Video 3

[outofthefire]

[the video opens on Laura sitting on the edge of her bed, legs crossed at the knee. she's dressed and madeup in full eighties regalia, but her expression is more on the serious side than playful.

she's seen multiple posts about Caedra and has learned from their mistakes. so she's playing as nicely as she can]

Look, I get why people are so worried about Caedra going on a rampage and trying to kill a lot of people. It makes sense to be scared about that. But what if I had a way to keep her from being able to kill people in the first place?

[she holds up her right hand, a ring on her ring finger]

This ring keeps Caedra from being able to kill me. So I'm willing to let someone who knows about magic to study it and try to duplicate its magic so that other jewelry and trinkets can be enchanted with the same magic and passed out to everyone. That way, she wouldn't be able to kill anyone, even if she does decide to play nicely this time and not attack everyone.

I'm willing to turn the ring over to anyone who thinks they can figure out a way to use it to keep others safe. All I ask is that I get the ring back before she defrosts.

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[outofthefire]

[there's a long pause in replies]

So was my dad, if it makes you feel any better.

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[am_i_a_monster]

It weirdly does. I mean, it sucks that you had a bad dad too. But it's good to know I'm not alone. Makes me feel like less of a freak.

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[outofthefire]

You're not a freak. And anyone who tries to tell you otherwise is an asshole who's not worth listening too.

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[am_i_a_monster]

[She looks down and drops her voice to a near whisper.]

What if I tell it to myself sometimes?

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[outofthefire]

[she tries to gentle her voice as much as possible]

Then you should stop. I know you've--been through some shit. But there's more to you than just that.

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[am_i_a_monster]

You've been through stuff too, right? What do you tell yourself on the bad days?

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[outofthefire]

I--[she takes a deep breath]--I tell myself that I'm away from there and nothing about it can touch me.

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[am_i_a_monster]

Do you believe it? I feel like I'll never really get away from my dad. And he's dead.

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[outofthefire]

It depends. Some days I do, some days I don't. But your dad is dead and dust and gone. He can't do a damn thing to you anymore. Unless you let him.