“A chemist”
“Toxins and such.”
“By choice.”
“The infrastructure around is beginning to crumble around Arcadia.”
“But never you fear, The Chemist is here, now let’s be clear. He’s here to save the day.”
“He’s the creator and the collector of sorts. Creating the right cornucopia of ingredients. Collecting the bodies that follow. The Chemist is feared. The Chemist is revered. The Chemist is infamous for the reasons we just….don’t talk about it.”
“He asks you to jump and you say how high? But not not not because you want to, but because you have to, you’re scared, confused. The Chemist is the ring leader in the circus of fleas.”
“Respect of him is earned, it’s taken. Survival isn’t an option. You beg for it. The Chemist doesn’t care about size, shape, color, ideologies, religion none of the sorts.”
“Panic”
“Mass panic”
“He cares about.”
“The rest, we put to bed and laugh. Oh, how we laugh. Give me that smile. Let me see those pearly whites.”
“Nox, don’t be shy. You and I my friend, we aren’t any different at all.”
“You’re a chemist my, the world fears your work. But they aren’t scared of you.”
“I’m a chemist. Forging smiles upon all my friends and victims. I just love love love their smile lines.”
“But that’s the thing Nox, I’m not creating potions and antidotes and chemicals to force the smiles. God damn Nox I’m forcing those smiles single handedly, one by one. Nox tou are the epitome of everything that I hate, but I know you cannot kill what you did not create.”
“I take my hand and fishhook the face.”
“Nox the ultimate Chemist.”
“Attempt to attempt to make me evil.”
“I already am.”
“The happiest, evil entity there is.”
“See Nox, we’re accomplishing the same thing but just using different tactics. You my friend The Chemist with scare tactics and me The Chemist with my finest instruments.”
“The difference you ask? The difference is I’ll leave nothing in my wake, no evidence. Nothing but the smile upon your face.”
“We aren’t the same after all. You create the smiles from the poisons you emit. I’ll make sure the exact opposite, I’ll forever leave my mark, my calling card. Give me the biggest smile Nox, whether you want to or not.”
“When all is said, done, when the laughing wears off there will be one victor and one spoil and I will be the one spoiling all your hopes and dreams.”
“Do me a favor Nox, keep your mouth closed, eyes wide, smile lines set and I’ll permanently leave you in a shockened, laughing, state of mind.”
“Nox, my friend, my compadre. Go ahead, give me a smile.”