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 Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 3:48 pm
:::she still won't look up:::
No Maggie...not anymore. I haven't been Cora for a long time now.
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 3:52 pm
*Maggie's eyes go wide. It really is her!* Cora . . . ! *she puts her other arm around her to hug her instinctively* Oh, Cora, what's happened te ye?
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WhimsicalCow Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 3:57 pm
:::Though she hated that Maggie was dragged into it, she was thankful for the affection. She returned the hug, the tears flowing all the while:::
Bad things Maggie...many bad things. The found out that I was coming here, and they changed me. They turned me into something horrible, and I couldn't do a thing to stop it. The brink stopped taking me...I didn't know what to do...I was losing my mind. And then they knew, the had been watching me. They took me to a place where...where, I don't know what tehy did to me. I had to survive...I don't know why. I don't know why I'm still here...
:::She began to ramble as the emotions poured out:::
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 4:02 pm
*Maggie can only partially follow what Cora is saying, but she can understand enough. She can remember Cora voicing her fears of being discovered.*
They found out . . . ohh, Cora, I'm so sorry. *She holds her tightly, stroking her hair to comfort her as one would a young child* I'm so sorry . . .
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 4:12 pm
:::Cora just let herself cry at that point. She wasn't sure what else to do. Like with Luke, this was probably the last time she was ever going to see Maggie. Eventually, she caught her breathe, and backed away from Maggie's embrace:::
:::Trying hard not to look up at her:::
Maggie... I don't think... I am ever going to be brought back here. I don't think I will ever see you again. When I'm sent back to my time, I don't think I will be let to live anymore.
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 4:15 pm
Not let te . . !? *Maggie shakes her head, first in disbelief, then in horror* Nay, Cora, nay! There must be something that can be done . . !
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 4:27 pm
:::She shakes her head, and begins to wipe her face with her free hand. She's clentching the apple tightly with the other:::
It's alright. There's no point anyway. If I can never come back, and I have no one to live for... there's no point.
:::She looked up, the thought of perhaps everything finally coming to an end, finally being done with it was somewhat calming. She began telling Maggie the things she had to say before she was gone:::
Maggie... I missed you so much all that time. I can't explain to you, what I would have done, if only I could have seen your face again. Something so simple. I would have died for it. I love you Maggie.
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 4:36 pm
Cora . . . I love ye, too. Ye are so loved, here . . . *tears fill her eyes, and she hugs Cora tightly again. But then she pulls back, gripping her shoulders to meet her gaze*
But Cora, Cora ye mustna give up, ye must hang on te hope, howe'er ye can! E'en when we canna be with the people we love . . . e'en when we're separated, by whate'er circumstances . . . we canna e'er truly lose them. *she rests her hand against Cora's chest, over her heart, as though she could channel determination into her* As sure as yer heart beats, Cora, we are always, always with ye. Ye always have something te live for!
Whate'er ye must do, dinna let them destroy ye . .. ye canna be the only one in yer world who feels these things . . !
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 4:42 pm
:::She looked up at Maggie sadly:::
Even if I were to find those who feel these things... there's no where for people like me. They destroy people like me... and when they found out that I have people like you in my life, they turned me into a the creature that does it.
I'm the one they send to kill people like me. When I return...they'll know that I'm no longer their monster. And they'll send some one to kill me too. I'm not strong enough Maggie. I'm not strong enough to fight them if I have nothing left to fight for.
:::She begins to cry again:::
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 4:48 pm
*Maggie looks at her aghast, just horrified by what she's hearing. How could the people of her time be so cruel?*
*She just hugs Cora, not knowing what to say. How can she give her hope when her world has given her every cause to have none?*
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:00 pm
:::Cora returns the hug. She's accepted it now, and she starts to feel that calmness come over her:::
It's alright, Maggie. It's just about time.
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:08 pm
Cora, ye . . *Maggie begins, but then cuts off as she sees her body begin to fade*
*She hangs on to Cora tightly, willing herself to stay just a little longer. She looks her in the eyes again, her voice urgent* Cora, please, believe me when I tell ye, ye are ne'er alone, ne'er! We are always with ye - no one can take that from ye! Find hope, hold on te faith howe'er ye can . . .!
*She's almost completely faded out now* Whate'er happens, we will see each other again, Cora, I promise ye . . .
*and she's gone*
**Exit Maggie**
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:16 pm
:::Cora began to cry again when Maggie was finally gone. Her last words stung her deeply, and she thought of the locket still in her possession. Why hadn't she let it go, why couldn't she throw it away? Why did they keep giving her hope that wasn't there...:::
:::She brought the apple to her nose, and breathed it in as though it were Maggie:::
I'm sorry Maggie. Please forgive me.
:::She cried again for some time. But soon she got up, apple in hand, and returned to her room:::
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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2005 3:03 pm
:::Kal fades into the main room. He's seated at the bar, and has his chin resting in his hands. He looks up in a bit of alarm when his surroundings change...but in a moment, he plops his head right back where it was, and heeves a long sigh:::
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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2005 3:05 pm
*Luana fades in, standing with her back to Kal. Upon realizing that she has returned to the Brink she quickly hides the pendant under her shirt. She turns around to see if anyone else is there.*
*sees Kal* Oh, hi there, K.
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