[ girl let it out. he listens - of course he does, quiet and calm, moving to put the newspaper clippings back into his notebook. ]
Ultimately, you don't have to forgive anyone. That is why it is forgiveness - it is yours to give, in the way that it is Vane's to give, if he chooses to do so. Someone saw Vane as collateral damage: I personally don't find that forgivable, either.
[ because it's so familiar. because vane deserved better than that. because temenos has seen this exact same thing play out before, and he is too - it's still so fresh. he's stupid, for having considered this could be any different. he kicks himself for it even now.
but that's the way these things work. the good are collateral damage for someone else's story. the lambs are always led to slaughter.
he's silent for a long moment, keeping his hands in his lap. ]
The only person who is required to live with their decisions at this moment is the one who did it. Whether they feel guilt or not is something we will not discern until then - and perhaps never. There is no closure in this sort of thing. But in that same regard, you are allowed your fury, and your grief long after we uncover them, as we will.
[ this courthouse steps mean girl venting session. ]
I know I don't. And I know he doesn't either. But just the way it all played out -- even if they do say they had the foxes in mind, or that was their excuse for using Vane to go after Danny, they didn't just see Vane as collateral. They put the whole team up as collateral in the process.
[ temenos your ex-boyfriend...
she just sighs after a moment. ]
The way this spiralled as well. Maybe they didn't expect that. I can give them that much. But at this point? Everything's so closely intertwined that there was always a chance it would slip out of their control. If you can call it that.
[ she's quiet for a moment. a thrum of annoyance running through her, amid all the exhaustion. ]
[ frankly. that seems to be the theme, as these things often are. not everyone is logical. in fact, killing others might just be the most impulsive choices of all. there's a reason why people like temenos and tama aren't murderers. (probably.)
he shakes his head. ]
We will know what happened soon enough. And Vane will be returned to us soon. ... You were close to him; I'm sorry, for your loss.
They thought far enough ahead to plot a murder-by-proxy and a clean up afterwards, but not the knock on effect it could have? [ unamused.
serial killers would be the kind to plan, rather than people seizing the moment and killing without thought, so maybe it is wrong to assume someone will be planning that far ahead but
as established.
angy. ]
Yeah, well. It's becoming a bit of a running theme at this point. They'd better be back on time or I'll be really mad at them.
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Ultimately, you don't have to forgive anyone. That is why it is forgiveness - it is yours to give, in the way that it is Vane's to give, if he chooses to do so. Someone saw Vane as collateral damage: I personally don't find that forgivable, either.
[ because it's so familiar. because vane deserved better than that. because temenos has seen this exact same thing play out before, and he is too - it's still so fresh. he's stupid, for having considered this could be any different. he kicks himself for it even now.
but that's the way these things work. the good are collateral damage for someone else's story. the lambs are always led to slaughter.
he's silent for a long moment, keeping his hands in his lap. ]
The only person who is required to live with their decisions at this moment is the one who did it. Whether they feel guilt or not is something we will not discern until then - and perhaps never. There is no closure in this sort of thing. But in that same regard, you are allowed your fury, and your grief long after we uncover them, as we will.
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I know I don't. And I know he doesn't either. But just the way it all played out -- even if they do say they had the foxes in mind, or that was their excuse for using Vane to go after Danny, they didn't just see Vane as collateral. They put the whole team up as collateral in the process.
[ temenos your ex-boyfriend...
she just sighs after a moment. ]
The way this spiralled as well. Maybe they didn't expect that. I can give them that much. But at this point? Everything's so closely intertwined that there was always a chance it would slip out of their control. If you can call it that.
[ she's quiet for a moment. a thrum of annoyance running through her, amid all the exhaustion. ]
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[ frankly. that seems to be the theme, as these things often are. not everyone is logical. in fact, killing others might just be the most impulsive choices of all. there's a reason why people like temenos and tama aren't murderers. (probably.)
he shakes his head. ]
We will know what happened soon enough. And Vane will be returned to us soon. ... You were close to him; I'm sorry, for your loss.
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serial killers would be the kind to plan, rather than people seizing the moment and killing without thought, so maybe it is wrong to assume someone will be planning that far ahead but
as established.
angy. ]
Yeah, well. It's becoming a bit of a running theme at this point. They'd better be back on time or I'll be really mad at them.