The Justice-Keeping Scale

I will destroy I promise to get rid of them all There is no end to this destruction Vanish, die, all evils will part from this world After all, they're no more than useless garbage "Why was I created?" you inquire I will tell you End your last desire. ~ M!A: None { OC for the Constellation Killers rp group }

[larmoyante]

We’re all lonely for something we don’t know we’re lonely for. How else to explain the curious feeling that goes around feeling like missing somebody we’ve never even met?

David Foster Wallace (via larmoyante)

[cancerouspoison]

The sun was edging just below the horizon, leaving her garden lit by only the strategically placed lanterns decorating the floral paradise. Lailani loved her deadly flowers with about as much passion anyone could love an inanimate object. She judiciously snipped bits off her oleander before tucking a few blossoms to be used at a later point. 

Mrs. McAffery would be picking up her medicine on Wednesday and Lailani oh so wanted to give her a little something special. 

It was a long few minutes before she felt a prickle up her spine and the distinct sense of being watched. She brushed it off, though — there was a wall around her estate, and no one was around; her parents were gone off to lord knows where and the staff were all inside, or in bed. She continued for a few more moments before it struck her again. Something was off, someone was there.

With a cautious look around she pulled off her gloves and held the shears loosely in her hands. “Is there anyone there?” She felt silly, talking into the night like this, but she couldn’t just ignore it. “It’s rather useless to hide, you may as well just come out.” 

If she didn’t get a response she’d go back inside, finish with her flowers in the morning. 

[maintainingabalance]

{ She knew he was there. He felt her unease skin-deep, having to pause for himself. He knew for sure he was rather skilled at stealth. For her to have noticed him, well, she was either really skilled or really paranoid.

Or something else.

There had been something about her when he read the file, when he'd first looked at her picture. It was that something that had drawn him to this job in the first place. Thought maybe he could figure out what was so compelling about her.

But standing there then, seeing her in person filled the assassin with some feeling he couldn't put his finger on. Now wasn't that odd? He'd considered himself the master of his emotions, and in some cases other people's emotions. It wasn't often that he found himself flustered, caught off guard by his own feelings...

He shouldn't have responded. He shouldn't have come out. He shouldn't have approached as he did. }

— {♎};; "I guess it is, if you know I'm here, huh?"

{ It was surprising how he didn't hesitate to reveal himself, stepping into her view. He kept his hands in his pockets, thumb running across the folded picture. He couldn't shake that feeling in his gut, that feeling that told him there was something about this girl. He wanted to believe that he was merely feeling what she was feeling... but he knew the differences between his own emotions and other people's. }

[geminope]

Falcon wouldn’t be round til late to gather them up, if today at all so really, it was his fault that they went out with Libra and bought some clothes with his card (funnily enough, they didn’t forget that when they booked it the night before) and upon discovering Libra’s Jacuzzi, a pair of matching bikinis. 

“Papa won’t be too mad over the balance, right?”

“Nah, it went to a good cause. I mean, look at us~" 

They were simple bikinis, black and skimpy, and it showed the girl’s assets off in the best way possible. To the discerning eye (if one paid attention to that sort of thing) the scars each girl possessed were identical - shape, color and placement. That was no accident, but a need to remain identical down to the smallest detail. 

“Lee, come in the hot tub with us”

“We gotta figure out how to hook Scor and Virg up.”

“It'll be like a fucking movie. I bet they'll recognize each other right away because they're so connected~" 

They shared a moment where they mock swooned, back to back with the back of their hands to their forehead before peeling into laughter and sliding into the bubbling water. 

[maintainingabalance]

{ Money's always fun to spend... especially when it's someone else's. Could you really blame Libra for letting the twins take liberties with what they bought? He himself settled on a simple pair of swim trunks, plain black. He rather hated the ones with designs, they were more often than not only on one side, and that was always a hassle.

Of course, he'd caught notice of their identical scars, and couldn't help but admire the sight for a while. Down to even the very last detail, they were identical, balanced... If he didn't know them any better, he probably wouldn't have been able to tell them apart from one another. }

— {♎};; "Love at first sight, much? Even though they'll have technically already known each other..."

{ He rubbed his chin in thought before sitting at the edge of the jacuzzi, soaking just his feet for that moment. It would be rather interesting, he debated. What would their first meeting be like? Probably click right away. They DID seem as though they were meant for each other... }

[geminope]

“Yeah, right? Leo, me-ouch." Gem chuckled, plucking up their empty plate. "And seriously, she needs to get laid and Virgo doesn't seem like he's gonna make a move on her any time  soon.”

“I have no idea how they function the way they do.”

“How can they be so far apart but still be partners?" 

Ini got up and grabbed two cups from the cabinet. “Juice?”

With more waffles on the plate Gem sat back down. Ini poured two glasses of orange juice and returned to the table as well, setting one by Libra. 

“But Virgo's got it bad for Scor, his nose will be all outta joint just thinking of her and Leo. Wish we could seen it.”

[maintainingabalance]

— {♎};; "Why don't they just fuck and get it over with already? Why don't we try to nudge them along? They have to meet at some point."

{ A small eye-roll, and Libra couldn't help but laugh a little. Wouldn't that be neat, making two halves of a whole meet when they should have so long ago? He paused a bit at the thought of that, quietly picking up his juice and taking a sip.

Well now it just seemed absolutely necessary to make them meet. }

— {♎};; "It's probably the type of expression you'd want to take a picture of and keep forever, right?"

[geminope]

“We slept like a rock.”

“And we didn’t need the bed.”

“We don't take up that much space.”

“We imposed on you, silly, we aren’t going to put you out.”

When one spoke the other was chewing and vice versa, they never bumped into one another while cutting their waffles. Years, a lifetime really, of practice gave them the fluidity of a singular person. 

“Falccy will be here after he picks up Leo.”

“If he picks up Leo.”

Gem and Ini shared a look, a smile slowly spreading over their faces. 

“We may have insinuated that Scor wants to sleep with him.”

“Well, que sera sera, can’t fix that now.”

[maintainingabalance]

— {♎};; "I certainly wouldn't blame her for wanting to."

{ There was a fondness in his eyes as he watched the two of them. Two working as one, so perfectly... It wasn't often, if ever, that he got to see something like this when they weren't around. He ate his own food quietly, losing himself in thought for a good while.

Such a perfect balance, one he was sure he'd never truly achieve. But he could at least try to get close, right? }

[geminope]

“Is she now?”

“Maybe we should have called her, too?”

“Virgo will do it, m’sure.”

Ini handed a plate to Lee, knowing better than to try and guess how many he would want. They all had their own little brand of crazy, she couldn’t hold his against him. Gem had a plate for themselves, a single one as usual (they shared everything, after all) and poured a nice amount of warmed syrup on it. 

“Oh, we told Virgo we were here. Figured we let him suffer long enough.”

“Should’a made him sweat it out longer.”

“Oh hush.”

“Anyway~ How'd you sleep, darling?" 

[maintainingabalance]

— {♎};; "Those two."

{ He gave a light shake of the head and a chuckle. Honestly, those two were way tight-knit. Not on Gem and Ini's level, obviously, but if he didn't know any better, they were already married. It still puzzled him how they STILL had never seen each other face to face...

Looking down at the food he'd been offered, he flashed the two a smile and took four waffles. Four. Four times two was eight. He'd gotten up at 8:08. Therefore it made plenty of sense to take four, right? Giving himself a small nod of approval, he set about cutting each waffle precisely, brows furrowed in slight concentration. Nope, he wasn't about to make any sort of mistake and end up wasting food again, especially not since Gem and Ini had made it for him. }

— {♎};; "I slept fine. Were you two fine on the couch? I would have been fine letting you two take the bed."

[geminope]

“Leee~" 

“Breakfasts ready!”

“Nutella waffles~”

They had made waffles alright; a right pile of them, enough to feed an army. But, they figured, between the two of them and Libra it would be perfect. The twins had flour in their hair and smudged on their faces, but were beaming and proud over their accomplishments. 

“Get down here before we eat it all!”

[maintainingabalance]

— {♎};; "Nn, coming..."

{ He couldn't get out of bed any earlier than 6, but no later than 10. And he most certainly couldn't leave the bed if it was an odd number, no. And of course, it was best if it was even as possible. Libra had been laying in bed for a good couple of hours, eyes glancing at his digital clock every so often, wanting to make sure he didn't miss an appropriate time. Otherwise he would NEVER get up...

8:08 finally rolled along, and he nearly sprang out of the bed, scrambling to make his bed. Couldn't possibly leave his room with it unmade, that was absolutely horrid. And with his usual three knocks on the door as he left, he walked into the kitchen, his usual grin replacing the tired look on his face as he saw the feast and the twins. }

— {♎};; "Looks great.~ -- Oh, ya, did you know Scorpio's looking for you two?"

[maintainingabalance]

[Text - Libra] Within the past 6 hours. They have gone missing from Virgo's. If you know where they are let one of us know.

[Outgoing Text][Scorpio] Will do.

{ More like “Ya, I’ll get to that when I feel like it.” He’d have to let Gem and Ini know they were being looked for, though… }

[maintainingabalance]

[Text - Libra] Twins are awol. Have you heard from them?

{ Well, of course he’d heard from them. In fact, they were still at his condo. But considering the situation he’d heard of, they probably wouldn’t have wanted him spilling the beans about their location. }

[Outgoing Text][Scorpio] I usually do, it's a normal occurrence. How recently do you mean?

[geminope]

{Libra} [Outgoing][Gem & Ini] Well, my door's always open for you two. And by that I mean the key's in the potted plant right now, and I'll let you know if that changes. [Outgoing][Gem & Ini] What's so special about the gun you broke, anyways? I'm sure he has plenty of guns and bullets to spare.

[Text - The Cute One] ty ty ty ty ty we lov u make u all th waffls lov u <3

[Text - The Cute One] we dnt kno it was specila dunno why he flippd it wasnt evn that brok. phon off now be ther in a bit lov u love youu

It took them several hours, a hijacked car and maybe a murder or two, but Gem and Ini wound up on Libra’s door step, shivering and mussed and pissed beyond hell. Let fuckin’ Falcon think they died out in the woods, how fucking pissed would he be then? 

They let themselves in with the key he had told them about and the twins let out a collective sigh of relief. “Lee, you magnificent bastard, we love you!" 

“Come out here so we can shower you with kisses.”

[geminope]

Gem grinned at the bow; they liked Libra. He was fun, cute, he could put up with their all encompassing togetherness unlike a lot of people could. It wasn’t that easy, so the twins were impressed with him. 

Ini disappeared into his closet, coming out moments later with two arms full of clothes, and Gem was over in a heart beat, picking over the goods. “Oh, oh nice.." She murmured her approval.

The pair turned their back to Libra before stripping out of their damp clothes and quickly donning the new ones; Ini didn’t raid his fancy duds. A pair of boxers a piece and a button down shirt would do until they decided to put Falcon out of his misery and call him. 

“Ah~ Guy shirts are the best to wear!" Gem twirled back over to the bed and flopped next to him. Ini followed but perched herself on Gem’s knees. 

“We won’t be here for too long." Ini’s hand found Gem’s and their fingers interlaced. "Just until Virgo realizes how much of an asshat he was being about that fucking gun.”

“And the bullets.”

“And for leaving us in the fucking woods with nothing.”

[maintainingabalance]

{ He couldn't help but laugh as he watched Ini come out with an arm's worth of clothes. Of course, he was enough of a gentleman to turn away as they started to change, waiting patiently as he absentmindedly rearranged the positions of his sidetable lamp, his alarm clock, concentrated on putting them in their ideal positions... }

— {♎};; "From what I've seen of him? Might be a while."

{ He turned back towards them, leaning his head in his palm as he grinned. }

[geminope]

{Libra} [Outgoing][Gem & Ini] Well, my door's always open for you two. And by that I mean the key's in the potted plant right now, and I'll let you know if that changes. [Outgoing][Gem & Ini] What's so special about the gun you broke, anyways? I'm sure he has plenty of guns and bullets to spare.

[Text - The Cute One] ty ty ty ty ty we lov u make u all th waffls lov u <3

[Text - The Cute One] we dnt kno it was specila dunno why he flippd it wasnt evn that brok. phon off now be ther in a bit lov u love youu

It took them several hours, a hijacked car and maybe a murder or two, but Gem and Ini wound up on Libra’s door step, shivering and mussed and pissed beyond hell. Let fuckin’ Falcon think they died out in the woods, how fucking pissed would he be then? 

They let themselves in with the key he had told them about and the twins let out a collective sigh of relief. “Lee, you magnificent bastard, we love you!" 

“Come out here so we can shower you with kisses.”

[geminope]

They looked around as he spoke. nodding as they did so. They weren’t about to disagree with the feng shui master himself. Ah, but wasn’t that always the case? The good ones were always batshit insane. Just look at them!

“Thank god, I’ve just about froze my tits off.”

“And how tragic would that have been?”

The terrible two made their way into his bedroom splitting up once inside. Gem went to check out his bed, running her hand along the bedspread. Ini gravitated towards the closet. “Libra—”

“Your house is fucking awesome.”

[maintainingabalance]

— {♎};; "Pretty damn tragic."

{ Libra let out a laugh, shaking his head. Must have been rather cold outside if THAT was how they were going to describe it… }

— {♎};; "I try."

{ The entertainer that he liked to believe he was, he gave a small bow along with his reply. He was practically beaming at the compliment, giving his room a small look around as he leaned in the door frame. He took a seat at the edge of the bed, glancing between the two of them. }

[geminope]

{Libra} [Outgoing][Gem & Ini] Well, my door's always open for you two. And by that I mean the key's in the potted plant right now, and I'll let you know if that changes. [Outgoing][Gem & Ini] What's so special about the gun you broke, anyways? I'm sure he has plenty of guns and bullets to spare.

[Text - The Cute One] ty ty ty ty ty we lov u make u all th waffls lov u <3

[Text - The Cute One] we dnt kno it was specila dunno why he flippd it wasnt evn that brok. phon off now be ther in a bit lov u love youu

It took them several hours, a hijacked car and maybe a murder or two, but Gem and Ini wound up on Libra’s door step, shivering and mussed and pissed beyond hell. Let fuckin’ Falcon think they died out in the woods, how fucking pissed would he be then? 

They let themselves in with the key he had told them about and the twins let out a collective sigh of relief. “Lee, you magnificent bastard, we love you!" 

“Come out here so we can shower you with kisses.”

[geminope]

“Lee!" 

Their foul mood evaporated at the sight of him; Falcon who? The bubbly twins bounded forward and grabbed him for a hug, pressing kisses to his cheeks. 

Ini was the first to let go, followed by Gem; they knew how particular Libra was about his home so they were extra careful not to have dragged in any dirt or mud when they traipsed in, but they were still damp and shivering, though the chill was significantly less in Libra’s home. 

“Virgo totally flipped on us." 

“Over a gun.”

“What a tool.”

“But how are you doing, you beautiful, amazing, handsome human being?"

[maintainingabalance]

— {♎};; "Good, good, just finished rearranging the condo again. Feeling better vibes now. Less yin, more yang, definitely feeling a lot less stressed now. But enough of me. You two beautiful gals in need of some changing clothes?"

{ He motioned towards the bedroom with a small tilt of the head, chuckling lightly. They really seemed like they needed it; how long had they been out? }

[geminope]

{Libra} [Outgoing][Gem & Ini] Well, my door's always open for you two. And by that I mean the key's in the potted plant right now, and I'll let you know if that changes. [Outgoing][Gem & Ini] What's so special about the gun you broke, anyways? I'm sure he has plenty of guns and bullets to spare.

[Text - The Cute One] ty ty ty ty ty we lov u make u all th waffls lov u <3

[Text - The Cute One] we dnt kno it was specila dunno why he flippd it wasnt evn that brok. phon off now be ther in a bit lov u love youu

It took them several hours, a hijacked car and maybe a murder or two, but Gem and Ini wound up on Libra’s door step, shivering and mussed and pissed beyond hell. Let fuckin’ Falcon think they died out in the woods, how fucking pissed would he be then? 

They let themselves in with the key he had told them about and the twins let out a collective sigh of relief. “Lee, you magnificent bastard, we love you!" 

“Come out here so we can shower you with kisses.”

[maintainingabalance]

-- {♎};; "Coming!"

{There's a slight rustling sound from down the hall in his quaint little condo, before Libra emerges from the master bedroom, tapping his knuckles against the doorknob three times before closing the door, bright smile on his face as he looks between the two of them. }

-- {♎};; "Hey there, gals.~ Always a sight for sore eyes."

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