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 Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 12:35 pm
:::Kal clears his throat. Well, he didn't mean to be that obvious. But then, it didn't seem like either of the fellas there blamed him- wait. Oh whatever.
He also happened to wonder what Sato meant by 'issue':::
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Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 12:39 pm
::Sato's smile fades::
When you find yourself in a dark alley somewhere, and you turn the corner to find some big bad guy has a gun to dear Luana's head, will you be able to pull the trigger? Are you capable of taking a life?
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Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 12:46 pm
:::Kal's back straightens and his blood flash boils. The image was so out of no where, he wasn't sure how to react, but if Andy didn't say something to explain in the next second he was going to ask his own questions:::
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Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 12:54 pm
[Andrew answers without any hesitation.] Before my next heartbeat.
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Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 12:57 pm
:::Kal could feel himself physically calm down, but not entirely. His head was still rushing with thoughts of Luana being in danger:::
She's not in that kind of danger is she? :::It wasn't so much a question as it was a demand:::
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Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 1:01 pm
::Sato shook her head::
Luana can't do it. Not yet. She can't take a life, and in the world she's in and what she's doing... that can be deadly. I'm just happy to see that her partner doesn't have such qualms. She's a good girl. I'd much rather she not turn up dead.
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Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 1:06 pm
Luana hesitates more than the rest of us, but I will make sure she... [breathe] survives to get to that point. One day she will have to stop hiding... [breathe] behind that God of hers.
[He turns to Kal.] We're in that kind of danger... [breathe] every time we step out the door. That is the way we live now.
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Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 1:09 pm
What?! That's-
:::Kal found himself entirely un-consoled by Andy's response:::
Why? Why is she in that position? What's she doing risking her life like that every day!? And you let her?
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Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 1:14 pm
::Sato eyed Kal suspiciuosly::
I'm certain that they both have good reasons for doing what they do. Its not the type of thing one just jumps into without reason. Besides, I'm thinking its not the profession HE'D prefer that she be in, but likely her idea to begin with. I'm thinking Andy here is just doing whatever he can to keep her safe. It's a harsh reality....
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Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 1:19 pm
[Andrew moves to stand face-to-face with Kal, which can only really happen when Kal is sitting. His left eye continues to rotate between different modes, and his mechanical body clicks and whirls as he moves.]
I could not stop her if I wanted to. You do not understand. [breathe] Sato is right.
I do not like your accusitory tone, and I do not want to hear it again.
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Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 1:21 pm
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Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 1:33 pm
:::He doesn't even notice that Sato speaking, or that she eventually fades. This guy was supposed to be Luana's best friend, but to Kal it didn't seem like he was trying to talk any sense into her, not even if it might save her life:::
So that's fine with you? Luana's going out every day risking her neck, and you're not gonna try to stop her? What if she does get killed, huh? What if she walks into that dark alley and gets shot? And you're not there? No one else is there? She's just gonna walk straight into her death, just like that, and no one tells her it's a bad idea!?
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Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 1:45 pm
[Andrew's voice was dangerously low.] She is not that stupid, Kal, and neither are the rest of us. [breathe] You do not understand us at all.
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Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 1:51 pm
I don't think she's stupid. :::He defended her as well as himself::: But accidents happen. And she's putting herself in the thick of things! Why? What could possibly be that important? Can she even take a bullet? Does that spandex she wears repel bullets or something? She's human isn't she!?
:::Isn't she...? Damn.:::
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Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 1:52 pm
Her reasons are hers to share, and not mine. [breathe] As for being human... We all were once. [Andrew looks down and left before turning away from Kal and taking a few steps away.]
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