[bradley's door opens into... a supply closet! there is a very surprised janitor there who stares at him for a few seconds before his eyes zero in on his rifle. then he gives a shout.]
SOMEONE CALL THE COPS, HE'S GOT A GUN!
[well. that. that could have gone better. anyway, some of the classroom doors are now opening up so that the teachers can look out and see what the commotion is all about. also, some of the students - lila included - are abandoning their seats to peer out the windows.
a butterfly flutters toward bradley's gun, aiming to land on it.
meanwhile, the butterfly is circling around crow, looking to land on the weapon he's carrying.
and rupert's butterfly flaps its wings frantically to try and catch up to him while he sprints!
the vibes are just getting worse and worse all around. this seems to make the butterflies faster and more attracted to them, unfortunately. ooof. they are relentless.
meanwhile, hawkmoth's voice sounds almost like a growl.]
They're not coming after you yet! You'll need to get their attention so they know to show up! Now, do we have a deal, yes or no?!
[also aikawa's door opens up into a boiler room. there's plenty of space to hide there.]
... I mean. They're not wrong, you are carrying a gun.
[ and then to aikawa: ] Okay, but why are they coming after us? They don't have a reason to, not right now. We've just shown up here out of nowhere, it's not like we put out a sign saying we were coming here?
[ IT SEEMS SUS TO HIM IS ALL HE'S SAYING. TRUSTING DISEMBODIED VOICES SEEMS LIKE A QUESTIONABLE CHOICE, SIR. ]
[ the butterfly gets a serious side eye. he can dance with it for a bit, keeping it away from him. ]
[ WE'RE SUDDENLY SCREWED. Aikawa slaps his hands over his head, though -- around where his ears would be if he was maskless. ]
Ugh -- shut up! Shut up -- are these butterflies yours?! Keep them away! I'm not agreeing so easily to powers, that's how -- that's --
[ Another piercing headache. The bad vibes are so strong, like the feeling of a black hole opening under him. He doesn't want to hurt anyone, please.
(God, why did I cuck myself from playing Caiman on CYOA? He would've been like OK and become a gyoza wizard I'm just saying.)
He tries to focus. Sorry guys he's just causing a weird commotion on his own. ]
You and your damn gun, Bradley...! Should we get out of here? He's saying -- he's saying some stuff about how we need to get their attention. If you're saying he's a villain then it means we're causing trouble...
[ Which seems to be EXACTLY what's happening right now, incidentally. ]
[fuck, indeed! the butterfly lands on bradley's rifle and melts into it. now that mask-shaped light is forming over his face, too! it's his turn to hear a voice! the vibes are so overwhelmingly bad.]
Aha, a wizard, is it...? I am Hawkmoth. I see you would like to... [there's a pause, during which his eye twitches again.] ...tear the moon out of the sky. I can make that happen for you, but in return, I only ask for one thing... For you to bring me the Miraculouses!
[crow's bad vibes just get more and more bad as he dances away from the butterfly. rupert's, too, as he paces. the worse their vibes get, the faster the butterflies get as they pursue them, looking for somewhere to land.
and back in aikawa's head -]
Oh, you wouldn't have to keep them. I'll have you entirely free of powers once your mind is your own again. But you'll need something to defend yourself with once Ladybug and Chat Noir come for you...
[meanwhile, some of the students seem to have spotted the mask-lights on bradley and aikawa, which just freaks them out more! there is much screaming. a girl with glasses ducks out of lila's classroom despite her teacher's protests and starts... filming?]
Hello, friends of the Ladyblog! I'm live on the scene at Collège Françoise Dupont, where we're witnessing the beginning of an akuma attack! Ladybug and Chat Noir haven't arrived yet, but they're sure to any minute now!
[the teacher yells, "Alya, stop livestreaming and call 112!"
We need answers! Or some idea of what the hell to do! [ Back at Rupert. He sounds like he's suffering both comically but also for real. His headache... he just waves Crow and Rupert away, though. ]
You two should get out of here... you haven't been butterflied by this asshole yet, looks like it's a part of why they're freaking out. I don't know, get out, try to find where he is? -- Ugh...
[ God damn it. Well, he's going to ignore Hawkmoth for a bit longer and dredge his feet towards... somewhere. Anywhere. Is there anywhere else in the school that looks particularly interesting other than these windowless doors? He can pull open another one if that's the case I guess. But also just, hello, this girl? ]
We're not attacking anyone, stop starting shit! [ INDIGNANT. ]
[hawkmoth is all too happy to explain to bradley, who is negotiating with a terrorist(?). you go, bradley.]
With the Miraculouses, anything is possible. I will impart you the power to take the Miraculouses from the fools who will come to try and stop you, and in exchange, once I have the ring of the Black Cat, I will use it to grant you the ultimate power of destruction to tear the moon out of the sky!
[bradley and aikawa's Bad Vibes (insert tm symbol here I'm mobile and can't find it) continue to intensify. also, the more aikawa tries to resist taking the deal, he'll start to feel physical pain - starting with a slight headache which will just radiate into intense aching all over. he gets the sense that it will stop if he says "yes".]
Well? Have you made up your mind?
[crow is still moving, so he continues to dodge his butterfly, but since rupert has stopped, his butterfly lands on him and absorbs itself into something he's carrying or an accessory he's wearing.
cue the light mask and the voice in his head.]
Ah, little prince, I can see how badly you want to see your beloved again... Amir, was it? I'll reunite you with him, but you need only do one thing in return... Take the Miraculouses and bring them to me!
[Oh? Is this a villain? Bradley sees a way to get what he wants.]
All of them, or just the one here?
[He's asking about his very specific moon. That one. If this guy is locked into this place then why should he say yes?]
Why're ya keepin' it? Need the full set for somethin'?
[He absolutely does allow himself to get dragged this way and that, but he's busy talking to A Moth, probably. (The name isn't that important, right?)]
[there's maybe 0.5 seconds of pause at that offer before, in the same voice you would use to talk to a very persistent telemarketer:]
Uh, no, absolutely not. That's stupid, why would I believe that you can... Whatever! It doesn't even matter! I'm getting really tired about fake people in these stupid things trying to use him against me, so the answer's no. You can stop creepily talking in my head now.
[anyways, he points at aikawa.]
You stop trying to get us to split up! [he points at bradley.] You say no right now or I'm going to lose it! [he points at crow and then realizes he has nothing to point at crow about.] You... gave me some very valid advice, thank you.
[ Rupert is legitimately so valid. But. Oooh, yeah. Not fun. Aikawa is keeling over a little, ah. If only they didn't tell him that agreeing to Hawkmoth is a no-no, and he's just stubborn enough. That being said though, he's reaching a point. Haha wouldn't it be funny if I Kai'd up in here right (NO). ]
F-fuck you... [ That is at Hawkmoth, not you Rupert. I just want to say that even if Aikawa doesn't make it clear. Anyway. ] I'm not -- I'm not trying to split up everyone, I just -- don't want to accidentally...
Any moon you want. This moon, the moon at that ridiculous daycare, the moon in your world. All three of them, if you prefer.
[crow's butterfly keeps trying to land on him, but he just keeps moving. however, the further into the school he moves, the stronger his Bad Vibes get, and the faster the butterfly gets.
to rupert, who will be feeling his Bad Vibes intensifying:]
Why should you believe me? You ended up in this world somehow, didn't you? With the right power, you can go back to him. It would be so easy. Aren't you tired of all your regrets?
[and then to aikawa, sternly:]
You watch your language, young man!
[the pain gets worse, as do his Bad Vibes. also, now there's the sound of police sirens outside! so that's fun! alya is still recording and narrating ("They're resisting! I've never seen anyone resist Hawkmoth before! Maybe the heroes won't have to show up after all? But the cops will still have to take them away for tresspassing!") and the teacher is still trying to get her to come back into the classroom ("Alya, will you please step away from the adults with weapons and LET THE POLICE DO THEIR JOBS.")]
-- Good point, the police are coming. Maybe we should run and resist? [ the emotion is, in fact, bad. but sometimes you are fuelled by spite and you really want to keep spiting that moth guy. for now. ]
[he absolutely thinks aikawa is talking to him, so:]
Rude! [and then, to this disembodied supervillain voice in his head, as he takes a deep breath and closes his eyes:] I already said no! Now you're just making me angry on top of everything else, and I have had an incredibly long few weeks, so I would appreciate it if you would leave me alone! Thank you! Goodbye!
[then, to bradley:]
You are going to give me a hernia. I'm already dead and you're killing me. Is that what you want? [shut up rupert. anyways, to crow:] We should definitely run! Running seems like a good solution to at least one part of our problem!
[ Oh he loves this actually. Thank you for giving him something to latch onto. ]
No! Fuck you! You don't know shit about me, you can't stop this -- you can't get rid of this... no one can... also fuck you, again. [ Even if he's just basically on the ground at this point. All of us cucking Britt out of superhero shenanigans. He raises an arm weakly to point at Crow, and at least in a marginally calmer (?), weaker voice: ]
[to bradley, who is not getting a headache because he's actually having a conversation with a supervillain:]
Oh, but I am. I'm giving you the power you need to take the Miraculouses. It's a mutually beneficial deal; you'll gather them with my power, I'll get what I want, and then you'll get what you want.
[the butterfly nyooms directly for crow's weapon.
rupert will feel more intense bad vibes, as well as the beginnings of a headache which will be progressing into physical pain the longer he resists.]
No? But I'm just trying to help you. You really don't want to see Amir again?
[and then, to aikawa:]
Tch. You'll change your mind eventually.
[the butterfly doesn't emerge from his glove, but the light mask does vanish. he's still in physical pain. good luck running from the cops!
speaking of, the cops bust the doors open. hello! all of them are in armor except for the guy in front, who's just wearing a cap and bellowing:]
Stop in the name of the law! Hands up!
[alya continues to liveblog:]
Officer Raincomprix is on the scene along with Paris's police force! Will they bring these guys in before any of them are akumatized?
[the teacher calls for her to come back into the classroom, which she ignores. a redheaded girl at the window waves and calls out, "Hi Dad!"]
[ britt can have this as a treat. crow’s trying to get a six foot ten guy up on his feet while the police burst in through the door he can’t be arsed to deal with butterflies right now. ]
Stop asking him about the fine print and tell him no, already??
[ HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO TELL A SUPER VILLAIN WITH EMOTION MANIPULATION ABILITIES TO GO PLAY IN TRAFFIC?? ]
[he bends down to try and help crow grab aikawa, but doesn't quite get there before the headache starts? ow. he puts a hand to his temple, sounding even more frustrated when he says:]
Shut up, I told you no!
[aaaaand then the police burst in! and he might not be too familiar with what a police officer is, but the armor and batons are hard to miss. he holds his hands up.]
—Not you guys! I wasn't yelling at you! Also, we're not doing anything. Bradley, please commit to not doing anything immediately.
[ Hooray for him no longer having the face glow butterfly thing? But ho-nay about him still being in pain. Hey Crow, hope you're able to handle a 304lb man on top of trying to run from the cops. STOP GIRL IN THE NAME OF LAW. ]
I'm -- fine, Crow, get the hell out of here before you get touched by one of these pieces of shit...
[ Just insulting Hawkmoth's work. I stopped respecting him as soon as I heard him say 'evillize' okay. ]
We gotta fight our way out from the law, now? This is so much. Officers we didn't do anything...
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SOMEONE CALL THE COPS, HE'S GOT A GUN!
[well. that. that could have gone better. anyway, some of the classroom doors are now opening up so that the teachers can look out and see what the commotion is all about. also, some of the students - lila included - are abandoning their seats to peer out the windows.
a butterfly flutters toward bradley's gun, aiming to land on it.
meanwhile, the butterfly is circling around crow, looking to land on the weapon he's carrying.
and rupert's butterfly flaps its wings frantically to try and catch up to him while he sprints!
the vibes are just getting worse and worse all around. this seems to make the butterflies faster and more attracted to them, unfortunately. ooof. they are relentless.
meanwhile, hawkmoth's voice sounds almost like a growl.]
They're not coming after you yet! You'll need to get their attention so they know to show up! Now, do we have a deal, yes or no?!
[also aikawa's door opens up into a boiler room. there's plenty of space to hide there.]
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Fuck.
[He misses seeing his butterfly as he runs towards the rest of of them.]
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[ and then to aikawa: ] Okay, but why are they coming after us? They don't have a reason to, not right now. We've just shown up here out of nowhere, it's not like we put out a sign saying we were coming here?
[ IT SEEMS SUS TO HIM IS ALL HE'S SAYING. TRUSTING DISEMBODIED VOICES SEEMS LIKE A QUESTIONABLE CHOICE, SIR. ]
[ the butterfly gets a serious side eye. he can dance with it for a bit, keeping it away from him. ]
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[his exhaustion! but he glances towards aikawa, just kind of. pacing as he goes to avoid this butterfly.]
Aikawa, that guy is, like, a supervillain, Lila told me about him! He wants those Miraculous things because they're powerful. Don't listen to him.
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Ugh -- shut up! Shut up -- are these butterflies yours?! Keep them away! I'm not agreeing so easily to powers, that's how -- that's --
[ Another piercing headache. The bad vibes are so strong, like the feeling of a black hole opening under him. He doesn't want to hurt anyone, please.
(God, why did I cuck myself from playing Caiman on CYOA? He would've been like OK and become a gyoza wizard I'm just saying.)
He tries to focus. Sorry guys he's just causing a weird commotion on his own. ]
You and your damn gun, Bradley...! Should we get out of here? He's saying -- he's saying some stuff about how we need to get their attention. If you're saying he's a villain then it means we're causing trouble...
[ Which seems to be EXACTLY what's happening right now, incidentally. ]
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Aha, a wizard, is it...? I am Hawkmoth. I see you would like to... [there's a pause, during which his eye twitches again.] ...tear the moon out of the sky. I can make that happen for you, but in return, I only ask for one thing... For you to bring me the Miraculouses!
[crow's bad vibes just get more and more bad as he dances away from the butterfly. rupert's, too, as he paces. the worse their vibes get, the faster the butterflies get as they pursue them, looking for somewhere to land.
and back in aikawa's head -]
Oh, you wouldn't have to keep them. I'll have you entirely free of powers once your mind is your own again. But you'll need something to defend yourself with once Ladybug and Chat Noir come for you...
[meanwhile, some of the students seem to have spotted the mask-lights on bradley and aikawa, which just freaks them out more! there is much screaming. a girl with glasses ducks out of lila's classroom despite her teacher's protests and starts... filming?]
Hello, friends of the Ladyblog! I'm live on the scene at Collège Françoise Dupont, where we're witnessing the beginning of an akuma attack! Ladybug and Chat Noir haven't arrived yet, but they're sure to any minute now!
[the teacher yells, "Alya, stop livestreaming and call 112!"
she does not stop livestreaming.]
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He's got his gun in his hands in its usual "at ease" position and scowls.]
Explain.
[Explain how you will do this.]
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This just gets better and better. Stop entertaining the weirdo and move. Before the police or the bug and cat people show up, whichever it is.
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Don't ask him to explain!
[anyways, he's thrown off guard by this girl suddenly showing up and stops pacing, blinking.]
Wait, what? No, we're not attacking! Nobody's attacking! Everything's fine!
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You two should get out of here... you haven't been butterflied by this asshole yet, looks like it's a part of why they're freaking out. I don't know, get out, try to find where he is? -- Ugh...
[ God damn it. Well, he's going to ignore Hawkmoth for a bit longer and dredge his feet towards... somewhere. Anywhere. Is there anywhere else in the school that looks particularly interesting other than these windowless doors? He can pull open another one if that's the case I guess. But also just, hello, this girl? ]
We're not attacking anyone, stop starting shit! [ INDIGNANT. ]
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With the Miraculouses, anything is possible. I will impart you the power to take the Miraculouses from the fools who will come to try and stop you, and in exchange, once I have the ring of the Black Cat, I will use it to grant you the ultimate power of destruction to tear the moon out of the sky!
[bradley and aikawa's Bad Vibes (insert tm symbol here I'm mobile and can't find it) continue to intensify. also, the more aikawa tries to resist taking the deal, he'll start to feel physical pain - starting with a slight headache which will just radiate into intense aching all over. he gets the sense that it will stop if he says "yes".]
Well? Have you made up your mind?
[crow is still moving, so he continues to dodge his butterfly, but since rupert has stopped, his butterfly lands on him and absorbs itself into something he's carrying or an accessory he's wearing.
cue the light mask and the voice in his head.]
Ah, little prince, I can see how badly you want to see your beloved again... Amir, was it? I'll reunite you with him, but you need only do one thing in return... Take the Miraculouses and bring them to me!
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All of them, or just the one here?
[He's asking about his very specific moon. That one. If this guy is locked into this place then why should he say yes?]
Why're ya keepin' it? Need the full set for somethin'?
[He absolutely does allow himself to get dragged this way and that, but he's busy talking to A Moth, probably. (The name isn't that important, right?)]
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Shit.
Time to practice what you're preaching, Rupert. Tell him to get lost.
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Uh, no, absolutely not. That's stupid, why would I believe that you can... Whatever! It doesn't even matter! I'm getting really tired about fake people in these stupid things trying to use him against me, so the answer's no. You can stop creepily talking in my head now.
[anyways, he points at aikawa.]
You stop trying to get us to split up! [he points at bradley.] You say no right now or I'm going to lose it! [he points at crow and then realizes he has nothing to point at crow about.] You... gave me some very valid advice, thank you.
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F-fuck you... [ That is at Hawkmoth, not you Rupert. I just want to say that even if Aikawa doesn't make it clear. Anyway. ] I'm not -- I'm not trying to split up everyone, I just -- don't want to accidentally...
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Any moon you want. This moon, the moon at that ridiculous daycare, the moon in your world. All three of them, if you prefer.
[crow's butterfly keeps trying to land on him, but he just keeps moving. however, the further into the school he moves, the stronger his Bad Vibes get, and the faster the butterfly gets.
to rupert, who will be feeling his Bad Vibes intensifying:]
Why should you believe me? You ended up in this world somehow, didn't you? With the right power, you can go back to him. It would be so easy. Aren't you tired of all your regrets?
[and then to aikawa, sternly:]
You watch your language, young man!
[the pain gets worse, as do his Bad Vibes. also, now there's the sound of police sirens outside! so that's fun! alya is still recording and narrating ("They're resisting! I've never seen anyone resist Hawkmoth before! Maybe the heroes won't have to show up after all? But the cops will still have to take them away for tresspassing!") and the teacher is still trying to get her to come back into the classroom ("Alya, will you please step away from the adults with weapons and LET THE POLICE DO THEIR JOBS.")]
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[ Did Rupert say something. ]
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[ fuckin'. yakety sax it up in here. ]
-- Good point, the police are coming. Maybe we should run and resist? [ the emotion is, in fact, bad. but sometimes you are fuelled by spite and you really want to keep spiting that moth guy. for now. ]
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Rude! [and then, to this disembodied supervillain voice in his head, as he takes a deep breath and closes his eyes:] I already said no! Now you're just making me angry on top of everything else, and I have had an incredibly long few weeks, so I would appreciate it if you would leave me alone! Thank you! Goodbye!
[then, to bradley:]
You are going to give me a hernia. I'm already dead and you're killing me. Is that what you want? [shut up rupert. anyways, to crow:] We should definitely run! Running seems like a good solution to at least one part of our problem!
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No! Fuck you! You don't know shit about me, you can't stop this -- you can't get rid of this... no one can... also fuck you, again. [ Even if he's just basically on the ground at this point. All of us cucking Britt out of superhero shenanigans. He raises an arm weakly to point at Crow, and at least in a marginally calmer (?), weaker voice: ]
I vote his... idea...
[ He is on the heckin' floor. ]
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Oh, but I am. I'm giving you the power you need to take the Miraculouses. It's a mutually beneficial deal; you'll gather them with my power, I'll get what I want, and then you'll get what you want.
[the butterfly nyooms directly for crow's weapon.
rupert will feel more intense bad vibes, as well as the beginnings of a headache which will be progressing into physical pain the longer he resists.]
No? But I'm just trying to help you. You really don't want to see Amir again?
[and then, to aikawa:]
Tch. You'll change your mind eventually.
[the butterfly doesn't emerge from his glove, but the light mask does vanish. he's still in physical pain. good luck running from the cops!
speaking of, the cops bust the doors open. hello! all of them are in armor except for the guy in front, who's just wearing a cap and bellowing:]
Stop in the name of the law! Hands up!
[alya continues to liveblog:]
Officer Raincomprix is on the scene along with Paris's police force! Will they bring these guys in before any of them are akumatized?
[the teacher calls for her to come back into the classroom, which she ignores. a redheaded girl at the window waves and calls out, "Hi Dad!"]
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And what do ya want? The Miraculi do somethin' when they're all together?
[Choose your own plural.
Bradley is ignoring the police. I'm sorry. (What the fuck are police. What the fuck is a law.)]
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Stop asking him about the fine print and tell him no, already??
[ HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO TELL A SUPER VILLAIN WITH EMOTION MANIPULATION ABILITIES TO GO PLAY IN TRAFFIC?? ]
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Shut up, I told you no!
[aaaaand then the police burst in! and he might not be too familiar with what a police officer is, but the armor and batons are hard to miss. he holds his hands up.]
—Not you guys! I wasn't yelling at you! Also, we're not doing anything. Bradley, please commit to not doing anything immediately.
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[ Hooray for him no longer having the face glow butterfly thing? But ho-nay about him still being in pain. Hey Crow, hope you're able to handle a 304lb man on top of trying to run from the cops. STOP GIRL IN THE NAME OF LAW. ]
I'm -- fine, Crow, get the hell out of here before you get touched by one of these pieces of shit...
[ Just insulting Hawkmoth's work. I stopped respecting him as soon as I heard him say 'evillize' okay. ]
We gotta fight our way out from the law, now? This is so much. Officers we didn't do anything...
[ Head lolling here. He's just grumbling. ]
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