Eleventh Unused Utility Belt | Video, Spam

[hellofist]

Um. I'm awake, now.

[Have a wave and half a smile, Barge.]

Didn't mean... to worry anyone. Sorry. I'm okay, though. I know... things have changed. Birthday passed. Was going to be... first one. Never knew it, growing up. Guess weapons... weren't allowed them. Merlin said, can have party. Don't know how, though. Could use tips.

Want to see everyone. Can meet somewhere, or you... come to Merlin's room. Staying here now, moved stuff already. It's... safer, this way. For my heart.

[That doesn't make a lot of sense out of context though, does it? She sighs and her smile fades, dissolves into a look that's somewhere between uncomfortable and just sad.]

There's a man here, David Cain. My father.

[She's truthful almost all of the time anyway, but this is when it becomes clear she's affected by this flood.]

Don't kill him. He's not... worth your time. Deserves a chance. Bad father, bad man, deserves to die, maybe should die, but... deserves his chance, too. Just leave him alone. Don't want people... getting hurt. Love you all too much.

That's... guess that's all.


Private to Bruce Wayne
Don't anymore, okay? Once is enough.

I love you.



Private to David Cain
Promise still stands. You kill anyone, I kill you.

... Hope this place... works, for you.



Spam for Dean and Barbara, separately
[Some people deserve to see her in person without waiting so she goes to them first, knocks and knocks and knocks on their doors until they open up, let her in. Once they do, they'll have an armful of Cass because there's no stopping her once she sees those faces again.]

Comments

private text;

[dr4gontatt00]

your father reminds me of my own in a way

I tried to kill him when I was twelve. it didn't work.

men like that don't deserve chances. they've already been given more than enough.

private video

[hellofist]

[She tries to read it, she really does. She sounds out some of the smaller words, but in the end she just gives up.]

Can't read. Video's better. Voice, if... you're shy.

private video

[dr4gontatt00]

[She hesitantly clicks on the video.]

I'll read it out loud. [She offers as means of apology in a way, and does so, reading what she posted word for word.]

private video

[hellofist]

Can, uh. Understand your body language. Read that, instead of words. Just so... you know.

[It's only fair and she's picking up all kinds of hesitation to trust vibes off Lisbeth, so getting it all out there now and giving her the chance to just hang up and walk away seems the best thing to do. She listens to, frowns when she hears the whole story.]

First kill when I was eight. After that, knew... it's not the way. But, I'm sorry, for what... he did, to make that... your decision.

I'm Cass.

private video

[dr4gontatt00]

I see. [Lisbeth doesn't quite ever make eye contact with the camera.]

Do not be sorry. [SHE HATES PITY. :c] Are you sorry for yourself?

I know.

Lisbeth.

private video

[hellofist]

[Pity and sympathy, understanding, they're not the same thing but Cass nods anyway, will keep her sorries to herself from now on. Better to show them, anyway.]

For myself? No. For myself, just... want future. Friends, living. It's new still, wanting that.

[And hey wait what.] You know?

private video

[dr4gontatt00]

Good. Those sort of things are new to me too.

[Just a look at first. Then.] You're on the network a lot.

private video

[hellofist]

[That look, it has Cass tipping her head to the side as she reads it. After a pause that only lasts a second, she smiles.]

That's bad?

private video

[dr4gontatt00]

No. [A pause as she considers her, something similar to amusement in her eyes.]

It makes it easier for me.

private video

[hellofist]

Following everyone, then?

[Cass doesn't mind that this stranger, someone she's only just met, has a grasp on who she is already. It puts them on equal footing and that's a rare thing, something Cass has always hoped for.]

What do... you know, about me?

private video [plz let me know if any of this isn't okay for her to know. ALWAYS. :3]

[dr4gontatt00]

Yes. Though the ability to dig further is interrupted by the technologically useless network. I'm guessing it runs on magic, not logic.

[A pause. A near quirk of her lips.]

Enough. I knew you couldn't read but I'm hesitant to show myself on the network, no matter if it is private or not. You've been taking lessons, and I wondered how well you've progressed.

private video [IT'S ALL OKAY BB anything that isn't private is fair game]

[hellofist]

[Her frustration with the network is... well, it's kind of cute. While Lisbeth's lips only quirk, Cass grins.]

Think you'll... figure something out.

Could meet in person. If you want. [Because she refuses to let her father force her into becoming a hermit again, to keep her hiding in Merlin's room.]

Could get small words. Gave up lessons, though. So... not great.

private video [:D]

[dr4gontatt00]

[A short nod. She considers her with interest.]

That seems fine. I can come to you.

private video [<333]

[hellofist]

Have you been... to CES yet? Should see it.

private video

[dr4gontatt00]

I have not. We can meet there.

private video

[hellofist]

Okay. Will go now, then wait for you.

[She doesn't ask if Lisbeth knows where it is, needs directions or wants her to show her the way. Of course she already knows where to go.]

[Spammage]

[dr4gontatt00]

[Lisbeth doesn't reply, but gets her bag and heads up to the deck. She's overall a little uneasy in general, especially in person, but she doesn't feel threatened by Cas. Women in general don't make her as nervous, and although she knows Cas is likely quite the combatant, she knows that she won't do anything to her. Anyway, she's kind of cute, too. Worth the risk.

She approaches the CES, hands firmly shoved in her pockets.]

[Spammage]

[hellofist]

[Cass is there already, smiles and waves when she sees Lisbeth coming over.]

Got trees again. Get trees a lot. Don't know why.

[Not that she really minds, the CES always seems to find something she likes.]

Got snow, once. Did you... see that, too?

[Spammage]

[dr4gontatt00]

[Lisbeth looks Cass over with a curious eye, then keeps her gaze focused elsewhere, though never letting the girl leave her sight.

She nods. Of course she did!]

You get trees a lot because it's an ecological imitator. The majority of the world has trees. [A beat.] Other worlds too, likely.

[Spammage]

[hellofist]

[It's warm inside the CES, comfortable, and it might be obvious that Cass likes it in here.]

Would like buildings, better. Trees are good, if can't... have a city.

[Which reminds her of her building scaling while they were in London and she's sure Lisbeth saw that too. It's kind of nice, knowing she doesn't have to explain things.]

What do you... think of it, here? Whole barge, not just... CES.

[Spammage]

[dr4gontatt00]

[She likes it too. Gears are turning in her head to figure out the most logical explanation for how such an extraordinarily realistic landscape is possible. Then again, there's a lot here that doesn't follow logic. It's frustrating.]

...

[Lisbeth pulls her hood off and glances around their peaceful surroundings.]

I would rather be dead. [A pause.] Though it is interesting, regardless. Interesting people.

[Spammage]

[hellofist]

[Well, that gets a frown.]

Have you ever... been dead? Might change mind.

[Spammage]

[dr4gontatt00]

[She dismisses the frown. She isn't trying to elicit those kinds of feelings. She's only being honest.]

Apparently I am.

[Lisbeth starts walking.] Why did you stop your reading lessons?

[Spammage]

[hellofist]

[It's easier to let the rest of that go, so Cass just falls into step beside Lisbeth, keeping her body angled so she can read Lisbeth easily.]

Don't see point, anymore. Even if... I learn something, forget it after. Plus... pretty sure I get murdered, back home.

[And what's the point in putting forward all that effort, wasting all that time, when she'll lose all the hard work anyway after Shiva kills her?]

[Spammage] Just realized that although Lisbeth is EXTREMELY HARD TO READ Cass has a decent chance

[dr4gontatt00]

[The murder part gets Cass a direct look. A look that flinches and fades away if Cass returns her gaze too quickly. Her shoulders hunch a little as they keep walking.]

You're a warden. You can change that.

[As if that's all the reason in the world she shouldn't quit. There's also a hint of disdain for the warden title, but not at Cass herself. So far she likes Cass enough. Hates wardens.] Do you have text-to-speech capabilities on your communicator?