arboreal_priestess: Yvonne Strahovski as Verity Alice Price (Lunge)
Pain was a powerful motivator. So was panic, and when the panic was extreme enough, even pain can find itself set by the wayside. Verity forgot about the ache in her feet, the distance between her and the ground, and everything else in her hurry to reach the only chance she had of getting to the second floor. Below her, Robert was barking orders to Margaret, who was no doubt figuring out her own route to the rafters. But since neither of them could fly, she still had a few minutes, and she was going to use them for all that she was worth.

The beam didn't run directly under the hatch - that would have made it difficult to use - but it came close enough. She grabbed one of the vertical supports, leaning out as far as she could without losing her footing, and thrust her other hand into the cobwebs until it banged against the ceiling. The wood shifted slightly. She hit it again, harder, and felt it lift up.

ExpandThat was all she needed. )
arboreal_priestess: Yvonne Strahovski as Verity Alice Price (Bound In Chair)
The sound of footsteps woke her from her doze. She cracked her eyes open just far enough to test the quality of the light. It hadn't changed. There were no windows in her little room, so the passage of time wouldn't affect things, but they also hadn't turned off the lights, or tried setting up an interrogation rig. That was good. ExpandShe stayed comfortably limp, waiting to see who was approaching and what they wanted. )

Expandcut for explicit interrogation )
ExpandAnd now, escape )
[CONTENT WARNING FOR TORTURE. Adapted from Midnight Blue-Light Special by Seanan McGuire . NFB, NFI. Previous entry.]
arboreal_priestess: Yvonne Strahovski as Verity Alice Price (Bound In Chair 2)
Verity knew three things even before she opened her eyes: that she was somewhere enclosed, probably no larger than a bathroom stall, that someone had changed her clothes - nothing was riding the way it should have, which probably meant her weapons were also gone - and that she was in serious trouble. Then she raised her aching head, opened her eyes, and added a fourth thing to the list: wherever she was, it was pitch-black. ExpandNo natural or artificial light, and she wasn't a bogeyman, she couldn't see in the dark. )
[Adapted from Seanan McGuire's Midnight Blue-Light Special and coded by the delightful [personal profile] firstofitskind. I do not deserve you, bb. NFI, NFB.]

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