[ VT ], because I can't control myself, apparently. Netflix timeline only.

[untepes]

 Seldom have I heard it said that the child sought out the monster beneath their bed. 

[ Counting his "rude" awakening at the hands of a certain scholar and Belmont, this makes two. ] 

-- Yet, here we are.

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[love_the_smell]

Perhaps they sought to tame the beast as their own.

[untepes]

A fool's errand, if ever there were one.

[heartfate]

Kids these days tend to be full of surprises. Don't underestimate them.

[love_the_smell]

Maybe. I can't say without knowing all the details.

But such actions can be the birth of heroes.

[topsdracula]

Tch. Have you considered that this child believes that "monster" is a misnomer?

[untepes]

Heroes, perhaps -- but they seem to be more commonly linked to tragedies.

[untepes]

Judging by your tone, I imagine you'd know that from experience.

[untepes]

Yes. In fact, it was one of my first considerations.

[ Deadpan deliverance, no hesitancy as he continues: ]

How that falls in line with the rest of this, though, I fail to see.

[topsdracula]

Your presence here? [ She raises a brow. He must be a complete greenhorn to ask that. Then, dryly. ] Simply put, you have become that child's source of entertainment. Presently you are being paraded to test if you will be a decent one.

[ She doesn't consider necessary to point out that his intimidation warning approach has failed. After all, he's still answering. ]

tfw you reorder your icons & dw does the thing where it turns all threaded icons into your default..

[untepes]

No, I'm fully aware of that. She's already set her sights on the sort of fate she intends to toss me to. [ Reincarnation, a human life, regaining of memories only if he wished it. ] Needless to say, I'm less than enthused.

[ A shake of his head, then. Yes, he's still responding -- but he remains impassive all the while. ]

I was referring to your bit about the "misnomer". As they say, the nature of the beast does not change simply because one wills it to. It might just as easily be said that these "children" of ours seek to harness what they do not fully understand.

[heartfate]

I know adults are pretty dumb. They think about what will go wrong, but not what could, if they aren't careful. And they never are.

lmao is fine, my icons ran out years ago so i make do, none of these have her eyepatch

[topsdracula]

I see. My sympathies, then. [ She says this as cordial as she can be. It's hard not to sympathise with the possible grim circumstances ahead. None of her past experiences could be called pleasant. ] Although I do not know if this girl is somehow different from the standard, most of them seem to possess a rather fickle attention.

[ Once they complete those bloody "applications," the concerns become more palpable and real.

As he continues to talk, Integra fishes up a cigar from her pocket. It lingers between her fingers for a moment, as she knits both brows together. ]

Frankly speaking, I only give a damn about my own opinion on this subject. [ She bluntly warns, and places her cigar between her lips. Tch. She'll humor him for the time being. ] I would say that 'they' sound bloody naive if they judge one's supposed nature over one's actions.

[ Her blue eye narrows, feeling a sense of sickening nostalgia creeping in. How many years she's believed that rubbish? Her childhood upbringing taught her to pity vampires for they are self-destructive monsters whose tears have dried out that must be put out misery. For the sake of the country, the Crown, the Anglican Church, but also for those poor miserable souls as well.

Life isn't ever so simple. ]

[untepes]

' To err is human ', after all. Is it not?

[heartfate]

That's a flimsy excuse and you know it. This isn't about erring in life, its about consistently being a dumb shit.

[love_the_smell]

I find it sad if those are the kinds of heroes you've known.

god i'm so rusty

[snark_king]

There are, believe it or not, people who continuously search for those so-called monsters. Trust me, I'm being puppet mastered by one of them. It's not as fun as you'd think it is.