[video] rebel without a cause

[maddest]

What an exciting week!

In light of all the discussion, Adstringendum, let's chat- who would you trust to nominate as ombudsman?

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[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

[For once in his life, Break shuts up.]

[swordoffate.livejournal.com]

It is. Why is less obvious.

Also, let go of Break; he isn't going anywhere.

[expunger]

[Raphael's stance is almost as casual, exuding a kind of perverse relaxation through which the constant tattoo of stress inside her shows in the slight tension in her shoulders.

She looks at him just as evenly for a long moment, her grip tightening on him.]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

[Break allows, quite softly;]

I shouldn't have goaded you.

[swordoffate.livejournal.com]

[expunger]

[Raphael allows one more second of looking Michael right in the eye before she breaks his gaze to look down at Break.]

No, you shouldn't have. [Softly, scornfully. After a moment's consideration she decides on her own to let him go with a small shove and look around at Michael slowly.] Everything's fine.

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

[He gives her a quick smile.]

[swordoffate.livejournal.com]

Don't lie, Raphael.

What was this all about?

[expunger]

Xerxes does not know his place.

[So bland and fake-relaxed.]

It no longer matters.

[She'll just be flying away now, to somewhere in the Northwest quadrant, making no efforts at all to hide or run from Michael. Yeah, he's probably gonna follow her at some point. She doesn't care right now.]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

[Break straightens, with a gasp.]

I'm sorry about that. It got out of hand.

[swordoffate.livejournal.com]

What, exactly, was 'it'?

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

"Raphael is apparently a little militant when it comes to conceptualizing order. I disagreed, vehemently."

[swordoffate.livejournal.com]

You disagree with her views? Or with the idea of maintaining some sort of order?

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

Both, honestly, though it's more the means than the ends.

[swordoffate.livejournal.com]

Unsavory means are sometimes necessary.

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

I know that.

[swordoffate.livejournal.com]

Then I'm not sure what the issue is.

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

Maybe my ends are different than yours. I want to create a bright, creative, expressive, wild city where people can exist from all different walks of life and as free as they wish.

If that means a casualty or two along the way, or toppling a fledgling police force, then that would be justified.