They had this playing on loop during my cloning process

I feel a sense of kinship with this cretin. Both of us, brought into this world against our will. Both of us, created by inhumane methods using the DNA of two men.... Indeed, little homunculus. "Hello, what is up."

Cognizant. I had almost forgotten what this felt like. [ She taps her inhibitor, a spark of entropy shocks her hand.. ] They've reinforced them, then. Irritating.

||; The "starfish" that gives her "bad thoughts" is the essence of Mephiles that exists within her. it takes the form of a corrupted Doom's Eye in her dreams

||; The reason Nox is Like That is because of the contol cuffs btw they're made to suppress more than just her power. they suppress her Will. her Thought. pretty much everything about her

sstaRfi sh. [ Nox grips her head, shaking it. ] baaad thOughts b-baD thinkings.

Contained. Restrained. All her life, that's what she's been. They're afraid. afraid of her, of what she can do. afraid of what they made. So, they lock her away. in her stasis tube. allowing the chaos-charged liquid to sustain her. But she's not in stasis. She's awake, aware. She always has been.

There's no room for such things here. Nothing but a cage of misery. [ One of Nox's flashes of unsettling cognizance, where the voice that speaks does not sound like her own. ] A sabre, rather than a spear. It's /wrong/.

[ The sudden appearance of the Jackal seemed to startle Nox, who swung her Chaos Saber *just* far enough to not hit. ] Interloper.

. . . . . [ Looking at her hands. a chaotic green energy bubbling around them before solidifying into a... saber. ] nnot. riGht. nnot. hiS.

[ Nox reaches for Maria's hand before pulling back. second guessing. a look of.. hesitance crossing her face. ] Muuuh... [ And then, she reaches back out. taking the hand. it's not very often she's treated to such... *kindness.* ] Crunch, crunch... gyehehe...

They won't like that. [ For a moment, Nox seemed... dangerously cognizant. her voice sounding unlike her own. ] Sssnacks. Sshaw likeeS... Cr-crisps. [ Shaw. one of the other scientists. The one Maria usually interacts with, in fact. ] Nnox. never Snacks. [ She's... trying her best. ]

[ Nox tilts her head. her strange green eyes seemingly staring right *through* Maria. Before she gestures to her wrists, or rather what *isn't* on her wrists. the other scientists forgot to put her control cuffs back on after combat training. ] Muhh - rii- aaah..?

Freeedooom. [ The very familiar sound of glass crunches under Nox's shoes as she slinks towards Maria. ] Unrestrained. UnconTain ed.

Muhh – riii – aaahh. . .

Gyehehe.. an unfiinished Story. snuffed ouuut bef-fooore cooompletion... [ Crack. ] A timeless tragedy.

[ Turning to the Jackal, an almost... dead look in her eyes. ] ㅤㅤㅤ– . . ? Yyou're not. thhhe one

[ Crack, crack. ] [ Nox is practically *snapping* her neck back and forth.. ] gyehe...

||; sorry chat I'm like reworking nox from the ground up

. . . . . [ Staring at a mirror. seemingly alarmed by what she's seeing... ]

||; There we go

SIIIIIGH.

||; Oh boo I have to rewrite some of my info

That was fun for all of five minutes. Boooo – red.

BOOOOOORED.

The rage is my birthright. I was made to compete with HER. to be HER equal.

You don't stick out THAT bad, ma.

The Equinox Project. A secret government experiment to recreation THE ULTIMATE LIFEFORM. Many, many attempts were made. many, many failures were... Terminated. Until Subject 0179. The imperfect clone, they called her. Her strength and abilities were *so* close to the original.

[ Barrels towards @reach4thestars.bsky.social at full speed. ] MY FATED RIVAL. I'VE COME FOR YOUR HEAD!!!

She doesn't respond for a moment. “ . . . A clone of a clone creates nothing but biowaste. ” She.. isn't going to elaborate further on that. “ Whatever THIS was? is much more complicated than that... ”

“ That's exactly the problem. It feels *too* familiar. This is MY energy. But I would remember doing *THIS.* ” For the first time, Equinox seems genuinely troubled. her brow furrows, and she begins to lose herself in thought.

“ . . . Or someone'S. ” She makes sure to emphasize the s heavily. Equinox knows EXACTLY what destruction caused by a fight looks like. and this? a bit TOO familiar. “ There's a faint.. *something.* weird energy. not the kinda stuff we use.. ”

Without another word, Equinox tosses the emerald into the air. She can practically *FEEL* the anger radiating off of Viridis. It's *delicious.* “ This.. definitely wasn't naturally occurring. ”

. . . . [ This clearning... whatever happened here was recent. and *destructive.* Burnt grass, dead trees.. some still standing. ] *She's* definitely not gonna like the look of this.

Booooored.

[ Many names come to mind. what she's been called in the past... but she brushes those off. ] EQUINOX. Buuuut, since we're SUCH good buddies now, you can just call me Nox!

Eggman. Eggman... Grrr... I HAAAATE him. almost as much as my own creators. YOOOOU. I like you. verrrry resilient! gyehe

Those who DARED to control me.

Gyeheheh...

“ Likewise, partner. ” As their hands touch, a spark of chaos energy jolts up both their arms. “ I'm positive we'll give em hell, though. Gyehehe.. ”

“ That's... more than acceptable, actually. In fact, I assumed that was implied from the start.. ” Equinox's eyes practically sparkle in anticipation! Things are finally coming together.

“ You don't have to trust me, just as I don't fully trust you. ” She outstretches her hands towards Viridis. “ Let us be fools together. What do you say? Fools but never tools again. ”

As soon as *he's* brought up, Equinox's face contorts into a scowl. “ You might be the the only creature who hates my progenitor as much as me. We both get our freedom, but we ALSO get to SPITE *HIM*. ”

Wiiiide grin. “ We both want the same thing. Freedom. Why not lend each other power? ” “ You help me take care of my creators, and I'll make sure no one can use you, or the others *ever* again. ”

“ Cmon! we can help each other out, can't we? I've heard aaaaall about you. You don't want to be used, right? I need *you*, but I don't need to use you. Hear me out, at least! ”

[ Standing above @thatdamn4themerald.bsky.social's "dormant" emerald form. ] I know you're in there. Time to wake up.

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