purgatio: ([oblivion])
Sleep was for the weak. Perhaps, perhaps not. Either way, it was not for Albedo, who slipped and slid through the days with random bouts of unconsciousness. Nights added amusements at times, and when they didn't, well--

He could always watch Max sleep.

Iggy slept elsewhere, but Albedo, allowed in the room she had taken, had no reason not to watch. Her feathers shifted as she breathed, and more than once he found himself finding the urge to trail a finger along the slip of feathers.

Tonight, however, was not like that. Max was out for something Albedo hadn't found the time to ask what, and by the time evening came around, the weight of exhaustion was finally finding its way through his bones. There was little sleep he needed, but he did need it. Unthinking, he crept toward comfort, curled in a place that held the scent of security.

That is to say, he was curled asleep on Max's bed when she returned, hugging her pillow like a stalker.
purgatio: ([z] disavowed weakness)
[ This is a continuance.

Of ghosts and demons, hope and flight. ]
purgatio: ([oblivion])
[Scorched network post, Max's broadcast mind--specifically:]

"Look--I have an expiration date. We all do."

We.

"What do you mean, we all do?" you ask.

"All of us experiments have built-in expiration dates. When someone's time is close, it shows up on the back of their neck."

So you're going to die. No matter how hard you fight, they're going to murder you. They've sabotaged you from the inside, killed you before you could even start living, and now… You wonder how soon. Recombinants don't typically last long.

Even then, you hardly feel any concern for yourself. Rather, you make a mental note to check the necks of your Flock once you get back to them.

God, you hate this place.
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