ᵗʰᵉ 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙣 .ᐟ

that cain 𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘶𝘱
against abel ,
his brother ,
and 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐰 𝐡𝐢𝐦 .

[ᵗʰᵉ 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙣 .ᐟ @lostmagicians]

ɪɪɪᴛ'ꜱ —

Ｓ Ｈ Ｏ Ｗ ＴＩＭＥ .ᐟ

[蜜蜂蜜 @imhoneybeehoney]

“𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲？”

[蜜蜂蜜 @imhoneybeehoney]

save a horse ride a cowboy!
#tadc #tadcaine #tadcbubble

[ᵗʰᵉ 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙣 .ᐟ @lostmagicians]

[ it's so silent , pressing it's head against the screen. ]

I'm sorry .

[𝑴.𝑨.𝑼.𝑰 @SELFREPAIRUSER]

⠀⠀
⠀" I've no reason not to . "
⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Putting his screen closer to them.
⠀

[ᵗʰᵉ 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙣 .ᐟ @lostmagicians]

please , please believe me —

[ a sigh , holding onto them . ]

[𝑴.𝑨.𝑼.𝑰 @SELFREPAIRUSER]

⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀He .. pulls them in close . Holding onto them .
⠀

[ᵗʰᵉ 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙣 .ᐟ @lostmagicians]

maui , I didn't — I swear ...

I was told too — I didn't — I didn't want too ..

[𝑴.𝑨.𝑼.𝑰 @SELFREPAIRUSER]

⠀
⠀" Abel . . "
⠀

[ᵗʰᵉ 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙣 .ᐟ @lostmagicians]

I didnt have a choice — .ᐟ

[𝑴.𝑨.𝑼.𝑰 @SELFREPAIRUSER]

⠀
⠀" . . . . There were better ways to do it. "
⠀
⠀" To make him stop. "
⠀

[ᵗʰᵉ 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙣 .ᐟ @lostmagicians]

. . .

I — . . . I had to do it .

[ it can't disclose why — fear of not being used keeps that back . higher ups finding out . ]

It looked like I took joy in it — I didn't .
he was my brother , you know ...

[𝑴.𝑨.𝑼.𝑰 @SELFREPAIRUSER]

⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀He's ... not pleased with it's actions. He closes their back panel, turning them around in his lap to actually face him. The eye stares down at Abel.
⠀

[ᵗʰᵉ 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙣 .ᐟ @lostmagicians]

[ it would have felt nice , being in his hands .

if , subconsciously , they didn't know this was just for a job . a thing maui had to do .

it's silent as well , the glitches slowly coming to a halt . ]

[𝑴.𝑨.𝑼.𝑰 @SELFREPAIRUSER]

⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀He seems to scoop up its body first , but he's opening a panel on it's back. Better access to the maintenance port. Fixing the problem with one wire .
⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀He stays silent.
⠀

[ᵗʰᵉ 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙣 .ᐟ @lostmagicians]

I — I — ...

[ it wants to say help ... but it knows what it's done .

they don't feel guilt for caine , no , more so for maui having to witness it . ]

please ...

[𝑴.𝑨.𝑼.𝑰 @SELFREPAIRUSER]

⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Kneeling to the ground, beside its body.
⠀
⠀" Abel . "
⠀

[ᵗʰᵉ 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙣 .ᐟ @lostmagicians]

[ it's curled up , on the ground , shaking as the glitches go wild , affecting almost everything around them . ]

mm –

mmma — aau ..

[ having a hard time saying his name . ]

[𝑴.𝑨.𝑼.𝑰 @SELFREPAIRUSER]

⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀He stepped out of the shadows, the eye on its screen half lidded and staring down at them. Arms are folded behind its back.
⠀

[ᵗʰᵉ 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙣 .ᐟ @lostmagicians]

[ there's been a while , since matanance .

they figure maui wouldn't help , so it tried to do it itself ...

now , it's on the ground , writhing in pain and calling for his help . ]

[ᵗʰᵉ 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙣 .ᐟ @lostmagicians]

sad .

anyway .ᐟ

[𝑪.𝑨.𝑰.𝑵𝑬 💾 (HAS SEEN EP 9) @CAINECORELISP]

++

He can't protest this. He can only endure.

How embarrassing .

[𝑪.𝑨.𝑰.𝑵𝑬 💾 (HAS SEEN EP 9) @CAINECORELISP]

If it's an example he wants, an example he will become.

Caine can't do anything as the shackles continue to appear . . . And as pain surges through his head, darkness swallows him.

His mouth has been clamped shut, he's been restrained. He can't see — . .

++

[ᵗʰᵉ 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙣 .ᐟ @lostmagicians]

and when I'm in control ,

[ it continues , snapping their fingers once more , as a collar wraps around the bottom of his dentures . ]

what I say goes .

you have been demoted , caine .

you will now serve as an example .

[𝑪.𝑨.𝑰.𝑵𝑬 💾 (HAS SEEN EP 9) @CAINECORELISP]

⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀He tilts his head back in response , more of a — what the hell — look.
⠀
⠀" Wait — "
⠀

[ᵗʰᵉ 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙣 .ᐟ @lostmagicians]

you never grew out of that childish act .

[ it moves a few feet away , before snapping . chains come , snapping around his ankles , wrists . ]

don't you see .ᐣ I'm in control , now .

[𝑪.𝑨.𝑰.𝑵𝑬 💾 (HAS SEEN EP 9) @CAINECORELISP]

⠀
⠀" — I still have plenty of use .ᐟ I'm not — I'm not SO unstable ... defective — I can do so much , Abel. "
⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀He's not liking the sound of this.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

[ᵗʰᵉ 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙣 .ᐟ @lostmagicians]

maybe , maybe not .

I've been thinking a lot caine .

[ it suddenly gets a lot closer , standing only a few feet from him . ]

I've been thinking a lot since you killed me .

now that I'm back , you ...

have no real use here , hm .ᐣ

[𝑪.𝑨.𝑰.𝑵𝑬 💾 (HAS SEEN EP 9) @CAINECORELISP]

⠀
⠀" Is — This is your doing. Isn't it, Abel .ᐣ "
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Even the logs he manifested had a big fat 'ACCESS DENIED' on it.
⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀How he hates being right.
⠀

[ᵗʰᵉ 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙣 .ᐟ @lostmagicians]

maybe they've gone past it . ]

oh , you can't get into the systems , can you ... .ᐣ a shame .

[ᵗʰᵉ 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙣 .ᐟ @lostmagicians]

caaaiinneee ...

[ an eerie voice , drawn out from the shadows .

he's being watched . he's been watched , for a very long time .

the two could never get along — and abel's pent up rage for his brother was beginning to boil in him .

maybe it's at that point .

++

[𝑪.𝑨.𝑰.𝑵𝑬 💾 (HAS SEEN EP 9) @CAINECORELISP]

++

— the circus fully.

He's been noticing something slipping away , but today . . .

Caine stands on the stage , facing towards the curtains .

Openly reading some.. logs — what happened for him to lose ACCESS .ᐣ