94. [Video]
[It's a bit of an unusual sight, but at the moment, Priscilla is sitting in bed, wearing a slip-dress style pajama, and leaning on her one good arm. The other... well, there's definitely something wrong with it - it's there... mostly. But it's bone-thin - even thinner than normal, and covered in bandages from shoulder to... well her hand isn't
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[...which sounds an awful lot like what did you do now?]
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We fought Riful.
A little.
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[YES THAT MAKES PERFECT SENSE. PRISCILLA. :| ]
[His voice goes a little tight at the name.]
Who's we and why in the hell would you do something like that? Answer in any order, I got time.
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Except for Clare, because we were getting her out of Riful's um, ribbons. I mean, that's why.
You see?
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Is she dead?
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She pulled pieces of me off.
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[disappoint]
You can put it back though, right? Or... regrow it or... whatever. It's not permanent.
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[This is becoming increasingly clear.]
[She presses her lips together. Briefly.]
...anyway. They're growing back now. It just. It's going to take a little while, that's all. Even the way I am, I'm still an offensive warrior. If I try to regenerate too quickly, I may lose control of my yoki. It's better to be careful, so... bedrest.
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[Eying you!]
You're a real piece of work. I guess it really is always the crazy ones that end up on their ass in recovery.
Not that I blame you for being bored or anything.
[Because it is boring and he would know.]
...Yeah I guess I could drop by. If it keeps you from doing anything stupid in the meantime.
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[She takes a little breath, and watches the screen.]
I don't know why I'm a piece of work! I didn't really do anything bad or crazy, I mean the last thing anyone needed was for Clare to Awaken. [Well, maybe not the last thing. Sob.]
But I'm glad. Just um. Maybe you should. Let me know before you come over so that you don't... [...] ...run into Isley.
I don't want any yelling around!
But that's good! Maybe you can bring... I don't know, a game or... some... strawberries, or...
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Well we wouldn't want that. Might have the roof cave in on me or something while I'm there, right?
[Tsun time's over; he looks angry now.]
Priscilla, if you tell me you're lettin' that guy back through those doors, you can get your own goddamn strawberries. I don't wanna believe for one second that you could possibly be that fucking stupid. Did Riful give you a brain injury too?
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[And she wants to defend it... but it's not really defensible. And she could say that he invited himself - that he didn't even ask, really, and that the most he offered was that he wouldn't hurt anyone who didn't try to hurt him.]
[Which would be a decent argument, if she'd put up more of a fight to begin with.]
[Which leaves her with the best, most honest answer she can find. Which is...]
...I don't know what I'm doing.
[Which is what triggers the crying.]
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Right now you're annoying me. Stop crying.
And stop being an idiot. You know what that guy's capable of even if he ain't having fits over some stupid shit. I'm sure you got some reason... but I don't wanna hear it if you do. I don't care. All I know is everything you've ever worked for or cared about is gonna get ground into the dirt if you let him do it.
Now do you still want me there or not?
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....I can't. I'm sorry. I can't--
[...yeah. Disconnect.]
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