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Jul 30, 2010 06:16

[The girl staring at the crystal is silent for a moment. She's not actually staring at the crystal, of course, but rather sort of... through it at nothingness that happens to be in the proper direction. There's something very muddled and mildly afraid about the way she's holding her shoulders. It's clear she wants to speak, and also clear that her ( Read more... )

tifa lockhart [final fantasy vii], darc [arc the lad], river tam [firefly], solidus snake [metal gear solid]

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video forsakentwin July 30 2010, 10:19:20 UTC

[Well the abrupt drop at the earlier connection has worried Darc and this doesn't help at all. He's frowning again. That's like he's default face about this whole mess]

River...it's alright. You didn't do anything wrong.

video learneditall July 30 2010, 10:21:45 UTC

[Oh, fake-big-brother, she wants to trust you so but it is amazingly difficult to. River watches warily for a moment before her shoulders slump and the grogginess properly takes control of her face in a tired pout.]

Do you promise?

Re: video forsakentwin July 30 2010, 10:23:47 UTC

[he nods] Yes. It's not your fault you got hurt [she was being controlled by something - that much was clear. So he's not blaming her at all, but rather whoever did that to her]

video learneditall July 30 2010, 10:25:04 UTC

...I'm not hurt. Still.

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Video, private prez_tentacle July 30 2010, 10:20:51 UTC

[One side of Snake's head is bandaged]

...I know you didn't. Not really.

They gave you triggers, didn't they? Like any weapon.

Video, private learneditall July 30 2010, 10:24:15 UTC

[A tiny noise like concern as River's eyes widen slightly. No one in the Cosmos base has any sustained injuries and the rather sudden confrontation with it clearly turns her stomach.

Then comes the looking away, the casting about for a satisfactory answer.]

...I'm... not a girl. Not anymore.

[And that's the closest she's got to a 'yes very much' at the moment.]

Video, private prez_tentacle July 31 2010, 02:14:39 UTC

I'm not surprised. Once a child has seen the fires of hell, they can never go back to the way they were. Whatever was done to you... was done to destroy the girl as much as it was to build the weapon.

Video, private learneditall July 31 2010, 02:18:20 UTC

[A nod of vague comprehension. Simon's tried to explain to her what exactly the Academy did to her brain, but it's okay that she doesn't remember, because Solidus seems to have it under control. Although. A light tap on the crystal.]

...your face is broken.

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AUDIO || lightning_fists July 30 2010, 11:57:38 UTC

[ Because she's one of the few Tifa's met here and the first that she's heard from since the end of the battle. ] River?

[ Do you hear that bit of maternal concern? Good, because you're meant to. ]

AUDIO || learneditall July 30 2010, 12:02:58 UTC

[It take a moment before there's a sigh of recognition.]

I didn't mean to.

AUDIO || lightning_fists July 30 2010, 12:14:11 UTC

[ And in that moment, Tifa's left waiting in anticipation and scared shit-less; don't keep mommy waiting to hear if you're ok.

Isn't sure what the other's talking about, but those string of words have never meant anything good in Tifa's experience. All the same, prodding about it will only make matters worse, she thinks. So we're going for the soothing approach. ] It's ok... [ And she has to stop herself from using any terms of endearment because they haven't known each other for long and River's not exactly a little girl... physically, anyways. ] ...as long as you're not hurt.

AUDIO || learneditall July 30 2010, 12:20:24 UTC

[Oh good, because the little monster is pretty eager to be soothed. The reward is one of those calm little sighs that children make when someone smooths their hair after a nightmare.]

I'm not. It's just...

[How to describe the crushing feeling that's lingering over her brain that the missing chunk of time was time spent slaughtering? A slight whimper? Yes, that's it.]

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