[ An even longer pause, this time. He's pinning her to a wall, and she hates it. But she also can't bring herself to lie to him. Someone else, maybe. But not Jean. He's too like her. ]
[ it's the answer he expects, even if vriska very obviously has her fair share of issues. because sometimes, acerbic, messed-up people have hearts too.
there's a bit of a delay on his end as well. something about the conversation hits a little too close to home. ]
FROM: kirstein.jean@cdc.org Be careful what choice you end up making
FROM: kirstein.jean@cdc.org You don't forget losing these kinds of people
[ man, he was half-joking but now it's... real. damn. ]
FROM: kirstein.jean@cdc.org Nice sentiment But I don't believe in that kind of stuff, Vriska
[ it doesn't matter that she's dead, that he's met dead people, whatever. death is such a concrete idea to him that it's strange to take as anything less. ]
[ This doesn't get a response. It's dangerous to hope so much, Vriska. She'll probably kill someone and that blood won't be erased—she's right, nothing will have changed. That's the problem; from everything he knows, death is so, so final.
(But... maybe he'll keep this in mind. Maybe he will, against his better judgment, wish she was right.
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I didn't sign up for jack
Bunch of people got tricked
[ he'll do what he has to regardless, but it's a bitter subject. ]
FROM: kirstein.jean@cdc.org
What if he IS okay with it?
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I don't know.
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I guess ........ I would have to kill him.
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FROM: kirstein.jean@cdc.org
So I guess the last thing left to ask is
are you okay with that
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No.
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there's a bit of a delay on his end as well. something about the conversation hits a little too close to home. ]
FROM: kirstein.jean@cdc.org
Be careful what choice you end up making
FROM: kirstein.jean@cdc.org
You don't forget losing these kinds of people
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Don't you have a gruesome death to go get ready for?
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I'll miss you too Vriska
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HOW RUDE!!!!!!!!!!! ]
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Fuck you, Jean! I don't want your dramatic 8ullshit whiny good8yes.
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We are going to 8ring everyone 8ack.
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FROM: kirstein.jean@cdc.org
Nice sentiment
But I don't believe in that kind of stuff, Vriska
[ it doesn't matter that she's dead, that he's met dead people, whatever. death is such a concrete idea to him that it's strange to take as anything less. ]
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Hey, you saw what Mothership said as well as I did!
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And 8elieve me, I am not the first person to trust the instructors.
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8ut may8e just this once.
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If I turn out to 8e wrong then so what? Nothing will have changed, 8ig whoop.
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8ut what if it's true?
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So, to reiter8: fuck that, and fuck you. I will see you l8r.
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(But... maybe he'll keep this in mind. Maybe he will, against his better judgment, wish she was right.
Just this once.) ]