/dusts off old muse; eyes exsilium

[justwontstaydead]

That 'bakerstreet' place brought me back? I guess it's better than most of the ways I came back from the dead before.

Still getting real sick of being jerked around like this, kid. Ask anyone who knows me, I'm not good with anger.

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[wingedcrown]

Understatement of the century, actually.

[justwontstaydead]

Dani?

[ A brief moment of surprise, though her being here shouldn't surprise him. Wherever he is, the Angelus isn't far behind. ]

Tell me you still control it. The last thing I'm in the mood for right now is the Angelus.

[wingedcrown]

I didn't lose it, if that's what you're asking.

[BECAUSE THE REBOOT DOESN'T EXIIIIIIIIST.]

I still have it. And yes, I still control it. Her, I guess. Same thing.

[justwontstaydead]

[ NO IT DOESN'T THERE'S A REASON HE'S TAKEN FROM BEFORE THAT.

A shameless sigh of relief. He's still not happy about being thrown into (another) new world, and having to fight her - well, them - wouldn't help. ]

S̛͠H̴E̶̕͟ L̸I҉E̷S͜͢!̢͟͞!̷̢ [ Yeah, no, not listening to you right now. ] Good... They wouldn't admit it, but they're the least of each others worries in a hellhole like this. Especially if I'm being sent to that place.

Really fuckin' sick of time-travel at this point.

[wingedcrown]

Yeah, I'm getting that impression.

[Siren's Port has been shit, sure, but Dani's not in any place to go looking to be a soldier. Not in a war she shouldn't be a part of. The Angelus wouldn't have it and neither would the Darkness.]

I wasn't aware you ever liked it. [That's...a poor joke.] Reality-bending is just as bad, honestly.

[justwontstaydead]

I didn't. [ Yeah, but... he's happy enough to see her - her, not necessarily the Angelus, whether she can control it or not - for it not to matter. ] You're telling me. If Hope ever gains full control over her powers... well, let's just say I hope she takes after Sara.

As for this 'Exsilium' shit, I'm a former hit man, not a soldier. If I get sent to some battlefield in broad daylight I'm just another guy with the gun. Any 'reason' they'd have to send me there would be moot. Unless, you know... you were there.

[wingedcrown]

I hope so too. Sara's so strong. Hope'll be okay. I know she will. [Because, hey, when the Darkness is your dad, the Witchblade is your mother, and the Angelus is the overprotective aunt? Things should be okay.]

What, so we'd counteract each other?

[That...gives her some pause. Light feeding Darkness and vice versa? She seems thoughtful about it.]

[justwontstaydead]

She is, even if she and I don't agree on much. Our lives are just too different. She's a cop, I'm one of the most wanted men on the planet. I still love her and Hope, though. [ Even if his set of morals are... well... different. He'd kill anyone he doesn't like without a second thought and runs one of most lucrative drug rings on the black market, but if he finds out he killed an innocent person, or God forbid, a kid? He breaks down. ]

Well, yeah. You can fly, I can't. Just make something to give me some shade and I'll cover you below. [ As for if they're inside... yeah, he's still working on that. Jackie can be resourceful, but he's no master strategist. ]

[wingedcrown]

That's not the point, Jackie. She's still your daughter. It's important for families to at least try to be together.

[Not that she can fault him. Her parents are divorced, after all.

She snorts.]

That's not a wholly bad idea. Will it be enough, though?

[justwontstaydead]

Of course it is, but I wouldn't want either of them here, anyway. This place is fucked up. [ ... not that their own world isn't much better, but that's beside the point. ]

Only one way to find out.

[righthand_hammer]

You and me both pal.

pffft, yes

[justwontstaydead]

[ ... He's seen way scarier. ]

Do I wanna ask?

:)

[righthand_hammer]

[Likewise.]

I'd prefer you didn't.

[justwontstaydead]

I won't.

Don't suppose you know what the hell this place is that I might be shipped off to, do you?