DAYSHIFT 31: PATIENT LIBRARY (Shift 2)
And against his will, he joined the ranks of those he'd hoped never to empathize with.
Artemis couldn't remember the last time he wanted someone dead, but it was particularly difficult to consider the past when all he could think about was how very happy it would make him to see Mr. Reid Garwin dead in a hallway somewhere. Where was Butler when the boy needed him most?
It wasn't as though he was internally crumbling at the thought of his life being made-up. There was absolutely no way that anyone could possibly dream up his life. It was too... him, really. His scars were real enough, his memories weren't fabricated, Holly's eye was in his head.
No, what he was furious over was being called a 'rip off' and a source of entertainment for children. His story was both nothing like Harry's, and definitely not for children. Children couldn't appreciate the pain he'd been through and the feats he'd accomplished, and as much as Artemis respected Harry, he wasn't as foolish as his friend was.
And secondly... he should be making royalties on such a book.
Someone would surely be sued once he returned.
For now, he would have to settle for some good reading. He'd discussed philosophy with Ritsuka on the board, but he needed something a bit lighter after that. He pulled The Picture of Dorian Gray, sat down in a corner amongst the stacks and began reading--a crease forming between his eyes.
At least one million, if not one point five. Pain and suffering could be added to the claims as well.
[For Renji]
Artemis couldn't remember the last time he wanted someone dead, but it was particularly difficult to consider the past when all he could think about was how very happy it would make him to see Mr. Reid Garwin dead in a hallway somewhere. Where was Butler when the boy needed him most?
It wasn't as though he was internally crumbling at the thought of his life being made-up. There was absolutely no way that anyone could possibly dream up his life. It was too... him, really. His scars were real enough, his memories weren't fabricated, Holly's eye was in his head.
No, what he was furious over was being called a 'rip off' and a source of entertainment for children. His story was both nothing like Harry's, and definitely not for children. Children couldn't appreciate the pain he'd been through and the feats he'd accomplished, and as much as Artemis respected Harry, he wasn't as foolish as his friend was.
And secondly... he should be making royalties on such a book.
Someone would surely be sued once he returned.
For now, he would have to settle for some good reading. He'd discussed philosophy with Ritsuka on the board, but he needed something a bit lighter after that. He pulled The Picture of Dorian Gray, sat down in a corner amongst the stacks and began reading--a crease forming between his eyes.
At least one million, if not one point five. Pain and suffering could be added to the claims as well.
[For Renji]