What lesson could this possi8ly teach, Ellie? Other than "8etter watch out 8ecause no matter how well you do we'll turn your fucking cuff off just 8ecause we can! Have fun!"
8ut I don't think a lot of the things they do ARE just "8ecause they can."
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
Or didn't. Urgh! I don't fucking know! All I care a8out right now is that almost all of my close friends are going to get an up close and personal thirty second tour of what dying horri8ly feels like.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
Almost. I'm glad you're getting spared this 8ullshit. ::::/
Hey, fuck you! Like a ploy so transparent would ever work on me.
[ It totally worked, which is why she's kind of pissed off all over again. ]
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
Whether or not I'm ready to rip someone's head off doesn't mean I'm going to! You're the second person to contact me like this. Doesn't anyone have any faith in me?
[She knows it worked. But she's not about to rub it in.]
FROM: ellie@cdc.org
should i?
[What she means isn't should I trust you, but instead an intimate understanding of what people are capable of when someone they are about is hurt. When they think they can do something about it and when they know they can't stop it.]
Ok. That I'll actually thank you for, 8ecause you are a good friend and I know you're just looking out for me.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
And I appreci8 that. Everything REALLY sucks right now and I am doing everything I can to make sure a 8unch of people I care a8out don't actually die.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
8ut it is kind of stressing me out.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
To put it mildly.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
So having someone look out for me is ... nice.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
Anyway, speaking of keeping people alive, there is someone I've been trying to track down for a while. He's not responding to me, and I am starting to fear the worst.
day 119
hey
are you ok?
i mean other than the obvious fucking no
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NO. NO, I AM NOT F8CKING OK. MY FRIENDS ARE G8TTING FUCKED 8P FOR NO GOOD F8CKING REASON!
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
This is 8ULLSHIT, Ellie.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
I don't understand what the fuck they're thinking!
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i dont think theyre doing it without a reason
which i know makes me sound like an asshole
but
they couldve just killed them and they didnt
FROM: ellie@cdc.org
im sorry your friends got hurt
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No! That's not a good enough fucking answer for me and it shouldn't 8e a good enough answer for fucking ANYONE!
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
Sure, they could just fucking murder us, 8ut then they'd run out of cannon fodder wouldn't they!!!!!!!!
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
I didn't sign up for this shit to watch the people I care a8out get POINTLESSLY FUCKING TORTURED.
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FROM: ellie@cdc.org
do you really think it was pointless?
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What lesson could this possi8ly teach, Ellie? Other than "8etter watch out 8ecause no matter how well you do we'll turn your fucking cuff off just 8ecause we can! Have fun!"
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
What IS the point? Why don't you enlighten me.
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im not saying i have all the answers vriska but
youve been here awhile
when do these guys ever do things just because they can?
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You know, we might think that a lot? I used to.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
8ut I don't think a lot of the things they do ARE just "8ecause they can."
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
Or didn't. Urgh! I don't fucking know! All I care a8out right now is that almost all of my close friends are going to get an up close and personal thirty second tour of what dying horri8ly feels like.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
Almost. I'm glad you're getting spared this 8ullshit. ::::/
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i think its ok to care about that
FROM: ellie@cdc.org
no one wants to see someone they love get hurt
even if its for a reason
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Vriska thinks back, way back, to Tavros, and just how much she deliberately hurt him because she told herself she loved him. Wince. ]
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
Thanks, I guess.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
You know what sucks? I already know like two of my friends are going to go hide in the fucking woods or something and suffer this shit alone.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
Does it even need to 8e said how moronic and outright dangerous that is?
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
Everyone I know is an idiot. ::::(
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im getting the feeling that i didnt actually help at all
but to be honest im talking to you to try and buy time incase youre ready to rip someones head off
because thats as outright dangerous as deciding to hide in the woods
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Hey, fuck you! Like a ploy so transparent would ever work on me.
[ It totally worked, which is why she's kind of pissed off all over again. ]
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
Whether or not I'm ready to rip someone's head off doesn't mean I'm going to! You're the second person to contact me like this. Doesn't anyone have any faith in me?
[ If they do god knows they shouldn't. ]
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FROM: ellie@cdc.org
should i?
[What she means isn't should I trust you, but instead an intimate understanding of what people are capable of when someone they are about is hurt. When they think they can do something about it and when they know they can't stop it.]
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::::/
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
8ased on my track record, pro8a8ly not.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
Fine, whatever. 8ut I promise, I am not going to rip off anyone's heads.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
I know it would only make things worse.
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im not babysitting you
FROM: ellie@cdc.org
im just letting you know im worried about you
and i give a shit
and i get that everything about this sucks
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Ok. That I'll actually thank you for, 8ecause you are a good friend and I know you're just looking out for me.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
And I appreci8 that. Everything REALLY sucks right now and I am doing everything I can to make sure a 8unch of people I care a8out don't actually die.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
8ut it is kind of stressing me out.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
To put it mildly.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
So having someone look out for me is ... nice.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
Anyway, speaking of keeping people alive, there is someone I've been trying to track down for a while. He's not responding to me, and I am starting to fear the worst.
FROM: serket.vriska@cdc.org
I'll text you l8r, ok?
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or i could come help you look
FROM: ellie@cdc.org
where should i meet you?
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What? No! Look, I've got this. If he keeps ignoring me I'm just going to use my tracker on him.
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oh forget it im just coming to find you myself