Questioning time

[emorangerblack]

[Told to whomever looks like a pilot and is willing to listen, or just was unlucky enough to stumble near Devon

Comments

[heliotropesmoke]

... you must be a hit at parties.

[emorangerblack]

I wouldn't know. I have yet to attend one.

[heliotropesmoke]

You ever try to live a little?

[emorangerblack]

If by that you mean "socialize and participate in events and gatherings", I am content with my life as it is.

[heliotropesmoke]

You just seem like a downer, that's all.

[emorangerblack]

Is that so?

[Somehow, Devon finds this accusation harder to retort than usual. The next sentence comes only after a moment of thought. And it comes out rather awkwardly.]

Whatever my life and habits may seem to other people, I would not have it other way.

[heliotropesmoke]

That's your prerogative, and you're right that survival is critical, but I'm just saying... loosen up a bit.

[emorangerblack]

[Flashback to a situation in Devon's past. It is painful and bitter... but she doesn't want to talk about it.]

No, I believe I will not be doing that.

[heliotropesmoke]

What would you say you live for?

[emorangerblack]

Myself.

I will change the world - and people who live in it, for the better. But I intend to live in this changed world.

[heliotropesmoke]

So it's sort of like Batman.

[emorangerblack]

Well. My parents are dead.

[Was that... a nerdy reference? From Devon? Really?]

[heliotropesmoke]

Who's your favorite Batman?

[emorangerblack]

!

[Cover blown? Time for evasive maneuvers!]

I do not really have one.

[heliotropesmoke]

I have a DVD player. You want to watch the 1989 Tim Burton one sometime?

[emorangerblack]

I will be busy.

[Translation: I may pay you an unexpected visit just when you just happen to turn the DVD player on. It's all only a coincidence. Of course.]