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hypertoxic) wrote2016-01-03 12:00 am
hypertoxic) wrote2016-01-03 12:00 am
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I've smelled it before, but that doesn't make it any easier to deal with, that's for sure. The screams were the worst part for me, though.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
I don't know him that well. We got along at first, but there were... circumstances that occurred that he didn't approve of and I wasn't going to back down about. We haven't been able to repair things since.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
But he should know this wasn't his fault. It's the Rakitsa and the Khasatsa, and we made sure they paid.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
I know they were just trying to protect themselves and their homes, but they tried to burn our people alive. They succeeded, with a few. I can't just pretend that didn't happen.
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The screaming didn't really 8other me. I am pretty used to the agonized screams of the dying.
[ Wow. ]
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
It's funny. Sturmhond and I were at each other's throats the first few times we spoke! 8ut something changed. I guess may8e I demonstr8ed to him I'm more than just a 8rat.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
As tempted as I know you will 8e, don't say I wasn't, Elena. I was, and still am! 8ut I am getting a little 8etter.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
Plus, he proved to me he is really capa8le of handling the mantle of leadership. That is no easy task, and one I respect.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
Lol. May8e this will get the recruits who were still feeling all sad a8out killing the sentient natives feel a little 8etter!
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
Nothing like a common enemy to unite people.
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Jesus. Some day I want to hear about why that is, but I don't think that can be today. Too much death and pain already.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
You're a traumatized girl who's trying to figure out what and who she wants to be. That's not bratty, that's being a teenager. And did I mention the traumatized part? That's not a get-out-of-brattines
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
free card, but it makes it more understandable when you're a dick. You just can't let that stop you from growing, and you don't. You've come a long way already, Vriska. I'm very proud of you.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
So there. :P
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
I've never really seen him in action, but I believe he can be a leader. He has that kind of vibe. He obviously cares a lot about the crew, and I can respect that.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
It's certainly got me feeling better about it. Hard to pity the things that burned my friends to crisps. They made me sick, too, which is just annoying.
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Haha. Ok, fair enough.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
Hey, who the fuck are you calling traumatized???????? ::::/
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
It's not like I need to 8e handled delic8ely or anything. Fuck you!
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
If I'm a dick, that's just 8ecause of who I am, and I don't find it as excusa8le as you do. 8ut thanks for trying, I guess.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
........ 8ut I think I have come a long way too, and it means a lot to me that you agree.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
Hahahaha. You ate one too? Gross. I heard from a relia8le source that they were not very satisfying.
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Have I been handling you delicately? Just because you're traumatized doesn't mean you're in any way fragile. Just means you've been through shit that's affected you badly.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
I can go into detail about how I know that's true, if you want, but seriously. I didn't mean to make you feel delicate or fragile or weak or anything like that. I'm sorry that I did.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
I did say it's not a get-out-of-brattiness-free card, didn't I? I don't find it excusable, just understandable. You remind me a lot of my boyfriend, you know?
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
...I mean that in a non-creepy way. He just had a lot of similar hang-ups to you, and he was a massive dick for a long time, and knowing why he was that way made it understandable, but not okay.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
I don't think anyone is just a dick because that's who they are. There are always reasons and things that have happened to make them that way. You're not any different.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
I'll be here to tell you so every time i think you need it. I'll try not to be an annoying mom about it. :P
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
It made me sick for a whole normal day, it was gross. I just wanted to fight like my instincts tell me to, but noooo. And then during the rescue stuff the Khasatsa were all over me. I think they knew.
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Oh my god. As usual, you are too earnest to needle.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
I dunno, I just think traumatized is a strong word? ::::/
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
Or like something that would happen to someone else, I guess. I mean, I had some pretty traumatic stuff happen to me, sure!
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
8ut traumatized in a general sense just feels really different.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
Anyway, I'm not actually mad. Sorry I yelled, Elena. I guess I can take "understanda8le, 8ut not okay."
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
8ut don't compare me to your 8oyfriend again. That's weird. D::::
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
I don't think you are capa8le of managing 8eing anything 8ut an annoying mom a8out things like this, 8ut that's okay. It's why I like you.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
I am certain they did! They were prepared for aerial fighters like me, too, and there aren't that many of us! It was such a pain in the ass.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
The Neraki are pretty smart. I feel like everyone knew that, 8ut we all underestim8ed them anyway.
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It's one of my many talents. :)
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
I can understand that. How about we call you a survivor instead? You've seen a lot of shit and come out the other side, technically alive or not. You're a badass.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
It's alright, I figured. You yell a lot anyway, I can take it.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
Haha. Okay, I can do that. I realized it was weird after I sent the text and was like "Oh no that sounds so creepy!" I promise you don't remind me of him in any other way.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
Hey, I thought I was the cool older sister!
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
I think pain in the ass is an understatement, considering what they did to the kidnapped. I can't say I'm looking forward to killing them, exactly, but I'm not going to be sorry to see them go.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
Yeah. I expected sentience, but I didn't expect them to be able to fight like this. Especially when everything said they're supposed to be peaceful.
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A survivor? Oh, man. This is like something out of Karkat's dum8 movies. How a8out we just call me "awesome." I think that fits! ::::)
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
Hahahaha. Okay, okay, don't worry a8out it. Jeez. You are sort of cute, sometimes.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
I never said you were anything! You're the one that 8rought up annoying human guardians. 8ut I am ok with you 8eing my sister, Elena. You know that.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
Lol. What, it was a fucking pain in the ass? Ugh. 8ut to 8e honest, if I think a8out it long enough, I am not so surprised anymore.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
Just 8ecause a race is descri8ed as peaceful doesn't mean they aren't capa8le of war. I learned a lot a8out that from my own race, only in the opposite sense.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
Trolls are hatched conquerers. 8ut I knew many who didn't want anything more than to just 8e 8uddies with everyone else, and have everything 8e daisies and rain8ows all the time.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
What's important is that we don't make the same mistake again.
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Awesome it is! You're definitely that.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
Only sometimes? My game is slipping!
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
Yeah, I know. Speaking of, though...
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
My little brother showed up as part of the drop. I'm not sure how I feel about it just yet, or whether I want him assigned to this crew or not. He can take care of himself, but...
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
He's my brother. I want him where I can watch after him.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
Anyway. That's true, I just didn't expect it. I guess I should have, though. No way this was going to be as easy as just showing up and blowing the planet up.
FROM: gilbert.elena@cdc.org
I won't make the mistake of underestimating them again, that's for sure. And next time the kids show up, I won't hesitate. They know what they're getting into.