Talking about their pasts rarely strays from the territory of ‘vague’. M had serious problems with the military; so had RC. RC had lost just about every friend he had; not so far from M’s story really, was it? Admittedly, M couldn’t come up with something to match ‘my former commanding officer sifted through my head with tentacles weekly’, but RC probably couldn’t match ‘everything I consume is in my head and the noise is deafening’.
Not that they’d ever actually said any of that to each other. But they’re smart. Just enough clues, in private… not so difficult to figure out.
RC still never mentions Frenzy. Or Bonecrusher. Or what he’d learned in Axiom. Well, the important parts that he learned. The most important parts with Frenzy and Bonecrusher. He doesn’t know what M’s never mentioned. Probably big, nasty things too.
Though RC… could mention some of it. A little more specifically, just for the laughs. “So, she wanted to what?” M asked, obviously perplexed. RC sniggered. “She wanted to ‘open my heart chakra’ because my bad karma was hampering ‘Crystalhugger’s’ spiritual journey. And I ain’t even gotten started yet.” Or the fact that the apartment had smelled like patchouli and sandalwood for a week after that mess.
“… People are strange.”
RC couldn’t help but cackle at that. “Of course. But we’ve got better things t’do than sit here and compare stories. You owe me a race.” He stood and shook his plating for a moment before folding down, turning on his lights. “Let’s see if you’re really as fast as you claim.”
Better to leave the past vague and live now anyway, wasn’t it?
Barricade and Alex, 69. The worst title you could ever get as #69 is...
Talking about their pasts rarely strays from the territory of ‘vague’. M had serious problems with the military; so had RC. RC had lost just about every friend he had; not so far from M’s story really, was it? Admittedly, M couldn’t come up with something to match ‘my former commanding officer sifted through my head with tentacles weekly’, but RC probably couldn’t match ‘everything I consume is in my head and the noise is deafening’.
Not that they’d ever actually said any of that to each other. But they’re smart. Just enough clues, in private… not so difficult to figure out.
RC still never mentions Frenzy. Or Bonecrusher. Or what he’d learned in Axiom. Well, the important parts that he learned. The most important parts with Frenzy and Bonecrusher. He doesn’t know what M’s never mentioned. Probably big, nasty things too.
Though RC… could mention some of it. A little more specifically, just for the laughs. “So, she wanted to what?” M asked, obviously perplexed. RC sniggered.
“She wanted to ‘open my heart chakra’ because my bad karma was hampering ‘Crystalhugger’s’ spiritual journey. And I ain’t even gotten started yet.” Or the fact that the apartment had smelled like patchouli and sandalwood for a week after that mess.
“… People are strange.”
RC couldn’t help but cackle at that. “Of course. But we’ve got better things t’do than sit here and compare stories. You owe me a race.” He stood and shook his plating for a moment before folding down, turning on his lights. “Let’s see if you’re really as fast as you claim.”
Better to leave the past vague and live now anyway, wasn’t it?