Edema Rue

“It’s…it’s nothing,” Len said. “I just need you, and all of our flight, to know that I won’t let some rich kid who got in here without even trying hurt us. If any of you have problems, tell me. The Flightleader exists to help their flight, and I do too.” “Maybe.”

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:3 Thank you, Thaid. There is beauty. I can believe that, even if I don't see it right now.

Len closed his eyes and took a long breath, then opened them and smiled. "Just making sure Phantom isn't going to hurt us."

"What are you talking about?"

Len stepped into the barracks, looking angry. @SymphonianBookworm @Lotus Blossom

Sorry that was my fault. I'm so sorry. It does, and that's why I'm so tired, I think; I'm tired of working and not getting anything I can see out of it. *disappears because I'm not making any sense and it's only causing problems*

Ah, my friend, I wish it were so simple. It isn't. Work can do a lot, but there are some things it can't change. There are some people who will always be better, have more, be stronger, without ever needing to work for it. That's just the way this work is. Though, of course, I'm also far from perfect at consistently putting in the work. Some days it's all I can do to get out of bed in the morning; some days I can't even do that. I'll get there, I'll get stronger eventually, just...sometimes, work doesn't pay off. (sorry, I didn't mean that to sound confrontational or rude, it's just been a very long day and I speak from personal experience) (also, we're all idiots sometimes. That's okay).

Eddie stared at him for a long moment. "Why are you even here? If you want us dead, let's fight. If you don't, then...go live your life, man!"

"What do you mean, the other me?" Eddie snarled and said a few words that aren't allowed on the shard. "Of course it was her...of course it was."

"Who else would it be?" Eddie glared at him. "What did you do to Lil?"

Len kicked his hands away easily, though he was gritting his teeth. He aimed one last kick at Jock's head, then turned to go. "I hope something breaks you. I hope you learn the pain the rest of us live with daily. And once you've learned to care...maybe you'll be worthy of being a flightleader."

Eddie let out a scream, shivering...then she stood up. "What's going on?" She asked. "Why is Lil crying?"

*hugs back*

"Too bad for you," Len says, eyes cold. He kicks at Jock.

"You beg? You beg? If I'd begged you to stop chasing me up in the sky, would you have done it? If I just beg the krell to stop attacking detritus, will they do it?" Len shoved him to the ground. "I don't know how it is at home, princey, but the world doesn't play by your rules. And I don't either, especially not when you're trying to hurt a part of my flight."

@The Wandering Wizard "Let go!" Eddie shouted again.

"Does it, now?" Len slips it into a pocket. "How much did it cost mommy and daddy? A necklace is nothing when put up to a human life, Julius."

"Make me," Len taunts.

"That's not how this works, princey. You ever been in a fight before?" Len ripped off the necklace, and laughed.