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Tweak says, "rufus!"

Spike (chipswiththat) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2014-08-16 16:11:00

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anya jenkins, brian moser, deanna troi, doctor facilier, euphemia li britannia, ianto jones, jack harkness, kitty pryde (aoa), rebecca crane, spike, zatanna zatara

284 // voice
[ The feed starts long before anyone speaks, lingers in eerie silence broken by the clicks of a stubborn lighter, the dry crackle of tobacco being set alight, the hollow intake of smoke in dead lungs. The trembling exhale, functioning as an initial indicator to just how rough and ragged his voice is when he does speak. Strained, like he's been screaming himself raw or perhaps the measured and stilted words are a product of him trying to keep himself from doing just that. ]

Are you happy now? Is the world all bright, full of puppydogs and rainbows again? Messing with things you don't understand... makes you feel powerful, doesn't it? Like you're in control. Like you know something. Let me tell you a lit'le secret: you don't know shit. You've never been in control and you never will be. Always somethin' else, calling the shots... whether you realize it or not.

The real monsters aren't out there... but in here. [ Punctuated by the hollow knock of knuckles against breastbone and then he cuts the feed. ]

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	chipswiththat 2014-09-02 07:20 am UTC (link)
	It's supposed to torture me. [ And it does. Oh hell, it does. ] But if you ask the Defence Force, I'm sure they'll say it for my benefit as well as theirs. Those bastards don't have to live with it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cold_dry_pieces 2014-09-02 11:37 am UTC (link)
	Well, but this wasn't exactly unprovoked. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2014-09-03 07:07 pm UTC (link)
	No one died. You know how much it would take back home before people start reaching for souls? A fair bit more than a light round at the buffet table. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cold_dry_pieces 2014-09-04 01:19 am UTC (link)
	Unfortunately for you, you're not at home. [It doesn't sound like it, but that's as close as he comes to commiserating.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2014-09-04 09:04 am UTC (link)
	No, really? I hadn't noticed that. [ Dry as fuck. ] Nothing anyone can do about that, either. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cold_dry_pieces 2014-09-05 01:46 am UTC (link)
	I guess you're stuck with your soul, then. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2014-09-05 08:30 pm UTC (link)
	You got anything else painfully obvious to contribute? Cause we really don't get enough of it around here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cold_dry_pieces 2014-09-05 10:29 pm UTC (link)
	What, do you expect sympathy? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2014-09-06 08:34 am UTC (link)
	From you? Of course not. [ Matter-of-factly. He doesn't expect it from anyone but least of all this guy. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cold_dry_pieces 2014-09-06 10:20 pm UTC (link)
	[Good, then you're not totally delusional.] Then what are you looking for? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2014-09-07 06:37 am UTC (link)
	[ Hngh. ] Who the hell knows anymore. Not sympathy, that's for sure... too good for the likes of me. Understanding, maybe. These bastards don't know what they've been messing with. It's no trifle thing, handling souls and whinging magic all willy-nilly. Could get nasty, if they don't come down from the ego high. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cold_dry_pieces 2014-09-07 02:33 pm UTC (link)
	Right, they'll just run around slapping souls on anyone who looks at them funny. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2014-09-08 04:04 pm UTC (link)
	Wouldn't put it past them to think of something equally overzealous next time. You be careful. They don't mess around. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cold_dry_pieces 2014-09-08 07:57 pm UTC (link)
	I’d be more worried if I’d done something to warrant that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2014-09-09 09:09 am UTC (link)
	Maybe you haven't, but there's nothing saying you won't</>. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cold_dry_pieces 2014-09-09 06:39 pm UTC (link)
	And nothing but your paranoia to say I would, but all right. I’ll keep it in mind. I’d say good luck but it seems too late for that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2014-09-10 06:05 pm UTC (link)
	Much too late. [ But he appreciates the sentiment. ] (Reply to this) (Parent)

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