He was, and you're right. Mysteriously found himself with an axe through his skull though, so. You know. Absolute power corrupts absolutely or whatever.
[she seems to find this last sentence particularly funny, for whatever reason.]
Thanks. [which is a weird thing to say to that, but like. eh. she figures they'll get it.] Pretty sure it's worse than burning. He was a chosen of Bane, and Bane doesn't like it when you fail his shitty little tasks.
Alright, look, to be fair to him, which I don't want to be, he was going for tyranny! Like, he put all in for raising a giant evil brain to take over the city for him, Bane picked right.
Trauma will take time to unlearn. It heals in horrible spurts and setbacks, far worse than any injury from battle. Some people will be defeated by theirs.
[ not going to sugarcoat it. life sucks and some people aren't going to make it ]
You won't be overtaken by yours. [ a beat ] It helps that you already killed the bastard.
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I only engaged with children in my spare time, but not as a teacher. I'm also not quite so.... [ what word do they want to choose ] Naggy? Pious.
[ they pause, as if trying to decide how much they care to actually divulge. but it seems relevant enough, so ]
They put me in charge of a country.
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[help she is so like BWUH about this]
And you agreed? Were you high?
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It was either that or allow it to fall to ruin under disorganized leadership and self-serving riots.
So I was saddled with it.
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[her tail does little flicks.]
Ugh, I can't believe you're a politician. This is the actual betrayal.
[she's not being super serious, but]
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they also make a face ]
Ugh. Even if it was temporarily accurate, I hate being called that. It is part of why I left.
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[she says, half grinning.]
Last politician I was friends with fucked me over, but he wanted to be one, so. There's a difference.
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Sounds like a self-involved asshole. Anyone who actually wants power over others shouldn't be given it. It's more trouble than it's worth.
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He was, and you're right. Mysteriously found himself with an axe through his skull though, so. You know. Absolute power corrupts absolutely or whatever.
[she seems to find this last sentence particularly funny, for whatever reason.]
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well they laugh rudely at that ]
Funny how so many careers end that way.
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Kind of wish he'd exploded, but the crunch was satisfying too.
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[swish swish tail]
I think there was a fireball somewhere in there, but I was so raged out I don't remember it.
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It would've been the least the asshole deserved. Hopefully his soul, if he had one, is still burning somewhere.
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Thanks. [which is a weird thing to say to that, but like. eh. she figures they'll get it.] Pretty sure it's worse than burning. He was a chosen of Bane, and Bane doesn't like it when you fail his shitty little tasks.
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I don't deserve thanks for stating facts.
"Chosen"... Is Bane one of your... [ tilts head ] "Gods"?
[ they use air quotes for both of these ]
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Yeah. That's, uh - the God of Tyranny? I think? I haven't got any affinity for any of them past what they taught in school.
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[ WHO JUST? ALIGNS? WITH THE GOD? OF TYRANNY? ]
It's in the fucking name...
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Alright, look, to be fair to him, which I don't want to be, he was going for tyranny! Like, he put all in for raising a giant evil brain to take over the city for him, Bane picked right.
Piece of shit.
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No accounting for being deranged to begin with, apparently.
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... Yeah. [big, deep breath, and then she shakes her hands out. and mutters ow.] He was the one that sent me to the Hells, you know.
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[ glances down at her hands.
it's affection week so famine will reach out to tap the center of karlach's forehead ]
I do not know what is on your mind. But in case there is any doubt left behind—do not blame yourself for trusting him.
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she blinks when they reach out to tap, startled, but.]
...
[they kind of nailed that on the head, there.]
Hard not to sometimes, but I've been getting better at remembering.
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[ not going to sugarcoat it. life sucks and some people aren't going to make it ]
You won't be overtaken by yours. [ a beat ] It helps that you already killed the bastard.
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Sure fucking does, doesn't it. [it doesn't hurt, anyway.] At least he won't ever be able to do it to anybody else ever again.
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[ shrugs ]
I imagine that's an important thing, for a soft-hearted person like you. Just go enjoy yourself now.
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