VOX Box: Heretic Saga 23
Characters[]
Location[]
- Morrison Park, Gotham City, NJ
- November 10th 2016, 2321 Local Time
VOX Archive[]
- Desperado: What do you mean Shelly's not in control? [scoff, spurred footsteps] Who else would be in control, Shelly? And don't even dare try to tell me I'm talking to the blasted tin can you're wearing.
- Heretic: [gasp, huff, groan, footsteps, armor clanking]
- Shining Knight: [thud, scoff] Shelly?
- Heretic: [sob, scream] What is happening... What the hell... [gasp, footsteps, armor clanking, loud scream]
- Gimmix: [footsteps] Shelly, it's okay... It's me, Jackie.
- Heretic: [feet shuffling, smash]
- Gimmix: [thud, painted groan, cough] Ow...
- Crimson Avenger: Uh-oh... She's gonna run for it! [rapid footsteps]
- Heretic: [armor clanking, grenade clattering, rapid footsteps]
- Desperado: Whoa there! [rapid footsteps, grapple, boom, hiss]
- Crimson Avenger: [struggle, scoff] It's just smoke! Let me go! [rapid footsteps]
- Desperado: [sigh] Jackie? Ystina? You two okay?
- Shining Knight: [groan, armor clanking, clatter] I'll survive...
- Gimmix: I'm good, but this will leave a bruise over my right eye. [sigh, clatter] We chasing her or what?
- Desperado: Yeah, let's go finish this. [spurred footsteps, footsteps: 2 instances]
- [shifting perspective: following asset: 'Heretic']
- Heretic: [gasp, rapid footsteps] What is happening to me? [sob, rapid footsteps] What have I done? [pained hiss, sob, rapid footsteps] Which way was it? [scoff, pant, rapid footsteps] Why do I feel so different? [cough, wheeze, pant, rapid footsteps] I hate you. Do you hear me you piece of scrap! I hate you! Why have you denied me your power? [wheeze, cough, cough, sigh, stumbling footsteps] Please, help me... Give me strength... [gasp, thud, armor clanking, pant, pant] I know what you want, but I can't give it to you... [groan, mystic thrum, pained hiss] I won't give it to you! They're my friends! [mystic thrum, pained scream] No! I won't do it! [loud mystic thrum, pained sob, whimper, mystic thrum, scream of agony]
- Crimson Avenger: [rapid footsteps, clatter] Shelly! I'm here for you! It's okay. [clatter, mystic thrum, clatter, piece of armor clanking on ground, whack, grapple, groan, mystic thrum, clatter, piece of armor clanking on ground]
- Heretic: [grapple] Leave the armor alone! [angry shout, whack]
- Crimson Avenger: [clatter, footsteps] Shelly, it's killing you! You got to be able to see that! You're fighting it and resisting the urge to feed it the suffering it demands and in turn it's feeding on your suffering!
- Heretic: [sigh, clatter, armor clanking] It's my choice.
- Crimson Avenger: I won't let you kill yourself... Kill me if you have to, but I won't let you kill yourself like this.
- Heretic: [scoff] You don't even know me! [loud chuckle] I'm not resisting it to spare you. Jackie, Greg, and Tina are the only Soldiers left that remember me... [whimper, sob, sad chuckle]
- Crimson Avenger: Right... Okay, I understand that, but... [sigh, footsteps] You spared Alix's life. She doesn't know you.
- Heretic: I... [pause] No! I would have killed her. I was prepared to kill her... I just spared her to get rid of flitter.
- Crimson Avenger: [scoff] I don't think so.
- Heretic: You don't know me!
- Crimson Avenger: Yes, I do... I'm the team's profiler. It's my job to know you. I've read your file and heard everyone's tales of you and your exploits, Shelly Gaynor.
- Heretic: [angry shout] I'm not Shelly! Not anymore!
- Crimson Avenger: You're Shelly Gaynor. The Whip. La Latiga.
- Heretic: [hiss] Stop it! I am Heretic! I am al Swut! I... I... [sob, armor clanking, thud] I... I'll... I... I'll prove it!
- Crimson Avenger: Yeah? How you planning on doing that?
- Heretic: [armor clanking, clatter, footsteps] I'm going to kill you. [footsteps]
- Crimson Avenger: I'll see it when I believe it. [guns clattering on floor: 2 instances] I think Ystina had the right idea abo-
- Heretic: [whack, crack, smash, slam]
- Crimson Avenger: [thud]
- Heretic: [scoff, chuckle, stomp] You were saying? [mystic thrum, sigh of relief]
- Crimson Avenger: [pained whimper, groan, clatter, angry hiss, mystic crackle] What? [fabric burning] So much anger...
- Heretic: [stomp, chuckle, mystic thrum, sigh of relief]
- Crimson Avenger: [pained gasp, body rolling, pained hiss, angry groan, mystic crackle, fabric burning] ... What is this?
- Heretic: [footsteps, smash, whack, crack, stomp, whack, whack, smash, mystic thrum, maniacal chuckle]
- Crimson Avenger: Shelly! [angry hiss] Stop it!
- Heretic: Not a chance! [chuckle] I'm not Shelly! [whoosh]
- Crimson Avenger: [grapple] and I'm not playing around! [angry growl, wham]
- Heretic: [crack mystic thrum, snap, bones breaking, pained scream]
- Crimson Avenger: I told you to stop! You should have listened! [angry scoff, clatter, slam, whack, smash, whack]
- Heretic: [bones breaking, pained scream, thud] I yield...
- Crimson Avenger: Too late! [angry shout, mystic thrum, guns clattering on floor: 2 instances, whoosh, hands catching guns: 2 instances] Vengeance is mine! [angry shout, mystic crackle, fabric burning]
- Desperado: [gunshot]
- Crimson Avenger: [gasp, cough, stumbling footsteps] ... Wing? [thud]
- Gimmix: [footsteps] You shot Lee? Greg, why the hell did you shoot Lee?
- Shining Knight: [footsteps] She was about to kill Shelly. We all saw it.
- Desperado: We don't shoot people when they're surrendering.
- Heretic: Thank you, Greg... I know I could-
- Desperado: [gunshot]
- Heretic: [thud]
- Gimmix: You were saying?
- Desperado: She was reaching for that throwing dagger in her boot.
- Gimmix: Huh?
- Shining Knight: [footsteps] Yeah, [whack, knife clattering on floor] he called it.
- Gimmix: But still, you-
- Desperado: I shot them with non-lethal rounds. They'll wake up with a helluva headache, but I reckon they'll live.
- Shining Knight: Risky shooting. If you were off by a few inches-
- Desperado: I wasn't, though.
- Shining Knight: If you were...
- Gimmix: How'd you know non-lethal rounds would work on Lee?
- Desperado: Headshots always work on zombies.
- Gimmix: Yeah, if you're trying to kill them.
- Desperado: It was a hunch, okay?
- Gimmix: Risky hunch...
- Desperado: My hunches got me this far.
- Shining Knight: Yeah, stick to your hunches. Your plans suck.
- Desperado: [scoff] How dare you? [spurred footsteps, clatter, armor clanking] I've got Shelly. Jackie, you think you could get Lee?
- Gimmix: Yeah, I can get Lee. She weighs like what? Ninety pounds, soaking wet? I can handle her.
- Shining Knight: Pretty sure she weighs more than you do, Jackie...
- Gimmix: Yeah, well, I'm all muscle.
- Shining Knight: And Fae-glamour.
- Gimmix: That, too. [groan, clatter, footsteps]
- Desperado: Make sure you grab those swords, Ystina. [footsteps: 2 instances, spurred footsteps]
- Shining Knight: Okay. [footsteps: 2 instances, spurred footsteps]
- Desperado: And those armor pieces. Last thing we need is a new Heretic. [footsteps: 2 instances, spurred footsteps]
- Shining Knight: I can handle that, too... [footsteps: 2 instances, spurred footsteps] even with a broken arm.
- Gimmix: So what now? [footsteps: 2 instances, spurred footsteps] We take Shelly back to the apartment and chain her up for a detox or something?
- Desperado: [footsteps: 2 instances, spurred footsteps] That's the plan.
- Shining Knight: [footsteps: 2 instances, spurred footsteps] So let's save some trouble, scrap that and go with a hunch.
- Desperado: [scoff] The lack of respect I have to deal with... [sigh, laughter: 3 instances]
Trivia and Notes[]
- Part of the Heretic Saga Storyline.
- Story continues from VOX Box: Heretic Saga 22.
- Story continues in VOX Box: Heretic Saga 24.
- In VOX Box: Heretic Saga 21 Shelly was taken over by El Penitente, but thanks to Black Bat's mission in the previous VOX he lost the control.