[ ... it's just so... it's uncanny, is what it is. there's something about the way shale says it that just doesn't sit right.
vax stays quiet for a little while after shale finishes speaking, just silently picking weeds, and he speaks up when they're near the end of their little patch. ]
... It took me a long time to stop running from it. [ from death, from the raven queen, from his deal. vax had to come to terms with every part, and sometimes he had to be dragged to it with his nails buried in the grass, clawing at the ground to escape the inevitable.
but at the edge of the precipice, he learned. ] ...but I made her a promise, and I intend to make good on my end of the deal.
[ later today, some small part of him will find the purpose of a spider to be squashed, and latch onto it as a reminder - that the raven queen could very well have wanted him here, after all. ]
It's not about my happiness, it's about a purpose I finally understood. [ ... ] And besides, something like being alive again - without Vex? 's not a life to me at all.
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vax stays quiet for a little while after shale finishes speaking, just silently picking weeds, and he speaks up when they're near the end of their little patch. ]
... It took me a long time to stop running from it. [ from death, from the raven queen, from his deal. vax had to come to terms with every part, and sometimes he had to be dragged to it with his nails buried in the grass, clawing at the ground to escape the inevitable.
but at the edge of the precipice, he learned. ] ...but I made her a promise, and I intend to make good on my end of the deal.
[ later today, some small part of him will find the purpose of a spider to be squashed, and latch onto it as a reminder - that the raven queen could very well have wanted him here, after all. ]
It's not about my happiness, it's about a purpose I finally understood. [ ... ] And besides, something like being alive again - without Vex? 's not a life to me at all.
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[they nod, understanding.]
That isn't a bad thing. But if the purpose you have changed, would that be a bad thing?
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[ with a little half smile. ]
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Not that I can remember. I wouldn't recommend it, I think. But I'm not talking about going back on a deal.