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Victor…right. Yeah. Victor. He’s kind of a creep if you ask me- talking about breaking legs and suspicions- a whole lot of weiiird coincidence, if you ask me. You know after everything with sal… maybe they should take a look at victor too! Call it a hunch.
(Perhaps once, presh might have gone wailing to victor after a skinned knee or awful encounter with the eldest’s. But when presh chose the pursuit of glory over eris- victor’s small kindnesses dissapeared like smoke. Head up presh. Winners don’t cry.)
Ah, taki, yaki, maki- rrrreal sweet heart, great help for practicing my juggling, and long distance throws! She’s not just a pretty face, I know I know hard to believe! Still, not prettier then yours truely ;)!
(They were close when they were all younger. Sometimes you can pretend vicious snipes at each others every flaw is still the easy banter of youth.)
UUGH!! If he wore anymore gold than someone could've mistaken him for Fort Knox!
He's always been there to steal everybody's limelight and make sure no one else felt special. He's such a self obsessed asshole!!!
He even thinks he's prettier than Yaki! Can you imagine anyone thinking that glitter covered, gold-platted, highlighter-horse was attractive? YUCK!
Annoying. He was always looking to get on my good side, ah, maybe I should've done something about that 'beauty' of his...
AHAHA- Reece, yes my lovely older brother Reece, who I would never *EVER* speak Ill off, particularly in a public interview! He’s just swell, we were verrrry close growing up, real peas in a pod! (Christ, what a wretch. Wait-Is this mic still on? Yes? Shit, cut it, cut it now idio-)
(The eldest. Number one. If you can’t beat em, join em right? Third place is better then nowhere at all.)
You know, he was really hoping that Presh wouldn’t turn out like the rest. That he was being genuine in his words, that their shared experience at the bottom, hiding from their older brothers would mean something. They’re twins, aren’t they? They were supposed to stick together. But. Presh got his epithet, and Eris… never did. And in this hierarchy, Eris has nothing to offer. What came from that was to be expected, although that didn’t stop the hurt whenever a new line was crossed. Well. Not like powerless Eris could do anything about it. Nothing but keep his head low and take it. Again. And again.
Who? My little brother? Ha! That’s kids old news. Suuure- I feel bad for him, I mean- I was already a hard act to follow, but then to get no epithet at all? *really*, it’s tragic. It’s…
It’s really, tragic.
….
Perhaps it’s best to move on, hm? Wouldn’t want his bad luck creeping into my next performance, aha!
(His twin brother. Sometimes, he misses being a two part show.)
The “talented”. little. songbird. Y’know, Sal kinda misses when Presh was a snively, whiny crybaby. Far less troublesome than what he turned into- which is someone who’s way too comfortable bragging at the dinner table. Ah, but that’s just his nature, forever desperate to have a place at the top. Really, you should see what he’s willing to do against that runt of a twin he has! All in the name of his own selfish gain. That weakling’s going nowhere but being dead in a ditch somewhere, but Presh.. ah, you’re just like your older brothers, aren’t you?
Ah, Sal? Mm- he was always a bit of a bad egg- ha, get it egg- anyways, shame about all that mess, but really I don’t have to time to deal with it! After all I have a better and brighter future then some old jail bird!
(He shaped himself to be like them, but was that for the better in the end?)
…. (like the trickle of headlights through the fog.)
Apollo, Apollo, really it’s a funny name considering his epithet- but I’m getting off track. We don’t talk much anymore I’m afraid, or never really did. Hard to tell what’s going on in there! But enough about my brothers- really, let’s talk about *me*.
(A reminder of what it means to lose. Tread carefully.)
Seeing a kid in a place like that is already reason to worry enough, but Jared's a.. special case. Mal has him here for a reason. He can be useful to the doctor. Good at keeping others like Cabby in line with that golden sword of his. And, well, as the doctor says, they deserve the treatment they're getting. So he doesn't have to feel bad. He. Doesn't. (....Despite everything, he can't help but linger on that brief moment of concern Cabby extended to him. Well. That's all but gone by now, after what he's done. Deep down, Jared fears -knows- that what Cabby is saying is right. What kind of monster nearly takes the life of their own kin? Keep digging at your skin, Judge. The blood isn't coming off anytime soon.)
He had sympathy for the kid once. Saw the way Mal had lied to him- tried to help him peel away at that. But.
But.
What kind of kid stabs their own *brother.*
He still thinks Jared needs help- serious help. But like hell is cabby going to give it to him. Jared picked his lot, now he gets to live with it. Don’t expect sympathy when you realize how far you’ve fallen. Not from me.
Her idiot kid brother. always the little rascal, carol spent a lot of time fishing him out of trouble as a kid. still, she loves him dearly, and as much as she rolls her eyes and pretends shes soooo beleagured from having to drag cabby out of the river for the third time this week- it doesnt stop her from doing it again the next week. he was always pretty good at staying in contact, even as they both grew up....but the last year hes been dead silent. shes... worried. guess shes got another thing to look for.
Don't worry, I'll come back eventually for you! For everyone!
A good kid, who was stuck here too long. If nothing else, cabby’s glad zen gets to see the sun again. Go write a myth for the ages eh, kid?
What an interesting anatomy! He's quite glad he nabbed this one.
"YOU." Cabby cant believe he fell for this guys schtick. now hes what...5 years in to paying the toll for it? He really hopes the worst for the "doctor."
Another victim of the academies gnashing teeth. The way Alice's head has been tinkered with makes his stomach turn. No, no the least he can do is offer her a place to heal. even with the danger she poses to him, their goal was always to help people. always was, always will be. Besides, if shes willing, her epithet could be helpful. but... only if she wants. he'll leave the choice in her hands. For now, they adjust, settle.
… Alice didn’t know how to feel about this, at first. With what she saw in her file - knowing that SHE knew - she panicked. Ran. But the Academy’s all she’s known. Being a tool is all she knows. Thinking she could escape that simply by leaving- of course it’s not that easy. *She* made sure of that. Alice got a taste of that first hand, in the chance of catching a glance at a half-familiar face. A voice in her head drowned out the rest, and something inside flipped. Yet, despite her nature, Alice was allowed to stay. Odin’s. Weird like that. So she promises she won’t hurt him again! … not willingly, at least. For now, she’ll cling to the thread of hope that her fate is hers to decide. That, and try to avoid running into more walls...
A fellow student. One of the few her age, Alice was always...fascinating to Cora. She could easily wipe the floor with Cora, even without their epithets in the picture, a wall Cora could bash her head against again and again- hone her edges- and yet...
And yet that wasn't the thing that drew Cora in. it should've been- they were both training to be the best- to serve their people, but Alice always found time to... goof off. To dream about places beyond the stormy borders of the city, to go on adventures, to wonder what they could... make. together.
But she went too far. to imply. to imply CORALINE. would leave her people, leave her COUNTRY? to betray the trust put in her? No- she wont have it- she wont HEAR it!
(Its funny, how the people she loves always seem to leave her behind.)
A cutie! There’s few in the Academy that’s around Alice’s age, but Cora’s one of the exceptions. Of course, there’s training and all that, but she never was interested in it as she was lounging away or wrapping Cora up in her latest antics. There was just something about Cora that makes her want to go to the ends of the heavens with her if she'd be given the chance. But. She can’t have both, can she? And it… was Cora’s choice. She can’t take that away. They both had everything to lose in staying, in leaving. Maybe fate will be kinder to them both next time. One can only hope.
Ever the responsible Atlas.
Ever the dutiful Jodie!
"Hm? Well, it's easiest to pull the most recent memories, but it remains still do-able to pull past bits of time.. " Tobias mostly keeps to himself at the agency - something of a solo worker, but Ava seemed pretty agreeable when they had temporarily worked together. And... hm. Maybe he’s just nitpicking details, but he doesn’t remember her having that when they had first met… But he'll just keep those observations silently tucked in the back of his mind for now.
"s. so those pictures... do you have to go through them chronologically, or can you pick out any moment you want? not asking for any reason im just... curious, i guess."
Tobias is...interesting. ava's not sure what to make of him. he seems nice enough, solid, reliable- albiet a bit uhh- exhausted? she can relate, haha.
(he worries me.)
Atlas cares about Dyn a whole lot, stubbornness and all. He really would give anything to make sure he's alright and taken care of. Which is why it hurt so much when he heard the news. ..Why didn't Dyn just... talk to him, before going off and getting himself into trouble? He. Didn't realize just how much he appreciated just having him there before he was gone, and only left with that.. crushing weight in his chest. He feels guilty about everything that's happened. Maybe Dyn's anger towards him and wanting to push him away is justified. It feels like it, sometimes. But he'd still desperately trail after him on the hope that he could fix things. Make things better for Dyn. Ha. Ever the responsible Atlas.
He. He-! doesn't. know. how to feel. He should be happy for him. It's natural he would've moved on- ASSUMING there was anything there to fucking begin with which yeah DYN thats a real big fucking assumption! but it makes sense. 10 years. Atlas has a life. a family. Dyn's a good for nothing who got desperate and started paying for it. really! really this is the best outcome he could have asked for, all things considered! so why. does it fucking HURT. so MUCH.
It doesnt matter. he'll just keep atlas away, like everyone else. its what hes good at- hurting people who've done nothing wrong.
Honestly, Ryan finds Dyn amusing. He's never seen anyone break through to Atlas - let alone successfully *bully* him into taking breaks. It's a riot watching it go down, and he often takes those occasional opportunities to poke at them both. It almost makes you think that things have changed. Almost. How ironic, that Dyn ended up knowing about him than Atlas bothered to pick up on his own damn brother. ...In the end, they're all nothing more than strangers playing pretend. It was nice, maybe, while it lasted. But there's only so much of this lonesome house that he can take.
Ryan is. Weird. Dyn doesnt... get? him? except for when he does. when he says something that reminds him that it isnt all sunshine and rainbows here, either- that if dyn had the choice at the time- he probably would've ran the fuck away too. well. whatever. he's atlas's brother and.. atlas CARES. about him. so. he'll try and be nice. get to know the guy a little better. its the least he can do.
When they had first met (aka, in jail!), Issac was at a rather low point to say the least. Coming off from about 3 fresh betrayals and seemingly on a one track mind to finding a way to burn up in the sun in record time. Or to get into a fight with Abe. But no matter how many times Issac snapped at Dyn and made it clear he didn't want his goddamn help, Dyn would still end up dragging him into the medical ward. Just. Why? Leave him *alone*. Issac can't figure him out. He doesn't want to. He just wants to be left alone to rot so this can all just. stop hurting. Be over. Well. Issac almost got his wish. Realized a couple of things - but like hell he's going to tell Dyn that he was right.
He's... Too much like Dyn. but way more willing to get himself killed. It makes him uncomfortable, to see this reflection- younger and angrier. he can't do much for him, but he's not going to give the kid his death wish. Issac will be grateful later, if he gets that far.
Pretty.... Ah- no get your head out of the gutter, Ava!!!!! Penny is nice, much more reliable then ori- Ava can count on her too be the voice of reason. shes pretty perceptive too- which is... good. its a good trait to have!
(What will you think of me, in the end? will you still give me that care. even if i don't deserve it?)
I’m not mad, don’t worry about it! There was no way you could know it would hurt her, and you weren’t really going to burn the vines, you were just trying to distract them! It’s okay, everything is fine (are you okay really? You’ve been off, I’m worried)
She.
She has a lot to think about.
(I made my choice.)
Thank you for your assistance. You and your party were quite helpful, finally taking out that little…. ah, ‘bully’. (...Let his fate be a reminder to what happens to those who break the rules.)
He took it anyways, didn’t he?
(I think I might've made a mistake.)
.... you-....you! He doesn't need anyone's help, he doesn't need anyone! He can do this on his own..!
His niece! a creative girl, Hans always tried to encourage her passions, was always delighted to see what new things she made and had thought of! He knew the... situation... was rough for her, so he always tried to be a stable point- a comforting presence. of course, nothing good lasts forever...
Uncle Hans!!! He took care of me a lot after the divorce, I wish I knew where he went…
"h-hello? is there anyone here? i seem to be lost! where... ah, where, where even am i...."
His twin sister! They were close when they were younger, but she always had more trouble standing up to their parents. He offered to take her with him when he left but she felt she had a responsibility to the family. Thinks of her from time to time.
Her twin brother. They were close when they were younger, but he was always closer with their older brother then her. When he left she... tried to put them both out of her mind. for good. its...a shame about what happened. But it only strengthens her resolve to forget about them both.