with_my_teacup | R43 - We were born to break the doors down

R43 - We were born to break the doors down

I have plenty to hide, most of you know that. I hide it in plain sight, some of you know that.

You can ask whatever; I'm game.

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Know any other languages?

Nope. Just Galactic Trade Standard. That's it.

You?

Common. Orcish. Eredar. Vrykul. I can understand Nerubian and write it, but not speak it. Some Dwarven. A little Thalassian and High Common.

If someone asks you something you don't like, you can answer in a language they don't know. Or... you can't.

It's all right. My strategy's more no shame and full disclosure-- truth as a weapon.

Anyone bothering you?

Sylvanas.

I... need to help her. I have to do whatever it takes.

If I gave you my soul, would you take care of it? Keep it safe until I can put it back, I mean?

[......]

Yeah. I'd protect it with my life. I'd be real fucking concerned why you needed me to, though.

What are you going to do.

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Do you still feel like you and me need to be rivals?

It's not inevitable anymore. Still possible. You seem to understand Arthas a little better, at least.

Good. I like you a lot, you know; I like us on the same side.

I've been trying, with Arthas. And being with you's changed 'is outlook. I don't want to roll me eyes at 'im nearly so much.

Anything you want to ask me?

I'm your favorite kid, right?

[She says it lightly. She's sure. She's pretty sure. But there's a little bit of vulnerability, and that's real. He doesn't have the power to choose to spare her now, if she's wrong. But she needs to hear it today, and she's pretty sure, so she puts her heart right on the line. When Anya gambles, she goes all out on stakes.]

[That's his cut-throat balls on the line baby girl.]

You're my favorite.

You have to take care of Ben, though. He's my second favorite.

[And the hungry, jealous, clawed thing inside her chest curls up and bides, content awhile.]

I will.

[She thinks she wouldn't even mind sharing first with him, though it's hard to be sure unless someone asks. He's Ben.]

Are you still upset about me going into shutdown back in December?

[She shakes her head.]

No. I was scared more than I was mad, even then.

[Some anger. But -]

You still - saw me, even when you were out of it. And you came back. That's what matters to me.

I was worried you might trust me less.

I'm never going to forgive her. You can if you want. Not me.

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Why did you trust me? With lunch, I mean.

The kitchen's good for violent assholes. Long history of it helping people who'd rather be fighting-- even before they put me on shift. It was the best way I knew to help you, giving you some control over something as important as food.

I think probably I was hungry as a child. At least sometimes.

[Since she knows she was alone. But she doesn't remember it. She remembers champagne and wretched excess and spicing hot pie. She remembers being sick at the extravangance, craving bread and water.

She always though her disdain came from jadedness, from over-pampered ennui. Maybe not.]

But it's all guesswork. I don't know if that...counts.

[She doesn't know if anything about that girl counts. That girl died.]

For me it was equal parts having access to food and having something to control. A position of strength.

Do you feel any safer than when you first got here?

I - no. Yes. I don't think -

I feel threatened by different things.

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Are you happy?

No, not on average. There are happy times but mostly it's stress. I'm satisfied, though; I've got my infrastructure set up, I have reasonable control over the situation.

When are you going home?

...I don't know. I'm sort of. Stuck.

What would it take for you to be happy?

I'd need to be able to leave here for good. I'm probably not going to be actively happy as long as I'm somewhere this dangerous. I'm okay. Just not happy.

I'm sorry.

Is there any way I can make it a little easier?

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