paixaorpg | Slightly mad. [Completed]

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Slightly mad. [Completed]

Character(s): Hojo, Cloud, Maya
Content: Hojo is nefarious. Also Maya is easy to scare.
Setting: Inside what is now Hojo's lab.
Time: Tuesday night, late
Warnings: HOJO IS CREEPY. 8D

Hojo sighed once the trio of strangers disappeared, quickly becoming weary of all this teleportation. If he understood HOW it worked it would be one thing; the question of why it worked could wait, but being so completely in the dark was extremely frustrating.

In any case, he had a lab to salvage and a couple of people to deal with. Given the nature of people to not stay put unless they were made to, he decided to deal with them first. The girl... the girl he wasn't sure what to do with, considering she was supposed to be Ansem's captive, not his. Still, he was sure he could figure out some use for her.

"Cloud," he said then, turning to face the blond man with a slight smirk. "You remember our agreement, yes?"

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Cloud nodded. "Of course I remember." Though Hojo hadn't really done anything to help him out. That had been mainly Marluxia. Maybe it was a mistake to not go with him to the offered comfort of the hotel. Anyhow, he wasn't worried. He was bound to see Marluxia again to pay up the debt.

And it wouldn't do to abandon Hojo now. They did have an agreement. And how bad could a simple experiment really be, now that Ansem was gone? Besides, if it wasn't Cloud, it would be either the girl left in the room or someone else less willing.

"I'm ready whenever you are, Hojo." And he was committed like that.

Well, that was easy enough. Hojo grinned, just a little, the expression reptilian and sort of creepy.

"I don't intend to start tonight... I have to put the lab back in working order and see what machines I can salvage, if any." Such pointless destruction of valuable equipment... somehow he didn't think replacing it would be an easy feat. Perhaps he could put up a request on that electronic message board for someone who worked with computers. Oh, he was good with electronics, but these would almost need to be completely rebuilt, or at least welded back together, and he was fairly sure he wouldn't be able to get them back in working order by himself.

Besides, he needed some time to think, mentally go over the information he had collected from the master computer before it was sliced open.

Then, of course, there was the matter of the girl. He couldn't just leave her here... well, maybe he could. Not all of the cages were ruined, just the one Cloud had been in, plus there were a few pod-like structures along one wall. It would not be difficult to keep her there until he could think of some use for her.

So, that in mind, he finally turned to face her and walked over, leaving his intentions unvoiced for now. Really, neither of them needed to know what was going on in his mind at the moment.

Maya hastily flipped her journal shut, hiding it in her coat-- She was hoping nobody would notice she had it, for it was her only communication to the outside world, now that there were people out there she knew. She looked up at Hojo with a painfully obvious anxious look. She didn't know where she was at, and now she had a different view on him. She probably wouldn't of thought anything different from him, yet others had told her otherwise.

"W-Where are we?" Maya shakily asked. "I want to know where we are."

"It really doesn't matter," he said with a small shrug. "When it comes time for you to leave, I will give you directions back into town." Well, if she was to leave. He reached into a cabinet next to Maya's head, rummaging around for a few moments before pulling out a strip of paper.

"Let me see your hand."

She stepped back a bit, hesitant. "For what?" Maya demanded with a hint of nervousness. "I-- I want to know what you're gonna do before you do some whacko poofing stuff again!"

Hojo tilted an eyebrow, simply stepping forward after her and pulling a pen out of his back pocket.

"I'm checking your blood type. Calm down."

"Blood type?" Maya pulled back her wrist in a protective manner. "What'dya need that for?! We aren't in any hospital or anything, and even then I'm not hurt!"

Hojo's left eyelid twitched a little. This was quickly becoming very annoying. Perhaps she would cooperate more readily with a bit of information.

"I need your blood type so I'll know if you will be useful to me or if I'll have to dispose of you. Now give me your hand."

Maya scowled, nearly furious. "S-So Mr. Edgeworth was right! You did just kidnap me!" She was inching away little by little, trying her best to potray a fearless posture; yet inside, she was slowly becomming more afraid. "I-- I don't want anything to do with this!"

"Mr. Edgeworth?" Hojo frowned a little, slightly confused for a moment or two. There hadn't been anyone here for het to talk to... and then he remembered the journals. Well, he would have to get rid of it. Later. Hojo waved a hand dismissively.

"I'm afraid you don't have much of a choice."

Maya frantically looked back and forth across the room, searching for some means of escape.

A door-- There was a door. If she ran he'd more than likely chase, but it was a risk she'd have to make.

"I think I'll make my own choices, sir."

Cloud watched Hojo advance on the woman, who kept backing off. He figured he'd add his two cents in.

"Miss, he won't hurt you. I'll make sure of it." He glanced at Hojo. "I wouldn't trust myself to his care if I didn't believe him worthy of it." That was a little bit of a lie, considering he didn't know Hojo very well at all. "Besides, I'm sure there's worse he could do to you aside from a blood test."

He noticed the woman's journal when she stashed it, which reminded him that he needed to find his from wherever Ansem had hidden it, along with his real clothes. He'd search for them when a little later, after he made sure nothing funny happened with this blood type investigation.

Hojo just made an amused sound as he pulled the back end off his pen, uncapping the two-inch blade stored inside. "He's right, you know," he said, reaching out to take Maya's arm of his own accord. "There are worse things I could do." Other than that he didn't acknowledge Cloud at all. He, after all, was willing, and didn't need as much supervision.

Maya glared at Cloud. "And how do I know you're not with him on his, huh?" She made an accusing point at him, and then Hojo. "'Cause you look like the type who would be!"

Hojo laughed a little and took Maya's wrist calmly, making a shallow cut on her finger and letting the blood well up and drip onto the strip of paper he'd pulled out. It turned quickly purple. "Hmm... O positive. Convenient." He released her wrist and discarded the discoloured strip of paper in a very conveniently-placed waste basket.

Maya recoiled her hand, stepping back as far as she could. She looked down at her hand, noticing tiny amounts flowing. The cut was shallow but it stung slightly. "Wha--Wha--" She looked down, then up at Hojo, then down again, and back up. "I DIDN'T SAY YOU COULD DO THAT!"

"I didn't ask for your permission," Hojo said calmly, recapping the penknife and putting it back into his pocket. "If it is ever required, believe me, you'll know. Now, where to keep you..." He said it absently, turning a bit to look over the various objects of containment in the room. He doubted she could do anything destructive or she would have already, so one of the cages should suffice. No need to waste a pod if he didn't have to.

"I want outta here!" Maya growled. "This is rediculous! I'm not gonna do anything to you, so I could go, you can stay here, and all will be happy in the world. Okay? I don't have any reason to stay here!"

Hojo ignored the girl's protests completely and simply grabbed Maya by the arm, dragging her forcefully over to one of the cages and shoving her inside. He seemed to have forgotten about her journal entirely because he locked her in without relieving her of it.

Maya did her best to resist being forced into the cage, yet all the attempts failed. She fell over as she was finally shoved into the cage, and before she could turn the doors were locked. Maya jumped towards the door, shaking it violently. "Hey! HEY!! What's all THIS about?! It's rude to lock a lady in a cage, you know!!" She gritted her teeth, barking out, "ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING TO ME?!"

Hojo just laughed a bit, shaking his head. "...No," he said with a grin. Well, the fact that he responded meant it was a lie, but really that wasn't the point. "Have fun in there."

"Argh, just you WAIT!!" Maya shouted. "You're gonna be one sorry--" She didn't even bother finishing off the sentence, for it was obvious even to her that Hojo wasn't listening in the least.

"Okay," she murmured, only loud enough for her to hear. "S'gonna be okay. Nothing will happen. He's just a creepy man doing lord knows what." She rubbed at her face with the sleeves on her coat. "Not crying. Not crying not crying not crying." Maya did her best not to show any visible signs of weakness. She sighed heavily, slumping with her back against the bars of the cage; it could be worse, she realized. Her journal could've been taken away.

But later, whenever it felt more safe to do so.

Cloud watched Hojo as he performed the blood test on the woman. It was simple, though the woman made a big deal out of it. Soon she was in a cage for whatever reason. She was unharmed otherwise, so Cloud didn't need to intercede.

There was no reason to hang around otherwise. The computers were still in disrepair, meaning the experiment likely couldn't be performed any time soon. "I have a few things I need to find on the premises, Hojo. I will be back after they are found. I won't be long." Without asking an opinion or permission, Cloud left the room.

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