for sale (gods_plan) wrote in valarlogs, @ 2013-05-28 13:37:00 |
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Entry tags: | !trigger warning, caprica six, cygnus black |
Who: Caprica Black and Jack Harkness as possessed by Cygnus Black
What: Cygnus goes to check up on his empire and drops some news on Caprica's lap
When: Tuesday morning
Where: Absolute Truth Ministries
Rating: R for mentions of violence and death
Status: Complete, Narrative
Beep.
"What is it?" Caprica didn't like being bothered in the morning when she was trying to get her day started and her receptionist knew it.
"Mrs. Black, Ma'am? There's something here to see you. He's not taking no for an answer, he's -- No, sir! You can't go in there!"
Caprica's attention turned to the man entering her office without permission. She had never seen him before and was getting more and more annoyed by the minute. She didn't have time for this, but she got up from her chair and made her way around her desk to meet the man and try to get him out of her office.
"Anna, call security," she told her receptionist before cutting the line. "I'm sorry, sir. I'm not taking any appointments right now. I'm sure if you'll just --"
"The farther we climb the longer it takes to fall," the man said in a rather ominous tone. "You know," he went on, completely ignoring Caprica. "When we found you just sitting in a basket outside the church I didn't want to keep you. We already had three little girls, why would we need another? Now, if you had been a boy. Ah, yes. Then perhaps I would have wanted you, but as it turned out..." the man shrugged and turned his lazy gaze on Caprica to see her reaction.
Caprica had stopped in her tracks, her blood turning cold. She swallowed, hard. "If this is some kind of sick joke --"
"Oh, no. No joke, my love. Out of all of my children it was you who proved me wrong. You're the only one worth any salt, so eager to earn the love of the Black family, but love from this family comes with a price. You know that better than anyone." The man shook his head. "Andromeda turned her back on the Lord and on this family, marrying an ex-con and opening up a bakery. Narcissa? A complete mess with her failed marriage, illegitimate child and so wrapped up in her stardom she couldn't see what was right in front of her. And then there was Bellatrix. I thought she was the only one worth anything. She was going to get the Ministries, you know? I couldn't let the Ministries fall into the hands of someone who didn't even have the Black last name. No, no... but Bella? Oh, she's the worst of you all. A harlot, a filthy lesbian who had relations with her sister and a murderer."
Caprica took a few steps back away from the man only to find her desk behind her. She stumbled and ended up sitting on her desk. Her heart was beating in her chest, but she couldn't find her words.
"That's right," the man went on, invading Caprica's personal space. "Bellatrix murdered me and you? You found out about my death and took off to elope with Regulus." The man's voice was dripping with disgust. "You knew that my will said you would only get the Ministries if you were a proper Black and you made that happen, didn't you? You may as well killed me yourself!"
"No," Caprica finally found her voice, but it was weak. She was about to deny it all, to tell this man she didn't believe him with the security entered and took the man by the arms. He started laughing madly and Caprica pointed towards the door. "Get him out of here," she told them and before she knew what had even happened the man was gone.