A devil of a man.

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[vocextenebrae]

He let out a soft hum at that, turning his head again so his chin rested against the table.

   ”Seems like being happy isn’t quite a thing for us Night Valians anymore these days,” he murmured, mostly to himself, gaze saddening a little.

   Cecil looked back at Kevin, starting to squirm again. “Alright, I can’t breathe.”

[voiceofdb]

  Once he heard Cecil's words, Kevin sighed and pushed himself off the chair, stumbling before catching his balance.

  His voice was no longer c h e e r f u l, but instead it was quite upset.

        "Cecil....."

  A pause.

        "I'm sorry...."

[voiceofdb]

truth: come on kevin. tell us what they do to you. do they hurt you?

  Kevin's breath begins to quicken, causing him to glance about once more.

  Words aren't necessarily needed, right?    He can find another way to say what he needs to.

  So, he gives a quick nod, lips pressing together to form a thin line.

[voiceofdb]

thruth: what does StrexCorp really do to you after each broadcast

  His expression is pained, and he seems to be forcing himself to hold the smile he's always sporting.

  This is a real p r o b l e m.

  The host gives a nervous laugh and glances around, reaching to tug at the collar around his neck with a bloody claw.

        "W-Well-- Uhm--"

  A cough.

        "They tell me... I do a good job sometimes--          Yeah, that's w-what they do--"

[cittamemes]

Send the word 'Truth' along with a question and my character has to answer it honestly.

[tastefullyoffensive]

The Six Laws of Adorability by Jacob Andrews [collegehumor]

[vocextenebrae]

What—

Cecil felt his double moving around and turned his head to look, clasped hands behind his head arcing upward and down to the table. He looked up, eyes widening as Kevin started to climb onto the chair and laid himself across Cecil’s back. 

    “Kevin, oh my god!” he repeated, this time with his shoulders shaking, voice noticeably lighter and with hints of actual laughter. “Why!”

[voiceofdb]

  The actual laughter that was so subtly hinted at made Kevin snicker to himself, laying as still as possible before he shrugged and calmed himself so he could speak.

  Sometimes he got a little.... too excited.

        "Because I like seeing you happy!           You deserve to be happy, 'cause you're the best double a guy could have!"

[vocextenebrae]

He let out a yelp and squirmed, still uncomfortable with all the sudden contact. His squirming ceased when he remember that his double has really sharp nails and it’d be best to not cut himself on those. No use adding more pain to his already suffering body.

"K-evin, oh my god—" He broke off with a huff that might pass as a laugh. Because come on. How often does this happen.

[voiceofdb]

  A small laugh of his own was given, and Kevin decided it would be a marvelous idea to climb.

  Placing one foot on the arm of the chair, he pushed himself up until he was literally, while still laughing and giggling around, actually lay on Cecil, arms still wrapped tight around his double.

        "Shh...           No words.             Only love."

[vocextenebrae]

That touch sparked a reaction from Cecil. A small one, but it was a reaction nonetheless. His shoulders stiffened and he flinched as if he’d been shocked. Then he settled back down, letting his forehead hit the table with a dull thump, hands covering the back of his head. “Thanks, Kevin. You make me feel so much better.” Sarcasm. So much sarcasm.

[voiceofdb]

  Kevin's smile dialed down only slightly, but in return of Cecil's oh-so sarcastic words, he allowed his body to completely flop over onto his double. His hands remained careful not to scratch or cut as he gave an awkward and immensely childish hug to the other.

        "Hey, now.           I try my best to make my dearest double happy, so give me some credit."

[voiceofdb]

\ (•◡•) /

[vocextenebrae]

His brow twitched down and, dimly noting the growing unease in the other, he switched to his radio voice. “Kevin,” Cecil said again, placing a gentle hand on the other’s shoulder.

"I need you to try to calm down. Take a breath. You’ll be alright. You’re in Night Vale. We’re fighting back. You’re safer here. You’ll be alright. Just focus on breathing."

[voiceofdb]

The sudden change of Cecil's voice seemed to calm him down. For some reason, it was much like a lullaby. The smoothness was one of the only things that could calm Kevin down, especially with moments like this, and while he'd never admit it unless asked, he listened to Cecil's broadcasts just to hear the peacefulness.

Closing his eyes, Kevin pulled in a deep breath through his nose, letting it out as a slow, shaky sigh.

[vocextenebrae]

He heard some static coming from the studio and he glanced back nervously, fearing their time was going to be cut short soon.

But that didn’t stop him from, out of concern for his double, halting him and facing him fully. Violet eyes stared into ebony ones.

"Kevin," he said, obviously worried for the other. "Are you okay? I mean honestly. How are you feeling?"

[voiceofdb]

Staring back at Cecil, Kevin's frown twitched into a smile, but it seemed a little forced. Admittedly, he wasn't really okay, and whatever kind of paranoia that plagued him was overwhelming.

"I-I'm fine--" His voice cracked, causing him to take in a quick breath.

[vocextenebrae]

He gasped, taking a few startled steps back. Kevin? What’s he doing here? It took Cecil a moment to realize that Kevin didn’t sound his usual happy self, and a moment longer for what he was saying to sink in. So the malfunction affected him too?

He reached out and grabbed his double’s hands, gently pulling them away from his face. “Kevin- Kevin calm down! It’s okay.” He glanced over at the two agents that were staring blankly, numbly into the dark booth. “I don’t think they’re there.”

He looked back to his double. “We need to move before they come to. Come on.” He ushered the other out the door with another glance back, just to make sure that the agents were still out of it, and pointed Kevin to his car. They could talk there.

[voiceofdb]

The bump startled him, too, and he stopped speaking for a moment to listen to Cecil.

Not there? Something big was going on.

His hands were shaking, and his split smile was somehow contorted into a strange frown, actually making him look a bit more distorted than usual,"C-Cecil-- What are we gonna do--" Kevin paused, turning to head back out the door.

Heading for the other's car, his claws became jittery once again, the collar on his neck slipping so that he thought it was reconnected, which it wasn't.

"O-Oh God-- Wait--" Kevin laughed nervously at himself,"False alarm--"

[vocextenebrae]

—Oh god, so many Strex agents everywhere in so little time. No time to do anything privately anymore; Strex Corp didn’t give them the slight privacy that the Sheriff’s Secret Police did.

Things were getting bad and he needed to duck his head down for now. Not to ride out the storm, but to hopefully dip under the radar for an hour or two. Maybe.

No time for thought. Just get your things together and go, Cecil. Go now. He gathered the last of his papers and set them neatly at the edge of his desk, ready for tomorrow’s edits and additions. He left his studio booth, flicking off the light, and heading for the front door, humming under his breath. It’s all good, just act normal.

[voiceofdb]

He couldn't believe what he was doing.

Something wonky was happening with the collar around his neck and Kevin was running from Strex Corp for the first time ever.

Nonetheless, he was absolutely scared to death, but the only person he knew to run to was his own double. Not very smart, but a plan efficient enough to hopefully work.

Kevin slid around the corner, bolting off down the sidewalk and towards the studio. His hair was a mess, and blood was seeping from the corners of his gashed cheeks, eyes set plainly on the path in front of him.

Before he could enter the building, the host ran right into Cecil, stumbling back a bit and wiping his face with clawed hands only to smear the blood around more.

"Cecil--" He breathed, taking in a few deep breaths,"T-The collars-- They're malfunctioning-- I don't know what to do-- Should we run? Get out of the controller's range? Just c-cut them off?!" Kevin froze, staring at the agents,"Oh-- I made a mistake--"

[vocextenebrae]

[Glances at his double.]

"Uh huh, but only for a little bit. Did a weird thing to Night Vale; pretty much made it a.. well, a lazy day. And then it came back and everyone was back to normal."

[voiceofdb]

[ Nods, taking a mental note of what Cecil says. ]

"Hm. That sounds very odd! I'll have to tell the representatives about that--"

[ Covers his mouth quickly, shaking his head and whispering through his fingers. ]

"Why did I say that--"

[vocextenebrae]

"Hm."

[Pauses, then tilts his head, looking at the far wall.]

"Did you know there was a bit of a gravity shift last month? The sun went out too. But Carlos got to clean up the house a bit, so that’s always good."

[voiceofdb]

[ Blinks, raising a brow. ]

"Really? The sun went out? Strange..."

[babygrandd-archive]

HEY THERE!

kEviN AAaA

[babygrandd-archive]

I MISSED U A WHOLE LOT

[voiceofdb]

I'm glad you missed me!

I plan on buying Christmas presents soon, any idea on what you'd want?

[vocextenebrae]

[Shrugs.] “Just talking about colors, nothing more. The technology is a plus, I have to admit..”

[Leans against the desk.]

"So what’ve you been up to?"

[voiceofdb]

[ Laces claws together, clearing his throat slightly. ]

"Nothing, really. The usual, as usual!"