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[greatlightother]

[It sounds as if she's just finished crying. There's a clink as she drops a spoon onto a dish and she finally speaks up.]

I said...I hope it goes down. [There's a nervous giggle.] But I don't know where down is. [Pause as the ship rumbles a bit. She takes in a trembling breath.] Looks like I was right, though

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[damesuccubus]

[Just so everyone can see that she's bumped and bruised and slightly charred, and falling down every. single. time. the ship hits more turbulence.]

You try to hide it, but I can see! I saw it -

[Another bump and WHEEEEE, Petronilla gets thrown to the floor. Her head pops up again,]

I knew what you were! You're a devil! A devil! You hide behind goodness, but you're really the worst kind of pers--

[The Barge shakes and Petronilla goes flying, taking the communicator down with her.]

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[greatlightother]

[A little concerned.] I am not a devil.

And you need to...stop.

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[damesuccubus]

I need to stop?! [Bitter, bitter laugh] I'm in my cabin without any light because my candles keep setting me on fire.

You need to stop!

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[greatlightother]

For you?

No.

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[greatlightother]

[She unlocked it without getting up from where she sat on the couch. She had her powers, so she planned on using them.]

Come in.

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[greatlightother]

[She looked up to him and began to cry softly, seeing that there had been no discrimination in who was cursed.]

Yes. [She was both angry at herself and angry at the barge. She didn't want to take the curse off, though she knew that she should. She hated it here and she hated them all. But, at the same time, she loved some. That's what had been keeping her sane. But too much had happened. She was conflicted now and that conflict had thrown her into this state of panic. And anger.]

[deepdowndark]

Svetlana, what have you done?

What is this curse? Is it like mine?

[Private]

Sveta, you have to find the Light. There has to be a way.

[greatlightother]

It's worse.

[Private]

Listen to yourself. I am the Light.

This is what Light has become.

[deepdowndark]

...Is it going to do what you said?

[Private]

No, Svetlana. The Light and Dark never change. Only we do. Nobody personifies it, and you... you can't lose track of it. If you are representative of the Light, you have a responsibility to be true to it.

I've failed in being true to the Dark. And you can fail in being true to the Light, but you have to try and get back there, and I wish I understood it more or I'd....

[he's cut himself off. the following dark. Oh eff.]

[greatlightother]

Yes. Maybe.

Probably.

[Private]

I can't. I won't.

Not here.

[rass_bestie]

So, what, you want us to kill you? Or is there a way to talk you down?

[rass_bestie]

Howie, I'm not suggesting that we do, I'm suggesting it's not a very good idea to announce that on a public post where there are plenty of murderers to go around.

Please leave me alone.

[buywithme]

[Pause.]

[Pause pause pause.]

I'm sorry we made you hate us, Sister.

[greatlightother]

[So much crying.]

I don't hate you all.

[buywithme]

But you hate us enough.

I'm not going to try and tell you that the people here don't deserve this, or that you're a bad person for having a breaking point, because I know that you're not a bad person, Sister, and honestly, if you were to have to kill a random sample of the population, then doing it to the inhabitants of the Barge will probably give you a fairly good ratio of people who deserve it, to people who don't deserve it, I just...

I'm just sorry that you're so unhappy that you had to do this. I hope that after this is all over, you'll be all right again someday.

[greatlightother]

Prefect...

[Nope. She's done. Time for more crying.]