EPIC SIDESTORY: LOVER'S DUEL CONTINUED

[actuallyhornets.livejournal.com]

[Pain got a call from Viper fifty minutes ago telling him to show up for a fight or he'd kill Alek.]

[Forty minutes ago, Pain called his 'nephew' Ocelot for help and started a plan.]

[Twenty-five minutes ago, The Pain used Mantis to find the Sorrow and figured out the plan.]

[And now he's waiting for Sorrow to report back on the state of Viper's traps before he goes to confront him. He's going to rescue Alek, no matter what he has to do.]

[The Pain is here. The Pain is not happy.]

[The Pain is ready.]



((for actuallyhornets , donttripwire , old_gunslinger , a_sign_of_rain  and hall_patrol ))

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[actuallyhornets.livejournal.com]

/I wasn't quite in my right mind at the time. Threats get me working at a more primal level than I'm usually at in this place./

[He traces over Alek's feet, pressing the pads of his toes and the soft inner parts below the balls of the feet.]

/Good. Hopefully you'll be back soon./

[hall-patrol.livejournal.com]

/You might want to work on that then.../

[He finds himself thinking that all he needs now is to die in a nuclear explosion.]

/Hopefully. This is terrible... I can feel everything but cannot move myself! What is worse, I think I have to use the bathroom.../

[actuallyhornets.livejournal.com]

/I can't. It comes naturally with that sort of thing. It only lasted for a few minutes, though, don't worry./

[He whirls his thumbs over Alek's ankles.]

/How badly do you need to go?/

[hall-patrol.livejournal.com]

/.../

[He still thinks it's something to worry about, but lets it drop for now.]

/Pretty badly. I have not gone since lunch./

[actuallyhornets.livejournal.com]

[If he's worried, he really should ask about it.]

/Can you wait until the paralysis wears off, or do you need help getting a bucket or something?/

[hall-patrol.livejournal.com]

[Yes but he's not in the mood for anymore serious discussions while he can't move. It's hard to punch people that way.]

/I got to go pretty bad./

[actuallyhornets.livejournal.com]

/I'll go find a bucket you can use. Give me a moment./

[He stands up, looks around, and grabs a wastebasket. He sets in front of the bed and sits next to it, pulling Alek onto his lap and undoing his pants.]

/Here./

[hall-patrol.livejournal.com]

...

[He looks down at the bucket.]

...

/You have to aim it. I can't do it right now./

[actuallyhornets.livejournal.com]

/Right. Sorry./

[He grabs Alek carefully and aims.]

/I think this should do./

[hall-patrol.livejournal.com]

[He sighs as he relieves himself, glad to have that taken care of.]

/Thank you./

[Well, if he doubted that Pain really liked him before, he doesn't doubt so much now.]

[actuallyhornets.livejournal.com]

/You're welcome./

[He kisses Alek's neck through his mask.]

/You should probably take a bath after this. It may help with the paralysis./

[Pain doesn't know for sure, but he suspects.]

[hall-patrol.livejournal.com]

[He nods in agreement; he could probably use a bath anyway after all this.]

/You will help me?/

[actuallyhornets.livejournal.com]

/But of course. Are you finished?/

[hall-patrol.livejournal.com]

/Yes./

[He waits patiently for Pain to move him. A hot bath sounds pretty good right about now.]

[actuallyhornets.livejournal.com]

/Ok. I think this place should have a bath if we need one. The Nexus likes being useful./

[He closes his eyes and opens them again.]

/That red door was not there before, was it?/

[It's the one 90 degrees from the one they came in.]

[hall-patrol.livejournal.com]

/That is convenient!/

[He shoots Pain a small smile, indicating that he's ready at any time.]

[actuallyhornets.livejournal.com]

/I love how this place does that!/

[He pulls off Alek's clothing, then picks him up bridal-style and carries him into the room, where a small bathtub rests in the middle of a tile floor. He sets Alek inside it gently, the edge of the tub coming up to his shoulders, and after a quick search, turns on the water. It's warm, but not achingly hot yet.]

/How's this?/

[hall-patrol.livejournal.com]

/Okay, but it can be hotter./

[He keeps his eyes on Pain, making sure the other man never looks away. He feels embarrassed to admit it even to himself, but in his current state he's scared of slipping underwater and not being able to bring himself up.]

[actuallyhornets.livejournal.com]

[Pain pulls his shirts, mask and gloves off and turns the water up hotter.]

/Tell me when it's high enough, alright?/

[He pulls over a nearby basket full of cleaning supplies and starts washing his face and hands, always keeping an eye on Alek in case he slips.]

[hall-patrol.livejournal.com]

[He waits until the water has reaches a nice, steamy temperature.]

/That is good now./

[Really good. He feels like the water must be sapping away his aches and pains, as well as the paralysis.]

/I can move my whole foot now, hot water must be cure for this!/

[actuallyhornets.livejournal.com]

[He turns it off, the water rising to around Alek's belly button.]

/It's very theraputic for a lot of injuries. It can do wonders for broken bones, burns and scars as well./

[He crawls over behind Alek and runs his hands over his scalp, massaging small circles over it.]

/Would you like me to fix your hair so that it's all even? Viper did a terrible job with your haircut, and I'd like to fix it./

[hall-patrol.livejournal.com]

/So my answer to injury from now on- take hot bath!/

[He closes his eyes and smiles slightly as he feels Pain against his back, enjoying the massage.]

/You can fix it I guess, I am sure it looks horrible./

[actuallyhornets.livejournal.com]

/Not bleeding injuries or dehydration, but others yes./

[He scoops up water and wets what's left of Alek's hair, then starts shampooing carefully.]

/It's very uneven. What was he trying to do, anyway?/

[hall-patrol.livejournal.com]

/No, for dehydration you must drink the bath./

[He frowns, not really all that sure.]

/He did not say, he just started cutting it. Later he seemed to be comparing me to someone else, but I do not know who./

[actuallyhornets.livejournal.com]

/And if you're in hot water, it dehydrates you further./

[He frowns as well.]

/He may be as insane as Owl, although in a different way. They both seem to have an obsession with..../

[Blink. A thought occurs to him.]

/How did he compare you? Do you know what Marionette Owl looks like?/