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Feb. 19th, 2009 11:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mandercommanderBonzo is in his room, reading a book. He's got several tax form origami animals on his desk, and a pile of unused forms under a paperweight.
Better known as a wishing stone.
Better known as a wishing stone.
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Date: 2009-02-20 05:07 am (UTC)Maybe he won't even be there. That thought allows her to finally knock, hesitantly, on the door in front of her.
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Date: 2009-02-20 05:09 am (UTC)His hand carefully goes to his hip, just in case it's...decidedly unwelcome company.
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Date: 2009-02-20 05:10 am (UTC)That should be sufficient to surprise him.
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Date: 2009-02-20 05:11 am (UTC)"Ho, Petra." Pause. "What...can I do for you?"
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Date: 2009-02-20 05:16 am (UTC)Pet is a bit hesitant as she steps farther into the room. Automatically her eyes scan the room for weapons and things-that-can-hurt-her. She assumes the saber is nearby. No big deal.
"I was wondering if, ah," she makes her face as she puts that non-word in, failing at confident already. "we could talk?"
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Date: 2009-02-20 05:17 am (UTC)"Sure." Bonzo puts the book aside and gestures for Petra to take a seat. "What's up?"
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Date: 2009-02-20 05:23 am (UTC)It is noticeable that the door is still open... just slightly.
The silence stretches for a moment before, "I'm not sure how to start now."
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Date: 2009-02-20 05:24 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-20 05:26 am (UTC)"We've been through hell together."
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Date: 2009-02-20 05:31 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-20 05:34 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-20 05:40 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-20 06:00 am (UTC)But, after another long pause she sighs. "It goes pretty far back.... in some ways, I wish I'd never come to the bar. Then things would have stayed more sane. Back when..." she has to stop, and physically force herself to keep going, "Achilles first had me, it was much more simple. I passed his test.... got out a message when no one else did. But then I escaped, ended up in that snowstorm..." Petra keeps talking, and she's talking for a long time. First about how 'Petra' died,
"My name is Lara there," The name feels strange.
Her tale twists, telling how she led a doublt life, on one hand, viewed as
he who will not be named because he's not /my/ charactermistress, and the other one of his top military leaders. Then Achilles, their in-bar encounters, and later, her own encounters with him. What really happened when he had her the second time, when he didn't need her for anything but revenge. Serena's healing her, and the implications behind that. (aka, slight female attraction), then getting over it."I don't even know what happened to her after that, it was like she disappeared."
Her business dealings with Fett, "He was the ideal soldier, the ideal assassin when I needed someone I could trust. And as long as I can afford him... he is what I needed." The bar finally causing her to be bound. Then finally...
"I couldn't... get near to anyone. I'd start a conversation, but I could never trust anyone. Not even you. Fett was business, I'll never fool myself into thinking I can trust him any farther then I can pay him. If I pushed everyone away though... I could almost live with myself, or at least convince myself that it didn't matter what happened to me. Then that damned labyrinth..."
It is here where she finally falls silent. She's been talking for a good hour.
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Date: 2009-02-20 06:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-20 06:08 am (UTC)"I caught a break recently, the dreams, at least the bad ones, have stopped." Her eyes flicker to the ball standing on the desk, but then back to Bonzo. "And I guess... I finally figured you should know."
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Date: 2009-02-20 06:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-20 06:11 am (UTC)"Though I don't really have any other wishes."
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Date: 2009-02-20 06:19 am (UTC)And then there's a deep, deep sigh. "I don't know what to wish for."
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Date: 2009-02-20 06:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-20 06:22 am (UTC)Deep sigh.
"There's something I need to say, too."
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Date: 2009-02-20 06:23 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-20 06:38 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-20 06:42 am (UTC)"It would be better for you if you didn't."
He can take comfort, while she didn't say, 'I love you too,' she also didn't say, 'go away.'
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Date: 2009-02-20 06:48 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-20 06:50 am (UTC)She stands and moves closer, kneeling on the floor next to Bonzo's chair. She offers one of her hands.
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Date: 2009-02-20 06:59 am (UTC)no subject
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