11-01-2019, 03:22 PM
[font=trebuchet ms]Rin despised freeloaders, deserters, and their ilk, enough so that the thought of being one of them kept her up at night.
Logically, the facts were on her side in all cases. In the Ascendants' case, she had provided medical and therapeutic services for some time, so she had done something to justify her taking shelter with them, eating their food, bringing down on them the curse that never seemed to leave her alone. It would never compare to how much they had done for her, however, and that was all she could think about- the way that they'd taken her in when she awoke with no memories, given her a home, friends, family even. She could never repay that kind of debt.
The same was true even now with Elysium. They had offered her shelter even when she stayed long past her welcome, even when her presence caused violence to rain down upon their heads. They hadn't even questioned her when she took over, despite the fact that they had no reason to believe she had a good motive for doing so. (She knew she was trying to protect Tena, but they couldn't have guessed that.) It'd been true with her first home, too, as they saw fit to remind her every time her dreams returned her to the past.
Rin had never seen the stranger at the border before, and for a brief moment she found herself wondering if he would be the threat that she knew was coming- somehow, some way, she knew she would either end up inviting the wrong person into Elysium's borders, or fail to stop the wrong person from entering without permission. As she approached the newcomer and listened to his greeting, however, she pushed the thought to the back of her mind. He seemed a bit... ostentatious to be an evil mastermind. Granted, she'd adopted even more ridiculous disguises when attempting to spy in the past, but nonetheless- at the moment, he did not seem like a threat. She'd watch him closely, as she would all the others, but he could be allowed in for now.
With a nod, she answered, "You're free to stay, but if you want to officially join I'll need to swear you in at the next meeting." Twitching her ears, she added, "I'm Warringkingdoms Kepler-Langley, but just call me Rin."
Logically, the facts were on her side in all cases. In the Ascendants' case, she had provided medical and therapeutic services for some time, so she had done something to justify her taking shelter with them, eating their food, bringing down on them the curse that never seemed to leave her alone. It would never compare to how much they had done for her, however, and that was all she could think about- the way that they'd taken her in when she awoke with no memories, given her a home, friends, family even. She could never repay that kind of debt.
The same was true even now with Elysium. They had offered her shelter even when she stayed long past her welcome, even when her presence caused violence to rain down upon their heads. They hadn't even questioned her when she took over, despite the fact that they had no reason to believe she had a good motive for doing so. (She knew she was trying to protect Tena, but they couldn't have guessed that.) It'd been true with her first home, too, as they saw fit to remind her every time her dreams returned her to the past.
Rin had never seen the stranger at the border before, and for a brief moment she found herself wondering if he would be the threat that she knew was coming- somehow, some way, she knew she would either end up inviting the wrong person into Elysium's borders, or fail to stop the wrong person from entering without permission. As she approached the newcomer and listened to his greeting, however, she pushed the thought to the back of her mind. He seemed a bit... ostentatious to be an evil mastermind. Granted, she'd adopted even more ridiculous disguises when attempting to spy in the past, but nonetheless- at the moment, he did not seem like a threat. She'd watch him closely, as she would all the others, but he could be allowed in for now.
With a nod, she answered, "You're free to stay, but if you want to officially join I'll need to swear you in at the next meeting." Twitching her ears, she added, "I'm Warringkingdoms Kepler-Langley, but just call me Rin."
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