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[attractedtodarkness]

[One teenage girl with long brown hair draped down the sides of her face is staring at her new phone incredulously. Her tone one of disbelief and sarcasm.]

"Don't worry, we're the [Insert air quotes here] 'good guys'"? Seriously? Talk about mega government conspiracies. I'm not buying any of that bullshit.

[There's a pause as she reaches for something off camera]

First thing's first, if anyone has a lighter I can borrow, I want to burn the shit out of this file. [she waves the back of her personnel file in front of the camera briefly] I don't know how they got my information but I'm not about to share it. And if someone can lend me enough cash for a flight to Los Angeles, it'll be great.

[she turns away from the phone, seemingly about to end her message before turning back]

Oh, right. If you're my roommate, I only have one rule: Don't touch my stuff.

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[attractedtodarkness]

Great. Now would you please fuck off.

[detriments]

[there's tension in Christine's pause, even if she manages to conceal it.]

I don't like your tone, Violet.

[preemptively asking for permission to use her power to make her apologize, if it comes down to that!]

[attractedtodarkness]

No one asked you.

[detriments]

You're not going to make a lot of friends like that, you know. And I happen to be a very good friend to have.

[attractedtodarkness]

Yeah? Why's that?

[detriments]

Because I can get you what you want.

And I always get what I want.

[attractedtodarkness]

[short mocking laugh] What are you? The Queen of the World?

[detriments]

No. I just happen to be very persuasive.

Now apologize.

[not using her power just yet...]

[attractedtodarkness]

Like hell. I've got no reason to apologize.

[detriments]

[She leans her chin on her palm, watching the communicator. She almost seems bored.]

Violet?

Be a nice girl apologize to me.

[Her power is activated, now.]

[attractedtodarkness]

[She doesn't even realize when she says it]

I'm sorry.

[detriments]

[She then leans back on her seat, looking visibly satisfied.]

Good. [After a pointed pause,] I forgive you.

[attractedtodarkness]

[Violet carries on without missing a beat, as if she didn't just apologize to the woman to begin with]

I didn't ask for your forgiveness.

[detriments]

[ah, well.]

I got what I wanted.

[attractedtodarkness]

[she'll look back on this and realize something was wrong later]

Whatever.

[detriments]

[All she does is smile, but it might as well have been sticking a needle in Violet's eye.]

You take care, Violet. Good luck with everything.

[The feed disconnects.]/Small>