Alice.

The rabbit hole goes deeper than you think. A real girl, trying to take her lives back from those who would use her. (RP, MV/MS, art by biruesque) #Penrose

[Alice. @MachinaSicarius]

“Diving headfirst deep, deep into the rabbit hole.”

Alice Young. Your local software engineer, gamer, and secret android. The living crossroads of two lives that became one.

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[Alice. @MachinaSicarius]

@rodentsthievery “I mean…” she shrugs, tilting her head.

“I wouldn’t know. So I’m just gonna have to take your word for it.”

[Alice. @MachinaSicarius]

@rodentsthievery Okay, okay. She’s stopping a bit now. Still giggling, but still. “I mean—good for you, I guess?”

[Alice. @MachinaSicarius]

@rodentsthievery “Yeah, that’s gotta be.” Still giggling. It’s too funny for her. “Okay, okay. I get it. Your nuts blow up.”

[Alice. @MachinaSicarius]

@rodentsthievery “That’s uh…not helping…” Giggling like a 12-year old. Damn.

[Alice. @MachinaSicarius]

@CRIMSONEULOGIA // ME! 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

[Alice. @MachinaSicarius]

@missingmattcr She just slept late so…a bit of a zombie right now.

[Alice. @MachinaSicarius]

@FemThwip Good morning to you!

[Alice. @MachinaSicarius]

@2Battledroid So it does seem!

[Alice. @MachinaSicarius]

@Metallhaut -recently-acquired magnet powers.

This person’s definitely more machine than human, so she figured she can take a few hard pokes. Like a big spear thrust that’s coming her way right now.

[Alice. @MachinaSicarius]

@Metallhaut Two can play at that game. She was a hunter before all this and she still has some tools left over.

Does she really need to aim, though? She’s confident in her strength right now, so she’ll wrap her hand around a piece of shelving debris and squeeze it into a spear with her-

[Alice. @MachinaSicarius]

@Metallhaut -quickly, she runs and dives behind the shop counter. Behind cover, her arm morphs and reconstructs into a cannon that begins to charge and crackle with electricity.

Popping up, she takes aim and fires. “Mine’s bigger!” And a ball of electric energy launches itself at E1.

[Alice. @MachinaSicarius]

@Metallhaut “Still a no.” Just as she was about to retaliate, the burst of electric bullets rake her way. Some of them do connect, making her spasm a bit. Somebody did their homework. One or two ain’t bad, but a sustained barrage of those can stun her handily.

Recovering from the limp-

[Alice. @MachinaSicarius]

@Metallhaut -activates her jump jets in an attempt to break the stalemate and put some space between them.

She’ll quickly slap her half-mask on after. No sense in putting herself on the map with this.

[Alice. @MachinaSicarius]

@Metallhaut With the store emptied out, at least one danger has passed. “Not a chance.”

She’s not doing anything unless she breaks this stalemate. Shop cam’s still on, so she has to play this smart. Her gear’s all at home, but she’s the weapon.

Planting her feet on the wall, Alice-

[Alice. @MachinaSicarius]

@Metallhaut -into the opposite wall. “…want from me?” It provides adequate shielding for now, but it’s not gonna hold, she’s sure. She needs to empty this place out first at least.

[Alice. @MachinaSicarius]

@Metallhaut She can still hold the pressure of the aisle pressing against her. Every second spent here is another second people can take to get out.

This one isn’t on the files, though. A new product? Somebody else?

“What do you…” She begins trying to push back, at least to pin her-