I'll Be Your Animal - Part #5 -
Val / Emmerick
20 JUNE 2077
After a long hot shower Val feels alive again. Sure, she's still tired as fuck, but it was relaxing. She even made the effort and took the braids out before and washed her hair. And she removed her eyeliner and lipstick. It would last for several days, surviving rain, showers, tears and wet kisses. But if she's already in the act of making a human being out of herself again, then completely back to zero.
She sits on the edge of her bed in panties and loose tank top and dries her hair with a towel.
Johnny appears with a glitch, sitting on the couch. “Damn, V! Just call 'im.” He sounds annoyed. Well, he does most of the time.
“What?” Val looks up at him.
“The bouncer.” Johnny rolls his eyes. “Just call the fuckin' bouncer an' stop thinking about doin' it or not.”
“I...” Val avoids his eyes, looking at the floor, rubbing her hair with the towel.
Johnny appears with a glitch, sitting on the couch. “Damn, V! Just call 'im.” He sounds annoyed. Well, he does most of the time.
“What?” Val looks up at him.
“The bouncer.” Johnny rolls his eyes. “Just call the fuckin' bouncer an' stop thinking about doin' it or not.”
“I...” Val avoids his eyes, looking at the floor, rubbing her hair with the towel.
“So, he's your new main crush for now or what?”
She looks up at him. “Why do ya' even care?”
“Maybe 'cause I'm stuck in your head and have to witness you walking around having a crush on every single person in this cursed city, fucking everyone who can't flee fast enough.” He sounds annoyed and angry but maybe also a bit jealous.
Val cocks an eyebrow. “Everyone - except you. 'Cause you're just a pile of data without a body.” He looks at her with narrowed eyes. Val smirks. “Ya' jealous?”
He snorts and shakes his head. “Just call this fuckin' bouncer and go to sleep. Your whole damn body hurts.” And with a glitch Johnny's gone.
She looks up at him. “Why do ya' even care?”
“Maybe 'cause I'm stuck in your head and have to witness you walking around having a crush on every single person in this cursed city, fucking everyone who can't flee fast enough.” He sounds annoyed and angry but maybe also a bit jealous.
Val cocks an eyebrow. “Everyone - except you. 'Cause you're just a pile of data without a body.” He looks at her with narrowed eyes. Val smirks. “Ya' jealous?”
He snorts and shakes his head. “Just call this fuckin' bouncer and go to sleep. Your whole damn body hurts.” And with a glitch Johnny's gone.
Val's lying in her bed, head resting on two pillows, Nibbles next to her purring, when she calls Emmerick.
He answers the call saying nothing.
Val swallows. “Hey.”
“Hey.” He eyes her over the holo. She looks so different without the dark lipstick on and with her long hair down.
He answers the call saying nothing.
Val swallows. “Hey.”
“Hey.” He eyes her over the holo. She looks so different without the dark lipstick on and with her long hair down.
“I... uh...” Shy or speechless doesn't fit Val at all, but here she is. “I just wanted to apologize... and say thanks and...” That's when Nibbles jumps on her chest and rubs his head against hers, purring loud.
Val chuckles. “Oh, Nibbles, I'm on holo.” She takes him with one hand and leans on her other to sit up.
Emmerick has a small smile on his face when she looks back at the holo. “So, you have a cat.”
“Obviously.” Val smirks and brushes some hair out of her face.
Val chuckles. “Oh, Nibbles, I'm on holo.” She takes him with one hand and leans on her other to sit up.
Emmerick has a small smile on his face when she looks back at the holo. “So, you have a cat.”
“Obviously.” Val smirks and brushes some hair out of her face.
“So, yeah... I thought I should call instead of sending you a text. I hope I'm not bothering you.” Emmerick shakes his head slightly.
“I, uh... I was exhausted and in pain and acted like shit and you...” She smiles at him shyly. “You just wanted to help. But I ate somethin', took a long relaxing shower and now I'm a good girl, lying in bed.” Val smirks. “So, thanks and sorry.” She exhales in relief.
“I, uh... I was exhausted and in pain and acted like shit and you...” She smiles at him shyly. “You just wanted to help. But I ate somethin', took a long relaxing shower and now I'm a good girl, lying in bed.” Val smirks. “So, thanks and sorry.” She exhales in relief.
“When's your next gig?” His voice is calm, and he still has a small smile on his lips.
“Uhm... 'bout twelve hours...” Then Val gets why he asked and adds, “Plenty of time to rest.”
“Good. Take care.” He sounds sincere.
“You, too...” A yawn comes over her and Emmerick smirk.
“Good night.” And he hangs up.
“Uhm... 'bout twelve hours...” Then Val gets why he asked and adds, “Plenty of time to rest.”
“Good. Take care.” He sounds sincere.
“You, too...” A yawn comes over her and Emmerick smirk.
“Good night.” And he hangs up.
22 JUNE 2077
A few days later Val enters The Afterlife, just to drop something off. It's still early evening, and she has a gig later this night.
“Hey.” She greets him with a smile but hasn't planned to talk longer.
“You look better”, is what Emmerick answers instead of a greeting and Val stops, turns around to look at him.
“So usually I don't look good?” She crosses her arms under her breasts and smirks at him.
“What? No...” She managed to put him of his stride. “I mean, last time you coughed blood and almost fainted.”
“And didn't sleep for two days... that's more the problem when it comes to looking good.” She sighs. “I cough blood kinda regularly.” He looks worried, but Val shrugs it off. “Can't change it for now. But can make sure, I get enough sleep.”
“Hey.” She greets him with a smile but hasn't planned to talk longer.
“You look better”, is what Emmerick answers instead of a greeting and Val stops, turns around to look at him.
“So usually I don't look good?” She crosses her arms under her breasts and smirks at him.
“What? No...” She managed to put him of his stride. “I mean, last time you coughed blood and almost fainted.”
“And didn't sleep for two days... that's more the problem when it comes to looking good.” She sighs. “I cough blood kinda regularly.” He looks worried, but Val shrugs it off. “Can't change it for now. But can make sure, I get enough sleep.”
“So your ripperdoc can't help?” He eyes her.
“It...” Val thinks about what to tell him. “It's a result of my injuries from the heist. I almost died like...” Her voice breaks. She shakes her head and sighs. “My ripper saved my life. Better to cough some blood than bein' dead.”
He looks at her, even more worried now. So the rumors are true. She almost died, like the rest of her crew.
“Well, I'm not here to whine or chat. I have to drop something off and get going.” She nods at him and walks off.
“It...” Val thinks about what to tell him. “It's a result of my injuries from the heist. I almost died like...” Her voice breaks. She shakes her head and sighs. “My ripper saved my life. Better to cough some blood than bein' dead.”
He looks at her, even more worried now. So the rumors are true. She almost died, like the rest of her crew.
“Well, I'm not here to whine or chat. I have to drop something off and get going.” She nods at him and walks off.
25 JUNE 2077
Three days later Val sits at her couch, middle of the night, when she gets a text from Emmerick.
“Hope I didn't interrupt somethin'.”
“Nah, just lying on the couch, trying to figure somethin' out... for a gig. And if I'm not able to talk, I simply don't answer the call. So just call. No need to send a text first.”
“'kay, noted.”
you awake?And then he calls her. Val picks up. “Hey.”
yes
“Hope I didn't interrupt somethin'.”
“Nah, just lying on the couch, trying to figure somethin' out... for a gig. And if I'm not able to talk, I simply don't answer the call. So just call. No need to send a text first.”
“'kay, noted.”
Then Nibbles jumps at her lap with a loud meow. Emmerick smiles slightly. “Your cat tryin' to get your attention again?”
Val giggles. “He's like that every time I'm on holo. When I talk out loud, he thinks I'm talking to him.”
“That's kinda cute.” Emmerick still smiles.
“Yeah, it is.” Val grins at him. “And it makes two cute naked pussies on this couch.”
Emmerick swallows hard. “V!”
Val giggles. “He's like that every time I'm on holo. When I talk out loud, he thinks I'm talking to him.”
“That's kinda cute.” Emmerick still smiles.
“Yeah, it is.” Val grins at him. “And it makes two cute naked pussies on this couch.”
Emmerick swallows hard. “V!”
Val laughs. “What?”
“You know I'm at work?” His voice is low now.
“Yeah, why?” She grins at him.
“I have to stand here for another three hours, so stop teasing...”
Val laughs again. “I'm not teasing. Just tellin' a hella old joke. Told it countless times before, so don't feel to special.” She looks at him via holo with an evil grin. “But hey, it's true.”
Emmerick groans.
“You know I'm at work?” His voice is low now.
“Yeah, why?” She grins at him.
“I have to stand here for another three hours, so stop teasing...”
Val laughs again. “I'm not teasing. Just tellin' a hella old joke. Told it countless times before, so don't feel to special.” She looks at him via holo with an evil grin. “But hey, it's true.”
Emmerick groans.
“So, what do ya' need? Figure you don't call to talk 'bout my hairless...” Val pauses a moment and winks at him. “...cat?”
“No.” He exhales heavily. “I... If you're around eventually after we're closing, I didn't mind you keeping me company again.”
Val smirks a little and Emmerick adds, “And I'll not try to take your tab again.”
She laughs. “Oh, you're a fast learner.”
“Doin' my best.” He grins at her.
“No.” He exhales heavily. “I... If you're around eventually after we're closing, I didn't mind you keeping me company again.”
Val smirks a little and Emmerick adds, “And I'll not try to take your tab again.”
She laughs. “Oh, you're a fast learner.”
“Doin' my best.” He grins at her.
“Don't know what I'm onto the next few days, but I'll keep it in mind.” She smiles, and he returns it.
“'kay, so...” He thinks about what to say. “Good luck on whatever ya' tried to figure out.”
“Thanks, take care.”
“You, too. And greeting to your cat, needs some attention after this call.”
“Uh-huh.” Val looks at him with an evil grin.
“No that...” He groans and rolls his eyes. “That's not what I meant... I...”
Val laughs. “You're way to easy to tease!”
“And you're the worst.” But he doesn't sound too unhappy about that.
“I know, bye.” She blows a kiss and hangs up.
“'kay, so...” He thinks about what to say. “Good luck on whatever ya' tried to figure out.”
“Thanks, take care.”
“You, too. And greeting to your cat, needs some attention after this call.”
“Uh-huh.” Val looks at him with an evil grin.
“No that...” He groans and rolls his eyes. “That's not what I meant... I...”
Val laughs. “You're way to easy to tease!”
“And you're the worst.” But he doesn't sound too unhappy about that.
“I know, bye.” She blows a kiss and hangs up.
“Why do ya' even care?”
“Maybe 'cause I'm stuck in your head and have to witness you walking around having a crush on every single person in this cursed city, fucking everyone who can't flee fast enough.”
“Everyone - except you."
Let me be too much
Let me be your house cat
Actually more than that
Touch my tail, hold my eye contact
I can see through you even in pitch-black
It's really simple, I'm feeling good
I feel myself and I'm feeling understood
Pet me, feed me, let me rest
Take me on a walk and tuck me into bed
I'm just a meanie feline
Stroke my head and I'm fine
I've been a bad girl, don't you know?
You know that I'm a little tease
But I wanna play there please
You know I'm crazy
I just wanna be your baby
You can fuck me and then play me
You love and you can hate me
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