Tristain
Cub
"Monsters are as Monsters do. Am I a Monster?"
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Post by Tristain on Jul 3, 2009 18:39:35 GMT 1
Tristain looks decidedly unconvinced by Anna's dismissal, but doesn't press the point. "Ok, just so long as she's not going to tear me apart."
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Post by Shehrazad on Jul 3, 2009 19:03:26 GMT 1
"So I am to receive the silent treatment? So be it. He's one of them, he lies to himself, but he embraced the way of the Black Spiral Dancers for... how long? Three months? And only now does he leave them. That sounds like someone who stuck it out while it was fun until he discovered he was expected to be responsible. He's a quitter, even now he's only looking for the safe option rather than a commitment." He chuckled. "You realise that in trying to explain your ways to him, you're doing exactly the same as when I explain to you?"
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Anna
Garou
Der Wahnsinn ist nur eine schmale Br?cke
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Post by Anna on Jul 3, 2009 19:17:41 GMT 1
Anna managed a grin. "Don't worry," she said. "We can take her." They most likely couldn't, but then Yvonne was the least likely of Anna's 'friends' to tear him apart.
The grin faded as No-Eyes continued to provoke her. She had practised ignoring him for years, but today she just didn't have the strength for it. She turned away from Tristain, the anger building up inside her. For a few seconds, she was no longer standing in the bathroom. Or maybe he left when he saw that he would turn into the likes of you. Maybe he had one shred of decency left in him. Don't ever compare me to you. Nothing you ever say can justify the things your tribe does to people... the things they did to me!
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Tristain
Cub
"Monsters are as Monsters do. Am I a Monster?"
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Post by Tristain on Jul 4, 2009 7:50:24 GMT 1
Tristain shakes his head. "I don't really want to try and 'take' anyone." And then she's turned away. He peers at her, wondering what secrets she's hiding. "So how are we going to get there?"
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Post by Shehrazad on Jul 4, 2009 9:47:53 GMT 1
"Oh, come now, three months? He was raping and torturing for far longer than anyone could justifiably say they had a problem with it. And here he is, running away, trying to avoid the Gaians as well, and you think he still has a trace of decency? No, he left because he was scared of the truth, he wants his happy lies, just as the humans feel safer while the delirium hides the truth from their minds." He paused for a moment and a touch of regret entered his voice. "The Black Spiral Dancers have their overzealous members, and you had refused to join them. You made yourself their enemy and brought that treatment upon yourself. I regret what happened to you, but I know you're strong enough to overcome it and accept that a few bad apples do not spoil the bunch. You can't seriously believe that your own adoptive tribe doesn't have it's own overzealous members that behave in much the same way..."
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Anna
Garou
Der Wahnsinn ist nur eine schmale Br?cke
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Post by Anna on Jul 4, 2009 10:04:09 GMT 1
Preoccupied with No-Eyes' taunts, Anna completely missed Tristain's lapse in humour. What really frustrated her was that No-Eyes words were making sense now. And No-Eyes making sense was usually the first sign she was losing it. For a moment, she was completely at loss, with nothing to reply to that.
He saved my life. He didn't have to do that. He could have just kept running. And the Fenrir do not torture people just because they won't join them. Now go away, before he thinks I'm losing my mind.
She turned back to Tristain. "We can walk," she said. "If we can get the blood off, and you let me heal you, we won't attract too much attention."
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Tristain
Cub
"Monsters are as Monsters do. Am I a Monster?"
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Post by Tristain on Jul 4, 2009 10:07:44 GMT 1
"Ok, let's go then." He steps over to the sinks and runs what water he can into one of them, letting Anna come behind him and... do whatever it was she was about to do.
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Anna
Garou
Der Wahnsinn ist nur eine schmale Br?cke
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Post by Anna on Jul 4, 2009 13:25:16 GMT 1
Anna stepped up, slowly. She was rather hesitant. She was trying to shrug off No-Eyes' words completely, but it was impossible. She reached out touched the claw-marks on his back, calling on Bear's gifts to spend the last of her essence to heal them.
"All right," she said. "We can go now."
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Post by Shehrazad on Jul 4, 2009 13:39:01 GMT 1
The scars on Tristain's back closed up quickly, leaving only some pale lines and a lot of dried and drying blood on his back."You know why he saved your life. It was the 'right thing to do', no different to why you disagree with me, because you've been taught to. The fact he saved your life for the sake of his own conscience doesn't make him right. The moment he gets the impression that you're not on his side, your life will become forfeit. Picking the right friends is what matters, those who serve the Black Spiral will go just as far to save you when you're their ally as this boy has because he thinks you're his ally."With No-Eyes still whispering in her ears, Anna leads the way.
(to the >König residence<)
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