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Post by Hobbit-eyes on Apr 1, 2006 14:10:14 GMT -5
David: But I-
Jack: *covers mouth*
David: -mmmf!
Alex: Describe myself? I am Alex Brown and I am thought to be a deranged dictator.
Carys: I think she means, what are you really?
Alex: Well, that's irrelevant, isn't it? People think I'm a deranged dictator, and therefore I am one.
Jack: Oh great. You got him philosophizing.
David: Mmmmf!
Anna: Alex, don't make me hurt you. Answer the question.
Alex: How am I supposed to describe myself?? I'm way too complicated.
David: Mmmf!
Carys: TRY.
Alex: What do you want? Appearance? Long dark hair, blue eyes, kinda pale. I like reading and drawing - mainly tombstones, lately, but only because I have to spend so much time in cemeteries to feel vaguely normal. Some are nice, though. And I may be evil, as so many people call me, but I don't feel like I am. I think I just have a different point of view which people are too afraid to even consider.
David: Mmmmf!
Alex: Quiet, you.
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Post by goblingirl on Apr 1, 2006 14:47:46 GMT -5
Neraida: *staring at Alex* There are so many things to describe you as, but not that. I've MET deranged dictators, hell, I've BEEN one, but you strike me as merely a mis-guided lunatic. In a good way.
*wince*
Now, David, could you describe Alex please. Again with the no interrupting, and Jack, if I could solicit your aid in silencing Alex, it would be helpful.
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Post by Hobbit-eyes on Apr 1, 2006 15:21:04 GMT -5
Jack: Righto!
Alex: Wait a minute. *staring right back at Neraida* You have no idea what you're talking about, elfy-girl-thing. I may not be a deranged dictator, but nor am I a misguided lunatic. I was not misguided, I was guided by my own morals. And I am not a lunatic, I was perfectly aware of everything I was doing and felt that it was the best thing to do. I still feel it was. Before you judge me, maybe you should take a quick look at your OWN issues?
Carys: OH SNAP.
Jack: Time for Mr Silency, I think.
Alex: Wait, no, I'm - mmmmmf!
Carys: When did you learn to silence people so well, Jack?
Jack: From spending time with a drunk Sean.
Sean: That was you? I just thought my mouth stopped working...
Carys: Anyway. David, describe Alex.
David: I don't care what he says, he was insane. He didn't seem to have any kind of conscience, or if he did, he could shut it off. He was doing all these experiments - not for any particular ends, just to see what he could achieve. He destroyed entire towns, elements know how many people were killed in that rebellion which he started... And he didn't just do things to faceless people! He made Emily kill the man she loved just to stop her leaving - he killed my wife and kept my daughter, deluding himself that she was his - he tried to hunt down and kill each and every one of us.
(Alex is not 'mmmf'ing - he's just looking at David)
David: And yet... I still felt sorry for him. I can't help it. I sometimes wonder if it's my fault... but there was nothing I could do for him. I had to give up on him.
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Post by goblingirl on Apr 1, 2006 15:25:25 GMT -5
Neraida: Bite me little one.
David, thank you for you honest opinion. Jack, unsilence Alex so he can reply to David's accusations and silence David so he won't interrupt. Thankies!
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Post by Hobbit-eyes on Apr 1, 2006 15:40:35 GMT -5
Alex: *disdainful look at Neriada* I'd rather not. Now, my answer to David's accusations? Firstly, no, I didn't let my conscience get in the way of what needed to be done. Something YOU could have done with doing. Remember Bethesden? Enough said. And those experiments did have a purpose - I was trying to understand magic. And to do so, you have to explore every aspect of it. No, I might not have had a SPECIFIC purpose, because I was opening myself to the learning experience. Looking intently for one thing means you ignore and pass by others, and those might be what you're really searching for...
Jack: More philosophy.
Carys: Just because he can think deeply and you don't think at all doesn't mean you get to interrupt. *shoves hand over mouth*
Jack: Mmmmf!
Alex: ...and yes, I did all those things. I needed Emily, I admit it. And she needed me, she was just misguided. If I'd killed James myself, she never would have trusted me again. It was for her own good. Those towns were a message to others - and, you may notice, it worked. Violence dropped dramatically. It was better to kill those committing the violence rather than let them kill more innocent people who were understanding we were working towards a better world. And I didn't kill your wife - that was a mistake. She was never supposed to be harmed. And what you rather I'd done with Beth? Left her to die? She was more valuable alive - a possible hostage for bartering with in future. And yes - I did try to hunt you all down. But only to kill you if you were stubborn. I gave you plenty of chances to live.
Carys: You didn't give me one.
Alex: Well, that was politics. Everything I did was for a perfectly good reason, but I didn't expect David to understand that. 'Ends don't justify the means' - but what do people care about? The ends! That's what the people in the future have to worry about. I was thinking about them. I wasn't being to selfish as to care about my own generation. Oh, and thinking you might be to blame, David? Don't flatter yourself. You had a hand in it, certainly, but I don't blame you. You opened my eyes to the true nature of the world which you hadn't even seen yourself. I'm grateful.
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Post by goblingirl on Apr 1, 2006 15:48:53 GMT -5
Neraida: Sooooo pathetic. You beginning to make me feel ill.
Mattie: Look, shut up. You're been an utter hypocrite and really unfair. They're ob-
Neraida: Sweet one, I'm allowed to be a hypocrite. I've been surrounded with so much *looks distastefully at Alex. And Etienne. And Gwion. And David. And Gwen* that my string has snapped, the last straw has been placed upon my back, whatever. And, come on, who exactly do I need to answer to? There's not many who're older than I, or more powerful.
Mattie: I hate it when you get like this.
Neraida: Like what?
Mattie: Never mind. But you're not doing yourself any favours on the moral authority front.
Neraida: Like I said, I don't need to.
Okay, sick of Alex and David whining now, let's find out more about Thomas. Hey Thomas! Could you describe yourself to me please? Alex, shut up.
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Post by Hobbit-eyes on Apr 1, 2006 16:08:05 GMT -5
Alex: Fine. *shuts up*
Thomas: About me? Umm...
David: (to Alex) No higher authority to answer to, huh? What say you we get ancient?
Alex: That could be a fine idea. Do you have that thing with you?
David:I might... Hey, can we pop out quickly?
If you're planning something to get revenge on Neraida for being so annoying, no.
David: Awww.
Alex: Meanie.
Anna: THOMAS IS TALKING!
Thomas: Er - uh - I don't know what to say now...
Anna: Don't worry, say anything.
Thomas: Well, erm, I'm Thomas Hunt, I'm David and Alex's cousin - not that you'd know it, I'm terrible with leadership and things like that... I lived with them, because my own mother apparently got into some kind of trouble and couldn't look after me. I didn't mind, their parents are nice, but I did sometimes wonder what had happened to her... I really like reading, when we went to the Metherells I couldn't read too well but I quickly tried to learn - there were so many books there! And... well, I'm basically the thinker, I try to come up with plans. The others carry them out, I'm a bit useless.
Anna: Stop being so hard on yourself.
Thomas: Sorry.
Anna: Don't apologize!
Thomas: Sorry.
Carys: Oh, and also- *quickly covers Anna's ears* He likes Anna very very much, if you hadn't guessed.
Thomas: Oh yes. That. I don't mean to, I try to ignore it because she'd never like someone like me... she deserves someone better than me.
Carys: *rolls eyes and uncovers Anna's ears* Anna, he was being hard on himself again.
Anna: Thomas, you have to stop doing that!
Thomas: Sorry.
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Post by goblingirl on Apr 1, 2006 16:13:44 GMT -5
*wince*
Neraida: You're as bad as each other. And it's not just age. It's also experience.
And you're in fact making me ill with your hypocrisy and, let's face it, evil. David you're nearly as twisted as him.
Thank you Thomas.
Carys, you're up. Tell me about Jack.
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Post by Hobbit-eyes on Apr 1, 2006 16:19:26 GMT -5
David: Say WHAT?
Alex: Hahahahaha.
David: I'M NOT TWISTED!
Alex: Hahahahahaha.
Thomas: That's OK.... I didn't really say much...
Anna: You said enough. Carys?
Jack: Yes, let Carys talk about my lovely self. ;D
Sean: Someone smack him.
Anna: Certainly. *SMACK*
Jack: Ow!
Carys: Erm... well, he's my cousin. He's very optimistic and bright, like, all the time - it can get annoying sometimes... I don't really know what else to say, he's very simplistic.
Jack: Is that a good thing?
Carys: *shrugs*
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Post by goblingirl on Apr 1, 2006 16:32:20 GMT -5
OKaaay.....Alex, bearing in mind this is the last question I'm gonna ask you for a while, because I'm still trying to understand your 'morals', which, BTW, is nearly bringing me out in a cold sweat out of fear, YOU tell me about Jack.
Mattie: Let me say this. David, from my point of view, you're very concerned for your brother, to the point of almost being obessed. Not constantly, of course, but the idea of his......being like he is, being your fault, is ABSURD!. And, by the way, Alex, I, the sweet little Fairy-Queen-In-Training, despise you. It won't mean much, because I've no doubt that there are several other people who do, and you probably don't care about anyone anyway, but I feel I had to tell you.
Gwen: Well, I don't.
Neraida: Say wha-?
Gwen: I don't.
Discuss that later dearies. Alex, simultaneously describe Jack, without using the word irritating, and say whether you care about anyone at all.
Neraida: And if so, have you ever cared for them above yourself?
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Post by Hobbit-eyes on Apr 2, 2006 9:11:34 GMT -5
Alex: What is there to say about Jack? As Carys said, he's bright and optimistic, so good for him. I personally think he's a bit naive, but he's happy like that, so I can't really judge. He's not quite as overly sentimental as David at least, but he has hope, which is what sets him apart. As for the second question... er... Can everyone cover their ears for this?
Sean: Like hell!
Alex: *death glare*
Sean: OK, fine.
(Everyone covers their ears)
Alex: I try not to get too attached to people, because as I said earlier, it complicates things. They're all going to die anyway, so I don't see the point in setting yourself up for eventual heartbreak. Though twice I've found myself inadvertently caring about someone - Meg, and Beth. Meg was incredible - she was brave, smart, and above all, sensible. She wasn't as driven by emotions as David was. When David got her killed... well, I felt a pain I never had before. I tried to ignore it and move on, but then I discovered Beth. She was already turning out so like her mother, and in raising her, I found myself getting more and more attached to her. I tried to stop myself, because I knew it would affect my judgement, but I couldn't help it. I knew I ought to get rid of her before it was too late, but I couldn't. So yes. I cared about Beth above myself, but I wasn't happy about it.
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Post by goblingirl on Apr 2, 2006 9:18:03 GMT -5
Neraida: You have major problems. You're beginning to remind me of Andra.
Andra: Hey!
Neraida: Well, you refuse to admit you care about anyone in case they die on you.
Andra: *glare*
Neraida: And Gwen, what did you mean earlier?
Gwen: I don't hate him. Okay, he's a bit scary, but he's doing what he thinks is right.
Neraida; He thinks that killing thousands of innocent people is right.
Gwen: So? You've done it, for less reason.
Neraida; Shut up.
Gwen: You have.
Neraida: SHUT UP!!
Yes, shut up. This is the time to analyse OTHER people, not yourselves.
That's very enlightening, Alex. Thank you for answering honestly. However, you still scare the hell out of me. Bearing in mind I have a poster of a Dalek at the end of my bed, I think this says something about me, rather than you.
Now...Sean, my dear. Tell me about Anna.
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Post by Hobbit-eyes on Apr 2, 2006 9:26:40 GMT -5
Alex: That's fine. Only don't tell the others I told you that.
Sean: Can we uncover our ears now?
Alex: *nod*
Jack: Yaaay! My ears can breathe!
Carys: Who's next?
Alex: Sean, you have to talk about Anna.
Sean: Oh, gose...
Anna: Problem?
Carys: I'm guessing you'll want to cover your ears.
Anna: Fine. *covers ears*
Sean: First of all, Anna's nice, don't get me wrong. She's smart and could take any of us in a fight. Even me, though I don't like admitting that. But she doesn't seem to like me. Even when we were growing up, I got the impression she'd prefer it if I wasn't there. I can understand why some people dislike me, but I never did anything to Anna. I just existed. And that really gets to me, you know? She just has this way of making me feel like I'm very very small, and I don't like it.
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Post by goblingirl on Apr 2, 2006 9:30:49 GMT -5
Thankies Sean!
I can't think of anything else to ask.... Hang on, David and Alex, have you ever functioned as a family?
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Post by Hobbit-eyes on Apr 2, 2006 9:35:28 GMT -5
(Both David and Alex stare at each other thoughtfully)
David: (slowly) I think we did. When we had to strike out on our own. I think we functioned then.
Alex: Mmm. We had a common goal then. Of course, I was semi-conscious for a considerable amount of time, so we couldn't argue much.
David: But we didn't argue. We only really started arguing when.... when we met up with Nesson.
Alex: Yes. And that was only a bit. And when all the others got into trouble, we worked together well then...
David: So yes, we have functioned together as brothers. Our parents complicated things, but when we were alone, we could deal with each other.
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