"Mercs like me? We don't get a say in how we die."
~Resident Evil RP.
~Ships: Jake x Sherry, Jake x Piers.
~Serious SLs and banter welcome.
~FC: Cameron Monaghan
[[Writer: Jakey. 18+. He/him. Compound Tag: #WeAreApophis]]
"Maybe being your kid ain't so bad..."
@RogueOfBullets "What was your favorite? We never really saw animals infected with C. Just...people that turned into insects." He thought about Piers, getting quiet before looking back at the video that showed a mako shark racing through the water.
@RogueOfBullets Jake handed the gun over to Albert without anymore fight and hugged Albert tightly, sniffling again. He looked up at Albert, pushing his hood back. He was the perfect blend of Albert and Natasha, red hair knotted and messy.
@RogueOfBullets
[Cue Morgan Freeman's introduction voice.]
Jill Valentine's visit to 1997 had caused a ripple effect of changes. One such change was Albert Wesker being aware of Jake's presence. Born in 1991, Jake grew up in a small village of Edonia. He got into mercenary~
@RogueOfBullets "I've never had an easy life." He sniffled, looking up at the older man and rubbing his eyes. "I kill people. For money. That's how I was getting Mama's medicine. I'm not a good kid..." Why would Albert want something like him?
@RogueOfBullets Jake wanted that so badly. But he was a teenage boy who was angry and still grieving. He kept his distance, shaking hand resting on his pistol. "Yeah. You did."
He couldn't stop himself, looking down and letting himself cry. "I've been all alone."
@RogueOfBullets "You're..." My father felt weird to say. Jake cleared his throat and put his hand on his weapon, eyes narrowed. "What do you want? I don't have anything for you."
@RogueOfBullets "I've hurt plenty of people." The young man stuck out his chest and stood straight, trying to look bigger than he was. He hesitated when Albert spoke. "How do you know us...?"
@RogueOfBullets "What do you want?" His voice was trying to sound bigger and deeper than it was. The gun on his hip was too big for his hands, and the vest and straps he wore didn't quite fit. He stood at the gate, watching Albert.
@RogueOfBullets He had a shadow, following at a small distance and to the right of him. A small figure in black clothes and a hood traveled through the alleyways and backyards to the small house. There was a garden out front, still maintained despite her absence. The house was silent.
@RogueOfBullets "Never talked of anyone else." The man still didn't quite believe him. But Natasha was gone, and the man couldn't do any damage. To anyone but the teenager in the room behind the bar, that was.
The bartender took the cash with a nod. "Sorry for your loss."
@RogueOfBullets The man looked down at the money and then pointed towards the west. "There's a house on the edge of town, just on the outskirts of the woods. Flowers all around the tree. Can't miss it."
He glanced towards the door again and then back to Albert. "You a family friend?"
@RogueOfBullets Oh. That got his attention. He shook his head though. "Natasha died two years ago come summer..."
There was movement from a door behind the bar, the door opening just a crack before closing again. The man shifted so he was in front of it more. "Sorry, friend."
@RogueOfBullets "Can I help you?" The older man asked warily, already on edge that this stranger knew their tongue. How? The few patrons watched Albert carefully, a few with weapons on their sides.
~quiet whispers and hostile faces, doors closed to the stranger. Only the shop stayed open, if only because a nicely dressed man always had money to spend.
~was 2005 and Jake was 14 years old. Natasha had been buried for 2 years.
The village was a small set of buildings, a well at the heart of about 20 buildings. A small shop sold meat and other groceries, 20 miles from the next town. Albert's presence was greeted with~
@rzrbladewings "I didn't summon you..." Jake stared dumbly at Freya, his eyes widening as they took in her wings. "What...who are you?"
He looked back at his mother's grave and then back to the woman in front of him. "I'm just visiting my mom."
He'd gone to Edonia to visit his mother's grave. He tended her flowers, murmuring an old prayer his mother used to chant as he fixed a small shrine. Just like she used to have in her room. He didn't even realize @rzrbladewings had appeared behind him.