Voice

[rianofski]

It's interesting, isn't it, to think on the nature of betrayals?

[The lack of accompanying video with the voice post is probably for the best, since his tone is tense and irritated -- his face would, likely, match his voice.]

Sometimes we're betrayed by those we thought we could trust implicitly. I admit, I have very little patience for those people, as their very decision to trust anyone apart from themselves was... ill-conceived, to say the least. Sometimes we're betrayed by those we never trusted in the first place, but who we still let get too close. I needn't elaborate; I'm sure we've all experienced that particular sting of betrayal.

[A pause, and then his tone gets a little angrier.]

Sometimes, however, people find that they can't even trust themselves. That the true betrayer, the true destroyer -- of their ideals, of their beliefs, of everything they hold important -- is themselves. That, I think, is the worst betrayal of all. That is what we should all be so worked up about.

[By the time he's finished, he's practically yelling, and then there's a pause, a strangled noise of pain, and the audio shuts off quickly.]

[[Yes. He just stabbed himself. With a fork. Forward dated slightly to the 15th, just because I wanted to get this up before I had to rush off to work. Betrayals and stabbings, ahoy!]]

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voice

[spotlighted]

[Ruby grows more and more worried as she listens, feeling herself overcome with great sadness as he talks about not even being able to trust himself. The faith she had in herself was the only thing that kept her going sometimes.]

Are you hurt? Do you need any help?

voice

[carvingnickels]

Well, now. That was certainly ... enlightening.

Re: voice

[rianofski]

[Can you hear him gritting his teeth, Sinclair? Part of that's the pain at the stab wound. Part of that's the fact that he doesn't like what you're reading into it.]

Enlightening in what sense? It was a general discussion that I felt a fair amount of people could add to as needed.

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[rianofski]

[There's a long pause, and then he turns his audio back on.]

I seem to have had an unfortunate run in with my utensils.

[That's his way of saying that there's a fork in his leg, of course.]

voice

[carvingnickels]

Of course it was, say no more. [He sounds almost understanding there, but then his tone turns more cynical and amused again.] That cry of pain there was just all part of the discussion, I'm sure.

voice

[spotlighted]

They haven't grown teeth again, have they? My spatula tried to take my thumb off last week, but I thought all that was done with.

Re: voice

[rianofski]

It was a clumsy accident, nothing more. I'll be more careful the next time I'm eating my breakfast.

Re: voice

[rianofski]

No, not precisely; some unknown force seems to have compelled me to jam my fork into my thigh as hard as I could.

[carvingnickels]

I'm sure you will. Still, it's a very interesting topic for the breakfast table.

[rianofski]

It's something I've been putting some thought into lately.

[water_wine_wizard]

[She has no idea who that is... but he sounded hurt... physically and mentally.]

Are you all right?

voice

[spotlighted]

[She makes a noise that's somewhere between horror and sympathy for his pain.- Is it still in there?

[rianofski]

I've certainly had better mornings, but, yes, in general, I'm fine.

[carvingnickels]

It's not something I think too hard about, personally. But then, I'm the sort of fellow who's never been in a position to experience betrayal.

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[rianofski]

[He pauses for a moment as he looks at it clinically.]

It is. I thought taking it out without proper medical attention might be dangerous, given the arterial blood flow in that area of the body.

[rianofski]

Never? I find that excessively hard to believe.

[water_wine_wizard]

I think most people have had better mornings than what it sounds like you've just hand.

It sounds like you hurt yourself.

[rianofski]

How very perceptive of you.

[He'd really been hoping that people would somehow... interpret it as something else.]

Yes, I did.

[carvingnickels]

That's the beauty of never letting yourself get emotionally attached. Sure there were some who wanted to break the secrets of Persephone and Sinclair Solutions, but they were bought off or disposed of as necessary. [He doesn't sound troubled about this at all. But for Sinclair, other people have always been for the most part just another commodity for him to exploit.]

[rianofski]

One can be betrayed without emotional attachment, you realize. In fact, the majority of the betrayal I've experienced has had very little to do with emotion whatsoever.

voice

[spotlighted]

I'm no expert, but I've got a sizeable first aid kit, and I've seen shrapnel being removed plenty of times, if you wanted any help. If it really is in an artery I won't touch it, but get a doctor instead.

[water_wine_wizard]

I know. I know. Possibly one of the stupider things a person could say. Though I can't say I agree with you completely.

[She's a doctor. She notices these things.]

Is it all right or do you need someone to look at it?

[carvingnickels]

Is that so? From the way you were talking there, it sounded like emotion had everything to do with it.

[rianofski]

I believe you mistook anger for a different kind of emotion.

[Anger he can do; he's good with that.]

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[rianofski]

[Another pause.]

Very well.

[He wouldn't let most people come look at it, but he likes Ruby more than he likes most people around here, and he thinks she's likely to keep a level head throughout the procedure, whatever it may be.]