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[dignity_misery]

[Carla is looking pleased with herself, for once. Although why that might be is... probably not going to be immediately obvious to anyone else because the entire video is blaring with a very loud noise. A steady stream of a drumline, a vocalist who shrieks and growls constantly. It makes a cacophonous sort of white noise. She has always said she isn't a big fan of music, maybe this explains it.

Sitting on a park bench, watching the agitated looks of the people who walk past her, Carla is all smiles now, popping jelly beans into her mouth one by one. When she addresses the camera she isn't quite audible, but one might be able to read her lips,]

I don't think I'm coming to work today.


[[ooc; Please assume there is high volume death metal shrieking away in all threads unless otherwise designated, please and thank you!]]

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[synanthrope]

[Speaking of agitated people.]

Turn it off.

[dignity_misery]

[Welp. There is only one way to do that.]

[synanthrope]

Turn it off, Carla.

[dignity_misery]

[Oh... She's still... saying something.]

I can't hear you.

[And Saya probably can't hear her.]

[synanthrope]

Too loud.

[dignity_misery]

[That one was obvious...]

It's metal.

[Of course it's loud.]

[synanthrope]

Too loud.

[That was a snap.]

[dignity_misery]

It's stuck that way.

[othersdie]

Does the music mean anything to you?

[Justin is being accompanied by Styx, much to his chagrin.]

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[worldofourown]

[If the tumultuous music didn't get his attention, Carla's smug smile was enough to. Grinning, Karl peers into the device. On his part, he's enjoying her blaring music. But hey, this is from a guy who has this thrumming in the background.]

Enjoying yourself this fine morning, Ms. Carla?

laffo. wait.

[dignity_misery]

[She enunciates very clearly.]

I can barely hear you.

It's all good!

[othersdie]

[In that case, he'll raise his voice slightly.]

Your music. Does it have any personal significance?

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[dignity_misery]

[Well, despite the noise, she can see him grinning. That's good enough.]

Hey.

continuity. what is that.

[dignity_misery]

[Oh. Right. She's on this. She's amused he would keep trying.]

I like it.

ffff

[othersdie]

It's terrible.

[He could be referring to her music, his, or the curse as a whole. Maybe all of the above.]

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[worldofourown]

[He can read her lips, regardless of the commingled riot from their soundtracks. All the same, he raises his voice an octave, enunciating slowly.]

This isn't such a bad curse. Can't imagine why everyone's complaining.

[Although temporary deafness might be a good reason :|]

[dignity_misery]

[Carla quirks an eyebrow.]

I'm not a big fan of 'music.'

[She's kind of glad her own soundtrack is drowning out the rest.]

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[dignity_misery]

It would be irritating, if I could hear theirs.

[She can't. It's awesome.]

[othersdie]

I can tell.

[Because her music doesn't even qualify as music in his book.]

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[worldofourown]

Be glad you can't. It would lacerate your ears.

[In emphasis, he pulls a disgusted face. He actually heard a 'Nickleback' song somewhere on the Network, man :|]

[dignity_misery]

[Carla doesn't either, really. That is why she finds it acceptable to listen to, it's a sound that doesn't interfere with her own natural thought processes. Something that she could work to while it played. Not that She had work to do anymore.]

What about you?

[She can't hear it, is he cursed?]

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[dignity_misery]

I know they listen to the most inane shit.

[Death metal and techno, the less discernible the lyrics were, the less whimsy and fantasy it tried to evoke, the happier she was.]

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[worldofourown]

[He empathisizes with white-noise to drown more unpleasant noises in one's head. The only 'music' he could ever appreciate was Diva's singing. No words, just sonorous melodies.]

Half of it should be outlawed. As an abomination against Nature. [He chuckles.]. But at least it cancels out their whining.

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[dignity_misery]

A slap would cancel out their whining.

[Because Carla is a nice lady.]

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[worldofourown]

[He's all for slapping. And biting. And disemboweling.]

I'd try to. But they're so ridiculously sensitive about violence in the City. Tthe last time I played disciplinarian, I ended up locked in a cell.

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[dignity_misery]

[Punching. Kicking. Stomping. Immolating. Devouring. Carla knows how to phrase herself for polite company.]

Only if you're caught.

[blonderazorshiv]

[ Just. This face.

Well, and the dog trying to hide under the couch. Blonde's music has been completely drowned out by hers. ]

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[worldofourown]

You may have to instruct me in that area.

[Said half-playfully, half-earnestly.]

At first, I avoided capture. But it was my own brother who lured me out...

[Families suck B|]

[dignity_misery]

[She waves hello. He's glad she went out instead of waking him up with this, isn't he.]

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[dignity_misery]

Don't trust your brothers.

[Carla hated her own two brothers, and would never believe anything out of their mouths. Although, Jerome was much less of a manipulative prick than Donovan.]

[blonderazorshiv]

[ He gives a wave back. The dog has started to howl along.

Yes, yes he is. ]

[dignity_misery]

[She can... almost kind of hear the wolf howling, she pauses, trying to pick the sound out from the music growling around her.]

...is that Rex?

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[worldofourown]

So I've learnt.

[His own 'brothers' hadn't seen him as anything but a tool. A voiceless test-subject. And Solomon, despite his seeming kindness, had been the worst. He'd helped to kill Karl. And, in effect, robbed him of his blissful suicide with Saya. His chance to be with the one he loved. For eterity.]

Brothers are the most despicable foes. Because they know our secrets. They know where to hurt us. And they strike only when we're most vulnerable.

[blonderazorshiv]

[ Instead of trying to make himself heard over the noise, Blonde just nods. Rex wriggles out from where he's attempted to lodge himself under the couch, barking once at Blonde's device before continuing to howl, tail wagging.

Blonde has no idea what the fuck is going on. ]

[dignity_misery]

[Considering the mutt freaks her the fuck out most of the time, her answering smile is a change of pace. She brings the device up closer to her mouth so the microphone inside will pick her up better when she murmurs,]

Good boy.

[blonderazorshiv]

[ Rex hears it just fine, his tail wagging even harder (hitting Blonde in the leg, much to his annoyance) as he barks again before going back to howling.

It's a good thing their neighbors are probably terrified of them. ]

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[dignity_misery]

[She quirks a dark little smile.]

My brothers never knew me that well.

[She had been the one to make them cry. She was the reason Jerome was insecure now, she was the reason Donovan was so defensive and aggressive. She had shredded them.]

But shouldn't they be vulnerable to you too?

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[worldofourown]

I was the younger. They had power and resources. The affections of a Queen. They used that to their advantage...

[He mirrors her smile then. He enjoys the way she thinks.]

There's only one brother here. And I do know his darkest vulnerability. I plan, very soon, to exploit it.

[By escaping from his cell, Diety-request style. And kidnapping Saya from under Solomon's nose. He can't think of anything that terrify his ever-calm brother more.]

[dignity_misery]

{Carla isn't going to apologize for this, and is probably going to begin having death metal dates with the dog. It's the way of things. She puts up with him warbling away in the shower, it's only fair.]

I'll see you guys later.

[blonderazorshiv]

[ Well, at least they're getting along.

Blonde nods, the dog having missed the goodbye in favor of howling more. He's going to whine once the sound is gone, Vic just knows it. ]

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[dignity_misery]

[She had been the youngest of three. Her oldest brother was 16 when she was born, and no one had expected her to become such a little monster as quickly as she had.]

Make sure he cries, Karl.

[She'd hate to lose respect for you.]

[othersdie]

[Oh, he's cursed. The City has terrible taste in music, too, but Carla's noise drowns out the eighties rock ballad of the moment.]

I like classical music.

None of this is classical.

[dignity_misery]

Classical.

[She looks a little disgusted. But she is the first to admit that she has no taste. In fact, it crosses her mind that she would never want to fuck someone to classical music. Her palate wasn't particularly sophisticated.]

[othersdie]

Is it that bad to like it?

[dignity_misery]

[Her eyebrows go up.]

Like what you want.