"Oh sweet lord Jesus, Mary, and Joseph not this place again..." Muttered Darkness as Lyte made excited little mini stomps while they got a seat inside 'Larry Mallrat's Pizzeria' There were a plethora of arcade games and brightly colored jungle gyms to play on, as well as costumed characters everywhere, consisting of Larry the Rat himself, Frizzy bat, Chompy the Horse, and Studly the Sheepdog.
Silver gave a light slap to Darkness' arm as she went to say hi to all the workers who knew her by name. "What did I say about being patient with her?" Asked Silver. Darkness just shrugged. "I'm here, aren't I? It's not even her I'm mad about, it's just this place in particular." He admitted, causing her to raise an eyebrow at him.
Darkness took a sharp breath in, and a hard breath out as he looked Silver in the eyes. "Okay, so... When I first got on with Mr. Capryse, I didn't exactly know how body disposal worked... so I grabbed one of the costumes in here, stuffed the guy in the suit, and threw him out in the ocean..." Silver glared at him as her nostrils flared. "THAT WAS YOU?! THEY ALMOST SHUT THIS PLACE DOWN!" She whispered in Spanish to avoid stares. Darkness blushed a bit and looked down as if he were a scolded child. "That could have Devastated Lyte! Oh, we WILL Talk about this later you irresponsible little-" Darkness just raised a hand. "I Know I fucked up... I'm sorry, and it won't happen again." He promised, causing silver to calm down.
After a few minutes, Lyte came back with Pizza and a pitcher of Beer for them all. To her credit, Darkness had to admit the food was decent for a kid's spot, and the addition of beer wasn't half bad either. "Honestly I'm surprised I haven't been here earlier." He admitted. Silver crossed her arms and grunted. "Really? I'm NOT!" She said as Darkness cleared his throat. Lyte just giggled and nodded, "I used to come here a lot as a kid while Silver attended her classes! I got my first job here as Larry's cute bat girlfriend 'Frizzy Bat!' I love it when Children have a good time!" She said happily.
As Darkness went to speak, A man in a fat rat costume approached. "HIYA EVERYBODY!" He said as he pressed play on a colorful outdated radio before beginning to dance. "I'M LARRY THE RAT! I'M WHERE IT'S AT! I'M EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE LITTLE FUZZY MALLRAT! I DO MY DANCE FROM HERE TO FRANCE WHERE CHEESE FLOWS FROM THE FLOOR UP TO YOUR UNDERPANTS!" He sang before hugging Lyte and running off. Silver smiled as Darkness awkwardly waved to Lyte to try and be supportive.
After a glass of Beer, Darkness looked at Lyte. "So sis... we came here to talk?" He asked. Lyte let out a sigh at his statement and just fidgeted. "You're right... I've been putting this off long enough." She said as she looked to Silver, who nodded at her encouragingly. 'Bro, while you were gone... there was a bit of an incident." She admitted, causing Darkness to tighten his grip on his beer mug. At his reaction, she swallowed her fear and continued.
"My Junior year in High School, there was this Boy... Tommy Shackler... He'd try to talk to me and I was always happy to listen... But he would often comment on my body..." She said as she looked down, Darkness began to glare as he pieced together what happened. "One day... as I was trying to go home... He cornered me and tried to..." She started as she began to breathe in and out as her makeup began to smear, but Silver held her hand and nodded at her. Lyte took a deep breath in and looked at Darkness. "...Rape me" She finished, causing Darkness to crush the beer mug in his hand.
Lyte instantly put her hands up and stopped him. "HE DIDN'T!" She said, causing Darkness to raise a brow. "Okay, so what's wrong? I know that isn't it." He asked. Lyte just fidgeted. She was already letting her mind wonder about all the things she thought Darkness was about to tell her. "He didn't because I accidentally used my Aura to flash my light power so bright in his eyes that I... Burned his eyes out... Permanently blinding him!"She admitted, wincing in preparation, only for Darkness to shrug.
"That's it? That's what you've been afraid to tell me?" He asked. Lyte glared at him. "What do you mean?! You remember what Mom said! Aura isn't supposed to be our sword! We can't just hurt people like that!" She told him with a glare. It was Darkness' turn to sigh. "Lyte... That is NOT what she meant! You clearly weren't using aura as a sword, you were using aura as a SHIELD! Mom would not have blamed you for what you did, and if she did? She'd be a horrible fucking mother!" He told her.
There was a long silence before Lyte Breathed in relief. "I needed to hear that... Thanks, Big Brother." She said as she kissed his left cheek before running off to play some games. Darkness turned to Silver. "How come I never heard this? I get you promised not to tell me, but as her guardian, how was I Never informed?" He asked curiously. Silver kissed his right cheek and got up to join Lyte. "I asked a favor... from your boss' wife Saryn while I tailored her outfit." She said, leaving Darkness to sit and think.
Meanwhile at a tall skyscraper with 'Farley incorporated' in gaudy yellow flashing lights going down it vertically, a tall slender man with a half-shaved head of white hair flowing down over his right blood-red colored eye in a white suit adjusted his red tie while he observed pictures Mr. Farley's pictures of Darkness. "Yes yes Sir, I'm well aware of the Voidwalker. He said in a bored tone. Mr. Farley stroked his bear. "Of course, you freaks know each other... doesn't matter, I want him DEAD! His whole family will earn you a bonus!" He said as she showed pictures of Silver and Lyte. The young man raised a brow as he saw the picture of Lyte and made a wing of solidified blood pick it up. "Well well well... who have we here?" He asked as he licked where her fishnet-clad leggings were.
Mr. Farley scoffed "Like I said, FREAKS! Do whatever you want with his whore sister, just FUCKING KILL-" But the Man shoved him with a tendril of blood. "Our conversation is over, my lovely little guest here has a date with her Bloody Angel... I'll make sure my dance with Darkness is as poetic as advertised... until then... Mr. Farley." He said as he hummed Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture, leaving a trail of blood behind him as he walked off.
I love how Lyte loves this Chuck E. Cheese-esque place and wants Darkness to take her to it. This seems like Lyte's paradise and I won't lie, it does sound pretty cool. The real Chuck E. Cheese was a huge disappointment. When I entered one, it smelled like baby shit and didn't resemble what I saw in the commercials. But I digress. I love that Darkness told Silver why he dislikes this place. I am laughing at the mental image of a dead body being stuffed in a fucking costume.
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Lyte seems to always like to make people happy, and I love that the "Frizzy Bat" is a nod to your fursona. But Jesus, I felt secondhand embarrassment for Darkness when that Larry rat whisked Lyte off like that. I'm glad Lyte enjoys it, but yeah, I understand how Darkness feels. I always feel embarrassed when these mascots do that, and I cannot explain why.
I find it interesting that Lyte doesn't choose to tell Silver and Darkness about that incident at home or her room but at this place, which indicates this is one of the places where she feels safer and I love this tidbit about her character.
Lyte took what her mother said too literally. I agree with Darkness that she used her aura as a shield, not a sword. If she just blinded some guy because he mildly annoyed her or because she felt like it, then yeah. In her case, it's very understandable.
I am glad she told Silver and Darkness what this is about, so they can understand her situation better and not blame her for it. Most people wouldn't.
Oh my God, I freaking love how Blood Angel has a crush on Lyte. That is awesome but also creepy. I love it! I can't wait to see how Blood Angel deals with Darkness, Silver, et al.
Excellent work done! This chapter had a lot to unpack and lots of character development!
Thank you so much! truth be told I got embarrassed for darkness too, but it was funny none th less. I chose to take some of Hella's advice and add some extra to Blood Angel's lore, this is going to be FUN!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you're branching out and exploring Lyte more and giving her more spotlight. She is an interesting character and I'm glad you're tapping into her potential now! I find it interesting that she loves this place and finds comfort in it... while Darkness does not lol. I've never seen him so uncomfortable before lol.
ReplyDeleteI love how Darkness' ties to this place is somewhere he disposed of his first dead body in a mascot suit because he was a newbie and didn't know how lol. This is more than a funny gag though, it also tells us about Darkness as a character and how he improvises and thinks outside the box. I love how Lyte snaps at him in Spanish. I hope there's no other Spanish speakers around to hear this as Spanish is like a second langauge over there! xD
It's also nice that Darkness finds something to enjoy about this outting, despite not being fond of this place. I also love the tidbit that Lyte used to work here as the bat and performed for children! That's so fitting for her. Haha, I love Larry the Rat's song and how AWKWARD he is. I have to wonder if this is just a random encounter with a random man in a suit... or if there is a familiar face lurking underneath?
I find it really interesting that Lyte wanted them to come here to tell them about her trauma and not in the privacy and comfort of her own bedroom at home. Perhaps she doesn't feel comfortable at home? Or maybe this place brings her back to being a child again and feeling safe and secure, as her childhood was robbed from her and ended in that moment this incident transpired.
Its sad that she thinks Darkness would be disappointed in her for defending herself. He's absolutely right, she used her aura as a SHIELD, not a SWORD. She didn't go looking for trouble and attack him for the fun of it, no, she was defending off an attacker. There's a huge difference. I wonder what became of Tommy and what he told others about what happened to him and if he's still alive? It seems he kept tight-lipped about who did this to him.
I love that cliffhanger with the introduction of Blood Angel pining for Lyte lol! I love how creepy he is and I look forward to seeing how he tries to get to her and how he deals with Darkness and Silver!
Excellent job! This was a great chatper for character development and I bet Lyte feels free now that she got this off her chest and she can flourish now without this weighing her down anymore!
Thank you for your insightful comments, you actually got me questioning what DID happen to tommy... well we'll be diving on into that in a little bit
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