Oh, it's so ironic; you've got the good book, your name's still on it

Oct 02, 2009 02:58

There are a lot of commuters on Chicago's streets today, who can be caught between or at their destinations.

Ruvin is on her way to see Wyatt. She wasn't sure about doing this, but... She felt better, last time she was there, however brief their talk was. And even if the medication has side effects that she didn't expect, it still helped her ( Read more... )

gail chandler, rachel dawes, radcliff scott, ruvin, aniki forfrysning, csp-04, isabelle kozlov, den varlis

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mindbulletz October 15 2009, 07:38:44 UTC
"But you don't believe me," Wyatt supplies for her though neither of them needed her to. It was obvious by her use of the phrase want to believe that something is keeping her from believing that what he says is entirely true, which he thinks is a shame.

He does want to help Robin.

Well. It will help vengeance angels in the long run at any rate, which he's sure Robin would prefer to his own personal safety.

"My intent has never been and will never be to hurt him. I believe he's had enough of that, but Robin makes his own decisions. He is fully aware of the risks."

This may be a slight breach in doctor-patient confidentiality, but if it can get back to Robin that he let something like that slip, Robin might find it in himself to be angry at Wyatt and storm into his office. It's so interesting to see vengeance angels express that anger especially the ones who try so hard to act as though it doesn't exist. The tiniest issues can set them off.

"I know you do," Wyatt says with a certain level of compassion that had been missing up to this point. "He made a similar threat to me before your first session so I know he feels the same about you, which is good. Stable, loved ones in the life of a vengeance angel are difficult to find, but I find they make quite the difference in successful treatment in the long run."

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changingtheodds October 15 2009, 09:02:51 UTC
It makes her feel good, knowing that--even if it was a threat. She was going to threaten Wyatt too, after all. She did, in fact, if only by implication.

...Can that really make a difference? Someone like her, someone so willing to edge into violence--how can that possibly be good for Robin?

The thought hurts. Ruvin squeezes her hands against her knees.

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mindbulletz October 15 2009, 09:15:08 UTC
"Are you alright?"

Wyatt caught the look on her face and the way her hands squeeze her knees. He was a born observer, and he's become more talented at that than anything else. It's a very useful, necessary skill to have as a scientist in any field.

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changingtheodds October 15 2009, 09:19:01 UTC
Is anyone who comes to you all right?

She snaps back on the words, takes a breath, centers herself. She used to be so calm. She swears she used to be so much calmer than this.

"No," she says. It's the truth, isn't it? "I haven't been for-- since I came here. Since before I came here."

Was she ever?

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mindbulletz October 15 2009, 17:17:43 UTC
"I'm sorry to hear that. It's not as though Chicago is exactly a healthy environment for becoming alright," Wyatt says, not willing yet to push her into talking about what she doesn't want to talk about. She still doesn't trust him. It wouldn't be wise.

No, it is a destructive, violent place, which is why he's here.

He only needed an opening, a way in, a reason, and detailed reports of how destructive a city this is. All of that came from Robin.

Wyatt firmly believes there's no where else in the world that needs his help more.

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