyes further and adjusted his vision to focus more on the infrared light filtering through the air. "Do you usually get weird swirls of electromagnetism in your apartment? Because where I come from that isn't normal. That's not normal, right?"
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Jun 10, 2015 20:42:09 GMT -7
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Post by Daredevil on Jun 10, 2015 20:42:09 GMT -7
"No, that's not normal at all," the man answered. Matt was starting to worry now, mainly because he couldn't detect even a minute difference in the atmosphere. Was this how the tentacle thing managed to catch him so off guard? He closed the kit and set it on the table adjacent to his chair, freeing his arms in case of a fight. He internally wondered that if it was the creature again, why it had to show up again at the worst possible time. Not only was he unprotected, but injured too. And, the old stitches weren't going to hold up much longer.
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Post by Atomic Robo on Jun 10, 2015 20:59:29 GMT -7
"Okay, so it can't be the shadow thingy, because it doesn't give off waves like this," he thought aloud, moving in another slow circle as he traced the spirals across the room. "But then that portal showed up, and it wasn't like being inside it, so then maybe this is what's causing it." Suddenly the eddies in the air contorted violently, dragging along almost like an arrow pointed directly at...Robo. "Okay. That's not good," he muttered, twiddling his hands at his sides as he danced back a few steps. "We're going, now." He snapped, not taking his eyes off the twitching spear point. It quivered in midair, twitching to draw like a Mexican standoff. Robo moved backwards steadily, rubbing alcohol still gripped tightly in one hand. "Where's that doctor friend of yours, kid?"
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Post by Daredevil on Jun 11, 2015 3:17:54 GMT -7
Even though he precious couldn't feel the electromagnetism in the air, Matt could definitely sense and see the faint outline of the airborne arrow pointed at his friend. "Oh," he sighed, slowly rising from his seat. He was treating the presence as if it was a wild animal, with no sudden movements and generally doing everything with caution. "Yeah. No problem. And I'll call her now." Keeping his gaze focused on Robo and the arrow's general direction, he reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone. Once it was on he activated the voice command. "Claire," he spoke, and then raised the phone to his ear. The phone rung four times until the weathered doctor picked up. "Hope this is important, Matt," was her greeting, and she sounded almost out of breath. She must have been at work. "I'm busy." "This is important," Matt coolly urged, staring down the arrow. "I'm hurt and there's, ah, a situation at my apartment." Claire didn't answer right away. After a brief moment of silence, she answered, "I'll be there in 15." A pause. "This better be serious." Then the other line beeped twice, signifying the call had ended.
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Post by Atomic Robo on Jun 11, 2015 9:48:37 GMT -7
Robo backed up another few steps and kept talking. "You know, infrared radiation isn't really all that dangerous? It's just heat. This thing's infrared, but I don't feel a hotspot in here. So I'm going with dangerous." The twisting spiral of radiation pulsed in response to this, darting around the air and coming back to rest in the same spot before repeating the motion. "Whoa, hey, it's doing something. Why is it doing something?" He said warily. Whatever this thing was, it was an unexplained anomaly and it didn't look friendly. As he said this, his fears were confirmed. The spike crumbled in the air and splashed onto the floor in the form of a blinding light that made him turn away and throw up an arm to protect his eyes. "Ah! Applesauce!" He shouted, falling onto his knees and clawing at his head when the mass of light rose up into a bubbly, vaguely humanoid shape and shrieked at just the right frequency to cause Robo immense pain.
(Btw I'm just making this thing up so if you want to use it or make it do something go ahead!)
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Jun 11, 2015 10:55:58 GMT -7
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Post by Daredevil on Jun 11, 2015 10:55:58 GMT -7
(Aight!) (And Robo can feel pain? :0 )
Unlike the last time, Matt had mentally prepared himself for the mysterious creature's return, and he was ready when it (or something like it) came. He leapt to his feet despite his injury when he saw the bright figure take shape. He heard a dull hum emanating from the figure; he assumed it was emitting some kind of sound wave, but the frequency was too high for him to hear. That frequency must've been extremely high, then, since his hearing was impeccable. The man wasted no time when he saw his companion fall to the ground, and he lunged at the bright humanoid figure, aiming a high kick at what would've been its head. The figure vaporized into the air as soon as his foot made contact though, but Matt landed gracefully on his feet a few feet away. He gazed around for a moment confusedly, trying to listen or smell for the figure, but it seemed to have vanished. The humming died down too. Suddenly, as quickly as it appeared, it reappeared again, this time at the other end of the apartment. Matt internally wondered what exactly that creature was as he studied it further, and what kind of immediate threat it posed to him and Robo.
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Post by Atomic Robo on Jun 11, 2015 12:08:21 GMT -7
(indeed he can! he gets shot many times and always complains. the high pitched noise thing actually happens in the comic so i figured id throw it in because it's something that really affects him. also, missed your post because math :V)
"Ah, thank you," Robo muttered gratefully. He struggled to his feet and shook his head a few times to clear it, and turned in time to see the the light appear again. He was forced to shield his eyes again, wary in case it started up with that damn noise again. It didn't, but it started to coalesce into a more humanlike shape as he watched. It looked like...it was trying to speak. He couldn't see its mouth, but it made some (thankfully low frequency) vibrating sounds, like someone had run a person's voice through a heavy modulator. The words were indistinguishable, but it was definitely trying to say something. The unintelligible warbling increased in volume and the speaker became more frantic as its form began to waver and fritz, almost to the point of painful. Arms waving, it sank to its knees and gave one last loud, very human scream before its form was torn apart with a ripping sound.
Every noise in the room was silenced, literally. Robo tried to speak, and speak he did, but he couldn't hear it. There was not the sound of his internal systems working, nor the sound of the blind man breathing, nor even the ticking of a wall clock. Absolutely nothing. It was like when a bomb went off, and you couldn't hear anything for a minute afterward. He blinked and looked to Matt, tapping the side of his head and shaking it, then pointing to him. Can you hear anything? he attempted to convey.
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Jun 11, 2015 12:56:02 GMT -7
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Post by Daredevil on Jun 11, 2015 12:56:02 GMT -7
(Oh, jnteresting! That's cool haha. And I figured the same would be true for Matt too because his hearing is so sensitive.) (Hey it's no prob.) (My layover is five hours :/ )
The blind man watched the whole glowing figure's spectacle with a curious look on his face. Unlike his companion, he was actually able to decipher parts of the humanoid figure's desperate pleas. He seemed to be asking for help, and mentioned that some 'others' were in danger too. Matt opened his mouth to speak to the figure, to ask it to speak more clearly, but it collapsed and vaporized moments before he was able to. As soon as the figure disappeared, his senses were once again assaulted. Clutching his head once more, the man felt a tremor of pain and nausea rake through his body. Though the new migraine was killing him, the pain was nothing like his encounter with the tentacle creature only hours ago. This time, though, the ringing was more intense, to the point where he couldn't hear anything else besides it. He was able to stay on his feet, and managed to shake his head at Robo.
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