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The Sixth Iteration ([personal profile] sixthiteration) wrote in [community profile] sixthiterationlogs2019-01-24 03:17 pm

[MINGLE] One-Man Show

WHERE: Inari Shrine and elsewhere
WHEN: 25 January 2019 through ?
OPEN TO: All opted in characters
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[personal profile] oorah 2019-02-11 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm not a total asshole. I know this isn't 'cause of me. I just..." There are specific things that happen to all of them, right? Like this. It's obviously targeted. He sighs and pushes a hand back through his long hair. "I just feel like... when I get involved, people are in danger."

That's when he turns his naked vulnerability on her, eyes full to the brim with it. It's why he can't admit how he feels about Jessica, Kamala is a little easier if only because she's a kid and he knows he could easily crush her if she thought he didn't care. Even with the adults here, though, even with Natasha... he's always holding a part of himself back, terrified that the moment he really loves someone they'll be snatched away from him.
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[personal profile] tothefly 2019-02-12 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
The urge to make a comment about causation and correlation is strong, the suggestion that maybe they get involved because they can tell when people are going to be in danger anyway on the tip of her tongue. She holds it back because of that look in his eyes, just how terrified he is, just how close to the brink. That's why her voice is compassionate, careful, instead. Why she chooses her words with deliberate intent.

"The way I see it, you've got a choice. You can be afraid the people you love will get hurt and be a part of their lives anyway, or you can be afraid they'll get hurt and not. And either way, they might be hurt, or they might die anyway, because ultimately none of us are safe. You and I know that better than most people. How dangerous things can be. It makes it hard to want to get involved, but Frank, you can't let that stop you forever."

She does not play the low card, saying she's sure his wife wouldn't have wanted that for him, either. She's pretty sure he knows that one already.