The Ruler of the Undercity

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

Just now, Spark of Hope said:

“Just leave me alone.” Against her better judgment, she let her pain seep into her voice.

"You shouldn't be alone. The undercity is a dangerous place."

[Through the Living Hope]

1 minute ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"You shouldn't be alone. The undercity is a dangerous place."

She pulled her legs in closer to herself. She knew. Hell but she knew.

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

16 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

She pulled her legs in closer to herself. She knew. Hell but she knew.

"I'll ask again. Why are you so scared?"

[Through the Living Hope]

Just now, IcedOutPenguin said:

"I'll ask again. Why are you so scared?"

“I-I-“ She swallowed. “Why d-do you care."

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

21 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

“I-I-“ She swallowed. “Why d-do you care."

"Because you seem like you're in a bad spot."

[Through the Living Hope]

Just now, IcedOutPenguin said:

"Because you seem like you're in a bad spot."

“What’s your game?"

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

1 minute ago, Spark of Hope said:

“What’s your game?"

"To help."

[Through the Living Hope]

Just now, IcedOutPenguin said:

"To help."

She scoffed.

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

9 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

She scoffed.

"You don't believe me. I can tell."

[Through the Living Hope]

1 minute ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"You don't believe me. I can tell."

“You say that like you think I’m trying to hide it."

The adrenaline she’d felt in her panic was fading, and she could think again. There was no use sitting out here in the alley. She rose to her feet, almost falling over once, and began walking back towards the inn door. Her fingers grazed the wall to catch herself if she fell.

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

39 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

“You say that like you think I’m trying to hide it."

The adrenaline she’d felt in her panic was fading, and she could think again. There was no use sitting out here in the alley. She rose to her feet, almost falling over once, and began walking back towards the inn door. Her fingers grazed the wall to catch herself if she fell.

"It was merely an observation."

[Through the Living Hope]

6 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"It was merely an observation."

“I’m not talking to you or anyone else. Just leave me alone.”

Spoiler

Have they been watching her for a while?

 

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

Just now, Spark of Hope said:

“I’m not talking to you or anyone else. Just leave me alone.”

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Have they been watching her for a while?

 

Spoiler

More like waiting for her rather than watching

"You want things to change, you want them to get better. But you don't know how or if you can even make a difference."

[Through the Living Hope]

1 minute ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

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More like waiting for her rather than watching

"You want things to change, you want them to get better. But you don't know how or if you can even make a difference."

Spoiler

I mean before scouting for her

“No. I want to leave the undercity and confront my family."

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

Just now, Spark of Hope said:

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I mean before scouting for her

“No. I want to leave the undercity and confront my family."

"That's fine, but if so, why do you spend much of your money on alcohol?"

Spoiler

Maybe

 

[Through the Living Hope]

1 minute ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"That's fine, but if so, why do you spend much of your money on alcohol?"

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Maybe

 

“You go through nine years of torture and try to forget while sober."

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

7 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

“You go through nine years of torture and try to forget while sober."

"Ah..."

[Through the Living Hope]

Just now, IcedOutPenguin said:

"Ah..."

She glared at the form on the wall. “I don’t know what you’re playing at, but I don’t trust you. No one genuinely wants to help people just to help them anymore. There’s always ulterior motives."

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

16 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

She glared at the form on the wall. “I don’t know what you’re playing at, but I don’t trust you. No one genuinely wants to help people just to help them anymore. There’s always ulterior motives."

"Of course, you're right, everyone has an ulterior motive."

[Through the Living Hope]

2 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"Of course, you're right, everyone has an ulterior motive."

“Which means I can’t trust you."

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

10 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

“Which means I can’t trust you."

"You don't even know what it is."

[Through the Living Hope]

2 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"You don't even know what it is."

“You don’t seem to want to share."

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

Just now, Spark of Hope said:

“You don’t seem to want to share."

"You haven't asked."

[Through the Living Hope]

Just now, IcedOutPenguin said:

"You haven't asked."

“I asked you what you wanted. I asked you what game you were playing. You didn’t give me a straight answer."

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

3 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

“I asked you what you wanted. I asked you what game you were playing. You didn’t give me a straight answer."

"I'm trying to change things here."