Veiled Malice

For most of his life, Nanowire mentally remarked. That was something of a wakeup call, even if he was unable to show it by way of facial expression. As a machine, or as close to one as he could get, time meant little beyond simple bordom. The passage of the days, months and years didn't mean his gradual death anymore, but did it matter that he was effectively immortal when there was no point, just jobs like this one, one after another? No, the plan would work. The plan had to work. The alternative was unthinkable. Losing his humanity on the surface had been hard enough. He couldn't deal with losing his soul as well. "Do you..." Nanowire hesited, thinking of how he would phrase his question. "Do you ever get tired of it? I mean, you're not like me. You can do anything with your life. Why do this?"

For most of his life, Nanowire mentally remarked. That was something of a wakeup call, even if he was unable to show it by way of facial expression. As a machine, or as close to one as he could get, time meant little beyond simple bordom. The passage of the days, months and years didn't mean his gradual death anymore, but did it matter that he was effectively immortal when there was no point, just jobs like this one, one after another? No, the plan would work. The plan had to work. The alternative was unthinkable. Losing his humanity on the surface had been hard enough. He couldn't deal with losing his soul as well. "Do you..." Nanowire hesited, thinking of how he would phrase his question. "Do you ever get tired of it? I mean, you're not like me. You can do anything with your life. Why do this?"

Is it just my brain stroking out, or is the main page snowing?

Is it just my brain stroking out, or is the main page snowing?

Is it just my brain stroking out, or is the main page snowing?

Feel free to try and track Nanowire down in your quest to find Heavy. He won't mind. Much. :twisted:

Feel free to try and track Nanowire down in your quest to find Heavy. He won't mind. Much. :twisted:

Feel free to try and track Nanowire down in your quest to find Heavy. He won't mind. Much. :twisted:

Damn, maybe Nanowire should have held onto it then. He'd get an archnemesis without even having to go out and shop for one.

Damn, maybe Nanowire should have held onto it then. He'd get an archnemesis without even having to go out and shop for one.

Damn, maybe Nanowire should have held onto it then. He'd get an archnemesis without even having to go out and shop for one.

He should go after Heavy, then. He just stole a magical grimore written in Chinese. (Not sure if that's a language that the Serpent King knows, but who cares, right? )

He should go after Heavy, then. He just stole a magical grimore written in Chinese. (Not sure if that's a language that the Serpent King knows, but who cares, right? )

He should go after Heavy, then. He just stole a magical grimore written in Chinese. (Not sure if that's a language that the Serpent King knows, but who cares, right? )

Apparently, this is supposed to be an American remake of "The Host", a movie from South Korea, made not all that long ago. I'm not sure if that's accurate, because what little I've seen of the Cloverfield monster, it looks more like Godzilla than the Host's mosters do. Only time will tell.

Apparently, this is supposed to be an American remake of "The Host", a movie from South Korea, made not all that long ago. I'm not sure if that's accurate, because what little I've seen of the Cloverfield monster, it looks more like Godzilla than the Host's mosters do. Only time will tell.

Apparently, this is supposed to be an American remake of "The Host", a movie from South Korea, made not all that long ago. I'm not sure if that's accurate, because what little I've seen of the Cloverfield monster, it looks more like Godzilla than the Host's mosters do. Only time will tell.

Not sure how we'll get along without you, Bar. Have a good time.

Not sure how we'll get along without you, Bar. Have a good time.

Not sure how we'll get along without you, Bar. Have a good time.

A 14 for the notice check. It probably won't do to see either Nightrival or Shinken. Oh well. :roll:

A 14 for the notice check. It probably won't do to see either Nightrival or Shinken. Oh well. :roll:

A 14 for the notice check. It probably won't do to see either Nightrival or Shinken. Oh well. :roll:

"A professional," Nanowire repeated, trying the word on for size. Smoke drifted lazily up from his cigarette, wrapping around his skull plate before continuing up towards the ceiling. Was he a "professional", and if he was, did he want to be one? Doing this for a living seemed... well, wrong, for one, but morality seemed to become less and less important as time went on. But it would also be small, criminally so, if one could forgive the obvious irony. Nanowire knew he was meant for more. "No, I don't think so," he said. "It's a job for me, not a life choice." Nanowire dropped the remains of his cigarette on the ground and crushed them underfoot. No, he would not be so constrained in the future. This was the end of these petty crimes. Whether that meant he'd stop crime altogether, or those crimes would all the more grandiose, he wasn't sure. He took a look around the room as he considered just that.

"A professional," Nanowire repeated, trying the word on for size. Smoke drifted lazily up from his cigarette, wrapping around his skull plate before continuing up towards the ceiling. Was he a "professional", and if he was, did he want to be one? Doing this for a living seemed... well, wrong, for one, but morality seemed to become less and less important as time went on. But it would also be small, criminally so, if one could forgive the obvious irony. Nanowire knew he was meant for more. "No, I don't think so," he said. "It's a job for me, not a life choice." Nanowire dropped the remains of his cigarette on the ground and crushed them underfoot. No, he would not be so constrained in the future. This was the end of these petty crimes. Whether that meant he'd stop crime altogether, or those crimes would all the more grandiose, he wasn't sure. He took a look around the room as he considered just that.