River Tam (
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maskormenace2019-06-08 02:14 pm
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Entry tags:
- anakin skywalker | darth vader,
- catra | n/a,
- cayde-6 | n/a,
- jonathan walsh | snake man,
- luther hargreeves | space,
- marie d'ancanto | rogue,
- poe dameron | black leader,
- shaun mason | n/a,
- stiles stilinski | n/a,
- † diego hargreeves | the kraken,
- † lestat de lioncourt | n/a,
- † river tam | serenity,
- † sara ryder | pathfinder
001 ⌘ VOICE;
[ River's voice is slightly wandering, but thoughtful. ]
A hero is an imperfect idea, full of good intentions and bad decisions, too many questions and not enough answers. Good people, bad people, it only depends on what side you're on. But I can tell which is which, I've always been able to. There are people here that aren't as good as they say they are, but also those who aren't as bad at they think.
No one really knows who they are. No one wants to.
[ There's a pause. ]
This place seems good for finding out who they are. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
A hero is an imperfect idea, full of good intentions and bad decisions, too many questions and not enough answers. Good people, bad people, it only depends on what side you're on. But I can tell which is which, I've always been able to. There are people here that aren't as good as they say they are, but also those who aren't as bad at they think.
No one really knows who they are. No one wants to.
[ There's a pause. ]
This place seems good for finding out who they are. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
voice
[And he genuinely sounds like he means it. He can't see her, but she sounds young, despite the big words.]
That happens sometimes. But it can change too. This place grabbed my sister months before it decided to snatch me too. Which... I'm honestly pretty pissed off about. George shouldn't have been stuck here on her own.
You have a name, Simon's sister?
Re: voice
I think he'd like it here.
[ Actually, she thinks he'd like it quite a lot. It's more civilized than deep space, where she always knows that he feels like an outsider. ]
River. I'm River.
voice
[Shaun is so extremely biased on this point though, since what this world has that his world no longer does is his sister alive, so he's kind of a huge fan of this world. But that doesn't make it entirely untrue, biased or not.]
Good to meet you, River. I'm Shaun.
Re: voice
[ and then, because she's feels it's important for him to know: ]
You're good to talk to.
voice
[But that wasn't always the worst thing in the world. Hell sometimes it was even fun.
He's not expecting that, however, and he can't quite hold back a laugh, clearly pleased.]
Thanks. You're pretty good to talk to yourself, River.
Re: voice
[ She knows what they are, at least, from stories. How many times as a child did she stagger around pretending to be one while Simon feigned terror and ran from her? Long, long days before Reavers became the chosen nightmare to dread.
But Shaun's remark surprises her; most people don't think she's nice to talk to anymore. ]
I am?
voice
[Home sweet home. It makes this place very strange to get used to. No blood tests at every turn to check for viral amplification.
But he can hear that surprise in her voice. It may not be visible, but he smiles.]
You are. I mean, I'm really sure you're smarter than me, but that's pretty cool.
Re: voice
[ There's something strange and flat in her voice when she says it, like the word has pulled everything out of her. She struggles for a moment to pull it all back, so she can answer his confirmation. ]
... thank you. People... don't say that to me.
voice
He's curious, but something in her tone has him hesitating to ask.]
You're welcome. [Though he is going to ask about that now,] Why's that?
Re: voice
Can't know.
It scares them.
voice
[He's just come from unraveling a conspiracy to keep an entire country afraid and compliant, so he may have... opinions on this.]
Anyway, I made a living poking zombies with sticks for fun, so I like scary.
Re: voice
I'd like to hear about it later.
voice
[Though hopefully she won't need the luck.]