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don't wait for a knight in shinin' armor, your savior's reflected in the mirror
[That sure was a fucking thing. That execution was a fucking thing. Those secrets are a fucking thing.
Cabanela retreats to his room, but not for all that long. Everyone will get a note eventually, written in very neat handwriting
I do not plan on bowing down to threats and intimidation. If you did not act, it means you were, like me, aware of the risk, but decided against it. Your reasons are entirely your own.
Join me in the dining room if you agree enough is enough, and that you won't acquiesce to threats. I don't plan to let this stop me, and neither should you.
-C
In the dining room itself, Cabanela has set up coffee and tea for those who want it-- there's no food, because to be honest, he doesn't know how to cook. Two more candles have been lit-- he wasn't really sure what to do about the whole... parasite thing... so Fern's candle will have to make due.]
Cabanela retreats to his room, but not for all that long. Everyone will get a note eventually, written in very neat handwriting
I do not plan on bowing down to threats and intimidation. If you did not act, it means you were, like me, aware of the risk, but decided against it. Your reasons are entirely your own.
Join me in the dining room if you agree enough is enough, and that you won't acquiesce to threats. I don't plan to let this stop me, and neither should you.
-C
In the dining room itself, Cabanela has set up coffee and tea for those who want it-- there's no food, because to be honest, he doesn't know how to cook. Two more candles have been lit-- he wasn't really sure what to do about the whole... parasite thing... so Fern's candle will have to make due.]
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...
It's not exactly a gripping tale.
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I'm not sure I expect it to be.
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Come on in and make yourself comfortable, then. And tell me where you want me to start, I suppose.
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She is quick to clarify though: ] Honestly, other than one specific thing, You don't need to clarify anything you don't want. I'm mostly seeing if we can still count on you after this.
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If you're willing to continue to place your trust in me, then yes, you can.
[he sits down on his bed.]
My past causing a lack of confidence in my ability to lead is the only part of it that I'd say I "fear," at least as it relates to present company. As far as things back home... well, we'll have to get out of here before that matters.
[There's still something less than confident about his expression when he says that last bit, but...]
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[ Compared to being the son of a crimelord or killing his brother, isn't being human already bad enough crime...? For her, certainly. She smiles somewhat sarcastically, crossing her legs in her seat. ]
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Yes, you're probably right. I know spirits tend to judge differently than humans, so I'd imagine it's probably similar for vampires.
[...]
I'm guessing. We don't exactly have vampires where I'm from.
[also he barely parsed any of the other secrets because he was too busy bluescreening]
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[ And she can explain that if he wants, but mostly she bares her fangs at the end of that. ]
I'm mostly here to see if you keep it together at all.
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[he pauses to think about it.]
I guess on some level it's kind of liberating, and I'll probably be more level-headed going forward than I was this week going forward. It's still not particularly pleasant, though.
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[ Of course it's not. Responsible for the death of his brother? She... bites her lip and shakes her head. ]
... I bear no responsibility for my tragedies. But I too lost my brother to them.
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Well, I didn't... shove my brother off a cliff or anything. He ran away in a blizzard, and there are probably a number of different things I could've done to stop him from doing so.
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I will not say that makes you blameless. [ Because she can't image he would accept that anyway ] After all, while I say I bare no responsibility to my own... I did still run. I never even confirmed if mine died. I- it's impossible not to feel some guilt.
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Honestly, in terms of my actual career, I had more difficulties due to the fact that I came from a relatively small village and had to move to the capital and start building connections while balancing schooling and an ailing parent.
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I should be honest and say I had a nice monetary cushion, so it could have easily been a lot worse.
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[ she's going to reach out a hand now, to poke him in the middle of his forehead. ]
So, will that secret be ruining you?
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[he tries to lean out of poking range.]
I mean, it might be dismissed as a rumor unless anyone can prove it somehow, which is unlikely. I don't doubt that it will be used as political ammunition in ad hominem attacks, though.
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Alright, so you're going to work through it? That's good, my own will be handled alright too, I'm sure.
[ some of those other ones might ruin people, but they're okay? Good. ]
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