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Summary: Akane Tsunemori finds herself in a predicament. She's trapped in a room that only Shogo Makishima has a key for. She has no idea why she's still alive, what he wants from her, or what she could possibly offer him but, he's obviously expecting something.
Disclaimer: I do not own Psycho Pass
Keep in mind that this story is rated M and will have mature content within. If you can't handle cussing, blood, torture, lemons, etc. then don't read. The story starts near the end of episode 16. On top of that tower I can't currently remember the name of and shall never be mentioned again. Hope you all enjoy this!
Blood trickled down her knee, dripping onto the metal staircase below her. Drip, drip, drip. It's like the little hand on a clock ticking down until the next minute to start over again. She didn't have such an oppurtunity though, to start over. Gripping the cloth around her leg she pulled it tighter to stop the blood flow from the wound. Akane kept glancing up towards the door above while hearing the sounds of fighting.
Turning her attenssion back to the task at hand her teeth gritted. The flow was slowing but she wished it would go a bit faster. The blast from a Dominator echoed from above. Forcing her breathing to slow further she stayed sitting for ten seconds more before standing and keeping the cloth tied firmly around her leg. Her gaze wandered the staircase falling onto the discarded helmet on the floor. It was the only thing to use as a weapon since the Dominator didn't work on Makishima. For some obscure reason it couldn't judge him.
Picking it up from the foor she started up the last flight of stairs the would open up onto the radio platform. The sounds of combat could be heard from above but then they stopped. Foot falling on the middle rung she could hear bits of conversation. The only part she heard clearly was from Makishima, "I had thought this would end in a less disapointing manner, but even so, for the first time in a long while, I was able to forget my boredom."
She came to the top of the stairs at the last word. Akane stood frozen for a second at the sight of Kogami on the ground with blood soaking through his hair, sticking to one side of his face. Then she was rushing forward, legs moving quickly to close the distance between her and Makishima's back.
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The sudden tapping behind him alerted the asymptomatic to the person approaching. He turned, his right hand wielding the knife as he jabbed it at the Inspector who went to hit him on the head with a metal helmet of all things. The one he had made and distributed to the public. Using the forearm to block the blow coming in from the left his fingers curled over the metal and tugged it out of her grasp, throwing it across the room.
The girl moved slightly with the helmet causing his knife to miss it's mark. With a slight stumble, her feet planting themselves firmly on the ground a foot and a half apart. She was breathing heavily obviously not accustomed to close combat.
With a sardonic grin at this realization his left hand moved quickly to grasp at her throat, fingers tightening along the slim neck. He held her there the preasure just below what it would take to make the woman black out. She was dangling from his extended arm, the tip of her toes barely brushing the floor when he had lifted her body ever so slightly. Turning his head back towards Shinya Kogami he saw anger tightning the Enforcer's jaw. That was when he saw the flash of concern for his owner in the dog's eyes.
He was worried for this woman's safety? Shogo smirked down at the bleeding puppy. "Let's play a game, Shinya Kogami." He said turning back to look at the girl who now had her fingers wrapped around his own trying to get his grip on her neck to loosen. Makishima tightened his grip for a second elicting a gasp from her lips and her hand fell back to her side, dangling there, useless. "With each question you answer correctly I'll take away a finger. With each one wrong answer I'll apply some more preasure and put a finger back on. Deal?"
Kogami's eyes narrowed, glaring straight at the mad man infront of him, but with no real choice he muttered a yes.
Shogo smirked in response to this forced participant. "Now let's see just how much you know of Pascal. We'll start with something easy. What was Pascal's first invention?" Having this little bird in his hand was certainly fun considering he got to watch both of them squirm or rather the girl had stiffened in his hand from this game he was playing with the Enforcer. Glancing at her he smirked, "Relax. Don't you have any trust in your hunting dog?" His gaze fell back onto Kogami.
Seeing the anger in the Enforcer's eyes made him wonder why he hadn't done something like this before. It was amusing and he certainly wasn't bored anymore either. "The mechanical calculator, orginally know as Pascal's Calculators and Pascalines."
"Correct." Shogo said, lifting a finger from the inspector's neck, brushing her chin for a moment. A little part of his mind noted how soft her skin was. "Next, his two most famous works?"
The glare was still heavy on Shogo while he answered, "Lettres provinciales and Pensees."
Another finger was lifted and yet the Inspector never slipped from his grip. "What was written in the Pensees?"
"It contains ideas and jottings that represented a defense of the Christian religion."
Shogo smirked down at him while adding a finger back to the girl's neck. "You're answer was incomplete, so," He added the fifth finger back on once again having all his fingers wrapped around the slim neck. Kogami moved to get up from the ground but quickly fell back down before even getting more than an inch off the floor. "Incase you were curious," He squeezed at the throat clasped in his palm causing the Inspector to jerk, her hands flying back up to her throat. He shook his hand for a few seconds before stopping the action and relaxing his grip. He could feel her pulse beating fast beneath the skin. "Not all of those ideas were complete."
"Let her go." Kogami snapped from the ground evidently not happy about his owner being treated like a rag doll.
"But I haven't even asked question four." Shogo replied amused by his anger and went on to interupt anymore words the Enforcer might say. "What equipment used for medical injections did Pascal invent?"
Shinya Kogami was obviously fuming and his anger only seemed to make the blood pour from his body faster. "The syringe." Shogo lifted a finger up again for Kogami to explode at him, "Stop with this game and let her down now!"
"No." The criminal asymptomatic replied flatly.
"You'll be caught here by the MWPSB if you don't let her go."
Shogo grinned down at him. "You're saying I have to let her go or else the MWPSB will catch me?" The thought of being caught didn't sit well with him and he knew he had wasted some time here already. By now Cho must have gotten past any security and now had the data on the Sybil system atleast and possibly destroying it right now. Kogami's words ringed more of a challenge in his ears. "If you say so." He put his finger back on and tightened his grip until he felt her body go slack after passing out from lack of oxygen. Letting go he simply encircled his arm around the woman's waist and hefted her up so she was dangling from his shoulder. "I look forward to our next meeting Kogami. Maybe you and the rest of your crew will see your owner again sooner than you think." With those words he left carrying the girl, the dog growling on the floor barking threats after him and ways he would kill him if he hurt her.