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[notwalking]

Cold worlds shake from the oar.
The spirit of blackness is in us, it is in the fishes.
A snag is lifting a valedictory, pale hand;

Stars open among the lilies.
Are you not blinded by such expressionless sirens?
This is the silence of astounded souls.


Alright, who wants to go first. Do your worst. I don't care.

Comments

[hostbu]

Did your Captain really shoot that girl?

[notwalking]

Her name's Cordelia.

[hostbu]

Your roommate, yes.

[notwalking]

Yes.

[hostbu]

Is she all right?

[notwalking]

Hell if I know. There haven't been any obituaries posted here, so I figure all's right as rain.

[hostbu]

Charlie. Why did he shoot her?

[notwalking]

You can read it for yourself, I'm sure.

[hostbu]

Why are you acting this way?

[notwalking]

I'm sure I don't know what you're talking about.

[Filter: Charlie]

[hostbu]

Please talk to me. I don't understand.

[ Filter: Tamaki ]

[notwalking]

It's good that you don't. Believe me. This isn't shit you should have to deal with, so just leave it alone.

[ Filter: Charlie]

[hostbu]

It's part of your life isn't it? And we're friends, so I would like to know what happened.

[ Filter: Tamaki ]

[notwalking]

I think it's already been made relatively clear.

[ Filter: Charlie]

[hostbu]

I want to hear it from you.

[ Filter: Tamaki ]

[notwalking]

The picnic ended badly. Cordelia ran her mouth. Captain got angry. I didn't know he was going to do it, for the record. Police came, I punched some fuckers, detained overnight, Captain's gone for a few weeks at least. That's the long and short of it.

[ Filter: Charlie]

[hostbu]

Are you all right?

[ Filter: Tamaki ]

[notwalking]

Never felt better.

[ Filter: Charlie]

[hostbu]

Would you like company? I still have some chocolates leftover.

[ Filter: Tamaki ]

[notwalking]

Maybe later, I'm still sorting some things out. Thanks. I figured you'd hate me, so this is a pleasant surprise.

[ Filter: Charlie]

[hostbu]

Why? From what you told me, it sounds like you were an innocent bystander to something truly terrible. Is there any reason I should think of it differently?

[ Filter: Tamaki ]

[notwalking]

Keep thinking that, Tamaki.

Look, I'm going to be honest with you, because I like you. You've got moxie, remember? But here's how it goes: I follow the Captain. Just keep that in mind, and then think what you will.

[ Filter: Charlie]

[hostbu]

He shot someone for no reason.

[ Filter: Tamaki ]

[notwalking]

I see his reasons, even if no one else does.

[ Filter: Charlie]

[hostbu]

Make me see it, then. Because right now I can't accept a man who knowingly hurts a woman for any reason. There are limits, Charlie, what have I been telling you?