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ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 1d

[ ...she didn't know fusion was feasible.

fascinating. ]

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ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 8d

// oops! time to make cass Upset

TRUTH SERUM - MY MUSE HAS TO ANSWER ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEY ARE. <3

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ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 1d

[ she blinks, looking over the so-called stand with a brief blink. ]

...definitely see it. what's it do?

Matt "Hopper" Warday @gunarmgoesbrt.bsky.social · 1d

" Oh they're a she... "

" See, now i'm wondering if you can see mine... "

He says, before promptly letting his Stand free, Empty Spaces towering over the soldier as its' gaze locks onto Cass, his eyeline covered with a mass of white bricks.

In fact, his arms, his lower legs, and his shoulders-

ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 1d

...huh.

[ anyway. ]

generally i prefer not to show it off, but... it's generally visible if she's out like this.

ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 1d

...huh.

[ anyway. ]

generally i prefer not to show it off, but... it's generally visible if she's out like this.

Matt "Hopper" Warday @gunarmgoesbrt.bsky.social · 1d

" Some asswipe with a bad haircut nailed me with a weird arrow during a visit to another dimension, but that's not important.

Am I- Am I not supposed to /see/ your guy? "

ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 1d

[ ...she's fairly sure this isn't a stand, then. ]

it's... called a spectre- also, what? when the hell did you-

ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 1d

[ ...she's fairly sure this isn't a stand, then. ]

it's... called a spectre- also, what? when the hell did you-

Matt "Hopper" Warday @gunarmgoesbrt.bsky.social · 1d

" So that thing you've got behind you, it's kind of like that but usually they're a lot more colorful.

'Cept mine. Mine's pink and white. "

ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 1d

[ she turns, and- ah, fuck. shit, he wasn't supposed to know about that. also, hold on, what- ]

what's a stand-

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ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 1d

[ she turns, and- ah, fuck. shit, he wasn't supposed to know about that. also, hold on, what- ]

what's a stand-

Matt "Hopper" Warday @gunarmgoesbrt.bsky.social · 1d

" ...aw SHIT she's a Stand user, i gotta stop fucking around like I do. "

ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 1d

[ not often that people see what she brings to the table. the kind of danger she could be to someone if they were in her crosshairs. but it seems you're lucky enough to catch a glimpse of what lies behind her...

...her shadow moves without her. ]

ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 1d

[ not often that people see what she brings to the table. the kind of danger she could be to someone if they were in her crosshairs. but it seems you're lucky enough to catch a glimpse of what lies behind her...

...her shadow moves without her. ]

ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 1d

...to be fair, i haven't watched tv in a long time either. time's short these days. got so much to do...

ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 1d

[ yawn. ]

seriously, there's always some drama going on...

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ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 1d

[ anyone else would be confused, maybe a bit scared. this girl though, she just seems dryly unconcerned. weird. maybe she's used to this kind of thing. she... seems to be just a human, though? ]

just a bit of recovery, i guess. punched something a bit too hard.

[ or someone? ]

* 𝚒𝚝'𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚊 𝚋𝚒𝚝. @an-endless-cycle.bsky.social · 2d

* 𝙸 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚍𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚜, 𝚢𝚎𝚝 𝙸 𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚘𝚌𝚌𝚊𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚏𝚊𝚒𝚕 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝙸 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚕𝚢 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚘.
* 𝙾𝚗𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚠𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚊𝚕𝚕, 𝙸 𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚎.

[ His voice sounded strange—distorted in a way that reminded you of a ghost or demon from one of those old horror movies. ]

ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 4d

unfortunate place to pop out.

[ not said as a threat or anything, just an observation. ]

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ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 1d

you were right. i just... have this. thing. about being perceived in a way that i don't intend. it's too... honest, i think.

...sorry. it's not on you. i'm just kinda fucked up. eheh.

ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 1d

[ ...god. she feels bad now. she frowns a bit, chewing on the inside of the cheek for a moment. if nothing else, the concern is sobering, it helps her get out of her own head.

a long sigh. ]

it's alright. i, uh. kinda... get weird about being called on things i do that i don't talk about.

ᎩᏋᏓᏐፚᎯᎡᎧᏉᎯ @thatsyourcue.bsky.social · 5d

... Mn.

[ okay, well. it's nice that SHE isn't at fault, but it's almost worse that cass IS. she... kind of? gets it. self loathing is a monster, and that's probably the hardest thing to work around. ]

I... okay.
Just- you... I don't know. I didn't know it... was like that, I guess.

ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 6d

[ oh no. ohhh no, rachel knows. she thinks it's her fault. god fucking damn it all. she takes a slightly shaky breath, letting it out in an attempt to keep any sort of composure. it really only makes her look worse. ]

no. no, you... didn't do anything wrong. god forbid you ask a simple question.

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of the waking world. @destinyunwound.bsky.social · 2d

// it's my birthday :> yay :>

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ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 4d

unfortunate place to pop out.

[ not said as a threat or anything, just an observation. ]

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ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 4d

[ ...said alley happens to be exactly where a certain phantom is cleaning some blood off her knuckles with a slight scowl. it's not an easy process, but... this certainly takes her attention.

...she does not seem all too surprised, despite her face being quickly covered by shadow. ]

* 𝚒𝚝'𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚊 𝚋𝚒𝚝. @an-endless-cycle.bsky.social · 5d

@nightphantoms.bsky.social

[ It’s late at night—dark, like really dark. And that’s the perfect time for him to leave the void and handle his duties! The anomaly opens a portal right in the middle of an alley and crawls out of it. ]

* . . .

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ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 4d

i hope you do.

[ and with that, she casually flips off the god... and walks out.

damn. she's really gonna do her like that, huh. ]

ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 6d

// for both this account and @destinyunwound.bsky.social, bleed. :>

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ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 6d

[ a slightly bitter tone enters her voice. ]

you won't hurt me. i do all that shit myself.

ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 6d

[ oh no. ohhh no, rachel knows. she thinks it's her fault. god fucking damn it all. she takes a slightly shaky breath, letting it out in an attempt to keep any sort of composure. it really only makes her look worse. ]

no. no, you... didn't do anything wrong. god forbid you ask a simple question.

ᎩᏋᏓᏐፚᎯᎡᎧᏉᎯ @thatsyourcue.bsky.social · 6d

...

...
Hey, Cass?

[ her tone isn't quite flat, but there's something missing. some would call this "sincerity," but she calls it masking.

...
she struggles. hesitates, and shifts uncomfortably. this is... not great, she realizes. a heavy topic. too heavy for her to handle. ]

Uh — d'you...

ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 6d

[ ...oh. so they won't. ]

haha. would you look at that.

[ her smile looks so genuine even still. even if she knows her game is done. even if she knows she's been found out. ]

no, i'd probably... suck at it, haha. really bad.

[ she hates this. she hates this. she HATES this. ]

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ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 6d

[ ...oh. so they won't. ]

haha. would you look at that.

[ her smile looks so genuine even still. even if she knows her game is done. even if she knows she's been found out. ]

no, i'd probably... suck at it, haha. really bad.

[ she hates this. she hates this. she HATES this. ]

ᎩᏋᏓᏐፚᎯᎡᎧᏉᎯ @thatsyourcue.bsky.social · 6d

[ heartbreaking: she's being seen as it is. all the time forever. ...there's a pause, as she finishes speaking. ]

...
Shaking hands like those probably won't help you play too well, huh.

[ she nearly asks to take them, but that might make cass jump straight out of her skin. nooo thanks. ]

ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 6d

titans. right. sorry, i don't really... play a lot of newer stuff these days. so much to catch up on...

[ she hates worrying rachel like this. but she. doesn't feel good. she doesn't like revealing pieces of herself accidentally like that. she doesn't like being Seen. ]

ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 6d

titans. right. sorry, i don't really... play a lot of newer stuff these days. so much to catch up on...

[ she hates worrying rachel like this. but she. doesn't feel good. she doesn't like revealing pieces of herself accidentally like that. she doesn't like being Seen. ]

ᎩᏋᏓᏐፚᎯᎡᎧᏉᎯ @thatsyourcue.bsky.social · 6d

[ oh she HATES that. if this were earlier in her life that might genuinely ruin her whole development. she just. stares for a moment, not quite sure if it's worth pressing the topic...

...
egh. she's not gonna be good enough for that. ]

Uh – yeah, that's... the one with the Titans I think.

ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 6d

[ a clearing of her throat, and just. a deep breath, and she turns like absolutely nothing happened. ]

nah, you're alright. sorry. anyway, which one is frontiers again? that's the... kaiju fight one? eheh.

[ ...what the fuck, how does she do that? she looks so unbothered. ]

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ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 6d

[ a clearing of her throat, and just. a deep breath, and she turns like absolutely nothing happened. ]

nah, you're alright. sorry. anyway, which one is frontiers again? that's the... kaiju fight one? eheh.

[ ...what the fuck, how does she do that? she looks so unbothered. ]

ᎩᏋᏓᏐፚᎯᎡᎧᏉᎯ @thatsyourcue.bsky.social · 6d

[ ...Ooooh this is a weird kind of trauma she's not built for, is she. Stepping back. ]

...
Um. Too much?

ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 6d

[ she's still silent, just. glancing away. she looks genuinely uncomfortable in a way rachel has genuinely never seen her before. ]

ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 6d

// said genuinely twice in the reply. send me to the gulag

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ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 6d

[ she's still silent, just. glancing away. she looks genuinely uncomfortable in a way rachel has genuinely never seen her before. ]

ᎩᏋᏓᏐፚᎯᎡᎧᏉᎯ @thatsyourcue.bsky.social · 6d

[ swooping down to rest on her feet. ]

...
Cass. It's fine. Promise.

I don't have the patience to judge something like that.

ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 6d

[ ...genuinely kind of just. staring for a moment. she genuinely isn't sure how to respond here. uh. ]

...

ᴄᴀꜱꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴛᴏ @nightphantoms.bsky.social · 6d

hey, you're not stupid, first off. i'm just having a little fun, that's all.

[ maybe a little too much. ]