Baroquen part 4

[yamitami]

This is a long one, hoo boy. After all this time with tiny glimpses at the actual plot the game suddenly vomits up exposition in the course of 15 minutes.

Comments

[gizmodude4]

Hey,

I just wanted to say hi. I know you probably don't want to talk to me, but I figured I'd give a little hello and extend the invitation anyway. Your LJ and all your other endeavors seem to be going well. Just figured I'd see if you wanted to get back in touch. If not, I understand.

Colby

[yamitami]

Depends. How prominent were you in the thread in which N* planned how to best destroy me when they saw me at con?

[gizmodude4]

uhh, not at all, i'm pretty sure. i'm hardly on the forums anymore. i'm starting to get back into it and they're still my friends, but i dont think i plotted to destroy you ever

[gizmodude4]

errr, i prolly shoulda claimed that one as mine, sorry. i just didn't think to log in :3

[yamitami]

You can cut the sarcasm, Colby. Just in case you want to hide behind the 'she's just lashing out irrationally' shield again, let's take stock

[gizmodude4]

I wasn't being sarcastic at all. Yeah, all the stuff you said about me is probably true, but I'd like to think I've grown up since then. I'm not going to try and change your opinion of anything, as I know you're steadfast in your beliefs. I wasn't trying to bring up old memories or say that you were wrong or even touch the subject of what happened. I wasn't trying to bring you back into the group either. I just wanted to see if you wanted to reconnect with me and maybe talk casually, but I suppose that was asking too much.

[yamitami]

Colby, you were a pushy boyfriend who was so blindly jealous that you couldn't even stand the picture from my junior prom and Steven and I didn't even go as a couple. You were an ass to me and everyone. I really shouldn't have brought up N* because you've been reason enough.

While I would like to think that you have grown up, you burned up all your second chances in that year and a half. And honestly, I don't think you've gotten that far; I've heard accounts from con that you've gotten worse. And given prior experience I'm more likely to believe the latter, and that's not me holding a grudge. I'm still working past the doormat stage of forgiving everything. You're the one with an ex-list a dozen long.

So don't get all insulted when I don't want to talk to you. This is your doing and your doing alone.

[gizmodude4]

I'm sorry for making you feel uncomfortable. There are a fair amount of things I'd like to say, mostly in self defense, but I'm not going to argue with you. It's clear you don't want to talk to me. Just saying no would have sufficed. This will be the last time I try communicating with you. It's not a threat or meant to be mean spirited, it's just obvious to me that you don't want to talk. Instead of trying to talk to you, I'll wait until you want to talk to me, if you ever do.

[yamitami]

Don't hold your breath. If you throw enough gas and matches on a bridge it will eventually burn down. I just hope you can learn from this and not toss around so much gas and matches next time.