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[Myitt]

"On the matter of rectifying the mistakes of one's people, I am in complete agreement with you," says Myitt gratingly, glaring right back.  "But I'm sure you're aware that it's far easier said than done."  She shakes her head, glancing at the bar counter.  "I expect our organization is no more than a rumor to the Andalite Electorate precisely because of your attitude toward its existence.  Would your Andalite friends really believe our intentions are truthful, let alone believe we exist?  I doubt it.  It's not as though we haven't tried to forge an alliance with your people.  We don't want to harm Andalites, we don't even need to be friends.  We just want to be civil and cooperate, because we're both working toward the same goal."  She sighs and looks back at Efaen.  "If we're all the same Imperialist slugs you've learned about in your training, then does that mean your people are all the same sanctimonious grass-eating meddlers of the galaxy?  Hardly, although you're not doing much to heal that damaging image.  But I can decide for myself whether propaganda is true or not."

Corliss glances at Terenia's pool briefly when she sends out the broad thought-speak message.  

<God, maybe you should shut her up, Corliss,> says Mike, meaning Efaen, <before Myitt starts throwing punches.>

[Terenia]

<Why should I care about what you think of me, or my people?> Efaen asks haughtily, <You are nothing to me. You are just a worm, and the very fact that you are in a body proves that you are a worm in search of control. Even if your host body is voluntary, all that means is that she is a collaborator of the Yeerk plague. We will never coexist, not until every one of you is forced back into your sludgy excuse for a homeworld.>

((God she's sanctimonious....I've used Efaen for years, but I've never gotten to rp her much since she's the host. I never realized how much of a hypocritical bigot she is. ))

[Myitt]

Myitt shrugs, holding her hands up.  "Fine.  You can continue to believe whatever you want to believe.  It doesn't make you right, or either of us any better than the other."

She sits at the bar and picks up her glass of redin again, sipping at it.

Corliss smiles inwardly at the thought of returning Terenia to Efaen.  <Yes, Mike, but we wouldn't exactly convince her of our attitude toward involuntary hosts if we forced her to become an involuntary host again.>

<Do you really reckon she'll believe us either way, mate?>

<No, good point.>

Corliss sighs heavily, and picks Terenia up from the little tupperware pool.  He raises his Dracon and fires at Efaen's torso, on stun.

[Terenia]

Efaen has enough time to look shocked before the beam strikes her square in the chest. She collapses to the ground immediately, taking a bar stool down with her. She is unconscious before she hits the floor.


<Hey, what's going on?> Terenia asks openly. She can sense that she has been removed from the pool, and feels the warmth of another creature holding her. Vaguely she wonders if they had finally tired of her and were going to squash her.

[Myitt]

Myitt turns to Efaen, then stares at Corliss, just as surprised.  "What are you doing?" she demands.

"Come off it, they need each other anyway," Corliss says as he leans to the floor, holding Terenia up to Efaen's ear.

((Gonna try and give some people time to react ))

[Alic]

(almost home gimme a minute)

[Chad32]

Claxter rushed in between Corliss and Efaen, but she had already been hit. He struck out with his tail blade at his head, but aimed with the flat of his blade. As he did, he felt a little surprised that he unconsciously made the decision to try not to kill Michael and Corliss by decapitating him. However, he would not allow Efaen's infestation. At the same time he drew his shredder, but it was not on stun.

[Myitt]

((Yay Patty   And Chad, just a little nitpicky note, remember to specify whose head you're aiming at, it sounds like Claxter's aiming at his own head!))

Corliss steps back from placing Terenia up to Efaen's ear, ending up getting swiped in the head by the flat of Claxter's blade.  He crumples next to Efaen, unconscious, the Dracon clattering from his limp left hand.

Myitt is instantly on her feet, Dracon aimed at Claxter, also not on stun.  "Alright, calm down, we don't need any more casualties here," she breathes. 

[Terenia]

Terenia falls the short distance to the floor when Corliss falls. She can no longer feel any warmth around her. She is blind and deaf to what is happening, even to the fact that she is only inches from Efaen's ear, and safety.

<What the hell is going on!?> she cries.

[Chad32]

(It was Michael's head. It would kind of be counterproductive for Claxter to knock himself out. I mean I can understand him not wanting to see Efaen get infested again, but that would be a tad extreme.)

"Whoa whoa whoa!" Zoshonel said, rushing over. He picked up Terenia to make sure she didn't get squashed, and put her back in the pool. "Let's not freak out here."

<I will not allow Efaen to be reinfested.> Claxter said with cold conviction as he aimed his shredder at Myitt.

"Now look. The guy I work for would be seriously ticked if you went and killed Myitt and Corliss, as well as your Prince."

<And who is the guy you work for?>

"Ah...yeah. Well, he's a controller."

Claxter averted his main eyes away from Myitt to give Zoshonel a dangerous look.

"Oh don't look at me like that. It's kind of a long story but I'm friends with his host."

Claxter turned to Myitt. <Place your weapon down and drag your friend elsewhere. Now. Efaen does not need Terenia, and as unfortunate as it is that she shares similar views to most Andalites she does not deserve to be involuntarily infested.> He said sinisterly.

[Myitt]

((I didn't actually think Claxter was going to knock himself out, but you didn't specify which 'he' you meant.  Just a nitpicky grammar correction thing, like I said.  Sorry ))

"He's not my friend, he's my brother," Myitt snarls, keeping the Dracon aimed at Claxter.  "I don't know what he was thinking, but you know what, I trust his judgment.  He wouldn't do something stupid like this unless he thought it was right."  Without looking at Zoshonel, she replies, "Zoshonel, maybe you should return Terenia to her Andalite host, at least for the time being."

[Alic]

Alic also stepped in front of Efaen. <Efaen will not be involuntary. I don't care how good anyone thinks it is for either of them, no ****ing way.> She narrowed her main eyes at Claxter. <And knocking my friend there was not necessary. Don't do it again.>

<I thought you were all against involuntary hosts! Nope, I'm sorry my friends. Efaen is quite confused, yes. But give her time to understand. Because I am not letting this happen.> Alic raised her tail ready to defend Efaen if she needed to.

[Chad32]

"Not unless she says it's ok. Slavery is wrong, but painting the galaxy with a black and white brush is also wrong. Obviously they both have flaws, but putting her back in Terenia's control won't help change her mind about Yeerks."

Claxter's expressioned soften slightly when Myitt said Corliss was her brother. <It is not Corliss' place to determine what is right or wrong for Efaen. Neither he nor Terenia are her superiors or her parents.>

"Kind of wishing Temrash was here right now." Zoshonel muttered.

[Myitt]

Myitt considers for a moment.  Then, she lowers her Dracon from Claxter.  "You're right, of course, Alic.  Neither of us are particularly fond of taking involuntary hosts."  She glares at Claxter.  "Just give him time to explain himself, will you?"  She kneels by Corliss and checks his pulse.  Still alive and breathing, but his head was going to bruise painfully.  It was already red.  

[Terenia]

<Excuse me? Hello? I know you can hear me!> Terenia cries after she is returned to the safety of the pool, <What happened to Efaen? What did you do to her? Someone please tell me what's going on!>