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[ It's well after midnight. The camera feed is a mess of black and grey, the Forge screen the only illumination. It turns Arthur's face sickly, throws unusual shadows across it. His voice is low. ]
Tell me a story.
[ There aren't many left familiar with the way he demands this in bored, petulant tones. ]
About someone you lost.
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Tell me a story.
[ There aren't many left familiar with the way he demands this in bored, petulant tones. ]
About someone you lost.
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Why do you want to hear about something like that? [ Also she has no stories you'd want to hear. Most of them were a direct, or indirect cause of her being there. What with either hunting as the bastet, or...well. ]
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...was it Zack?
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It was.
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He was [ delicious! *bricks self* ] ... he was nice.
[ A pause. ]
Someone was saying that they knew where he was. On the Forge.
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- Wait, really?
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But I don't know if his words can be trusted. Other people didn't believe him. [ But Freya owed it to him to at least look. ]
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[ All right, now he's less miserable and more concerned. ]
Did he mention the last place he was seen? Patrolling only covers very specific areas in the city. It's very easy to get lost in the ruins or the side-streets- or Dismas, obviously. I'll organize a search.
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No. He ... he seemed to be gloating. Taunting that he knew and wasn't going to tell anyone...but...
[ She hesitates. ]
I-I was going to look anyway. Or find him [ Even though he scares her to death. ] and ask. I ... owe him that much, before ... [ Trailing off a bit there, uneasy. ]
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I think perhaps leave the questioning to me.
You can take Dismas. I'll send Merlin to help. No stone unturned.
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But ....afterwards, I...I... [ To be frank the thought of being in another cage - a real one with bars and everything, terrifies her. But she had to pay her penance for the people she attacked. Granted it wasn't her fault entirely but she still wanted to take responsibility. Her voice is barely a whisper. ] ...want to turn myself in.
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Turn yourself in.
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Y... yes. To... to pay penance. [ She has no idea how long she'll be locked away. Maybe forever. Maybe she'll get out on good behavior. But she couldn't just dismiss what happened as others did. ]
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It's... not right.
I didn't... kill anyone here... But it's still not right, because... because they were there when I changed, and I couldn't ...
I don't mean to hurt anyone. And they say it's all right, that they forgive me - because I don't mean to and I'm nice. They just dismiss it. They don't understand - the people I've hurt, I. . .
I don't deserve their understanding, or their compassion. I'm no better than the monsters in the Mist. Even if they forgive me, I can't. I remember it all. Each time I change - I remember the people I... hurt. That's why I...
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You'll need to speak with the head of the Police Division, Byakuya Kukichi. He will organize your trial and sentencing. Do you know Remus Lupin?
-Oh, and you'll have to tell Merlin, or I will.
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