[video + text] IT'S ALIIIIIIIIIVE

[delilahs_reaper]

[video]

[There is a short, clearly accidental clip that takes place inside Jezebel's laboratory. On one of the tmetal tables sits a young woman wearing a simple robe, staring blankly ahead at Jezebel and a tall figure standing with him. You might recognize the girl; she was once the corpse that Jezebel was sewing together.

She steps onto the floor from the table, standing straight and walking a few steps, her face expressionless. With a small cry, the figure near Jezebel rushes forward and embraces her, cooing and muttering endearments at her while stroking her hair. The girl doesn't seem to react. And all the while, Jezebel stands to the side, taking notes.]


[text]

[The text is clearly not written for the community's sake; it's Jezebel's notes, scrawled haphazardly across the page.]

M has awoken five minutes after ritual. Motor and verbal skills are excellent, no signs of physical deterioration or remaining injuries.

Shows signs of amnesia -- did not recognize J. Showing complete lack of emotion. Overlooked brain damage? Result of trauma from death/betrayal? Investigate.

Meeting with CM tomorrow. Bring notes.

[And then, in even sloppier handwriting than the rest, is a small note that was clearly written long after the rest in the midst of excitement]

M is showing signs of clairvoyance.

Comments

[visestvita.livejournal.com]

Clairevoyance? How fascinating.

[promiseunbroken.livejournal.com]

Looks like you did it. And you're no longer bleeding all over the place either, that's lucky.

[delilahs-reaper.livejournal.com]

I'm rather pleased. The dolls have always had rather unusual capabilities, but Meridiana's are strong and clear, it seems.

[delilahs-reaper.livejournal.com]

The bleeding ended once the virus had run its course, thankfully. Which was rather convenient, or else I would never have been able to finish this experiment.

[visestvita.livejournal.com]

Have you seen signs of clairvoyance before?

[delilahs-reaper.livejournal.com]

Not from the dolls, but they've had other supernatural powers upon being reborn.

[promiseunbroken.livejournal.com]

I imagine so, without eyes and all. From those notes you were more successful than you thought you'd be.

[visestvita.livejournal.com]

What kind of powers?

[clockmaster.livejournal.com]

I should start calling you Dr. Frankenstein. But he at least had good intentions.

[delilahs-reaper.livejournal.com]

There is already a Dr. Stein in the community, too much similarity in names will just cause confusion.

[clockmaster.livejournal.com]

Don't worry, I'm sure I can tell you two apart.

[delilahs-reaper.livejournal.com]

Be that as it may, my similarities with the original Frankenstein are few. For starters, he had no idea what he'd done, while I am more than aware.

[delilahs-reaper.livejournal.com]

We had one...our longest-lasting one to date, he had such strength in his hands that he could kill with a simple strike or squeeze to the throat. It made his care incredibly difficult for a time.

[visestvita.livejournal.com]

Ahh... superhuman strength seems to be common with things of this nature, strangely enough.

[delilahs-reaper.livejournal.com]

The dolls have shown powers before, but I admit that I am rather pleased that Meridiana is showing hers so quickly. They seem quite strong.

[delilahs-reaper.livejournal.com]

Perhaps so. You have experience with such a thing?

[promiseunbroken.livejournal.com]

Did your contractor know this would happen?

[visestvita.livejournal.com]

Personal experience, you might say.

[delilahs-reaper.livejournal.com]

Might I ask what you mean?

[delilahs-reaper.livejournal.com]

I did inform them that this was a possibility. They didn't seem to be overly concerned.

[visestvita.livejournal.com]

I mean that this happened to me. Different methods from yours, of course, as I have already mentioned; but I returned from the very brink, indeed beyond the brink of death, stronger than before.

[clockmaster.livejournal.com]

That only makes you more disgusting.

[delilahs-reaper.livejournal.com]

It's disgusting to return to life what was once dead?

[clockmaster.livejournal.com]

It's unnatural and I'm sure you do it for selfish reasons.

[delilahs-reaper.livejournal.com]

All medicine is unnatural. It interferes with the pattern of disease and then dying, but I doubt you would consider those to be sins.

I do it for the sake of discovery and for Delilah.

[delilahs-reaper.livejournal.com]

I see. How were you brought back?

[clockmaster.livejournal.com]

If you were dying, wouldn't you trust medicine to help you? or woudl you die for the sake of not interfering with the natural process of live and death.

How nice of you.

[delilahs-reaper.livejournal.com]

That's my entire point. You call what I do unnatural, but that is what all medicine does. It interferes with the natural process of illness and death.

I am a loyal servant always.

[visestvita.livejournal.com]

A virus was given to me, probably more effective than any could have hoped.

[delilahs-reaper.livejournal.com]

A virus that restored you to life? Interesting.

[visestvita.livejournal.com]

Indeed. It's a variation on a virus that has been in development for years but that particular virus has only ever succeeded in creating the sort of stereotypical mindless zombies everyone knows.

[delilahs-reaper.livejournal.com]

I see. Are there many others like yourself, brought back from the brink with this new virus?

[visestvita.livejournal.com]

There were... some.

[delilahs-reaper.livejournal.com]

By your tense, I take it they did not last as you did?

[visestvita.livejournal.com]

No. I believe some either succumbed to it or were killed by other means. Most, at least, I am not certain.

[clockmaster.livejournal.com]

You didn't answer my question.

[delilahs-reaper.livejournal.com]

Using medicine to interfere with the process of death is logical, even if unnatural. Just as how resurrection is no more a sin than medicine, even if it unnaturally postpones death.

[clockmaster.livejournal.com]

Oh, now medicinal is the logical answer, and that's why you would use it to save yourself. You are as much as an hypocrite as everyone else.

[delilahs-reaper.livejournal.com]

I think you've lost sight of how this conversation began. I am advocating bringing the dead back because it is like medicine in its ability to combat death. Nowhere have I argued that using medicine is wrong. Hence, no hypocrisy.

[delilahs-reaper.livejournal.com]

How did you not succumb?

[visestvita.livejournal.com]

By being stronger and smarter about it, for a start. The success rate is not particularly high. As far as I know, I am the only true success.

[clockmaster.livejournal.com]

I'm aware of what we were discussing, but you always claim that we do unnatural things and then you do the same. Knowing you, it's easy to see that you wouldn't bring the death back if the wasn't a selfish reason behind.

[delilahs-reaper.livejournal.com]

You're assuming I meant that 'unnatural' meant the same thing as 'wrong'. On the contrary, I advocate both medicine and resurrection because they are unnatural.

[clockmaster.livejournal.com]

You sure make it sounds like that most of the time.

[delilahs-reaper.livejournal.com]

It's not my fault if you twist and misunderstand my words.