text, private - no worries! c:deflamesJuly 21 2010, 03:42:28 UTC
i know it's wrong! of course it's wrong to kill people like that but i mea
but . . . maybe he really is trying to change? to confess like that to everyone, or- i don't know. i don't know him well enough to say if he's telling the truth or not
but it doesn't mean i'm not going to be careful after that . . .
Maybe he is. Or maybe he saw that he was backed into a corner and decided he'd win everyone over by telling the truth because it makes him look like such a great person.
text, private to ritsuka's filterlittle_bandagesJuly 21 2010, 04:47:42 UTC
No. I'll talk to him when the time is right.
I'm gonna cut to the case. I wanted to ask you about this whole thing because I'm going to start looking at new places to live. I need to have a back up when I talk to Jack about this.
[voice/private]killswithapenJuly 21 2010, 02:48:46 UTC
[Hacking in inadvertantly means Jack can see what he's doing. Oops. But he'll address Ritsuka quietly.]
If it seems as though I'm untrustworthy, it's probably because I'm not. This, for instance. But you should know just how intimidating Big Boss is, and how nobody would actively seek to betray his trust under his own roof. The consequences for those who did would be dire.
Therefore - as long as I'm here - there is nobody more determined to keep from causing trouble, or even friction. If you have a problem with me, I'm happy to talk it through, and eager to make you more comfortable by any sacrifice, if I can.
You expect me to believe you're not going to do anything because you're scared of Jack? I don't doubt his ability to keep you in line, but I don't exactly find it assuring that he needs to do that.
I'm sure you'd be more than willing to do anything I asked you to for the sake of holding your position. But you don't have anything I need, and it's impossible for you to win me over, so don't bother.
[ He's spent his entire life being fooled by someone who was a lot like Light. Unlike Light, a stranger, and to his thinking, an intruder into his makeshift family, that person was a figure of love, trust and protection, and he's quite angry at the idea of anyone else attempting to manipulate them in the same way. Bitter much? ]
[voice/private]killswithapenJuly 21 2010, 10:54:34 UTC
[Light can tell that there's resentment or even hatred there by the sound of Ritsuka's voice. He considers what to say, quietly--then completely misreads the situation.]
I'm under no obligation to do this, or even speak to you about it, but here I am with my hands up. I don't expect you to believe anything I say, but what I do expect is that while I'm here I'm treated with the same kind of respect as I will treat the others of this household.
I know I'm the interloper here, but getting jealous isn't going to get me off your turf. I was invited, and by consequence have as much right to be here as you do.
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don't think it's right. at all.
[ what he did, he means. ]
even if he confessed- i don't know.
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I don't like how he tried to justify it. Seems like he'd be able to explain anything he wanted to show him in a good light.
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but . . . maybe he really is trying to change? to confess like that to everyone, or- i don't know. i don't know him well enough to say if he's telling the truth or not
but it doesn't mean i'm not going to be careful after that . . .
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I'm instinctively wary, though.
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I can't believe Jack would let someone like that in here when he's always acting like I can't tie my own shoes.
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Do you want me to talk to him?
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I'm gonna cut to the case. I wanted to ask you about this whole thing because I'm going to start looking at new places to live. I need to have a back up when I talk to Jack about this.
I wanted to know if you'd come with me.
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If it seems as though I'm untrustworthy, it's probably because I'm not. This, for instance. But you should know just how intimidating Big Boss is, and how nobody would actively seek to betray his trust under his own roof. The consequences for those who did would be dire.
Therefore - as long as I'm here - there is nobody more determined to keep from causing trouble, or even friction. If you have a problem with me, I'm happy to talk it through, and eager to make you more comfortable by any sacrifice, if I can.
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I'm sure you'd be more than willing to do anything I asked you to for the sake of holding your position. But you don't have anything I need, and it's impossible for you to win me over, so don't bother.
[ He's spent his entire life being fooled by someone who was a lot like Light. Unlike Light, a stranger, and to his thinking, an intruder into his makeshift family, that person was a figure of love, trust and protection, and he's quite angry at the idea of anyone else attempting to manipulate them in the same way. Bitter much? ]
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I'm under no obligation to do this, or even speak to you about it, but here I am with my hands up. I don't expect you to believe anything I say, but what I do expect is that while I'm here I'm treated with the same kind of respect as I will treat the others of this household.
I know I'm the interloper here, but getting jealous isn't going to get me off your turf. I was invited, and by consequence have as much right to be here as you do.
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Do you know why Jack brought him into our home?
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[He has, but he's not telling anyone about that conversation.]
I wouldn't turn your back on him. Paranoia is the best way to go if you wish to survive.
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But I think you're right. Thanks for your input, Liquid.
Read any good books lately?
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