rewatched "The Puppetmaster," contemplating headcanon & things

[foreveryakone]

Well I hope you're enjoying yourself. Sure, I could use a history -- one before the... obvious -- even if you won't do much of anything worthwhile with it. Or are you reconsidering?

Our legacy does deserve more attention and respect than it got. A great deal more. So write away. You know very well I'm not going anywhere unless you finally make up that mind of yours for good.

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[foreveryakone]

[ I refuse. ]

Which is what. Getting you to stop sniveling for ten minutes?

[waterlocked]

[but, but ;A;]

No. She believes in me.

[foreveryakone]

[ I fear nothing. ]

I should have known your answer would be something absurd.

[waterlocked]

[...well, i guess you win that one yakone.]

It's not absurd!

[foreveryakone]

[ Excellent /tents fingers. ]

When have you given me reason to "believe in you?" Even once?

[waterlocked]

[/shakes fist. he looks down.]

Well, I-- [yeah, he can't even come up with anything good here.]

[foreveryakone]

It'll be a miracle, the day you manage to be anything but a disappointment. At least now that's someone else's concern and not mine.

[ This is why living vicariously through your children is bad. ]

[waterlocked]

At least she won't give up on me.

[foreveryakone]

Patience that you'll probably waste. That's something you're good at.

[waterlocked]

She hasn't gotten mad at me yet!

[foreveryakone]

Just wait until you have to actually learn something new. Then we'll see.

[waterlocked]

Not everyone's like you father.

[foreveryakone]

That's true. Nobody was quite like any of us.

[waterlocked]

For good reason. [just think what the world would be like if there were more yakone's running amok.]

[foreveryakone]

[ A lot more miserable... ]

It really is a mystery how any son of mine could be so blind to why something is a gift.

[waterlocked]

Maybe we didn't want it.

[foreveryakone]

Your brother didn't have the same problem.

[waterlocked]

Because he was trying to please you. We- we both were.

[foreveryakone]

Excuses, excuses. Few ever get the opportunity to learn from a true master. [ Or ex-master. ] Or to be connected by blood.

[waterlocked]

[he makes a small frown.] Lucky us.

[foreveryakone]

It's too late for that.

[waterlocked]

[it's too late for a lot of things.] Right.

[foreveryakone]

You wouldn't make the right choice even if it was handed to you, would you, Tarrlok? You'd rather let me down every time.

[waterlocked]

But what if it feels right to me?

[ooc | saldjaligaf i just wanted to apologize for how big this thread grew to be. i weep for your inbox ;;]

[foreveryakone]

Then I should have trained you harder. I thought you would catch up to Noatak one day, but obviously that was just a delusion.

(OOC: Don't apologize! I'm enjoying all these sub-threads. It's great :D)