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One or two.
[He can be funny, when he wants.]
[He can be funny, when he wants.]
If you like.
[He's proud of what he managed, even if he died. Surely she succeeded where he failed. He has nothing but faith.]
What do you desire to know?
[He's proud of what he managed, even if he died. Surely she succeeded where he failed. He has nothing but faith.]
What do you desire to know?
So, the grandstanding and the speechifying...not something you ever get bored of, then?
So, petty theft and whoring. Not something you get bored of, then.
Don't think I've forgotten what you did. I would have given you a clean death, before.
Don't think I've forgotten what you did. I would have given you a clean death, before.
It's adorable that you think that switching to grade school tactics will work to put me down.
You couldn't kill me the first time. Eight more chances, and you still wouldn't be able to. But I admire your confidence.
You couldn't kill me the first time. Eight more chances, and you still wouldn't be able to. But I admire your confidence.
Edited 2012-07-24 23:10 (UTC)
Cats don't have nine lives. Only luck. And you're not even a cat. Only a frightened woman with people to lose.
Your posturing gains you nothing.
Your posturing gains you nothing.
Neither does yours, but I don't see you giving up any time soon.
Actually...wasn't it your posturing the last time that helped you lose someone you cared for?
Ouch. I'd rethink your strategy if I were you.
Actually...wasn't it your posturing the last time that helped you lose someone you cared for?
Ouch. I'd rethink your strategy if I were you.
Are you so certain such a giving is in their power? I should think this 'she' has the final say in coming and going.
[Bane is silent.
How dare she. How dare she.]
Once, [he snarls], I would have let you die, eventually. But for that--you speak of her again and I will make you watch. You will watch until your little Holly begs you to kill her and you won't be able to give her even that. Tell me, is that what you want? She's such a beautiful girl.
How dare she. How dare she.]
Once, [he snarls], I would have let you die, eventually. But for that--you speak of her again and I will make you watch. You will watch until your little Holly begs you to kill her and you won't be able to give her even that. Tell me, is that what you want? She's such a beautiful girl.
I will force her hand.
I never want you far. How can I protect you otherwise?
I never want you far. How can I protect you otherwise?
I'm told you're ... relevant to my interests.
[Anders isn't quite sure yet how.explosions?]
[Anders isn't quite sure yet how.
[Selina just smiles at him, undeterred.]
Well-played, Bane. That's a lovely threat.
Here's the thing though. The flaw in your plan? I know how you think now. I know what you're capable of. Yes, you could easily do what you just threatened.
Except you told me. Now? Now I anticipate it.
The ball's in my court, Bane, and it's going to explode the second I smack it back into yours.
So go ahead. Give it your best shot. I'm not scared of you anymore, because I know that you can be defeated.
Well-played, Bane. That's a lovely threat.
Here's the thing though. The flaw in your plan? I know how you think now. I know what you're capable of. Yes, you could easily do what you just threatened.
Except you told me. Now? Now I anticipate it.
The ball's in my court, Bane, and it's going to explode the second I smack it back into yours.
So go ahead. Give it your best shot. I'm not scared of you anymore, because I know that you can be defeated.
[What a question.]
... Well, yes. I'm glad you're using the term. It's not pointless destruction, it's change. And it is necessary.
... Well, yes. I'm glad you're using the term. It's not pointless destruction, it's change. And it is necessary.
You know nothing.
You took me when nothing mattered. I was dead all the same. If we meet again it'll be different, because of what you did after. When I rise and know--
[You helped kill the only thing he has ever truly loved.]
If I were you, Miss Kyle, I would take this moment to be afraid.
You took me when nothing mattered. I was dead all the same. If we meet again it'll be different, because of what you did after. When I rise and know--
[You helped kill the only thing he has ever truly loved.]
If I were you, Miss Kyle, I would take this moment to be afraid.
[His eyes crease. Perhaps a smile?]
Necessary. Yes. Then perhaps it is in your interest to know me. There is much to be done snd I understand you have power.
Necessary. Yes. Then perhaps it is in your interest to know me. There is much to be done snd I understand you have power.
[And your beloved tried to kill one of the few people who have ever mattered to Selina. The only difference is that Selina was, well, the more capable of the two.]
I think I'll just settle for being mildly anxious, if it's all the same to you.
I think I'll just settle for being mildly anxious, if it's all the same to you.
What parody of youth I once had is long since passed, my friend. Do not allow concern to stay you. Rise where purpose can be found. Live. Where my father's word is carried so I must, in my own time, follow.
Tell yourself that.
[Bane reaches out, almost as gentle as a lover, and brushes his fingers against her hair.]
[Bane reaches out, almost as gentle as a lover, and brushes his fingers against her hair.]
No.
[How often does he say no to her? Almost never. But times have changed.]
I know you are not a child. You are the demon's daughter and stronger than I ever could be. But I will always be concerned for you. I protect.
[Because he loves her more than sister or daughter or friend; not as a lover, never that for a girl he saw grow from childhood, but as her protector in everything.]
[How often does he say no to her? Almost never. But times have changed.]
I know you are not a child. You are the demon's daughter and stronger than I ever could be. But I will always be concerned for you. I protect.
[Because he loves her more than sister or daughter or friend; not as a lover, never that for a girl he saw grow from childhood, but as her protector in everything.]
I have some power of my own, yes. And I have ... a friend.
Excellent. Your captivity wounds you. I understand. I was once a prisoner, until I was set free. We should all be free, except those, like me, who serve freedom. And I choose that.
[Selina stays perfectly still. Her eyes narrow behind her mask, though, even as her skin turns to goose flesh.]
Careful. I'm a thief. I don't think you want to lose your hand.
Careful. I'm a thief. I don't think you want to lose your hand.
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