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hardrocklife) wrote2023-02-06 04:41 pm
hardrocklife) wrote2023-02-06 04:41 pm
[Yeah, he's just sitting on a bench somewhere, staring into space. He looks a little surprised when she sits down next to him, but it might be because he was genuinely so out of it that he didn't see her coming.]
I... It's fine. Asking.
... I'm not sure how to feel right now.
I... It's fine. Asking.
... I'm not sure how to feel right now.
I get it. [she says, tilting her head a little.] It's not like it's an easy thing to deal with.
... Yeah.
[His gaze falls again.]
I don't know how she could smile like that, in the end. After everything that happened to her...
[His gaze falls again.]
I don't know how she could smile like that, in the end. After everything that happened to her...
Some people are just like that.
[gideon leans forward, wincing just a little.]
I'm betting she didn't want you to be upset, but a smile can't do that.
[gideon leans forward, wincing just a little.]
I'm betting she didn't want you to be upset, but a smile can't do that.
I'm sure nothing could.
[Local sadman Zelgadis getting sad was pretty much an inevitability here.]
... Hope she'll be all right, over there.
[Local sadman Zelgadis getting sad was pretty much an inevitability here.]
... Hope she'll be all right, over there.
[sad hard boy...]
She will be. Uriel will take care of her, you know she will. [...] You going to be alright over here?
She will be. Uriel will take care of her, you know she will. [...] You going to be alright over here?
... I'll figure it out. A way to move forward.
[she glances at him.]
You know you don't have to do it by yourself. It doesn't have to be me. Fuck, it shouldn't be, I've got a zero in Saying Things To Make People Not Want To Die 101.
But there's a lot of people around here looking to grab you by the wrist and drag you kicking and screaming to something happier. Not just her.
You know you don't have to do it by yourself. It doesn't have to be me. Fuck, it shouldn't be, I've got a zero in Saying Things To Make People Not Want To Die 101.
But there's a lot of people around here looking to grab you by the wrist and drag you kicking and screaming to something happier. Not just her.
[he looks a little surprised at that. it seems to momentarily pull him out of whatever rut his mind was in just now.]
... You think?
... You think?
[she raises her eyebrow at him.]
Buddy, if there's people trying to do it to me, you can bet your ass they'll do it for you.
Buddy, if there's people trying to do it to me, you can bet your ass they'll do it for you.
[......
don't mind him he's just reflecting on a bunch of things he was too busy being angsty to directly acknowledge until now.]
All right. Maybe you're right...
don't mind him he's just reflecting on a bunch of things he was too busy being angsty to directly acknowledge until now.]
All right. Maybe you're right...
[she grins a little.]
Of course I am. [a beat, and then:] You know. I get it. What you tried to do for her.
Of course I am. [a beat, and then:] You know. I get it. What you tried to do for her.
Edited (dw dont eat my tags challenge) 2023-03-20 15:41 (UTC)
You do?
[his voice is quiet. he doesn't sound especially surprised, though he wouldn't claim to be an expert on gideon.]
[his voice is quiet. he doesn't sound especially surprised, though he wouldn't claim to be an expert on gideon.]
Yep. If Harrow was up for suspicion, I'd do anything to make sure she lived.
[yeah... that's what he thought. he nods.]
... Makes sense.
... Makes sense.
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