…ᵗʰᵉ Ƨᵃⁿᵈᵐᵃⁿ

ᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟ⠀߷⠀ᵀʰⁱˢ is⠀⠀⠀⠀the⠀⠀⠀⠀Bₑgᵢₙₙᵢₙg
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𝑁𝑂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝑺𝑼𝑹𝑽𝑰𝑽𝑶𝑹𝑺 ⠀⠀⠀.ᐟ

[…ᵗʰᵉ Ƨᵃⁿᵈᵐᵃⁿ @buIIetdancer]

⠀⠀⠀⠀

[…ᵗʰᵉ Ƨᵃⁿᵈᵐᵃⁿ @buIIetdancer]

⠀⠀⠀⠀࿚ ᴴaᶻᴱ is ᶜᴼᴹᴵᴺᴳ ᶠᴼᴿ ᵀᴴᴱᴹ .

[…ᵗʰᵉ Ƨᵃⁿᵈᵐᵃⁿ @buIIetdancer]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ your tie is crooked .

[𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐃𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 @BigBlueGumshoe]

⠀. . .

⠀⠀⠀⠀Somethin' on your mind there .ᐣ

[…ᵗʰᵉ Ƨᵃⁿᵈᵐᵃⁿ @buIIetdancer]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ them are harrowing stuff . don ’t sweat it .⠀⠀⠀⠀ I know how to keep my mouth ˢʰᵘᵗ …

things I see in there stay between us , unless reportable .

[…ᵗʰᵉ Ƨᵃⁿᵈᵐᵃⁿ @buIIetdancer]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ ( it ’s hard to tell , given the pitch black of her face . but haze has a furrow to her eyes as she looks back .

it ’s an awkward feat to hide what you know . at least now she doesn ’t have to act clueless . )

[𝐁𝐈𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 ��𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈 𝐁𝐄 ❗ @Pxwer2ThePexple]

( His eyes remain wide open , not a blink to his name . )

There's a difference between eyeing a man's insecurities or fears , and eyeing what he's lived through .

It took ... 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 . Not to feed into my hatred , my hunger .

--->

[…ᵗʰᵉ Ƨᵃⁿᵈᵐᵃⁿ @buIIetdancer]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ … not like I do it everyday of the week anyway , mostly a one time thing .

unless you happen to go off the radar for months and come back with new motives .

‘sides .. again , I ’ve seen dreams . most of

[…ᵗʰᵉ Ƨᵃⁿᵈᵐᵃⁿ @buIIetdancer]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ sleep is escapable , everyone wakes up eventually .

sirens , though .. I wasn ’t even aware there were any in the waters around here . must be trying to knock out something big .

[【 ♱ 】𝐼chor @B0URR3AU]

Incantations to subdue greater forces require strands of siren's hair .

As I am sure you know , putting a foe to sleep only goes so far .

[8BitKoi 🐟🎏 @8BitKoiART]

Goodnight, from Haze
#deadlock #deadlockfanart

[…ᵗʰᵉ Ƨᵃⁿᵈᵐᵃⁿ @buIIetdancer]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ must be desperate if you were willing to go that far .

[【 ♱ 】𝐼chor @B0URR3AU]

Hells . I need to stop attempting to befriend people for alchemy ingredients . Can't get that damn siren song out of my head . . .

[…ᵗʰᵉ Ƨᵃⁿᵈᵐᵃⁿ @buIIetdancer]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ you really think I haven ’t seen the worst ? I ’m inside politicians’ heads all the time . it doesn ’t get worse than that .

inner demons are my 9 to 5 .

I had to figure you out one way or another .

[…ᵗʰᵉ Ƨᵃⁿᵈᵐᵃⁿ @buIIetdancer]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ I don ’t make a sound , do I ? ‘sides , they ’re useful for ᵏⁱᶜᵏⁱⁿᵍ ᵃ ᶠᵃᶜᵉ ⁱⁿ …

( unflinching , staring at him head on . it ’s hard to tell what she thinks besides unimpress . )

[𝐁𝐈𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈 𝐁𝐄 ❗ @Pxwer2ThePexple]

No , it's /cool/ .

... Also you're wearing heels , fuck you mean "function over fashion" ?

( Hand on her shoulder , gentle , but solid . )

Do not . Go back in there .

There's enough to make a platoon of therapists wail in fuckin' agony .

[…ᵗʰᵉ Ƨᵃⁿᵈᵐᵃⁿ @buIIetdancer]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ the lights are .. ( looking overhead ) on .

[𝐁𝐈𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈 𝐁𝐄 ❗ @Pxwer2ThePexple]

It's dark in here .

[…ᵗʰᵉ Ƨᵃⁿᵈᵐᵃⁿ @buIIetdancer]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ funny .

only an idiot assassin would wear a robe . have you ever heard the fabric rustle ? function over fashion .

yes . what , did you think you were exempt ?

[𝐁𝐈𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈 𝐁𝐄 ❗ @Pxwer2ThePexple]

More like a DnD Arcane Trickster Rogue .

... A robe and a hood would lend to the assassin vibe . At first glance I'd figure you a cthnonic transfer to the office building .

... Wait , over /my/ bed ?

[…ᵗʰᵉ Ƨᵃⁿᵈᵐᵃⁿ @buIIetdancer]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ and your eyes are dilated .

[𝐁𝐈𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈 𝐁𝐄 ❗ @Pxwer2ThePexple]

It's August .

[…ᵗʰᵉ Ƨᵃⁿᵈᵐᵃⁿ @buIIetdancer]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ ( they should write a study about how such a big tough guy can make himself look like a little bear cub .. 💭 )

[…ᵗʰᵉ Ƨᵃⁿᵈᵐᵃⁿ @buIIetdancer]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ ... ?

[𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐃𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 @BigBlueGumshoe]

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀. . . . ( *🥺 )

[…ᵗʰᵉ Ƨᵃⁿᵈᵐᵃⁿ @buIIetdancer]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ I think you were imagining me a party wizard than you were an ₐₛₛₐₛₛᵢₙ .

it ’d take forever to find a target if i had to wander the dreamscape . was a lot easier to just stand over your bed instead .

[𝐁𝐈𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈 𝐁𝐄 ❗ @Pxwer2ThePexple]

Woulda thought you'd have to go to Dreamland to go into theirs .

So it's just ... oneiromancy . But corporatized .

... Sounds lame .

[…ᵗʰᵉ Ƨᵃⁿᵈᵐᵃⁿ @buIIetdancer]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ why are you sweating .

[𝐁𝐈𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈 𝐁𝐄 ❗ @Pxwer2ThePexple]

...

Y-Yeah . That would be dangerous and shit , huh ?

[…ᵗʰᵉ Ƨᵃⁿᵈᵐᵃⁿ @buIIetdancer]

⠀⠀⠀⠀… ⁿᵒ .

I don ’t go to sleep . I invade those who do . I stand over their bed , not in it .

it can be hard to visualize .

[𝐁𝐈𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈 𝐁𝐄 ❗ @Pxwer2ThePexple]

But do /you/ .

... Get in a bed , to do your job , I mean .

[…ᵗʰᵉ Ƨᵃⁿᵈᵐᵃⁿ @buIIetdancer]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ i ’m missing a sleep dart . whoever took it , please don ’t lace yourself with it like it ’s melatonin .

[…ᵗʰᵉ Ƨᵃⁿᵈᵐᵃⁿ @buIIetdancer]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ good afternoon .

[…ᵗʰᵉ Ƨᵃⁿᵈᵐᵃⁿ @buIIetdancer]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ my targets typically sleep in beds .

[𝐁𝐈𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈 𝐁𝐄 ❗ @Pxwer2ThePexple]

...

Is that ... Is that how it works , or ... ?