0190: Accidental Video

[livingmyths]

[Rain's curled up in a corner, hands over her ears, tears falling.]

Please don't. You're not even real.

Please just go away.

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[livingmyths]

There are a lot of people back home who wouldn't agree with you, but it's different here.

I never shared my bed with a girl - except some of the little ones back home.

[pratful]

And you've shared one with a man? [ he's frowning. That wasn't at all what he expected to hear. In fact, he quite plainly didn't like that idea at all. ]

[livingmyths]

Uh huh.

[Then she looks at him and sees his frown and is instantly cowed - head down, sad almost scared eyes.]

It's - everyone said it wasn't bad or wrong. Except him.

Are you mad at me?

[And he can have a glimpse of the fragile frightened creature that's at the very heart of Rain.]

[pratful]

[ urk, way to hit him right in the gut. ] Well, no, of... course not. It's not wrong per say, so long as he didn't do.

He didn't, right?

[livingmyths]

My father?

[Her head came up a little as she peeked out at him.]

No. He wanted to do bad things to me, but I ran away.

But I... I did do bad things. To try and help the little ones on the street when they were sick or there was no food. I let men... do things. It was bad and it hurt, but I didn't know what else to do.

Here... I learned that it could be beautiful and that it was okay to do as long as I wanted to.

[pratful]

[ and now it's gone straight into uncomfortable and awkward and things that were far too much information. not that he wasn't fully aware of what women did to survive, but... ]

If it was for children, there is no wrong you could have done. I only regret you had to resort to such methods. Your father should have been a better man, not the filth you were obviously left to cope with.

[ said with the most solemn, utmost sincerity. Truly, there was more to Rain then meet the eye. An interesting thought, indeed. ]

[livingmyths]

You're a very nice man, Arthur. I'm glad you're my friend

[pratful]

[ he's uncomfortable ] Well, then, good luck resting. If he tries to bother you again, please give me a call. [ and yes, he'll be sending Merlin along just as soon as he finds him. ]

[livingmyths]

Okay. Thank you, Arthur. I will.

[Though the odds of Merlin actually finding her house in the middle of the woods is slim to none.]

[pratful]

[ he's a mage. He can handle it. Or else spend the night stumbling around in the dark. And since there's nothing left to say, well... there's just nothing left to say. ]