004. [Voice; English]

Feb 27, 2010 07:16

Now that the supplies in this wretched place seem to be being replenished again on a regular basis, the next area of concern should be what one is meant to do for entertainment. After all, I cannot go about my usual business in this world, and I am unaccustomed to having unlimited amounts of leisure time.

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(voice; german) vonkarmic February 26 2010, 21:27:44 UTC
(For her first time talking to him after their conversation, Franziska's voice is admirably collected, though you could certainly detect a certain tension in it, if you knew her well enough.)

The library seems to be an adequate source of entertainment; though I'll admit I've hardly had the chance to explore it thoroughly, there seem to be a great deal of novels there, if not much else.

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(2/2) 70% locked (voice; german) vonkarmic February 27 2010, 06:31:18 UTC
And I never claimed to have turned my back on you.

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70% locked (voice; german) fingersnapping February 27 2010, 23:48:40 UTC
It seems you still don't understand. It is not a claim that you have made, but rather an act you have committed. I would have expected more of a daughter of mine, but then again, I would not have expected anything less. While you have done nothing but constantly disappoint me, I find that I am somewhat proud of who you have become.

You would turn your back on me - and do not argue with me upon this point, because both you and I know that this is what you did - and you have moved beyond the need for the name Von Karma. You have moved beyond the need to use that whip as a crutch the way I presume you still do - quite honestly, you act like a child with a security blanket, and I was tolerant of it when you were younger because I did not want to see you fail upon the pressures society ladled upon you.

It is my opinion that the whip represents who you were and not who you are, because the girl I knew would never act in the way you have to me. Whether you consider this either a good or a bad thing is entirely up to you - you have made ( ... )

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(1/2) 70% locked (voice; german) vonkarmic March 1 2010, 01:56:11 UTC
(Franziska is, of course, taken aback by his words; she takes several minutes to parse his statements and formulate her response, and does not respond until she is certain of what she wants to say, and how she wants to say it. When she speaks, her voice lacks none of its usual confidence, but she is unable to prevent an emotional undercurrent from threading through her words.)

You claim to be ‘somewhat proud’ of who I’ve become, yet in the same breath remind me of how I’ve done nothing but disappoint you - these two statements, when put up against one another, would seem - to most people - inconsistent at best.

(…)

My whip may very well, as you say, act as a crutch, and yes, perhaps the family name was performing a similar function - however, I’ve recently thought that perhaps I am not alone in using the latter as such.

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(2/2) 70% locked (voice; german) vonkarmic March 1 2010, 01:58:09 UTC
Regardless, that - (Franziska takes a deep breath here) - that is merely an option - an opinion, and not something upon which I feel that it’s necessary to dwell.

Despite whatever it symbolized to whomever then, what really matters is what it symbolizes to me, now, and instead of it representing who I was or who I am, it represents what I strive for - (another short pause) - and what I stand for, which has always been, and will continue to be, the prosecution of those who commit criminal acts.

(And that, in its strictest sense, is true - though there have been significant changes to her opinions on the matter regarding the execution of such and the nuances of the system, that is what it (prosecution, at least - living up to the family name has, of course, been about something else entirely) has always been about to Franziska.

She continues:)And if you have truly washed your hands of me, as you claim to have done, then surely you will understand if I do not continue to hold myself up to the standards that defined the name that you ( ... )

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70% locked (voice; german) fingersnapping March 1 2010, 11:20:08 UTC
[There is no contradiction in his statements as Franziska claims to be; he can only assume that she is too young to understand. She has never been a mother, never raised a child - she has never watched her daughter fail, and yet exceed all of her expectations.

Maybe, one day, she will have that experience. It is, somewhat regretfully, that he realises that he'll never be a part of it. He wants no part of it - he does not want to be reminded of her - no, his failures, every time he looks upon them, cannot bear to see what his family name has become ( ... )

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70% locked (voice; german) vonkarmic March 1 2010, 18:34:04 UTC
From the moment those last words left her lips, she had been bracing herself for his response, knowing well that both his pride and his many years as a prosecutor would make it impossible for him to allow her words to remain unrefuted, and had been prepared for what she was certain would be not only a very thorough and acerbic rebuttal, but also quite possibly the last words she would hear from him for a very long time, if not forever ( ... )

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70% locked (voice; german) fingersnapping March 1 2010, 22:37:47 UTC
[He's still tired, dazed almost, not particularly paying attention to what's happening anymore. What can he say to her? That he wants his daughter back? That he wants her to be small enough to lift into his arms again, young enough so that he is her whole world? No, she would accuse him of sentiment, and she would be right. There is no need to mention such foolish things. When he speaks again, his voice takes on a new tone of frustration.]

What would you have me say to you?

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70% locked (voice; german) vonkarmic March 2 2010, 05:12:40 UTC
(What does she want him to say to her? She isn't sure, really; rather, she knows what she wants him to say to her, ideally - or at least the general sentiment, as the words themselves weren't important - but realistically? She does not know, only that he should have something to say to her.)

Even if I had conceived of some specific desired response, it would not hold much worth if I had to state it outright.

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70% locked (voice; german) fingersnapping March 2 2010, 05:22:55 UTC
In more forthright terms, you mean you don't know.

[He doesn't know either - a possibility which had frightened him - but he almost expected Franziska to have some manner of trick up her sleeve, to utilise his vulnerability to her advantage.]

...Maybe I was wrong.

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70% locked (voice; german) vonkarmic March 2 2010, 05:56:14 UTC
(Manfred von Karma, admitting the possibility of being wrong?

It is not the sort of statement that one heard pass his lips often, though this certainly seemed the day for unlikely conversations; wrong about what, though, was the question here - his answer could go either way, and she is apprehensive, afraid to push the already-delicate balance currently existing between them, so she remains silent and waits for him to continue.)

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70% locked (voice; german) fingersnapping March 2 2010, 06:31:15 UTC
[He hears nothing but silence on the other end, and for a moment, wonders if his communicator is defective. He picks it up, shakes it, but that has little result. Instead, he decides to test it out further.]

Every time I think you've stopped being foolish, you only act in such a way that disappoints me further.

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70% locked (voice; german) vonkarmic March 2 2010, 06:49:10 UTC
(His words take any vulnerability she was feeling and immediately twist it into anger, and she feels even more betrayed than she had before; she slams her hand down onto the table next to her, and immediately winces, knowing that he can hear it, that he knows that he has broken her cool:)

And how, precisely, am I being foolish now?

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70% locked (voice; german) fingersnapping March 2 2010, 08:25:51 UTC
[He certainly hears her, and for now, the growing feeling of disappointment is replaced with the desire to be vindictive.]

You're acting like a child; not to mention I have, unfortunately, come to expect far too much from you. I thought that despite your continual failures, you had some chance of redemption - but as I said, it appears that was an erroneous conclusion.

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70% locked (voice; german) vonkarmic March 2 2010, 17:49:33 UTC
(And she would be lying if she said that did not hurt, but she refuses to let it show, instead deciding that if he wanted to act in that way, then she would try to hurt him back just as badly - like father, like daughter, right, and the ones that know you best are the ones that can cut you the deepest.)

Then it appears that we have both made a grievous error, for I admit that I foolishly thought the same of you.

(...)

And I doubt that your idea of redemption would belong to any set of standards to which I'd consider holding myself, anyway.

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70% locked (voice; german) fingersnapping March 2 2010, 20:15:07 UTC
[He knows it's her intention to hurt him, to lash out at him to try and sweep her own failures under the carpet. It is concerning, however, that this time, she almost succeeds; when he speaks, his voice is low. Dangerous.]

You have no business talking of matters that you do not fully understand.

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