"I could lose much, Lindsey. I could lose what little is left of my life. And you have yet to reveal to me how you will do all of this without damaging this shell or why you will not do so all at once."
The amount of honesty in her tone did surprise me a little, but not that much. I guess she thought she had common ground with me, we'd both been betrayed in multiple ways.
“Illyria, forgive me for ignoring your demand of silence, but according to the head of our science division, Wolfram & Hart is equipped with the technology to restore your power using your current form.”
I nodded in agreement, if Illyria trusted me at all at this point, I'd assume she'd take that as a notion that things were okay. Even if she didn't trust me -- which was the more likely of the two -- if she had a good knowledge of Burkle's memories she knew there was no way in hell Lilah was liable to keep her mouth shut for more than two minutes.
“We need you in Lindsey’s office. Now.”Knox. I still don't see why they didn't pick someone else, but I'm sort of
( ... )
Of all the things I expected, this certainly wasn't one of them. It was almost like one of those fantasies where everything went just the way you want them.
Well, until Lindsey pointed out the difficulties with the contract. The senior partners weren't stupid, they knew enough to keep me on a /very/ short leash.
And Illyria-
The God-King actually wanted me to help it? She had seemed less than pleased last time I was in her service. When you get right down to it, she let me die. The fact stung quite a bit. And now she wanted me to assist in her greatness?
Of course I wanted to, more than anything. ANd of course, there was a bit of bitterness towards said vampire and his cohorts, seeing as one of them had murdered me.
Could I risk ditching the firm this time? Until I actually made a decision I was left glowering at Lindsey. Subtly, of course. I was intent on dying.
I'd only just made it back to my own office when I received a call from one of the higher ups. Talk about omniscience. There wasn't a single thing the Senior Partners didn't catch. Illyria was in the building, and both Lindsey and Lilah had engaged her in conversation. I could only hope that things were starting to work in our favor as far as Illyria was concerned. As I'd said before, she was a wildcard. It was going to take a lot of effort and energy to get her to cooperate with us.
Giving her back her Qwa'ha Xahn? Not exactly helping us in the cooperation department.
Just as the Senior Partners knew that Illyria had arrived, they also knew that Knox had been summoned to Lindsey's office so that he and his goddess might be reunited. Mr. Almstedt was quite sure to tell me what a bad idea he thought that was before asking me to correct the situation
( ... )
"Sorry to interrupt, but I need to borrow Knox for a bit. I promise to return him when I'm done. Senior Partners' orders. You understand, of course."
Don't tell me the Senior Partners don't approve of our methods. Are they afraid of the job being a little too well done? I asked him in here so that Illyria could see the possibilities that still exist for her within the firm. Life, death, that irritatingly unequipped body of hers. We can give back her power more easily than it was taken away
( ... )
My /God/ was standing there in front of me, for one thing. Illyria was close enough to touch.
And I was being taken away?
Was this the Senior Partner's idea of a joke? THeir special way of dealing with karma? No offense, but I think I'd rather be dead than deal with this existence. Kept from my true calling by a contract? Only at Wolfram and Hart.
And even with all my mental protests, I listened. I followed her out.
The amount of honesty in her tone did surprise me a little, but not that much. I guess she thought she had common ground with me, we'd both been betrayed in multiple ways.
“Illyria, forgive me for ignoring your demand of silence, but according to the head of our science division, Wolfram & Hart is equipped with the technology to restore your power using your current form.”
I nodded in agreement, if Illyria trusted me at all at this point, I'd assume she'd take that as a notion that things were okay. Even if she didn't trust me -- which was the more likely of the two -- if she had a good knowledge of Burkle's memories she knew there was no way in hell Lilah was liable to keep her mouth shut for more than two minutes.
“We need you in Lindsey’s office. Now.”Knox. I still don't see why they didn't pick someone else, but I'm sort of ( ... )
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Well, until Lindsey pointed out the difficulties with the contract. The senior partners weren't stupid, they knew enough to keep me on a /very/ short leash.
And Illyria-
The God-King actually wanted me to help it? She had seemed less than pleased last time I was in her service. When you get right down to it, she let me die. The fact stung quite a bit. And now she wanted me to assist in her greatness?
Of course I wanted to, more than anything. ANd of course, there was a bit of bitterness towards said vampire and his cohorts, seeing as one of them had murdered me.
Could I risk ditching the firm this time? Until I actually made a decision I was left glowering at Lindsey. Subtly, of course. I was intent on dying.
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I'd only just made it back to my own office when I received a call from one of the higher ups. Talk about omniscience. There wasn't a single thing the Senior Partners didn't catch. Illyria was in the building, and both Lindsey and Lilah had engaged her in conversation. I could only hope that things were starting to work in our favor as far as Illyria was concerned. As I'd said before, she was a wildcard. It was going to take a lot of effort and energy to get her to cooperate with us.
Giving her back her Qwa'ha Xahn? Not exactly helping us in the cooperation department.
Just as the Senior Partners knew that Illyria had arrived, they also knew that Knox had been summoned to Lindsey's office so that he and his goddess might be reunited. Mr. Almstedt was quite sure to tell me what a bad idea he thought that was before asking me to correct the situation ( ... )
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Don't tell me the Senior Partners don't approve of our methods. Are they afraid of the job being a little too well done? I asked him in here so that Illyria could see the possibilities that still exist for her within the firm. Life, death, that irritatingly unequipped body of hers. We can give back her power more easily than it was taken away ( ... )
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My /God/ was standing there in front of me, for one thing. Illyria was close enough to touch.
And I was being taken away?
Was this the Senior Partner's idea of a joke? THeir special way of dealing with karma? No offense, but I think I'd rather be dead than deal with this existence. Kept from my true calling by a contract? Only at Wolfram and Hart.
And even with all my mental protests, I listened. I followed her out.
And I hated myself for it.
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