Apr 2, The Crystal Palace: Statuesque

by **Taliesin** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 2:24 pm

"We can only do what our hearts tell us to do."

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 2:27 pm

"Would it kill you to let your younger self see that side of you?" she says carefully. "He's a little scared of what he's going to turn into..."

by **Taliesin** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 2:28 pm

"Kill me? No, I don't think it could," he chuckled, ruefully. "But no."

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 2:31 pm

"But why not?"

by **Taliesin** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 2:33 pm

"Because he needs to harden up if he's going to survive what's coming for him."

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 2:41 pm

"And now he's going to fight that because he doesn't want to become how he sees you."

by **Taliesin** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 2:43 pm

"That's his prerogative."

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 2:46 pm

"You really are kind of an ass." she sighs.

by **Taliesin** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 2:50 pm

"What do you want me to do, Sara?" he said, exasperated.

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 2:55 pm

"I want Will not to doubt himself because you've only shown him your worst side."

by **Taliesin** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 2:57 pm

"It's a side he needs to see."

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 3:02 pm

"No, what he needs to see is that he can be tough and stay true to himself."

by **Taliesin** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 3:04 pm

Will scoffed. "I don't think he'll have any problem with that. He couldn't change that if he wanted to."

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 3:07 pm

"I know that and you know that, but he doesn't. He... ah just forget it." she says and throws her arms up.

by **Taliesin** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 3:08 pm

"What? What is he?"

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 3:14 pm

"How is he supposed to follow in your footsteps when he's afraid of how he'll end up?"

by **Taliesin** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 3:19 pm

"I don't WANT to have him follow in my footsteps! Look at me! I'm a mess and a wreck. I want him to be better prepared so he can deal with this shit better than I did!"

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 3:23 pm

"I know that! But he just sees you and is scared of his future! Not the Sentinels and the nukes and all, just himself. Don't try to fix something and make a mess somewhere else. This is so... so you. You just see an easy fix."

by **Taliesin** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 3:24 pm

"And what's that supposed to mean?"

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 3:36 pm

"You just see that making him tougher is gonna solve things but you're so set on that shortcut that you don't see what you're doing to yourself. He's already scared of the idea of losing me, he doesn't need to be scared of himself."

by **Taliesin** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 3:37 pm

"Fear is a great motivator."

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 3:44 pm

"And you thought this dystopian future wasn't enough already?"

by **Taliesin** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 3:45 pm

"If I had been joking around, goofy, happy? No, I don't think it would have been! You know him."

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 3:52 pm

"That doesn't mean you had to overdo it..." she mumbles.

by **Taliesin** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 3:57 pm

"I was hoping I'd be the stick and you'd be the carrot," he admitted. "The world's best team, back in action."

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:02 pm

"You might want to tell the carrot beforehand."

by **Taliesin** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:03 pm

"I did! Or did you forget the whole clay analogy?"

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:11 pm

"You didn't tell me that part of that was gonna be to make him go 'I don't wanna turn into him' and start looking for shortcuts to being as tough as you and avoid the 'turning into an ass' bit."

by **Taliesin** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:11 pm

"Someone needs to reign him in--I put the fear in him, and you help him use it. It makes total sense!"

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:14 pm

"You beat him up and I get to deal with the fallout. Thanks a lot."

by **Taliesin** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:16 pm

"Not everything helpful is fun."

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:23 pm

"I know that. But maybe that is what you should teach yourself."

by **Taliesin** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:24 pm

"I'll talk to him. Alright? I'll talk to him."

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:29 pm

"Thank you."

by **Taliesin** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:31 pm

"I don't know if it will help," he warned.

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:36 pm

"Only one way to find out." she smiles faintly.

by **Taliesin** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:42 pm

"I hate you when you do the whole common sense thing," he said, smiling sheepishly.

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:44 pm

"Only because it's boring." she teases.

by **Taliesin** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:48 pm

"Yeah, pretty much.

But you--you were never boring. I wanted to tell you that--how lucky I was to spend my life with you, no matter how short it was."

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:50 pm

"I'm sure she knew. I mean... I do, so..." she smiles.

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