06/16/07 // IC!Envy and NPC OOC!Hohenheim

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Who: IC!Envy and NPC OOC!Hohenheim
When: 06/16/07
Rating: PG-13
Category: Side Plots
Summary: Envy and Hohenheim run into each other in a crowded street. Violence ensues.

OOC!Hohenheim: *prowling through an alternate version of Central on his own, some of his minions having accompanied him but are in different areas of the city to search, idly inspecting things as he passes by them*

IC!Envy: *searching yet ANOTHER dimension for any sign of his double, not even bothering with disguises any more, frustrated enough with his luck thus far that he has started killing the occasional human along the way, just to ease the tedium*

OOC!Hohenheim: *spots Envy through the throng of people and raises an eyebrow, smiling slowly; walks a little more quickly in order to catch up with him, purposefully moving to bump into his shoulder*

IC!Envy: *whirls around, a snarl curling his lip, his hand darting out reflexively to wrap around the offending human's throat - how dare they jostle him, a superior being? - and gasps, eyes widening like coins, scarce believing what he sees*

OOC!Hohenheim: *ducks his head out of the way and starts winding his way out of the crowd, moving to a less crowded area, utterly amused by the whole affair*

IC!Envy: *follows quickly, shoving humans roughly aside with rapidly-increasing violence, knocking many to the ground without a second glance, his eyes mad with delight and fixed on Hohenheim's back*
IC!Envy: You! *he calls with complete disregard to the crowd around them* YOU!

OOC!Hohenheim: *doesn't bother with a glance back at all, simply choosing to ignore him and continue on, finally ducking out of the crowd and into an alleyway, moving far back into it so as to hopefully not draw attention to himself from any resulting yelling, but... this is too good*

IC!Envy: *doesn't even notice when the crowd is gone, the indignant noises of the bruised humans behind him like the buzzing of flies in a distant windowsill; without preamble or ado, he curls one hand into a fist and aims a punch at Hohenheim's wretched face*

OOC!Hohenheim: *allows the blow to connect, stumbling backwards and regaining his balance after a moment before rubbing his cheek, smiling slowly* A double of my son, how quaint. And what is it, I ask, are you doing in a place such as this? Surely you cannot all hate me?

IC!Envy: *twitches uncontrollably at the sound of the word son, alternating between clenching his jaw and opening his mouth, searching desperately for words to express his inexpressible disgust* HATE YOU?! *he bellows, aiming another punch, all his muscles coiled in fury* HATE YOU?! 'HATE' DOESN'T BEGIN TO COVER IT YOU, YOU- *he gives up on communicating, deciding that the pain he is going to inflict on this man will speak volumes enough*

OOC!Hohenheim: *ducks around this punch, expecting it this time, filled with a malicious glee at the other's reaction* My dear, dear son... How could you feel such loathing for your father? *backs away from him, body wavering slightly as he readies to switch dimensions if need be*

IC!Envy: *writhes at these words, gnashing his teeth, as though they cause him physical pain* DON'T. CALL. ME. THAT. *pauses for a just moment, taking in the look of evil enjoyment on Hohenheim's face, morphing his right hand into a long, elegant steel blade* Going to kill you, going to kill you at last, just stay still, I don't have the patience to draw it out and make you hurt like I should- *breaks off with a laugh, eyes wide, lunging with inhuman speed, feinting a stab for Hohenheim's chest before swinging low, slashing at his knees*

OOC!Hohenheim: *pivots himself, though not quickly enough, and gets slashed across right leg, looking down at it and watching the blood flow freely from the wound in morbid fascination before laughing coldly, body becoming even more wavery as he begins the shift* Is it not true that you are? You are all my children, every last one of you, and each of you will meet the same end. Unearthing your bones, bit by bit...

IC!Envy: *reaches out to latch onto Hohenheim, not so transported by bloodlust that he doesn't realize the bastard will try to run away like the coward he is, always running away from things he can't handle, abandoning him...* JUST TRY. JUST YOU TRY. I'LL KILL YOU FIRST YOU SON OF A WHORE. *determined to follow Hohenheim wherever he shifts, not caring about the risk involved, wanting only to watch this man die*

OOC!Hohenheim: *stays where he is, half between the dimensions* You think I have not already taken the steps, that I do not already know where your bones lie? I can take you there -- take you there and watch you die, retching every last stone in your body until there is nothing left. *smirks*

IC!Envy: *choking on the foul smell of decay radiating from the man, and on his all-consuming hatred, rasps in a manic voice* Liar. LIAR LIAR LIAR LIAR LIAR LIAR- *swiftly brings his knee up between them, towards Hohenheim's stomach*

OOC!Hohenheim: *doubles over with a gasp, body becoming nearly whole again as he loses concentration before snerking* You were always defiant, every last one of you. You were never deserving of any gift bestowed upon you, by me or anyone else. *shimmers, nearly out of existence*

IC!Envy: DEFIANT?! *he howls, using his sword-arm to try and gut Hohenheim like a fish*

OOC!Hohenheim: *blinks himself out of the dimension before that can happen, stomach getting grazed before he leaves completely, running fingers through the blood blossoming against his shirt, looking down at them in amusement*

IC!Envy: *remains in place even after Hohenheim has gone, too irate to even begin to shift dimensions, yelling fit to tear his lungs at the empty alleyway* HOW COULD YOU?! HOW COULD YOU?! *he screams over and over, beating his fists against the wall, pausing to impale the human military man who was tentatively approaching him, gun drawn*
IC!Envy: *finally gets a hold of himself, sucking in a long breath and shifting back to his own dimension, white with unfulfilled rage*