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[BringerofShadows she/her]

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Yeah, I could see that. 

BoS gave her last huff, threw a second hatchet at Silence, and let the mimes take her. 

@Shard of Thought

@xinoehp512

Edited July 15, 2019 by Inklingspren

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

6 hours ago, Inklingspren said:

BoS gave her last huff, threw a second hatchet at Silence, and let the mimes take her. 

@Shard of Thought

@xinoehp512

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I'm bored... Hmm, let's start an unnecessary plot point!

"Excuse me a moment," Ember said. She stood and descended the stairs to go below deck. Following Heather's mental signature, she located the girl she had burned. For a moment, she stared at her through the doorway. Star cared about her. Ember... Ember didn't feel anything. Not really. She did, however, know that she would be loyal to her master. And her master would want her to make up for her previous failure. Perhaps she would be proud of Ember for trying something like this on her own. She stepped, on feet made of iron, a little further into the room. "Heather," she said stiffly. 

[BringerofShadows she/her]

“What…?” Heather whispered. Tears continued to stream down her face and the guitar. 

Edited July 15, 2019 by Inklingspren
Got so used to not having to write in bold.

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

"I..." Ember struggled to find words for a moment. "I am sorry," she finally forced out. "I should not have laid a hand against you. I am grateful Tom found a way to heal the wounds I inflicted."

[BringerofShadows she/her]

“It’s fine.” 

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

Ember, having regrown her armor, walked closer and sat on the floor in front of Heather. She cocked her head, studying her. "You do not look 'fine.'"

[BringerofShadows she/her]

Heather glared at her. "Obviously."

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

Ember blinked, looking over her for a few more seconds. "No," she decided. "I see nothing obvious to indicate the cause of your emotional condition."

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[BringerofShadows she/her]

"Okay, HAL 9000. Why don't you go and kill the rest of the crew while you evaluate my emotions?"

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

"I was created to protect and defend," Ember said in confusion.

[BringerofShadows she/her]

"But at what cost? HAL felt that the astronauts were getting in the way of his directive, so he killed them." Except David Bowman, who killed him in return.

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[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

"My directive is to follow Star. I have already failed, but I will try not to do so again."

[BringerofShadows she/her]

"Hmm...Maybe failure is a good thing. Where are they?"

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

"Star? Star and Xino left to go find the S version of you. They have not returned."

[BringerofShadows she/her]

“Tell me when they do.” Heather put the guitar back and left the room.”

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

Ember did not get up. She sensed that their encounter had not gone very well, though she could not pin point what it was that went wrong. Was she the one at fault or was Heather just... opposed to her? Her exchanges with Tamika and Star and Tom had gone well enough. Or had they? Ember felt an emptiness in her chest. The human emotion... loneliness. And no one cared about little Ember. She hung her head, feeling an odd tingling at the corners of her eyes. 

Edited July 15, 2019 by Shard of Thought

[BringerofShadows she/her]

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Ouch. And oof. 

Heather peaked into the room. Was Ember…Crying? Robots can cry? She sighed. Social interactions were not her forte… Heather walked back in and sat across from Ember. “Sorry…Just a bit upset.”

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

Ember looked up, a little bit of steam rising from her eyes. "Upset... at me. For hurting you?"

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[BringerofShadows she/her]

“That, and losing my powers. Possibly because of losing…” She didn’t finish that sentence. 

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

Ember waited for her to finish before realizing that she did not intend to. "You have lost much," she said. "I can feel your aura. It is... empty. Like the metallic ringing of a bell signaling an ending."

[BringerofShadows she/her]

“Really? That’s interesting…”

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

Ember shrugged. "I suppose. I find it a pleasant sound. Familiar. You make the most sense to me."

[BringerofShadows she/her]

“What do you think it means?”

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

"It is you. I do not find it foreboding. You are what you are. Unless you want to change it?"

[BringerofShadows she/her]

“No…Well, maybe…I don’t know.” Social interaction at its finest.