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Jun 22, 2011 07:53

I did contact a few people upon my return yesterday, mostly those who'd left messages for me upon my departure. I didn't mean to put off addressing the Barge in general so long.

Words are not enough for apologies, but only time will reveal action. I would like to ask for that time. I don't quite yet know how to proceed to get Dracula and me back on ( Read more... )

friends, petite maman, betrayal of trust, owning up to his mistakes, rose is rose, confession is good for the soul, rose is not rose, apologizes yet again, inmate: dracula, captain jack harkness

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private fivestepsahead June 23 2011, 13:58:39 UTC

[ In fluent French. This is significant. ]

He was silent.

private young_idealist June 23 2011, 14:02:03 UTC

[Armand answers in kind.]

That is the most I could have hoped for.

He is rather angry at me at the moment, and I cannot blame him.

Are you still angry?

private fivestepsahead June 23 2011, 14:06:42 UTC

Better his anger than continuing to let him do as he does.

[ Pause. ] No. I'm glad that you have your foundation to draw strength from again.

private young_idealist June 23 2011, 14:14:01 UTC

I'm still not certain how to stop him. I am not very talented at being stern. He already thinks I've taken sides against him.

He's the last. Succeed or fail, I know where my home is, and I'm anxious to get back.

I wasn't certain how terribly wrong this had gone until you were angry.

Re: private fivestepsahead June 23 2011, 14:24:37 UTC

Have you ever dealt with very young children before, Armand?

[ Pause. ] Try not to tell him that. He would interpret it as you thinking of him as a nuisance. [ Softer- ]

Then my anger isn't wasted.

private young_idealist June 23 2011, 14:36:09 UTC

Not very little ones, I'm afraid. I don't even have a niece or nephew yet.

I wouldn't dare tell him such a thing; he'd kill me.

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Very little you say to me is wasted. I simply don't always understand

private fivestepsahead June 23 2011, 14:47:02 UTC

Dracula, despite his age and fame, is acting like a spoiled little child who isn't getting his way. If you're not coddling him and agreeing with everything he says, you're against him.

Set your boundaries and don't back down, even if he might threaten you or himself harm. If he turns violent, call me. [ Pause. ]

But Armand. You need to not be afraid of him. You're his warden. You have the power to turn him into an invalid if you so wish, but you won't. That is your power.

[ Headtilt. ]

Do you now?

private young_idealist June 23 2011, 15:19:33 UTC

I think I know what you're saying. [He has been struggling not to cry simply from stress this entire conversation.]

How does one get a child not to throw tantrums?

private fivestepsahead June 23 2011, 15:50:14 UTC

You can't. [ Dryly. ] But if you show him that they don't work - not by intervening on his behalf to tell the Barge to not provoke or react to him - then he would eventually give up.

private young_idealist June 23 2011, 15:51:43 UTC

I'm afraid he'll kill someone.

private fivestepsahead June 23 2011, 16:00:13 UTC

Tell me when you are. I'll stop him.

private young_idealist June 23 2011, 16:22:51 UTC

I'll call you first, but his moods change very fast. I am going to take him to hunt in the CES. I hope it's dark in there.

private fivestepsahead June 23 2011, 16:29:28 UTC

You can make it so, can't you?

private young_idealist June 23 2011, 16:32:39 UTC

I didn't think we had control over the environment.

private fivestepsahead June 23 2011, 16:37:35 UTC

I meant that if it's not suitable, go out, and come back in again.

private young_idealist June 23 2011, 17:00:36 UTC

Of course. That never occurred to me.

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