Tower of Ghenjei: An ICanon subplot

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, The Aspiring Archivist said:

"I still killed him. I'm a murderer."

“No, you’re not.”

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

35 minutes ago, The Halcyon Girl said:

“No, you’re not.”

"It doesn't matter why I did it. I killed my only friend."

Edited January 15, 2023 by The Aspiring Archivist
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[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

30 minutes ago, The Aspiring Archivist said:

"It doesn't mattery why I did it. I killed my only friend."

“He wouldn’t have been your friend any longer. He would have been reduced to an insane boy with no hope of surviving. Who knows if the pain would ever even have stopped?” She crouched again, coming to his eye level. “You did right, TAAron. I swear it.”

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

1 minute ago, The Halcyon Girl said:

“He wouldn’t have been your friend any longer. He would have been reduced to an insane boy with no hope of surviving. Who knows if the pain would ever even have stopped?” She crouched again, coming to his eye level. “You did right, TAAron. I swear it.”

"There had to have been a way I could have helped him. I shouldn't have given up."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, The Aspiring Archivist said:

"There had to have been a way I could have helped him. I shouldn't have given up."

Mitis threw her hands up and stalked around. “Haly,” she said fiercely, “if something like that sphere ever happens to me, just kill me, okay? Don’t leave me for ages while you try to find a cure for INSANITY.  Okay?”

”Uhhhh… okay.”

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

1 minute ago, The Halcyon Girl said:

Mitis threw her hands up and stalked around. “Haly,” she said fiercely, “if something like that sphere ever happens to me, just kill me, okay? Don’t leave me for ages while you try to find a cure for INSANITY.  Okay?”

”Uhhhh… okay.”

"If he hadn't come after me, then he would have been fine. I would've gotten hit by that thing instead."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, The Aspiring Archivist said:

"If he hadn't come after me, then he would have been fine. I would've gotten hit by that thing instead."

“And then he would be struggling with these glorious mental health issues,” she sighed. “Instead, it’s you. You have Haly, and me, and Wynn and Lerac. Oh, and Tors. Come on, child, wake up!”

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

1 minute ago, The Halcyon Girl said:

“And then he would be struggling with these glorious mental health issues,” she sighed. “Instead, it’s you. You have Haly, and me, and Wynn and Lerac. Oh, and Tors. Come on, child, wake up!”

"Have you ever killed the only person you loved?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, The Aspiring Archivist said:

"Have you ever killed the only person you loved?"

“Of course not. Would you really rather he be the one to kill you, and then deal with the trauma? Would you wish that on a child, TAAron?”

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

Just now, The Halcyon Girl said:

“Of course not. Would you really rather he be the one to kill you, and then deal with the trauma? Would you wish that on a child, TAAron?”

"He could have just gotten away. He wouldn't have had to kill me. He could've just left me."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, The Aspiring Archivist said:

"He could have just gotten away. He wouldn't have had to kill me. He could've just left me."

“You could have too. Did you? Would he?”

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

Just now, The Halcyon Girl said:

“You could have too. Did you? Would he?”

"What if I just hadn't been caught, or was a good enough fighter to hold out on my own? It was my fault, no matter how you spin it."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, The Aspiring Archivist said:

"What if I just hadn't been caught, or was a good enough fighter to hold out on my own? It was my fault, no matter how you spin it."

Mitis blew up and yelled at him for three minutes in an unintelligible language. She ended with “NO” and stomped out.

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

Just now, The Halcyon Girl said:

Mitis blew up and yelled at him for three minutes in an unintelligible language. She ended with “NO” and stomped out.

TAAron didn't seem to care. He just pulled away from Haly, buried his face in his hands, and sobbed.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, The Aspiring Archivist said:

TAAron didn't seem to care. He just pulled away from Haly, buried his face in his hands, and sobbed.

She watched him, pain in her eyes. Memories… so many memories. She couldn’t shake the feeling of failure, that nothing she could do would help now. Like she’d missed her chance.

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

Just now, The Halcyon Girl said:

She watched him, pain in her eyes. Memories… so many memories. She couldn’t shake the feeling of failure, that nothing she could do would help now. Like she’d missed her chance.

He looked up at her, eyes red from tears. "Haly... do you still love me?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, The Aspiring Archivist said:

He looked up at her, eyes red from tears. "Haly... do you still love me?"

“Yes,” she choked. “Of course I do. I’m sorry I can’t help—can’t stop it. I’m sorry.”

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

Just now, The Halcyon Girl said:

“Yes,” she choked. “Of course I do. I’m sorry I can’t help—can’t stop it. I’m sorry.”

"It's not your fault. It's mine." He picked up the knife that had fallen near where he now sat, and stared at it.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, The Aspiring Archivist said:

"It's not your fault. It's mine." He picked up the knife that had fallen near where he now sat, and stared at it.

“No!” In a whirl of panic, she jumped to knock it out of his hands and make it skip across the floor. “Not you too. Please.”

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

Just now, The Halcyon Girl said:

“No!” In a whirl of panic, she jumped to knock it out of his hands and make it skip across the floor. “Not you too. Please.”

He Pulled it so that it was at his feet. He made no move to pick it up. He only stared at it, dejected.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, The Aspiring Archivist said:

He Pulled it so that it was at his feet. He made no move to pick it up. He only stared at it, dejected.

“You heard Mitis—it wasn’t your fault, TAAron.” She was on the verge of tears now.

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

Just now, The Halcyon Girl said:

“You heard Mitis—it wasn’t your fault, TAAron.” She was on the verge of tears now.

"I'm hurting you. I'm hurting all of you right now."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, The Aspiring Archivist said:

"I'm hurting you. I'm hurting all of you right now."

She shook her head hard, tears disappearing. “You’re not. Not at all.”

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

1 minute ago, The Halcyon Girl said:

She shook her head hard, tears disappearing. “You’re not. Not at all.”

He stood up, looking at her sadly. "Yes, I am."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, The Aspiring Archivist said:

He stood up, looking at her sadly. "Yes, I am."

“Okay, yes, you are. But you’re worth it—it would hurt so much more if you died.”