On the day Trixie’s set to release Henry from Zero, she packs up her things and leaves him alone for an hour or so to think and enjoy the solitude as she prepares her cabin.
Upon her return she opens up the door to his cell.
He packs up his own small bag obediently and follows, taking a step out of the cabin and sulking in a breath. There's Trixie, Dorian and, of course, Billy, again in his head. It takes him a moment to gather his thoughts.
That seems to be the final straw to break the camel's back. Trixie quickly turns and smacks Henry across the face, staring at him in full Big Sister Disappointment as she lets the hit reverberate.
He blinks at her, not even bothering to stop her hand. Not that he's really sure he could have. For a moment, there's silence, then he brings his hand up to his face.
"Are we going to your cabin? I'd rather not talk in the hallway."
Trixie's cabin still looks very much the same as it had when she first arrived: a simple wooden bed, a rustic quilt, a few old daguerreotypes on the wall, and a table and chair. The only difference is the addition of a second door, one that almost looks like the entrance to a linen closet.
She nods towards that very door. "That's why. Go open it."
He walks to the door and opens it, staring into a very ordinary bedroom with painted walls and a window that almost looks real. Curious, he steps inside and almost immediately feels the effects.
"And when you cross the wrong person half of 'em will come for your fucking head. Which I'm letting you know is fucking vexing beyond belief, because I hate when they all start shouting over me."
All of them men. Most of them well-meaning, but Jesus God, is she ever annoyed with it sometimes.
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Date: 2023-02-21 05:55 pm (UTC)Upon her return she opens up the door to his cell.
“Come the fuck on.”
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Date: 2023-02-21 06:52 pm (UTC)"Where are we going?"
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Date: 2023-02-21 07:19 pm (UTC)Re: Action
Date: 2023-02-21 07:21 pm (UTC)"What is left to talk about?"
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Date: 2023-02-21 07:51 pm (UTC)"Are you playing dumb? You really think that'll work? We have to fucking talk about all the folks you fucked with."
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Date: 2023-02-21 07:56 pm (UTC)Re: Action
Date: 2023-02-21 08:07 pm (UTC)"All you did was hurt them."
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Date: 2023-02-21 08:10 pm (UTC)"Are we going to your cabin? I'd rather not talk in the hallway."
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Date: 2023-02-21 08:14 pm (UTC)"Fine."
She heads off to her own cabin, not the one shared with Kiryu, expecting Henry to follow without complaint.
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Date: 2023-02-21 08:19 pm (UTC)Re: Action
Date: 2023-02-21 08:32 pm (UTC)She nods towards that very door. "That's why. Go open it."
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Date: 2023-02-21 08:34 pm (UTC)He hurries back out with a flinch.
"It's Zero, but with a pretty bow."
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Date: 2023-02-21 11:50 pm (UTC)Re: Action
Date: 2023-02-22 12:04 am (UTC)He looks at her, his gaze softening. It's not a cage, at least.
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Date: 2023-02-22 12:17 am (UTC)She's a realist.
"It'd be easier."
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Date: 2023-02-22 01:09 am (UTC)Re: Action
Date: 2023-02-22 01:15 am (UTC)All of them men. Most of them well-meaning, but Jesus God, is she ever annoyed with it sometimes.
"No, let's go check on your spiders."
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Date: 2023-02-22 01:19 am (UTC)"If only they had listened to you before," he says idly.
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Date: 2023-02-22 01:22 am (UTC)"If you'd have fucking listened."
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Date: 2023-02-22 01:24 am (UTC)Re: Action
Date: 2023-02-22 02:06 am (UTC)"Once we get to your cabin, I need the names of all the people whose minds you entered."
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Date: 2023-02-22 02:19 am (UTC)And he's quiet the rest of the way there, tending to his spiders in their terrariums first. He lets them out, trusting that he can keep them safe.
He lists off names as he does so.
"Fitz. Zack. Xiao Xingchen. Norton. Jamil. Sweeney."
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Date: 2023-02-22 02:32 am (UTC)"And you attacked Arthur."
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Date: 2023-02-22 02:34 am (UTC)Re: Action
Date: 2023-02-22 02:40 am (UTC)She really, really wants a smoke, but she's trying to be better about lighting up indoors and around other people who don't.
"Now let's talk about Zack."
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