06 | Video

[unitas]

[ It's obvious this is being filmed in one of the many temples, all cool hard stone behind her, and, given the subject matter of the video, most likely to be Hope's. Sharon does not look pleased. Furious might be the better descriptor but it's a calm sort of fury. There are a few spatters of dark blood on her cheeks, dried and cracking; old. She has no wounds just stains and memories. She leans in towards the lens and whispers: ]

So, which one of you fuckers killed me? [ Her killer could reply, he might not, but she won't stop until she finds him and returns the favor. ]

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voice.

[dedikated]

( SIGH. There's no denying that the news knocked Kate a little sick, made her grind her teeth behind her communicator, but Hadriel isn't like most other places and- )

Y'remember how well killing other residents went last time, aye?

( BECAUSE IT WAS KIND OF A MESS. )

voice.

[torrefied]

[No one asked for your opinion, Kate!! >8c]

Considering that I was the one who ended up with my throat slit? [THANKS, BIANCA.] Yeah, it rings a bell.

[Mello just doesn't care. This is Sharon.]

voice.

[dedikated]

( Oh good she was thinking you'd forgotten that entire murder, Mello. )

Then you remember that it were largely useless. Just pissed off th' guard, mostly.

( There are better deterrents where you keep people alive. )

voice.

[torrefied]

Fuck the Guard.

[Is the sum total of his thoughts on that matter, yes.]

voice. > private.

[dedikated]

( Fair enough. Their attempts at law and order, at anything beyond general protection, haven't exactly proven them any force to be reckoned with. But then again- )

Really don't need to end up at war with th' Guard as well right now.

( And that's besides the point; )

Revenge killings're pointless here. That's all I were saying.

voice. > private.

[torrefied]

[She's right - on both points - and he knows it. He is, however, also stubborn, so.]

It's not pointless if it makes me feel better. That's a pretty worthwhile point all on its own.

voice. > private.

[dedikated]

( Well.

WELL.

It's hard to pretend she doesn't relate to that point. That if she had the chance outside of a dreamworld to kill the woman whose actions were responsible for Marc's death, she'd back off. )

Can understand that.

( A pause and a breath. A moment to gather her thoughts. )

Think it might end up a cycle of revenge.

( If whoever killed Sharon was crazy enough to do it in happy-ville, well. It only makes sense that they'd not let being killed go, right? )

private.

[torrefied]

[She's right again; it doesn't take a genius to see that violence begets more violence. Now that Mello has the identity of Sharon's killer, he's reasonably certain that Beyond would be inclined to seek revenge. He sighs loudly, irritated.]

I know who it is now. I'm not going to kill him, but I am going to talk to him. I'm going to make it very clear that he cannot do this again.

private.

[dedikated]

( It happens, sometimes. What can we say, a girl's grown. )

Alright.

( That's something. And she has nothing more to contribute to this any more, so- who actually says goodbye, anyway? )