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[ghostlighter]

[Enter the Griever! As always, the blond hair, glowing red eyes and echo-y voice pretty much guarantee you won't recognize him as Chris. He appears with some momentum, and smacks into the wall of the ballroom. A hand is at his side, where some green blood seeps slowly through his fingers. He looks pretty incredulous.]

Who actually gives a little girl a sniper—?! [Realization dawns!] ...rifle. [He knocks his head back against the wall. Guess who just discovered his merge with Henrietta?] You've got to be kidding.

Comments

[ghostlighter]

Yeah, you can. It's natural.

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

I know I can like things, like books and movies and ice cream, but... Last time I wanted to disobey, last time I did, I had to kill a lot of people and almost ruined the mission.

[ghostlighter]

... What do you mean?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

A man threatened signore Jose, and I wanted to kill him, so I did, even though signore Jose told me not to do anything until he said so. And then the other men attacked, and I killed them too.

[ghostlighter]

Who was he?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

Who was who?

[ghostlighter]

The guy who threatened Jose.

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

Oh. I don't know.

[ghostlighter]

Then... I think it's a little different. The reason you wouldn't want to kill me, or Hei or Crowley is because you know us. It's not wrong to have an opinion on something you know about, you know?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

Well... I guess, but that isn't what I mean. What if you or signore Hei or signore Crowley were there when I was doing a mission, and you were a witness? I wouldn't... [She has to pause for a moment to consider the words--] I really wouldn't kill you. But if I'm not by myself, someone else would try, and I think I would stop them.

[ghostlighter]

In that situation... I'm pretty sure any one of us would be able to defend ourselves. You wouldn't have to worry about that.

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

But what if you couldn't? Like you were in an experiment or couldn't see us? Rico hurt you, right?

[ghostlighter]

She caught me off-guard. But... I think I get what you're saying. And that's where protecting the innocents comes in.

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

Even if it interferes with missions?

[ghostlighter]

Even if it interferes with missions. You could work around it, right?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

Well... I think, maybe. But I would get in trouble.

[ghostlighter]

What kind of trouble?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

Well... we really aren't supposed to leave witnesses. I don't know.

[ghostlighter]

I don't want you to get in trouble, but... those people don't deserve to die because of such a simple accident.

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

[A pause as she thinks about this] If I told Signore Jose, do you think he would listen?

[ghostlighter]

... told him about what part?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

About not killing witnesses.

[ghostlighter]

I don't know. Right now... let's.. not, alright? [Sighs and leans his head back against the wall.]

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

[Oh right, wounded. She comes and crouches next to him.] How does it feel? For you, I mean?

[ghostlighter]

[Glances down to her.] Not so bad. [Slight smile here.] I've had worse.