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Paranoid Musings - Hyperspace

Even now nearly a year later, the paranoia never faded. It was learned after all, drilled in by encounter after encounter, hunt after hunt. By this point it was instinct to hide his tracks, it was a regular twitch to check over his shoulder and keep nothing valuable on him. Maybe it wasn't needed anymore but the habits were buried into his bones, and Scorp knew it was nigh impossible to fully pry it loose.

So far in this world it hadn't seemed… as bad? No one had hunted him at least, though admittedly there was at least one person he had met with an attitude that reminded him of some past foes. Maybe one foe in particular, but Scorp had cringed away from that comparison- both because thinking about that blonde turned his stomach even now, and also Teo had so far been much more friendly than that person. Other than that all conversations had been relatively short, save of course for the one he had just had.

Scorp paused to rearrange his inventory, moving the resources he had collected deeper into the bag and placing potions within easy reach. Entering the greater spawn area brought about a higher likely hood of seeing someone and it wouldn't do to have someone track him right now.

Cherry blossoms began to catch on his coat and hair, stubbornly hanging on even he gave a brief shake. They had a familiar smell, gentle and fresh, but it still made his jaw tense. Memories lingered of a chaotic terrain, war torn and blasted, yet still somehow dotted with young cherry trees. People with matching jackets walked underneath in lock step, and Scorp was silent. Always silent. Obedient. They were the decision makers, the skilled ones. The weight on his neck-

His steps stuttered to a stop. Claws curled into the meat of his own palm, Scorp took a deep breath and focused on his surroundings. That time was passed, he needed to stay grounded in the present. Maybe it would be best to focus on something else?

The demon set off at a jog, hurrying down a slope and towards the water to leave behind the cherry trees. Scorp thought back on the conversation he had just had- after the scare he had had in the End while trying to cross the void, getting an invitation to talk to someone had whracked up his anxiety again. But it had gone well! He and Cyn had had short conversations before but nothing in depth, so getting to talk with her longer even from a distance had been interesting.

It was an intriguing offer, an alliance. Nothing major had happened to Scorp really, but in all honesty he had assumed he'd never have a teammate. The thought of past teammates turned his stomach, and he grit his teeth as he shoved the memories back down. Moonflower was a good option, a good choice to ally with in case of any issues. Both members were not only new but had also joined the same exact day as him. All three of them would be on a similar level of unfamiliarity with everyone else and likely a similar level of resources so it worked out well. The demon was a little excited for their first proper conversation face to face as new allies, but there was no need to rush it. Best to first secure his bolt hole base and prepare it fully that way Cyn, Invalid, and Scorp himself could have somewhere hidden to go if tides did change in a dangerous direction.

He still found it rather ironic that multiple people had already assumed he was part of Moonflower, considering he had joined at the same time as them. From an outsider's perspective it was a fair guess so it was only fair to make it now true. Though he had been concerned to hear that there was already a deal placed upon one of them. Scorp himself had never felt the weight of an IOU or contract, but memories of a collar and cell brought a sour taste to his mouth. If that leash was ever tugged on his new ally, he already knew he'd do whatever he could to help loosen it.

Scorp swept through the snow, tail repeatedly brushing along the cold ground to disturb and hide his footprints. Tugging his jacket closed against the change in temperature, the demon took a moment to watch the moonrise in the distance.

Maybe he was being dramatic. Maybe he didn't really need to so obsessively hide his home, maybe he didn't have to worry about teams hunting down any stragglers or blowing up his base. He was still going to do it though. Even just the small warnings he had gotten from some of the members had made him tense.

The concept of immortality… it reminded him too much of a shadow in the dark watching his every move. Even as Scorp yet again pushed aside the bad memory, he could swear he heard boots crunch in the snow alongside him. A pair of gingers, one masked and one scarred, watching his back and armed to the teeth. That team would never return but what they had taught him remained. And if need be, he'd use them to the benefit of his new alliance.

Snow faded to ice and as the demon kept his run careful to avoid slipping, weight coiled in his chest. Only time would tell if this place was as ruthless as the last, and he wasn't looking forward to finding out.

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A short little thing I wrote while thinking about my character on Hyperspace :)))) I'm making some of the anarchy servers I've been on canon to him cause it's fun and dramatic and also paranoid is just genuinely my playstyle by this point lol

I also get to yap a tiny bit about having an alliance :DDD Here is art of my redesign lol, feel free to send lore/character asks to this blog if anyone wants

WHY ARE YOU GAY

girls are pretty. hello valley.

hello again sin.

/lore

hello scout

how can i help you?

I just wanted to ask a few questions regarding your opinions on others on the server.

beyond teo, who would you say you trust most?

that.. is a good question

not many, i suppose. i believe i have a decent.. 'relationship' with a few that are around, but my answer would have to be nuki

it has been a while since i had last seen him, though

why are you asking?

curiosity.

interesting. I don't believe I've met nuki.

why do you trust him?

he's made the effort to interact with me and help me when no one else has

when i was alone

trust is a strong word, but it's the closest answer to your question

if not trust, what word would you use?

like, maybe. he's kind. more than i deserve

familiarity in a sense

she reminds me of a person i once knew

hm. what do you think you deserve?

i don't think that's important for your experiments. you're testing limits, not beliefs

I never said it was important to my experiments. I never said that's what these questions are for. what do you think you deserve, sin?

i deserve what destiny has in store for me

you're being vague, sin. what specifically?

i don't know what fate has prepared for me. how could i? that's not within my powers or abilities

you go along with everything so readily, it's pathetic. destiny is very loose. what are your standards for what you deserve?

i.. deserve what i am given

nothing more, nothing less

have you ever fought for yourself? do you have any beliefs of your own, or do you just do what you're told, like a dog?

can we move on?

hm. I don't think we can.

it's a simple question, no? have you ever fought for what you believe in? not because you were told. out of your own free will?

those days are long over

do you even have free will, sin?

can we move on

I already said I don't think we can. answer the question.

i. don't know

so you're spineless and clueless. interesting.

that's just unnecessarily rude

it's true, is it not? feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

it's.. not

as I thought. this has been enlightening.

back to your opinions. what do you think of me, my team?

ash is nice. we've spoken a handful of times. bat is.. interesting. as are you

scout if youre not nice to my teammate im gonna turn you into a toaster and put ur teammates in piece by piece

#hyperspace #im mean

self-indulgent peachy and teo training story from teo pov

"cmon. get up now." peachy, a little dazed ,hesitantly picked up the iron bat teo was offering and got pulled to his feet. "you need to pay more attention to your balance. every time you cross your feet, you are vulnerable to getting bashed to the ground by her shield. "

peachy was starting to regret eating before this. while he was sweating his ass off trying to survive under a full set of netherite armour,trying her best to hold her shield and the sword teo gave her up, her mentor was in a tank-top and shorts, her hair messily put up. the only armour teo had on her body was a shoulder pad and gauntlets, also putting some padded leather on her elbows and knees, those being tanattempt to protect peachy's face from hits and cuts. her arm and legs were both filled with old scars, cuts and skin that looked like it had regrown itself a million times over. the bat she was carrying looked small in her hands, but was the size of peachy's regular sword.

"do you want to win? do you want revenge? get your head in the game. you cannot be making beginner mistakes, as inexperienced as you are. what did i teach you about footwork?" teo asked. "keep my feet apart, with my left forward and my right in the back. when i move, i move my front and then my back leg, unless im going backwards" ,peachy repeated robotically, clearly something drilled in her mind several times. "good." teo said, her expression slightly softening you up. "look, your weapons are clearly stopping you from moving and thinking right, just throw them aside for now. your helmet too, i want to show you something", she said taking of her gauntlets and throwing them against a tree as if it were second nature, while peachy exhaled hard taking her equipment off. it was a beautiful day, sunny, not a thought of a cloud or wind, and he was doing this. "why do i even have to learn how to fight with no weapons, ill always have a sword right?", peachy got out between breaths. "martial arts is what i learned first. to be a good fighter, you must be a weapon within yourself, and use whatever you have at hand as nothing more then an extension

"how was where you grew up and learned how to fight like?" peachy asked, definetly not trying to catch a breath. " rough. all of my people were raised to be soldiers in a never-ending war since the moment they were born, it was not a place where showing weakness lead to anything good.i had friends, but they were more training partners then someone to talk to. i still miss some of them, even after i was.. exiled" she said, her eyes wandering and unfocused. " but that's enough backstory. do you know why i taught you to keep ur feet like that" she said, clearly trying to get her memories out of her own head. "uhm.. to make me balanced and less vulnerable to being shoved? i dont really know" peachy responded, finally not breathing heavily.

" close. power doesn't come from your hips, not your hands. you only swing with your arms, and that's why the only way you've won so far is breaking their armour" teo explained.

" turn from your hips to your right , but don't lean at all and still keep your chin tucked in. now turn so you're facing forward, and punch" peachy did as he was told, and was surprised to hear her arm make a whipping sound, and felt power run thru his entire body. " that .. felt better" " tell me about it. don't keep your chin that tucked in , look at me directly. not in my eyes, we're not on a date peachy. look at my chin, that's your target. step back , and try it again, but don't punch from your hips, keep your knuckles at eyelash level, to the side of your head, and after you're done punching put your hands back up" peachy felt a speed she hadn't seen in himself before, as her gauntlets nearly hit teo. " don't look too far down" teo suddenly grabbed peachy by the back of his neck, pulling his head down as she lifted her right knee, stopping it a few centimeters from her nose. "hey! " peachy said, surprised by the sudden move and how easy teo moved his head. "to be fair, jopas not gonna do that, thats more of my style, teo added, letting go off peachy's neck .

peachy nodded, then asked shyly " so, purjopa has a style, you have a style, jt had a style, when am i gonna learn to fight in my own way?" teo chuckled. for a second, peachy could've sworn it sounded like pluto's laugh.

" that's not really something i can teach you peaches, you're going to have to discover that on your own, after a lot of fights or spars. i realised my eyes weren't as good as the other's as a child, so i couldn't see a lot of hits coming and react, even though i had a longer frame, so i decided to use my weight and size to my advantage and get close enough for no one to be able to react to anything. sometimes, when i'm fighting, i go fully off instinct, my eyes are barely even open." she said, her eyes nearly closed.

"i can teach you a few tricks that work for almost everyone, but you're going to have to fight people near your skill to find out what your strengths and weaknesses are, and how to use them. i found out i understood balance and was stronger then others, so i developed a grappling based style, which works very well even with weapons, as most people don't expect it"

" get your shield and sword back, let me show you one of my favourites". she said, turning around and grabbing some old, worn out leather gloves from her echest. peachy obliged, not very happy to be experimented on. "swing your sword sideways, try to actually hit my head from the side" the veteran said. " what? that's dangerous , what if i actually hit you, yore not wearing a helmet" peachy said, not believing he actually had to say something about of all people teo's safety. "you're not going to hit me, and i haven't sharpened that sword in two fights. do as i tell you, move with your hips" teo listed, as calm as someone would be ordering coffee.

peachy sighed, and after getting herself ready swung at teo. it was the best attack she had ever thrown, the sword felt as if it was a part of her arm, and moving at speeds she'd only seen from other experienced fighters. teo wasn't phased. moving so fast she could've been a speed mirage, she leaned forwards, the sword moving centimeters above her head, and in a blink she dove on peachy's left thigh like an eagle and wrapped her arm around it, lifting peachy of the ground in a blink and then letting him down slowly on the grass,,leaving him shocked. " i don't want to slam you, but you get the point" she said " you need to teach me how to do that"

teo laughs again. peachy had never seen teo so at home, so relaxed until now. this was clearly her element. again, the way she laughed reminded her of someone he wasn't sure he wanted to associate teo with.

" well, before you learn advanced techniques like that you need a certain amount of stamina and strength, along with reaction and prediction. i think your lack of.. physical ability(she gestured, as peachy made a grumpy sound) has been stopping you from truly seeing your own ability and strengths. take your armour off peachy. have you ever been in a fistfight?" "not in a proper one, that's for sure" peachy said, scared about what would come next. " well, its as good of a time as any." teo opened her echest again , and dropped some purple boxing gloves, pink shin guards and a helmet with what looked like an old withered petal on the left part. ( how much gear did she have in there? women and their purses) . " put those on. one of my training partners was about your size, and shes not using them anymore." "is she .. dead?" peachy asked, staying a small distance away from the gear, as if it were cursed. " no no, just in another place. we split paths after livi" teo responded, visibly worried by the idea of her friend? being dead. " she used to beat my ass in that exact gear, so if you see any blood its most likely mine" teo chuckled. peachy put the gear on, as teo pulled out a speaker from her echest (bottomless pit he could've sworn) and put on some music in a language peachy didn't speak,but sounded like some of the things pluto was saying in their dreams. " okay? you ready?" teo asked, hitting her gloves together.

"yeah.... as ready as ill ever be! said peachy" teo laughed softly ( again???) and told peachy that she'd go easy, but peachy was too worried about not being turned into mashed potatoes to really listen. they touched gloves, and suddenly teo's posture changed. she wasn't smiling, or staying still anymore, she was bouncing on her feet with her hands up, and then closing in on him at a concerning speed. reflex kicked in for peachy, and she started moving backwards. teo was within an arms reach of her now, so he jabbed at teo's gloves before taking a step back, then returning for a cross to teo's midsection. peachy put his all in the swing, but it didn't seem to hurt or stop teo at all, which instead smiled and said " there's some fight in you after all!" .they did this dance for a little longer, teo not throwing a punch and just letting peachy go in and out of her range,throwing a punch or a weak kick while in range. and then, as fast as a thunder, while peachy was moving in, teo moved in at the same time, throwing an elbow that took peachy off balance and then immediately picking peachy's left ankle up and using it to drag peachy towards her then drag her to the ground.

peachy felt like crying. the music was loud but felt far away, and there was this ring in her ear that wouldn't go away, and she felt something warm and hot across her left cheek. first time getting a concussion?" pluto teo asked. peachy nodded. teo helped peachy to his feet,and then got a strange drink out of her echest ( genuinely what doesn't she have in there) , giving to peachy and instructing her to drink. it tasted like tv static and burned his throat. " thats țuică with a little medicine. your head will clear up and its not gonna hurt for a little bit, but tomorrow you will get the worst headache of your life" teo said, surprisingly gentle. " until that, you were doing quite well. you've picked up pendulum steps really well, so i'm gonna teach you an in and out style. " peachy breathed in deeply, expecting teo to ask her to keep fighting even while he could barely think. "not now. this is good enough for today." teo added, to his relief. peachy got his gear off, but teo had one more thing for her,again from her seemingly endless echest. a long, thin sword, with a delicated look to it, and a beautiful engraving that read " floreta Grației" . it seemed to be a personal item of teo, peachy was surprised to see her give it a way. " it belonged to that friend you just wore the gear of. i gave her my scythe and she gave me her rapier when we split ways. you can use it until you forge your own. don't lose it." teo hesitated,then added "you remind me of her, and its too light for me to use without breaking." teo seemed almost emotional? peachy could swear teo had a tear in her eye, but it must've been sweat. teo picked up her stuff, fidgeted with a sword peachy hadn't seen before, with something engraved on it that peachy again couldn't decipher. " take care peachy. rest up, and when you're feeling well I'll tell you a schedule so you can do to improve your physical activities" she said, warmer them peachy had seen teo talk to anyone but sin. before peachy could say anything , teo flew away.

"pluto. i miss you" he added, before laying down in the grass and taking teo's advice about resting.