04-16-2020, 11:09 PM
[font=trebuchet ms]Well, this seemed familiar.
Questions and answers, Play had promised- all of which would be directed at an injured patient, who really shouldn't have been volunteering for interrogation in her state at all. Then again, that hadn't stopped Rin. It was only natural that Play, as stubborn as every other Elysite, wouldn't let it stop her either.
Spying Play sitting in the middle of town, Rin padded over, her ears twitching in concern. It was only right to watch her friend, in case this session aggravated her injuries, or she went into shock all of a sudden, or whatever. What the Skyborne's minion had done to her would take some time to truly heal. As she approached, Rin raised a brow slightly at Play's demeanor. It was... different. Not intimidating, really- Rin had been threatened by far too much at this point to be afraid of a few accidental sparks- but different from the Play she had first met years ago.
"I'm not going to harm any of you," she said. Rin twitched her whiskers; she would've hoped that was obvious. Play had never been the type to go mad with power.
"I see myself as more of a protector."
Rin blinked.
She stood in the middle of town, the cold biting at her bandaged wounds. The others stood around her, anger and resentment etched into their gazes. Demands for answers rose into the air. "You don't get to decide. Especially not you. You are not my protector." "Aren't you being kind of selfish?" "It's not fair to us." "You are nothing more than a mortal. You cannot protect everyone."
How could she think herself capable of protecting them, when she had failed everyone else?
She gritted her teeth, the sudden silence drawing her back into reality. Playerone had finished speaking. It was their turn.
Rin leveled her gaze at Play, and said, "You know, Lavi told me once- you were there, you heard this- that I wasn't the sole guardian of all of Elysium. That we all swore to protect each other." She furrowed her brows slightly, though she got the feeling the look in her eyes was more exhausted than anything else. "...So, you're more powerful now. That's great. It really is. Use that power to serve Elysium, sure. But deeming yourself a 'protector,' like it's more your job to protect Elysium than anyone else's..."
She shook her head. Best to just get to the point. "I was mistaken, to think that I was some sort of 'protector.' I think for you to do the same would be a mistake, too."
Questions and answers, Play had promised- all of which would be directed at an injured patient, who really shouldn't have been volunteering for interrogation in her state at all. Then again, that hadn't stopped Rin. It was only natural that Play, as stubborn as every other Elysite, wouldn't let it stop her either.
Spying Play sitting in the middle of town, Rin padded over, her ears twitching in concern. It was only right to watch her friend, in case this session aggravated her injuries, or she went into shock all of a sudden, or whatever. What the Skyborne's minion had done to her would take some time to truly heal. As she approached, Rin raised a brow slightly at Play's demeanor. It was... different. Not intimidating, really- Rin had been threatened by far too much at this point to be afraid of a few accidental sparks- but different from the Play she had first met years ago.
"I'm not going to harm any of you," she said. Rin twitched her whiskers; she would've hoped that was obvious. Play had never been the type to go mad with power.
"I see myself as more of a protector."
Rin blinked.
She stood in the middle of town, the cold biting at her bandaged wounds. The others stood around her, anger and resentment etched into their gazes. Demands for answers rose into the air. "You don't get to decide. Especially not you. You are not my protector." "Aren't you being kind of selfish?" "It's not fair to us." "You are nothing more than a mortal. You cannot protect everyone."
How could she think herself capable of protecting them, when she had failed everyone else?
She gritted her teeth, the sudden silence drawing her back into reality. Playerone had finished speaking. It was their turn.
Rin leveled her gaze at Play, and said, "You know, Lavi told me once- you were there, you heard this- that I wasn't the sole guardian of all of Elysium. That we all swore to protect each other." She furrowed her brows slightly, though she got the feeling the look in her eyes was more exhausted than anything else. "...So, you're more powerful now. That's great. It really is. Use that power to serve Elysium, sure. But deeming yourself a 'protector,' like it's more your job to protect Elysium than anyone else's..."
She shook her head. Best to just get to the point. "I was mistaken, to think that I was some sort of 'protector.' I think for you to do the same would be a mistake, too."
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