viper rolled her eyes at calico's line of questioning. everyone tried to get herself, radar, kaito or jiwoo to reveal the things that they knew about ghost. keenly, they always seemed to forget that her name was ghost for a reason.
"nobody knows anything about ghost, other than we have the same goals. that is the whole point of her." she was efficient and merciless to the enemies of diamond city but she would likely always remain an unsolved mystery, even if they discovered the person behind the mask. whenever viper had tried to entertain conversation with her, it didn't seem like ghost was even of this world.
"to be honest, i don't give a fuck whether it's ravenheart or ruby who rules." she said, curtly. she didn't like ravenheart based on her interference with chainsaw's operations over the last few months. but all criminal on their level were the same. selfish and heartless, even when they claimed to love you.
"don't worry about chainsaw. ravenheart or whitestar could wipe all of us out and there would be someone else to take the mantle. it is about the idea, not the people." she said, with an almost wicked grin. whitestar knew that they couldn't win permanently which is why they were mostly ignored. it wasn't worth it to waste resources.
her gaze flicked up the drink board with a light smirk. she'd clocked calico's affliction within minutes of meeting her the first time. viper had spent enough time around jiwoo to spot the signs. "want something a little more human, huh?" she questioned. she shifted her body closer and tilted her head slightly. "nobody would look twice if you wanted to indulge right here. i've always wondered what it felt like, you know?"
calico simply nodded along to viper's words as they answered her question about ghost. she figured it would be nearly impossible to get any information out of her, so she wasn't surprised or disappointed at her answer.
"i guess i can see why it wouldn't matter to you." the pink haired woman replied. her tone remained neutral, offering no hostility. though loyal to ruby until the end, she was aware that her war with ravenheart didn't matter to everyone in the city. for a moment it looked like she was about to say more on the matter, but decided to drop the topic for now.
"i know what you mean." she nodded. "someone will want to stick it to the corpos anyway. i bet you got more street kids wanting to help your cause every day, hm?" she wasn't entirely sure if the whole cause was worth dying for as the cycle of oppression from corpos appeared to be unshakable, but she respected chainsaw's resilience and dedication to their cause.
viper's offer surprised her. it wasn't often she ran into someone so willing to be fed on, which is why she mostly resorted to obtaining blood through other sources. and she refused to drink from babs on principle, as she was worried about what would happen if she accidentally went too far.
"since you're offering..." she leaned in closer with the intent of sinking her fangs into viper, but suddenly stopped. "actually..." she paused for a second. "you got any substances in you right now? not that it bothers me, i'd just rather be aware of what i'm consuming." calico wasn't too picky about her diet, but it didn't hurt to know what she'd be getting into.













