002.

[strangel]

FORM: Crystals
SENDER: Helena
RECIPIENT: everyone
WHAT: ??? family ???
WHEN: Early May
WHERE: Kirkwall
NOTES: (some talk of death and trauma in a few threads) when can she acquire her custom spec in sestrahood?

Hello crystals. I have question.

( There is a long pause before Helena continues. Long enough that it could seem plausible that the question is never coming. And then, with a rush, )

How do you be good twin?

I'm— not sure how to be good sister. We were being apart long time. I thought maybe peanut butters would be good present, but I think it made Sarah unhappy.

( Stiltedly, ) I stole her crystal, do not play this for her. Thank you.

Comments

[strangel]

( helena cares not for his discomfort )

Why? Is this not hypocriticals?

[eruit]

No. I had a brother.

[strangel]

( oh.

She has a bad feeling about this. )

What happened to brother?

[eruit]

He died.

[ Technically. ]

[strangel]

He made very dramatic gesture.

[eruit]

[ There's a somewhat awkward sounding coughing noise. ]

Yes. He did.

sometimes i feel like i need to add content warnings for her but it's just like "she's terrible sry"

[strangel]

It's okay. That would be hard to match, taking many times.

( She pauses, but only briefly )

You would have to bake lots and lots of biscuits. Or make more dramatic deaths. ( And here, an illustrative choking noise. )

sometimes it's like that

[eruit]

[ What is happening here - ]

I do not think biscuits will be helpful for me.

[strangel]

So you choose to bring death, instead?

[eruit]

There is nothing else.

[strangel]

Sometimes. I was told death can bring salvation and light. But I was told this by cruel men.

Are you cruel?

[eruit]

[ THAT'S a loaded question. ]

I do not think I am. Others may disagree.

[strangel]

Others would have better perspective.

You did not invent death. You only bring it closer.

[eruit]

[ Is he regretting this conversation? Perhaps. Absolutely. ]

I was an assassin. It was my duty.

[strangel]

What give you right to be hunter, and not prey? You do not sound like lion.

[eruit]

I am not a lion. I am a dragon.

[strangel]

Big big lizard. Does your tail grow back when is cut off?

[eruit]

[ That inspires a soft laugh. ]

Only sometimes.

[strangel]

Sounds unreliable.

[eruit]

As are many things.