No Turning Back

[Ari]

Arriana smiled as she continued to follow Warren, loving this new little tidbit. She weighed options in her mind, ever so tempted to tear this man to pieces, now that she knew his biggest weakness. On the other hand, she could abuse knowing this, and manipulate him later on. Arriana settled instead, for a mocking approach that would certainly piss him off. Getting into the city without him might be more difficult, but speaking the burning question on her tongue would be satisfying enough to make it worth it.

"Was your 'Little General' causing marital issues?"

Arriana grinned to show her teeth, incisors pointed slightly more than any human's teeth had any right to be. Her eyes were pitch black at that moment, making her look demonic.

"I didn't really take you for the petty grudge type. What'd they do, sue you for full custody of the kids? Did your precious wife file for a divorce because she was cheating on you?"

Arriana mocked shock, left hand rising to cover her mouth.

"She didn't tell you she was gay, did she. Oh, what a cruel woman. Always tell your husband if you decide to be gay, it just makes things run so much smoother."


Arriana grinned, dropping back just out of Warren's reach as she spoke. She was already in pain, she didn't need more. She was correct though, in that Warren's reaction was highly entertaining. The game couldn't go on forever but Arriana made a special note to never forget this information. 

"I can't tell you I won't go there, but I can tell you I don't plan on meeting people there. I could tell by the smell it's the most suitable climate for me to live. If you desperately need me, you'll find me in the water there. Somewhere. I assume by 'dataverse' you mean internet device. that does make me curious.."

The Chimera stretched out her hands, summoning the omnillium that she had created the handkerchief with. It dripped from her finger tips and hovered in a small sphere the size of a tennis ball in front of her. Arriana pictured in her mind, the stopwatch that had been specially made, just for her. It had been made using a gold hunter case with spiraling designs on the front, with a blue-tinted glass cover over the clock face. Each hand was made of a separate material: the hour hand of silver, the minute hand of copper, and a second hand in the same gold as the case. The outside case was scratched up and had been repaired many times, but she would never let it go. This clock was her tie to everyone she had ever known, good and bad. 

With the outer shell formed, she lifted the clock out of it's resting place, focusing on the inner workings still full of liquid omnillium. All the gears, the little glowing sphere that both acted as power source and a back light for when she needed to see the clock in the dark. With everything formed exactly the way it had been before the Omniverse, Arriana let the clock face click back into position, and pricked her finger on the hinge to turn it on. To Warren, it would seem like nothing had happened, but to Arriana the clock face was whirring with energy, blue light projecting onto the inside of the hunter case and reflecting up, to her eyes. She slid her index finger across the blue glass to control it, scrolling through her list of contacts. They were all still there, but they could not reach the signals. 

Hiding her crestfallen emotions, she raised the watch to align with Warren's face. 

"Look up, Jim."

Without further warning, Ari used her watch to snap a picture of Warren to build a portfolio later.