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Audra could get herself bandaged up later, maybe when... Just later. She wanted herself to feel the price of actually befriending these two people and actually thinking that she could stay clean while doing so. Being near them... Would be like wearing white in the middle of mud fight between two very aggressive wrestles. She was going to get dirty.
Speaking of dirty, she looked down after feeling something wet and sticky. Blood was oozing out from under her cover up sweater and onto the couch. Feeling a little nervous for some unknown reason, Audra pulled a pillow to her chest, thinking it would help... Hide the stupidness of her choices. I should have stayed where I was, she thought before realizing she thought that, shut it out.
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While Valentine searched through the stuff she had pulled out, Blue Jay discreetly plucked a tissue from a box beside the bed and stuck the wad in her mouth. Then she pulled it out and wrapped a clean one around it (so Audra could hold it without being completely grossed out. Then she motioned her over and placed it in her hands. "stick it on your wound," she said, pushing her hands toward the red stain on her sweater. "trust me," she said, before nudging her back over to the couch.
After she got this collar off, if it could come off, she would likely take a shower, and load up on food. Speaking of which, she really needed to get something in her. Was she strong enough to stand up? Blue Jay started move, but then thought better off it. "Valentine? Is there any way I could get some food?" She asked. Remembering that 'Cupcake' was thinking earlier about frozen foods, Blue Jay spoke up again. "Look in the freezer. Maybe like, two frozen pizzas, and a 'tv dinner'?" she said. They look of amazement of how much food she wanted made Blue Jay explain. "I have to eat like twice the amount of an adult," she said.
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Audra looked over at Blue Jay, and paused before thinking instead of saying the words. Thank you, Malyutka. She thought using the Russian word for "little one" which was spelled малютка in Russian. Her hands automatically went to the freezer door when she heard frozen food. "There is pizza, and theres more food stocked in the cabins for you to eat, but maybe one of you two can actually make food. "Make food" as in not burn it?" She held up a box of two extra-large pizzas that were frozen as she looked over at Blue Jay.
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"All done," he said, smiling. "It's completely short-circuited. Every piece of electronics in there is fried. This same tactic works on everything from microwaves to alarms to jet fighters. Although don't try it with the latter - they have a tendency to blow up, and that's a hell of a mess to clean up."
He watched Blue Jay heal Audra, with a strange mixture of wonder and frustration. If he'd had Blue Jay before, he could have saved people. Saved Leo, for sure; maybe stopped Monica from turning against him. Wouldn't have done anything for Stephanie, though. That was his failure, and his alone.
"I can cook," he said, walking over to the fridge. "I sort of had to learn. My old girlfriend-" he paused. Was it right to have called her that? They'd never really discussed it officially. It had just happened. They'd been too busy running and fighting and killing to actually sort themselves out. Maybe if things had been different... no. He wouldn't dwell on that. Not in Blue Jay's presence. "-couldn't cook at all. Cooking became as much a survival skill as anything, given how unintentionally lethal her food tended to be," he finished, smiling at the memories.
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Audra began to hum an unknown tune that sounded vaguely Russian.
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"What do you two feel like?"
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Blue Jay didn't really realize she had fallen asleep, that is, until she was woken by the smell of smoke. Blue Jay practically bounced out of bed, still low on food and practically hysterical. She felt exceedingly weak and she almost toppled over. The smell was not coming from the kitchen. (instead, the delightful smell of something cooking wafted from there) The smell was actually coming from the room she was in. Confused, Blue Jay got up and hurried to the kitchen, her mind whizzing. She didn't just smell smoke. She heard thoughts. Thoughts of people not in this room. Blue Jay ran to the fridge and literally shoved anything that would fit into her mouth right in, dismissing the both disgusted and puzzled looks and thoughts of the two preparing a meal. "Bomb" was all she could say, flapping open her wings and shoving with all her might on Valentine, pushing him toward the door.
before Valentine could say a word, she half ran, half flew into the other room, grabbing anything, gun wise, that she could carry. Plopping it at Valentine's feet, she said "we have about a minute" Blue Jay turned again and found a duffle bag and shoved any more equipment she could find, in. She grabbed a small handgun for herself. She didn't know what kind, and honestly didn't care as long as it had bullets in it. Again shoving both of them through the door, she sighed with relief as they made it out. FIve seconds to spare.
"Run," she said, before pushing her wings up and down, each flap pulling at her only recently healed injuries. She was still so fragile. However, once she cleared through the trees, her heart stopped. She literally paused mid-flap, fell, and then regained herself. Before her was something she wished to never see. Above her was the steady Whop, whop, whop, of huge, hulking helicopters, at least ten of them surrounding her. Below her was several dozens of cars. And in the front of all this was 10 Valentines. 10 killer machines. Why mutate some little kid to have wings when you could just make a Valentine?
Blue Jay gulped. Something painful erupted throughout her, and the world became black.
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Audra tried not to stare as Blue Jay began stuffing her mouth with food. "Bomb." Audra didn't stiffen or let out a shocked gasp at the statement. She just tore her gaze from the little girl and watched as Blue Jay pushed Valentine to the door, and practically whizzing over to the far wall, throwing weapons in a duffel bag and dropping it at the Man's feet. This only happened in a matter seconds in Audra's head, but she followed the girl out into the sewer. "Run," Blue Jay then flew off down the tunnel. Audra sighed, muttering some very bad words under her breath. I'm guessing we're on our own. She thought to herself as she turned and began to jog away from where Blue Jay went, not caring if Valentine followed after Blue Jay or not. She was thinking and reacting just like she learned to do. Survive, no matter what.
After jogging nonstop for sometime, she turned a corner and along the wall was a ladder leading to the surface. Hesitating only a second, she climbed up and pushed the top open. She practically jumped out of the tunnel and into the alley.
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