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Janie Taylor ([personal profile] a_time_slip) wrote2010-07-06 04:08 am
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The Leauge Of Fail

Janie had been back for a few days now, but was nervous about Snake Steele showing up again. She had weapons but feared she wouldn't be fast enough.

His attack came as a complete surprise, and one of her fears came true. All of the bad guys were working together, which would make winning a lot harder. Today, she was at a mostly empty diner, drowning her sorrows in a plate of pie and a glass of chocolate milkshake.
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[personal profile] lostinthefog 2010-07-07 03:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Julian looked a little confused when Janie told him about her time-stopping ability, but he decided he didn't want to know any details he wouldn't understand anyway. It seemed helpful, and that was all he had to know.

He nodded.
"That's the problem, we can't run away." It sounded almost wistfully, because this used to be one of his most favorite strategies.

"I have built-in weapons." He raised his good hand to show his claws. "Although, if you have something that can keep them at a distance, I'll gladly try and learn how to use it."
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[personal profile] lostinthefog 2010-07-08 11:03 am (UTC)(link)
And running meant letting them continue to hurt innocent people. No, this time, it wasn't an option.

Julian took the 'flashlight', eyeing it closely. He brought it in a position in which it wouldn't be seen by other people in the diner and slowly untwisted it.

"Does it kill?" he asked quietly.
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[personal profile] lostinthefog 2010-07-08 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Julian nodded, still thoughtfully looking at the weapon. "I won't."

He was silent for a moment and then looked up, adding in a low voice: "Good. Of those four, Snake probably is what's closest to a 'normal' guy. I missed one chance to kill him. I won't miss another one."
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[personal profile] lostinthefog 2010-07-08 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Julian knew that way of thinking all to well, and despite having the same thoughts about Snake still being around, he felt it was wrong.

"It's not your fault", he said, looking directly at Janie. "It's his. Theirs. What they have done, what they are doing, it's been their choice, not ours. "
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[personal profile] lostinthefog 2010-07-08 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
He sighed and looked at his hands again, he wasn't sure if he could believe himself.

"I know that it feels differently."
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[personal profile] lostinthefog 2010-07-08 09:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"Don't worry about me. One more or less, what's the difference?"

He looked up again.
"I didn't just say it to make you feel better, but because I mean it. Do you think that doing whatever Giovan wants is a guarantee he'll stop? Really?"
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[personal profile] lostinthefog 2010-07-08 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Julian actually managed to smile briefly when hearing Janie's words. But he also knew the constant worry about people close to him all too well.
"I'm afraid that's what happens when people like us have friends. But really, don't worry. I'm not that easy to kill."

Regarding Giovan, he added: "And that's what I meant. People like him, they enjoy what they're doing. Agreeing to their terms will just encourage them to go on."
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[personal profile] lostinthefog 2010-07-09 07:35 am (UTC)(link)
He nodded slowly.

"Yeah. And I don't want people like Giovan or Snake stop us from having friends. It's just ..."

He shrugged, unsure how to continue. How could he say that when he was just about to let it happen again himself?
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[personal profile] lostinthefog 2010-07-09 03:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"They are. And no, you shouldn't. But in my experience that's the only thing that can keep them safe. Always being careful."

Looking away, he added: "And sometimes not even that is enough."
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[personal profile] lostinthefog 2010-07-09 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm convinced it would have ended worse if I hadn't been careful. But it still hasn't saved everyone."

He hesitated answering Janie's question, just out of habit. But if he didn't trust his friends, who else could he trust? So he told her the address of the old house he was living in.
"What sort of things?"
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[personal profile] lostinthefog 2010-07-09 07:06 pm (UTC)(link)
"He killed five people in the bar I worked at to get some information from me." He tried to state it matter-of-factly, like something in the news, but it was obvious that he was still stirred up.

Thinking about practical stuff was much easier. "Weapons, that's good. Thank you. And yeah. Phoenix gave me a teleport that can get me to Kaldoa."
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[personal profile] lostinthefog 2010-07-10 11:08 am (UTC)(link)
"Don't. I mean ... I put them in danger", he murmured, studying his hands once more because he couldn't bear looking at Janie.

"Did he come to you as well?"

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