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1_800_hotline2019-06-29 11:39 pm
iote) wrote in 1_800_hotline2019-06-29 11:39 pm
i want to be your best friend, or just eat you whole [night 12]
[Among all the patterns that may or may not have been seen by all those that have been brought here - the notion that sometimes shitty things happen to well-meaning people, the isolation that comes with not knowing what to do, the realization that we may not know ourselves as well as we thought we did, the thought and fear that love truly has no place in the world… Among all of that, there is one interminable truth, one universal constant that ties us together.
That being, of course, that Ladd Russo is an asshole.
Whether you liked him or not, that does remain a fact of life; Ladd Russo is an asshole, and it's a truth he may have laughed at and thanked you for noticing once. But then, perhaps it's for the best that the dead don't get to have opinions that affect the living.
Wherever you end up tonight, there's unfortunately one other truth to this place that seems to hold - almost no one sleeps well after trials. Perhaps you'll seek solace with one another; perhaps you'll find it at the bottom of a bottle or a highball glass at the bar. Perhaps you won't find it at all. But the reality of things remains as we perceive it - the days and nights aren't getting any cooler, and our numbers here are dwindling.
Rest if you can, but in the end, do what you have to.]
That being, of course, that Ladd Russo is an asshole.
Whether you liked him or not, that does remain a fact of life; Ladd Russo is an asshole, and it's a truth he may have laughed at and thanked you for noticing once. But then, perhaps it's for the best that the dead don't get to have opinions that affect the living.
Wherever you end up tonight, there's unfortunately one other truth to this place that seems to hold - almost no one sleeps well after trials. Perhaps you'll seek solace with one another; perhaps you'll find it at the bottom of a bottle or a highball glass at the bar. Perhaps you won't find it at all. But the reality of things remains as we perceive it - the days and nights aren't getting any cooler, and our numbers here are dwindling.
Rest if you can, but in the end, do what you have to.]
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[So it could probably happen, somehow.]
Thank you, though. Even if the circumstances are less than ideal, it is a position I'm honored to hold and once I've returned, I'll do all I can to make things right after the war.
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I imagine they must be keeping my familiars away from me as well by some sort of spell in addition to all of this. Which is unfortunate, but at the time there's nothing to be done about it.
[ Testament just refuses to believe that Dizzy can be placed in danger so easily, even though part of him knows he's being kind of illogical about it. But, it's for the best if he is rather than assuming the worst and going on a rampage...
He also just...pauses at the 'thank you'. No one's ever said that to him before, so he just... nods and moves along. ]
...Here's to our swift return, so you can do what needs to be done, like the rest of us. We've been here long enough.
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[He nods at that.]
Thank you for listening. I hope you're able to find what they've done with your familiars and return home as well. We should be able to uncover more information, which could lead us in the right direction. There must be a way to put an end to this.