![]() ![]() Pumping through you, your body one long silent scream of protest at what your You’veĪlready been doing it, all those times you said yes to the people you love.Įverything is very quiet. Ground sits here thinking that you are theirs, and you are not, and you are not the Farm’s, and you could reach out and catch Watch and respond, act only once the dice land. You’ve spent your whole life following your training. ![]() Indicating, again and again, that he wanted the bickering to end. Chen, never quite saying aloud but silently And then Dr Mortum,Īsking you to retrieve her gun. Him, so bright, so full of potential – and you, saying yes. Whatever theyĪre – and oh, they’ll happen – you made a deal with yourself that you’d faceĪnd then another memory: Herald. You trusted yourself with that choice, and with its consequences. Make out – and his grip is loose, easy to twist out of if you wanted to. – asks if you’re willing to do more than just Up on his couch, him kneeling before you, your hands in his. The memory flashes into your mind, crystallises: you curled You’ve already betrayed in every possible way? Would betray Hood, a man you never met? Because it would betray Ortega, a man Your armour is strong, your abilities are strong, but you? Never.īut why would you? Why do you want to? Because saying yes Should let them keep thinking that, work their system from the inside. Hollow Ground thinks you’re bound, so you Your siblings, if one reckless act of defiance gets you killed. You can’t pull the truth into the open, can’t free your people, ![]() You always saw yourself in small birds – free, but always vulnerable. Shit, even the name you chose was half a surrender. You have never said no before, not to anyone. ‘So.’ Hollow Ground folds their arms, one pierced eyebrow You have enough enemies in the lightĪlready you cannot afford to make more in the shadows. Even if you survived – unarmed, unarmoured, against three of them – the full might of the underworld would rise against you. You could say no, and then what? They would never let you Someoneīut you caught that hungry little thread, teased it out of your mind. Ground is wearing the same smile Regina always wore.The smile of someone who knows they own you, body and soul. The cool voice that has just fallen silent is not your handler’s, even though Hollow Jacket, because you need to remember that you are not in a Farm uniform. You dig your fingers into the sleeves of your suit Talking, and they’re leaning back in their chair, limbs dangling loose over the Unlearn your emotions,įorget everything that makes you an individual. UnitĬCT-525, infiltrate this party, read this person’s mind. Lazy, completely certain that they’ll be obeyed. Same tone people have always used to give orders to you. This is no invitation, it’s an order, and it’s spoken in the Laugh echoing through your mind, drowning out their voice – because oh, this is They keep talking, but you don’t keep listening. ‘Work with me,’ says Hollow Ground, and smiles. Massive Retribution spoilers, nb!Sidestep, ~1100 words. And my Sidestep with some character development. So… that Retribution update left me with a few emotions. ![]()
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