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maskormenace2015-12-04 10:27 am
rathercommon) wrote in maskormenace2015-12-04 10:27 am
Entry tags:
- adam parrish | n/a,
- bart allen | kid flash,
- † akito/agito wanijima | fang king,
- † billy kaplan | wiccan,
- † blue sargent | n/a,
- † dorian gray | n/a,
- † francis urquhart | n/a,
- † frederick chilton | chief of staff!!,
- † jacob taylor | the protector,
- † jeff winger | wingman,
- † kanaya maryam-lalonde | psychopomp,
- † karkat vantas | knight of blood,
- † kitty jones | n/a,
- † kotetsu t. kaburagi | wild tiger,
- † luke castellan | n/a,
- † manolo sanchez | n/a,
- † reggie mantle | n/a,
- † richard gansey | raven king,
- † riku | darkeater,
- † sai | n/a,
- † tobias matthews | n/a
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[ Here's Kitty, wearing a smile and giving a little wave to the camera. ]
Hullo. It's Kitty here. I was just thinking about how it's about time for us to get another wave of new people - and then I remembered how last December, we didn't get any, and then I realized that I've now been here for over a year and that was just mad to think about.
It's easy to focus on all the horrid things that happen to us here. Because there are so many horrid things - that's true. The war with the Soviets is just terrible, and sometimes you just want to take the President by his shoulders and shake him until he stops - and those groups that detest us, they've made things a bit hard at times, as well. [ There's a little sideways twist to her lips as she says that; that's a grotesque understatement from a girl who had quite the history with one of those groups that detest us. ]
But it's always easy to remember the bad above the good. That's how the human brain works, isn't it - it's designed to remember hurts so that it can avoid those hurts in the future, which isn't bad, but which means that we sometimes lose track of the fact that there is so much more kindness than cruelty in the world. So I was just sitting and remembering all the good that's come to me over the past year.
Because this year, in this world, it really has been filled with impossible goodness. When I first came here, I was so scared, but there were people who took me in and helped me and protected me until I got a little more courage. And now here I am. I've made so many friends, amongst them someone I thought was my direst enemy. I saw people whom I'd never done any good for - I saw them forgive me when I was cruel and wicked and spiteful towards them, saw them risk themselves to help me and to save me.
And I've lived amongst the people of this world, who have been so good to me. So good. I've made friends amongst them, too. I've been kept on at work when I really have been the worst employee, when I've been unreliable because of my other obligations. And we've been allowed to speak our minds, speak freely. We've been allowed to travel far and wide. We've been supported in everything we do, which is far more kindness than has ever been extended a group of refugees at any time in any world. We've lived at peace. We've lived well.
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[ She tucks a strand of hair behind her ear. ]
I'd thought - if I could trouble you all - that we could spend a little bit of time, all together, remembering the good turns that people have done us.
Talk about whomever you'd like. Talk about the people who have been kind and helped us when they didn't have to. Talk about the wealth that is the other people we know here. And I thought we could talk about the natives, too - I was thinking I might put together a little something, a few quotes, that we could pass along to the natives of this world, so that we know that we appreciate them. Let's take some time to overcome our brains, and remember the good - focus on the good and remember how kind the world is to us. How well we live. How strong and brave and honest we can be here.
[ Translation: 'All of this is a somewhat underhanded but well-intentioned PR thing that will let me package some stuff to make the natives less furious at us in an ongoing attempt to avert all-out war between us and this world.' ]
Anyway. There's that, if you can spare some time. Oh, and, erm - come by Krakatoa, while I've got your attention. Best club in town, bar none. And the employees are simply gorgeous.
[ A quick, half-sheepish grin, and then she gives a little nod and waves her way off. ]
Hullo. It's Kitty here. I was just thinking about how it's about time for us to get another wave of new people - and then I remembered how last December, we didn't get any, and then I realized that I've now been here for over a year and that was just mad to think about.
It's easy to focus on all the horrid things that happen to us here. Because there are so many horrid things - that's true. The war with the Soviets is just terrible, and sometimes you just want to take the President by his shoulders and shake him until he stops - and those groups that detest us, they've made things a bit hard at times, as well. [ There's a little sideways twist to her lips as she says that; that's a grotesque understatement from a girl who had quite the history with one of those groups that detest us. ]
But it's always easy to remember the bad above the good. That's how the human brain works, isn't it - it's designed to remember hurts so that it can avoid those hurts in the future, which isn't bad, but which means that we sometimes lose track of the fact that there is so much more kindness than cruelty in the world. So I was just sitting and remembering all the good that's come to me over the past year.
Because this year, in this world, it really has been filled with impossible goodness. When I first came here, I was so scared, but there were people who took me in and helped me and protected me until I got a little more courage. And now here I am. I've made so many friends, amongst them someone I thought was my direst enemy. I saw people whom I'd never done any good for - I saw them forgive me when I was cruel and wicked and spiteful towards them, saw them risk themselves to help me and to save me.
And I've lived amongst the people of this world, who have been so good to me. So good. I've made friends amongst them, too. I've been kept on at work when I really have been the worst employee, when I've been unreliable because of my other obligations. And we've been allowed to speak our minds, speak freely. We've been allowed to travel far and wide. We've been supported in everything we do, which is far more kindness than has ever been extended a group of refugees at any time in any world. We've lived at peace. We've lived well.
So -
[ She tucks a strand of hair behind her ear. ]
I'd thought - if I could trouble you all - that we could spend a little bit of time, all together, remembering the good turns that people have done us.
Talk about whomever you'd like. Talk about the people who have been kind and helped us when they didn't have to. Talk about the wealth that is the other people we know here. And I thought we could talk about the natives, too - I was thinking I might put together a little something, a few quotes, that we could pass along to the natives of this world, so that we know that we appreciate them. Let's take some time to overcome our brains, and remember the good - focus on the good and remember how kind the world is to us. How well we live. How strong and brave and honest we can be here.
[ Translation: 'All of this is a somewhat underhanded but well-intentioned PR thing that will let me package some stuff to make the natives less furious at us in an ongoing attempt to avert all-out war between us and this world.' ]
Anyway. There's that, if you can spare some time. Oh, and, erm - come by Krakatoa, while I've got your attention. Best club in town, bar none. And the employees are simply gorgeous.
[ A quick, half-sheepish grin, and then she gives a little nod and waves her way off. ]
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The post-it note wasn't enough?
[ Kitty, Thanksgiving is over. ]
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Her voice is cheerful, but relaxed. The vocal equivalent of the body language you'd use with a skittish dog. ]
A post-it note is tiny, isn't it. I've got so much more gratitude than a post-it note can contain. Expect everyone else has, too.
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Krakatoa's the old Iceberg Lounge, right? I never could stand the old place, I might as well see the renovations.
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Please don't. I work there.
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I stopped listening sometime after 'hello', but I'm pretty sure it was about how meeting me changed your life, right?
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Isn't it a little bit early for that, Mr Winger?
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Sounds you've had a very fortunate run here so far.
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VERY fortunate. I wouldn't have even ever have conceived of the level of kindness I'd see here.
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Still, he is feeling significantly less sour than usual despite the dark circles under his eyes, and it shows in his peppier tone: ]
You think the people here are gonna be happy with that? No one really cares about cards unless they got money in 'em. [ He never talks about home, so no comment about that. ] If you wanna buy someone's favor you gotta actually give them something they can use.
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Who said anything about buying anything? I didn't.
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There's this one ramen place, I like to go there because there isn't a lot of Japanese food around here, you know? The old lady that owns it kinda reminds me of my mom. She's always on my case about if I've been eating right and exercising, and nagging me to make sure I get enough sleep.
[It's worded like a complaint, sure, but it's obvious from his tone that he's kind of touched by the thought, further illustrated in how he laughs softly afterward.]
Sometimes she gives me more food than I actually paid for, 'cause she knows I don't really know how to cook much for myself aside from fried rice.
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Well, that sounds like bad business practice. How ridiculously sweet of her.
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[Sai's smile is genuine, even a little impish, here. As far as the natives go, though, he doesn't have a lot to say. By and large, most of the ones he interacts with regularly are either outright afraid of him or find him unsettling because of his mostly inflectionless speech, his severely muted affect. Still, it's Kitty, and he at least wants to try, so:]
The librarian allows me to stay past close, sometimes.
[...probably because she figures she couldn't stop him if she tried. But Sai has learned enough about social cues by now that he knows to keep that to himself.]
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[ She gives a bashful little laugh, and tucks her hair behind her ear, and focuses instead on the librarian: ]
That is sweet. Does she stay longer, too, or does she just allow you free rein?
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[ A little pause. Gansey both sounds, and looks cheerful enough, but he didn't miss that part about passing along what we say. ]
I'm going to caveat this by telling you not to quote me on it. But it's true the people have been kind. The majority of them, anyway. They've been far more welcoming than I would have expected.
You do know Thanksgiving was last week, Kathleen?
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Oh, right, sorry. Forgot that there was a single day of the year good for giving gratitude. And it is, of course, an American-designated holiday.
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Why wouldn't you want to be quoted?
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Yeah, definitely. Have you been helped by the people here yourself?
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Kitty.
Protecting you is like protecting a fire breathing dragon.
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It's true. I was really scared when I came here first. And people helped me through that. I mean - you remember that better than most.
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I'm really happy to have met so many nice people here. Even before I made any friends, it wasn't hard to find natives who were willing to help me get some clean clothes and food.
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[ She smiles at him. ]
And they did that without asking anything in return?
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Oh, so it's a disposable sentiment, is it. I swear, all of you with your glib cynicism.
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Actually, never mind, it doesn't matter. Let's stop talking about it and go back to talking about all of that other saccharine sludge. The world is such a wonderful place, you know? I think my bloodpusher might swell to life-threatening proportions just imagining it.
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Geez. Talk about a whole lot of cynics. I was kind of expecting that you'd get a few better answers than that.
[Or maybe they're justifiably suspicious of Kitty's ulterior motives, but hey, Jaime's a sap.]
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So did I. I mean, this is bloody depressing, isn't it. We've all been done so many good turns here, but no, way better to keep looking cool and maintaining an ironic distance than to say thanks.
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for the bread shop and cafe owners
who kindly donated sweets
for the cakewalk i ran in october
i couldnt have done it without them!
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Tell me more about your cakewalk!
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Any favorites yet?
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Since I've gotten, like, two actual responses? It's not much of a competition.
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[Bart grins at the thought, his entire face lighting up as he remembers how amazing that was. Seeing a fan of him for the first time in his life. No his grandfather, not Wally, but Impulse.]
A friend texted me about her and I ran over to meet her. I still go over to their new place for dinner sometimes they make really crash meatballs.
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What a lucky girl. Both 'cause her bear got saved and 'cause your costume is super cute, so that's good for cosplaying. You do a lot of heroics, yeah?
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Is that where you are now?
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Krakatoa? Yeah. It's Ramir's bar. It's very...
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Classy?
[ ...she's not sure that's the word. ]
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Voice, dated Dec. 14 as Jacob catches up to the Network
I saw the worst of Maurtia Falls while I was with Archangel, but I also saw the best. There are good people there: ordinary people. Honest cops, witnesses willing to step forward, people trying to change things. They've got no powers, and no chance to come back if someone makes them 'disappear.' But they're still trying to do what's right, despite how dangerous it can be.