004. Masque (Event: Stage 4)

[breaker_gorgon]

[There's a long sigh on the other end of the line, like one about to dive from a cliff to a pool of cool water below.
The voice is much too mellow to be Rider's, and yet...]

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[phone, stage 3]

[lunawolves10th]

Rider.... Medusa...

If you turn into a monster.

I will bring you redemption as an astartes must. [ Obvious implication is obvious. ]

That being said, you can still... be a better person here. This place is damnation for some, redemption for others. Your life was your life, but the person I know is a kind one.

Re: [phone, stage 3]

[breaker_gorgon]

Thank you, Garviel.
That means a lot to me.

One of my fears is becoming the monster I was, but it's comforting to know you have my back.

At the same time, though, it's nice to know you have some faith in me.

[phone, stage 3]

[lunawolves10th]

I am a man of faith, even if it is in the secular light of truth. I do not think your.... core is rotten, though. My own gene-father turned from the light and the truth and embraced the darkness of Old Night. He betrayed me, his father, and all his other loyal sons for power...

Tell me of the circumstances of your fall. If you speak of it, perhaps you will understand how not to become as you were again.

[breaker_gorgon]

The circumstances?

To put it simply, I began to loathe humanity.
Man created my sisters and I as goddesses and then cast us aside.
We were betrayed, but they still had the gall to pursue us.
Men in that era only wanted what they could not attain.
I suppose that hate manifested itself into what I became.

I don't know if that even makes sense.

[Action because I can like a boss. Also stage four herp derp.]

[iheartcabbage]

[And here Adachi was just drinking his coffee and reading the newspaper. You know, up until the last half of that. Cue a spit-take and panicking.]

R-Rider! What the hell!? Y-...you watch me sleep? sdgsd Nevermind that, why did you tell the entire town t-that?

[breaker_gorgon]

I...I honestly have no idea.
It's like, I just had to.

[Have an awkward blush and a cheekscratch.]

Eh, don't look at me like that. It's not like it can be helped.
You look really cute when you sleep.

[iheartcabbage]

[He should be mad, no. He couldn't be mad at her, even without the town's effect.]

Geeze. It's not like I mind, just... I know this is going to cause and endless amount of teasing now. ...For the both of us, most likely.

B-but, what exactly do you mean by 'falling'? [Yes, Adachi. Let's play the clueless card and totally forget what happened last time.]

[breaker_gorgon]

I'm sorry. I know your friends will say something to you, now.
But it's not like I can take it back...or that it's untrue.

And come on, Adachi.
What does falling usually mean?
It's not fair to make me admit that I...

Ugh, no more!

[With this, she's clamp her hands over her mouth. Not one more thing, damn it.]

[stage 4]

[riastrad_ridire]

Medusa? Damn, didn't see that one coming.

[breaker_gorgon]

Well, yes.

It's not something I like to share, but apparently my mood has changed.

Go figure.

[riastrad_ridire]

Look at it this way, earlier I called half the town and basically told my whole life story. I'd be embarrassed if I could be, but I'm pretty sure something like this couldn't humiliate me.

[breaker_gorgon]

I suppose I was lucky to get out with a partial version of it, then, hm?

I'm sure you aren't easy to embarrass.
I kind of admire that.
Even I get a bit flustered at times.

...I just keep talking, don't I?

[Phone; Stage 3]

[bitemescumbag]

... I don't remember my myth stuff too good, but didn't Med- ...err, you only attack people trying to kill you? Sounds like self-defense, to me.

Besides, you sound like a human to me. Even if you look like the scary one they talk 'bout in the myths, sounds like you got a human heart. Lame as it sounds, s'what really counts.

[breaker_gorgon]

Hm. You do have a point.
It's not like I can excuse myself for what happened, but I can say that I kept to myself for the most part.

I carry a human form as I did at the start, so you're correct in that aspect.

And I don't think that's lame at all.
It's actually quite encouraging. I appreciate it.
I rather like this version of me. It would be nice to stay as I am, now.

[bitemescumbag]

Well, I can't say I'm saying it all just to be a nice guy. Just, talking as someone who turns into...

... well, as someone who changes into lots of, uh, non-human forms? If I didn't believe that, I don't think I could sleep at night. Not that I do that much anyway, but that a whole other thing.

Anyway, "monster" is a state of mind. S'not a thing you look like. Keepin' that in mind's done me a world of good.

[breaker_gorgon]

Non-human forms? That's interesting.
I won't pry, but you seem quite stable and kind, so I'll take your advice to heart.

At the time, my form reflected the monster inside but also what the world perceived me as. I feel there was no chance for me to be anything else.

Sometimes I'm glad for this place, mainly for people like you.

[hontobakabaka]

"Is it so bad to want a normal life Miss Rider? I know we've already spoken a little on this, but, if you need someone to talk to I can come over in a bit."

[breaker_gorgon]

I'm not really supposed to want a normal life.
On the isle, I put my sisters' wants before my own and I was happy.
In Fuyuki, I put Sakura's wants before my own and I was happy.

When I think of my own wants it gets a bit muddled.

If you don't mind coming by a bit later, it would be wonderful.

[hontobakabaka]

"Its okay, and... If you need someone to talk to let me know."

[breaker_gorgon]

Of course. You know how I appreciate your concern.
You’re one of the people I like the most here.