how justice was our battle and how justice was denied (for A)

[righteous_pen]

[Ghost-B told him to go find A. Which isn't exactly difficult. All he has to do is go back to their room and wait.

When she gets back, she'll find him vacuuming the carpet. Just because.]

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[always_ashes]

[A walks in and smiles at Teru.]

Hey. You're vacuuming. Any reason why?

[righteous_pen]

[He switches the hoover off.]

Making things clean.

I talked to ghost B.

[always_ashes]

[She smiles and nods a little.]

Yeah, he mentioned talking to you...he didn't do anything stupid, did he?

[righteous_pen]

[He looks tense, but not angry with her.]

...He told me that you'd been - together.

[always_ashes]

...
[She sighs and nods.]
It was about a month or so after I came here...I was ready to believe that any B could have been mine. It didn't work out, we were only together for a week or so...

I didn't tell you because it...was part of a very unpleasant time here for me. I'm sorry.

[righteous_pen]

...I can't blame you.

[He sighs, and sits down on the couch.]

I've been worse to you. He made that obvious.

[always_ashes]

I would have told you, but I didn't want to upset you. B and Beyond arrived around the same time, things were confusing and tough.

[She frowns and sits next to him.]
What did he say to you?

[righteous_pen]

That I loved him more than you. That I'd have -

...killed you, if he asked.

[always_ashes]

[She's quiet for a moment, before sighing.]

I wouldn't have blamed you if it came to that.
It's either kill or be killed, go against him and you'd get hurt....

[righteous_pen]

[...well, he wasn't expecting that.]

...you can't mean that. That's not the point. I - I told myself he'd never ask that, but that's not either.

...I might have been able to justify it.

[always_ashes]

I know you would never want to. I wouldn't have liked it, but....if it came to you getting hurt or me dying, then...well, the choice I'd have was obvious.

[She sighs and doesn't respond for a while.]

[righteous_pen]

[even more shocked] ...wouldn't have liked it? If I'd murdered you. Angela, you - you're worth more than that.

[always_ashes]

[She blinks a little, blushing a bit. For a while, she's silent. What can she say, really? Teru was still in a hard place, and this clearly wasn't going to make it better, but...]

...Thank you, Teru...
You wouldn't have, would you...? If he asked you, I mean...

[righteous_pen]

That's - that's it. I don't know. Can't know. I told myself he wouldn't so no point thinking it, but. I would have done so many things and learned to believe in them.

[always_ashes]

[She nods quietly.]
I...think I understand.

....
He never asked you, so don't think about it, ok? It's not an issue, it never was and never will be.

[righteous_pen]

But I still... that's how much he owned me. My will. Everything.