I'll ask, too. I've got a few people who asked me if I'd look for their partners for them. You know. Third-party vetting system. So I'll keep an eye out.
[her tail curls around kate a little more snugly.]
You know. Boots and I talked about looking after the kids here. [she exhales slow.] You don't act like one much and I'm not even sure that you are, but it doesn't matter. Guess you haven't even got to be a kid for me to want to protect you. He wanted to, too.
[she tilts her head back.]
This hasn't got a point, really. I want you to have a fighting chance. Wish I could do it without you having to risk yourself.
Probably a lot. It's surprising how much just one person can make a difference. [...] I can't promise I won't leave you, but you can rely on me. As long as I'm here.
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[ she'll come over closer and sit down next to her. ]
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Did you talk to him at all?
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Yes. He was very kind when we first met. He understood that I couldn't trust adults easily, and tried to offer help without being overbearing...
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But when I spoke to him last night, he was a completely different person.
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the first bit gets her to smile, at least, just a little. briefly. it's gone when she finishes, but.]
It wasn't him last night. [she says, resting the tip of her tail in kate's lap.] That was the monster.
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I'll try to remember him for the person he really was.
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[well. when she stabbed the guy, but.]
Think he'd like that. Remembering him. I said I would, long as I could, but I don't mind the help. You're sharp, you'll be able to do it good.
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[ ......
she stares down at her lap, her hands tensing... ]
I... I've seen it before. A human and... something else, merged together... they turned into a monster. But it was possible to separate them again.
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[she tilts her head, looking down at her.]
... D'you know how it happened?
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... There was a child at the manor with the power to negate other powers. He was able to negate the effects of the failed ritual, separating them.
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Might be able to do that here. [a beat.] Might be one of the monster pairs, even. It could happen.
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I'd like to find out more about what they are, in case one of them might have an ability as useful as that.
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I am also looking for a partner, though I may have a lead already.
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Yeah? [...] Be careful. I know you know the risks, just...
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... I'm afraid of what could happen, of course. But I'm even more afraid of dying in this place without having a fighting chance to begin with.
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You know. Boots and I talked about looking after the kids here. [she exhales slow.] You don't act like one much and I'm not even sure that you are, but it doesn't matter. Guess you haven't even got to be a kid for me to want to protect you. He wanted to, too.
[she tilts her head back.]
This hasn't got a point, really. I want you to have a fighting chance. Wish I could do it without you having to risk yourself.
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Where I'm from, there simply aren't any adults I can rely on. I wonder how different things would be if people like you or Boothill were there.
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Probably a lot. It's surprising how much just one person can make a difference. [...] I can't promise I won't leave you, but you can rely on me. As long as I'm here.