deadliestviper | 022 VOICE LIST TEN

(Private to Jeryline)
[All Beatrix posts is one sentence, her tone so neutral as to be nearly unreadable.]

I sure hope you know how this works.

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From:

deadliestviper

They might if they're sufficiently bored?

[Going over to sit opposite her, Bea crosses her arms over her chest and sits down, sizing Jeryline up.] Why do you ask?

From:

demon_knight

Because if someone wants to start somethin', I want to know if there's gonna be somethin'. I know you can take care of yourself, but the fact that you've had to for a real long time doesn't mean it's the only way it's gotta be. [She motions between the two of them.

Jeryline's size, by the by, is nearly a foot shorter than Beatrix. However, she talks like she's twice her size.]

From:

deadliestviper

As much as I appreciate that, I'm not sure it's really necessary.

From:

demon_knight

Doesn't matter if it's necessary. It's like when your grandma gives you an ugly ass sweater for Christmas. Those of us that had a shortage in ugly ass sweaters could use all the other sentiments that came with it. They're just somethin' that somebody wants you to have whether you'll wear it or not to remind you that day of the year you were with 'em.

You don't need my help? But right now I'm givin' it to you anyway and you can decide if you want to keep it later.

From:

deadliestviper

So you're setting yourself up as the lady who gives me a fruitcake every year whether I eat it or not. [Contrary to her sarcastic tone, Beatrix is amused, and crosses her arms over her chest.]

Fine. But there are a few things I want from you if we're going to make this work: I want to look at my file. And I want to know what you're getting out of this.

From:

demon_knight

Yeah, I'll show it to you. I think you oughta know why you're in here, anyway.

As for my deal, though, are you sure you wanna know? Are you sure you're sure? 'Cause I don't wanna make it sound like I'm bribin' you to try and graduate.

[Not often do people have deals like hers.]

From:

deadliestviper

Thank you.

...What, am I going to hate myself if I try to refuse you? [Say it isn't so.]

From:

demon_knight

[She holds up the key around her neck.] I got a Plan B. I just don't wanna go there yet.

You see, there's seven of these. I'm guardin' the last one from the demons I mentioned. They've gathered the other six, and if they get the Seventh the Formless Void bullshit happens all over again.

So I graduate you, the other six keys get split up. They're shit out of luck all over again.

From:

deadliestviper

[Bea's gaze moves from the key to Jeryline's face to the space around them, then back, scrutinizing over the previous two.] Jesus. You've got a world to defend and they gave you me to graduate?

From:

demon_knight

Yeah.

But strictly speaking, I think it's doable. Your file didn't have intolerable waste of space written on it. You're still capable of respectin' people, even the ones you knock off. And you really didn't like the idea of little girls endin' up havin' to live like us.

So yeah. It's doable.

From:

deadliestviper

Your confidence is appreciated [if not necessarily understood].

It didn't, hm? What about "horrible bloodthirsty killer"? [She is honestly amazed no one has thrown that accusation at her yet, especially as she has no way to refute it.]

No little girl should have to. If she wants to fight when she's grown up, let her, but as a child...

From:

demon_knight

Look, I don't like killin' people, and I'd wager you don't either. [She gives Beatrix an earnest look, crossing her arms.] There would have been more dead people here, for one thing. For another, you gave up killin' for a while, and you were pretty damn pissed when the selfish fuckers came and took your happiness away.

But it's not all you got left.

From:

deadliestviper

Isn't it? What else have I got left, then?

From:

demon_knight

For one thing, there are a lot of women that are in the company of men that will do them grievous harm. You are in the position to defend them. I know that workin' for free generally isn't your strong suit, but workin' for personal satisfaction is and makin' them safe can be pretty satisfying work.

On top of that, I'm not gonna tell you not to do what you want to do. I don't like killin' myself. I will if it's a soulless fucker or someone about to sell me out to a soulless fucker, but not 'til I know. But I do acknowledge that you had five people walk into your wedding, kill every friend you made that you didn't have to be afraid of, your future husband, shoot you, and then robbed you of your daughter and left you alive, unsupervised in a hospital where you were exploited for four fuckin' years while they went on with their merry little lives.

But I think it's in you to not let someone hire you to do something like they did. And I think it's in you to make sure that's not repeated if you catch it goin' down. Am I wrong?

Edited Date: 2013-03-18 06:23 am (UTC)

From:

deadliestviper

That's your idea? [She's not going to belittle it but she sounds doubtful. There's a large amount of women at men's mercy and it's never occurred to her she might be in a position to help them.

Throughout that little analysis she maintains a completely straight face, not betraying any emotion.] That much I appreciate. And you're right on that point.

From:

demon_knight

[She sits up a little straighter. She doesn't want to beat around the bush or pad what happened to Beatrix; she has a lot to be angry about.] Anything else you want besides your file?

From:

deadliestviper

Not unless you want to give me my Hanzo.

From:

demon_knight

Yeah, alright.

[Because in order to learn to not use it on just anybody, she hast to have it.]

From:

deadliestviper

[Pause. After asking for it for so long, that is not the answer she expected.]

Really?

From:

demon_knight

Are you gonna go on a bloody rampage and kill as many people as you can 'cause you can, or are you gonna defend yourself or someone that might need it as necessary?

[She tilts her head at her with a no nonsense look, expecting it to be the latter.]

From:

deadliestviper

[There's a hesitant smile, and she settles her hands on her hips.] If I really wanted to go on a Bargewide rampage I'd have done it already. No plans to use it for anything outside the CTS.

From:

demon_knight

So, can I at least know who it is you like well enough that you might wanna jump in if they get whooped up on? [Jeryline throws on her best, "come on, you know you got some" smile. If that much can be said with a smile.]

From:

deadliestviper

The little girl who changes her name every other day. [You get one, Jeryline. Several of the others will soon become apparent.]

From:

demon_knight

Alright. I ain't talked to her yet, but I'll take your word for it. [As someone else who travels around with an animal, she'd probably appreciate her.]