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[14-Jun-2016] [Metall/u/rgy] Only Human
Title: Only Human
Prompt: 14-Jun-2016 "I, a single human being"
Based on: Metall/u/rgy
Characters: Iron, Nickel, Zinc, Copper (mentioned)
Type: Angst/drama; 200 words
Warnings: Brief violence and adult themes.
Notes: Continued from "Iron Fist." I have no plans to continue this drama further. Zinc is so far OOC here that this might be alt-universe. But it's interesting to explore situations that finally make a character snap.
Nickel was sitting with Iron in a hospital examination room after Iron's hand had been cleaned and bandaged. An exhausted Iron was nodding off.
Zinc suddenly stormed into the room. She stomped up to Iron and slapped Iron's face with all her strength.
I've never seen Zinc get angry at all, an astonished Nickel thought, let alone THIS angry.
"I was with COPPER when I got Nickel's message," Zinc said. "Copper overheard what happened, and she's so kind-hearted that she started to cry. YOU made COPPER CRY. And THEN, YOU made ME LEAVE HER ALONE."
Iron remained silent.
"I have stood by you for YEARS," Zinc continued, "while you built walls and destroyed relationships. BUT THIS IS MY LIMIT. YOU WILL NEVER MAKE COPPER CRY AGAIN. UNDERSTOOD!?"
Iron looked away.
"ARRGH!!" Zinc turned to Nickel. "I'm sorry, Nicky. Call me later if you need me. I CANNOT DEAL with this right now!!"
"It's alright," Nickel said. "Go back to Copper."
After Zinc left, Iron began to cry softly. "Why does this keep happening, Nickel?" she asked forlornly. "I'm only human... but I try so hard..."
Nickel gave her boss an awkward side-hug. "You just answered your own question," Nickel said.
Prompt: 14-Jun-2016 "I, a single human being"
Based on: Metall/u/rgy
Characters: Iron, Nickel, Zinc, Copper (mentioned)
Type: Angst/drama; 200 words
Warnings: Brief violence and adult themes.
Notes: Continued from "Iron Fist." I have no plans to continue this drama further. Zinc is so far OOC here that this might be alt-universe. But it's interesting to explore situations that finally make a character snap.
Nickel was sitting with Iron in a hospital examination room after Iron's hand had been cleaned and bandaged. An exhausted Iron was nodding off.
Zinc suddenly stormed into the room. She stomped up to Iron and slapped Iron's face with all her strength.
I've never seen Zinc get angry at all, an astonished Nickel thought, let alone THIS angry.
"I was with COPPER when I got Nickel's message," Zinc said. "Copper overheard what happened, and she's so kind-hearted that she started to cry. YOU made COPPER CRY. And THEN, YOU made ME LEAVE HER ALONE."
Iron remained silent.
"I have stood by you for YEARS," Zinc continued, "while you built walls and destroyed relationships. BUT THIS IS MY LIMIT. YOU WILL NEVER MAKE COPPER CRY AGAIN. UNDERSTOOD!?"
Iron looked away.
"ARRGH!!" Zinc turned to Nickel. "I'm sorry, Nicky. Call me later if you need me. I CANNOT DEAL with this right now!!"
"It's alright," Nickel said. "Go back to Copper."
After Zinc left, Iron began to cry softly. "Why does this keep happening, Nickel?" she asked forlornly. "I'm only human... but I try so hard..."
Nickel gave her boss an awkward side-hug. "You just answered your own question," Nickel said.