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m808btank

Confused

Nov 17, 2005 18:10

I...I do not know who I am, and it scares me. I know what I am called: "Sheila", though Caboose refers to me as "big tank lady". I do not know what to make of this. I cannot even project an image of myself; how can I, when I do not know who that is? Nevermind that I do not have the techonological capacities to do so. It is the principle of the ( Read more... )

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*wiggles eyebrows* sgt_goodbutter November 18 2005, 03:01:03 UTC

[y'know... sarge would be willing to help... y'know, tech type stuff... >.>]

pvt_church November 18 2005, 09:27:57 UTC

"Yo. Sheila."

Church ambles toward her from the side, and swings himself up to a rock next to one of her front treads, but respectfully not touching or staring at them.

"Wanna talk about it?"

m808btank November 18 2005, 12:21:07 UTC

She is startled by Church's presence. "Church! I was...I do not...I don't know," she trails off finally in an unsuccessful attempt to keep her voice calm and level. She turns her turrett to face him, know that, if she had a face and a body, tears would be shining in her eyes.

pvt_church November 18 2005, 17:25:00 UTC

"Oh, come on. There's gotta be SOMETHING. I mean, unless you really are human and surf the crimson tide." Church scratches the back of his head, trying to figure out a way to get the issue out. "How about this? What was it you looked at that made you want to run back here? What triggered your mood swing?"

m808btank November 18 2005, 17:39:11 UTC

Sheila feels hesitant to answer, but forces herself to. "I...I have been alone here for so long. I know that my memory processors have been deteriorating-I am surprised I have lasted as long as I have, being built by the lowest bidder." She vocalizes a sigh, realizing just how much of herself she is showing to this teammate for whom's death she is responsible.

"When everyone returned, I...I felt things I had not felt in so many, many years. Companionship, mostly, and I started wondering..."

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OOC: simmons2point0 November 19 2005, 01:16:17 UTC

((Found this - thought it might be relevant or at least bring up some ideas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampancy . Don't know what you know of matters in Halo itself, but...))

Re: OOC: m808btank November 21 2005, 00:35:22 UTC

((Thanks! It'll work for me, that's for sure. It gives me something to work with, at least a little. Sheila's a bit more accepting of the whole situation, especially with what's happened above.))

Re: OOC: simmons2point0 November 21 2005, 15:42:37 UTC

((Cool, just glad I could be any sort of help with ideas etc.))