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Maketh Tua ([personal profile] mismanagement) wrote2016-01-25 02:02 pm
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IC Contact Post [Hadriel]

This is Maketh Tua. State your business.
circumitus: (her comfort is the gun)

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[personal profile] circumitus 2017-05-22 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[There's a long, tense silence on Rey's end for a few seconds, as she mulls over her next words carefully.]

Were you aware of Shadow's history of violence? Of assaulting civilians unprovoked, as well as harassing and blackmailing them? Am pretty sure that at least one of those things was made very public for everyone to see.

[Referring to the incident with Kain, that is. One that Shadow had no qualms to imply was done intentionally.]
circumitus: You owe me waffles (sunrise bitch.)

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[personal profile] circumitus 2017-05-22 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well, that is almost a relief, at least.]

Was told this in confidence, so am not at liberty to give you the full details. Mostly because the concerned party was afraid of what Shadow might do to them.

Think this goes without saying, but you probably shouldn't use Shadow for any "contingency plans" anymore. It's bad enough that he has attacked and intimidated someone into silence. Not to mention his naming you in front of the one person we don't want going after the Guard again was stupid and careless and puts us in a shit position.

[Sigh. Her tone gets lower, changes when she continues:] He's your friend, but as long as someone like that is connected to the Guard in any way, I don't want to be a part of it. Shadow is a liability we can't afford to have.
circumitus: that pet you just couldn't keep (putting the dog to sleep)

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[personal profile] circumitus 2017-05-23 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Honestly, Rey was expecting more pushback, considering how Maketh reacted to Shadow's death, so she finds herself surprised to be in ready agreement. After all, it is very much like rubbing salt into the wound.]

Thanks -- for listening. For what it's worth, I'm sorry it ended up this way. It's a shit thing, what happened, but we need you to keep a level head.

["Unless you'd like to stab me again" -- except that even Rey has the sense not to joke about that right now.]
hotspurred: (what say you?)

[personal profile] hotspurred 2017-05-23 11:45 am (UTC)(link)
I see. Perhaps he merely waited for me to arrive first.

[Henry falls quiet, then sighs heavily after a moment. He didn't think that Maketh and Shadow were so close that her desire for vengeance would be so furious.

So perhaps there is more to it. The conversation he had with Nick before coming here has made him question his doubts about the whole incident that started this.

He wishes he did not have to ask, and hates that he cannot be certain without doing so.]


...Maketh. Be there more to Sato's accusations than mere falsehood?
hotspurred: (truly value)

[personal profile] hotspurred 2017-05-23 02:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[Henry bumps his thigh against hers.]

I believe you.

[Unfortunately he cannot leave it there. Part of him tires of how much goes on without his knowledge.]

What was your plan?
circumitus: I awoke in a daze, not sure of my location... (captain's log: day 16)

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[personal profile] circumitus 2017-05-23 02:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, if you insist.

[Maybe sometimes level-headed in all the wrong ways.]
hotspurred: (the silent voice)

[personal profile] hotspurred 2017-05-23 03:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Do you not see? The Guard's integrity would be forfeit. Irrevocably, without care for whether you resigned. It would shame us all.

[It's a good thing Lance saw fit to intervene. But more importantly, now that fate has been averted:]

Why must you insist on needlessly sacrificing yourself?
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[personal profile] whistlewhilstyouwork 2017-05-23 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[Whistler opens the door after only a few moments. Not in his vest today, he has only a plain white t-shirt and his cargo pants]

Nice to see you again

[He places a humorous emphasis on 'see']
hotspurred: (be not so arrogant)

[personal profile] hotspurred 2017-05-23 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)
A what?

[The term puzzles him, but that does not change his opinion. He frowns, worry in the gaze that he rests upon her.]

Sacrifice should be one's absolute last resort. I am [he pauses, searching for the right word] dismayed by how hastily you turn to it at the expense of all other options. Your determination to act alone...

[Henry says it precisely because he loves her, and because she makes that same decision again and again. Even now she seems to think that she can keep the Guard safe only at cost to herself, rather than fighting alongside them.]
hotspurred: (constricting my chest)

[personal profile] hotspurred 2017-05-24 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
The Guard is strongest when we stand as a whole. Have you forgotten that fact?

[He squeezes her hand.]

You are a good woman, sister. Do right by yourself.
hotspurred: (strength of will)

[personal profile] hotspurred 2017-05-24 11:21 am (UTC)(link)
We will put away your weapons together.

[To put the notion of torture to rest once and for all.

Henry raises his free hand to stroke his fingers over Maketh's hair.]


Lose not your heart.
hotspurred: (glory fading)

[personal profile] hotspurred 2017-05-24 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[Henry continues to stroke Maketh's hair tenderly. For a brief moment for what, precisely? sits heavily on the tip of tongue, and he can all but taste the bitterness of those words. But she is vulnerable and he does not truly want to hurt her, so the dissipate as quickly as they formed.

He nods instead, acknowledging her apology.]


No vile deed was done. That is what matters.

[It's not exactly all right — this has become a terrible mess of a birthday — but it is what it is. He will take care of her because he wants to. His deep affection for her is not conditional.

But no small part of him wishes that he was in France, tipsy and laughing with Edward, or in Northumberland, utterly drunk in their private rooms and tussling with Ralph while Alan and Margaret placed bets.

Anywhere than this wretched city.]


Rest, sister. Enough has happened today. Our remaining concerns can wait.
elegant_and_proud: (untouchable)

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[personal profile] elegant_and_proud 2017-05-25 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
When someone who first earned my respect with her quick analysis and negotiation is neglecting basic essentials for functioning, I find that very concerning, Maketh.

[Because this is a far cry from the clever Maketh she first met.]

Are you planning on going after Sato for what he did?