One night, I had left the household to visit the town- I rarely did. But on that night in particular, an assassin broke in and killed the whole family. The only survivor was the youngest daughter.
Too young. I couldn't care for her alone. I thought their deaths were my fault. And then Albus came and promised me that he'd turn time back for me, if I just kept him sated with blood- and I did.
A few years later, the father was assassinated again. The youngest girl, who had survived? She became a contractor. She fed the rest of the family to her chain, before being killed by the contract herself, without managing to change any of it.
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Date: 2011-05-02 09:07 pm (UTC)Just be careful.
[And off goes the feed.]
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Date: 2011-05-02 09:13 pm (UTC)[She's standing a little nervously over the kettle, watching it closely.]
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Date: 2011-05-02 09:14 pm (UTC)Almost ready?
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Date: 2011-05-02 09:20 pm (UTC)[Offline]
Date: 2011-05-02 09:26 pm (UTC)Where did you want me to start?
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Date: 2011-05-02 09:32 pm (UTC)[She settles the tea and Emily both onto the table in front of him.]
Real answers, not "I was selfish" or "because I wanted to."
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Date: 2011-05-02 09:42 pm (UTC)It's a sort of monster- they can form contracts with humans.
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Date: 2011-05-02 09:57 pm (UTC)[And she sits across from him at the table, not touching her tea.]
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Date: 2011-05-02 10:30 pm (UTC)[Offline]
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Date: 2011-05-03 12:31 am (UTC)[Offline]
Date: 2011-05-03 12:49 am (UTC)[And she settles a little in her chair, waiting for the story.]
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Date: 2011-05-03 12:57 am (UTC)[Offline]
Date: 2011-05-03 01:06 am (UTC)How old was she?
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Date: 2011-05-03 01:08 am (UTC)[He tries to remember.]
Too young. I couldn't care for her alone. I thought their deaths were my fault. And then Albus came and promised me that he'd turn time back for me, if I just kept him sated with blood- and I did.
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Date: 2011-05-03 01:09 am (UTC)[It's half a question.]
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Date: 2011-05-03 01:14 am (UTC)If I'd left it alone, she'd have lived.
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Date: 2011-05-03 01:16 am (UTC)[How do you respond to something like this?]
How long ago was it?
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Date: 2011-05-03 01:19 am (UTC)[Offline]
Date: 2011-05-03 01:20 am (UTC)How old are you?
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