Truth gas level up

[weiss_tank]

[Phone

Comments

She's up to stage 3 now

[float_like_a]

[Lyon's just sitting in the corner looking downcast and confused, hands gripping her skirt tightly as she stares into her lap.]

[weiss_tank]

[He hangs up the phone and turns to her]

Lyon? You ok?

[float_like_a]

Why? Why do you do it?

[weiss_tank]

Lyon, you have to understand. The people we kill are people who have done something wrong, but the law can't touch 'em for various reasons. You know, like money or power.

[perfektsymmetry]

[Just

Trying to process this

This isn't working]

Ken... Y-You, of all people, it doesn't...

[weiss_tank]

I know it doesn't make sense... I was kinda forced into the position because I had no where else to go after I legally 'died'.

In a way this place has been kinda nice, getting away from all that.

[perfektsymmetry]

S-Someone forced you into the job? That's...

[weiss_tank]

Do you want the whole story? It's kind of long.

[godisachild]

That's what you meant by having done bad things at home?

They're pretty bad, I guess.

[weiss_tank]

Yeah, that's what I meant. I mean sure, it's people who need to be stopped but the law can't get 'em, but that doesn't excuse what I do.

[godisachild]

I dunno.

Maybe some people actually do deserve to die, and you just make sure they do.

[weiss_tank]

...I guess. I can't use it to excuse what I do however.

[have_your_lives]

You say that like I'm responsible. All I did was give you the chance to not walk into your future blind. Your thanks ought to be rather more genuine.

[weiss_tank]

It doesn't matter if I know or not. You forget everything you learn in this bloody place so the warnin's kinda lost.

[have_your_lives]

[This gets a cackle.] You know, I'd almost forgotten.

[weiss_tank]

Not surprised, you haven't been shipped home yet at all. [Have a harumph noise.]

I hate this place, and right now I think it's made me hate myself more then I hate you. [Curse you Mayfield's truth fog.]

[heartstar_blues]

[Ken will get to hear a thud on his roof.

And then some muttered cursing and rapid footsteps as The Captain failed his landing.

Off the edge he goes, landing hard in Ken's front yard.]

[weiss_tank]

Oh shit... [Ken knows that cursing. He's going to cautiously peek out his front door.]

You ok there man?

[heartstar_blues]

[Picking himself up.]

Yeah, the ground broke my fall pretty good.

[Well, that's not how he intended to start this off but... well, he'll roll with it.]

So, you're an assassin too.

[weiss_tank]

Yeah.

Wait...What do you mean 'too'? [After their discussion on the phone a few days ago, Ken knows he wouldn't have a chance against the Captain if things went south, so he's a bit on his guard.