oncedevil | IC Inbox/Answering machine

I'm doing whatever I can to make you see that you're being stupid.

Yeah, well, then I'm stupid. But I'm still going.

Look, Nux, my kinda use isn't useful anymore. You don't keep a weapon around just because one day someone might show up you can use it on.

What do you mean "weapon?" You're a person and don't even try to tell me that isn't true. I won't buy it for a second.

I'm both, and I can't ignore one of those things forever. I'm not like you guys, I can't just turn it off and pretend it all never happened. Play fucking house for the rest of my life.

I don't work that way.

Don't call it that! "Playing house?" What we've built in Shepherd's Haven's so much more than that, it's a safe place for people to live peaceful lives. You know better than to insult it.

Sorry. [He does sound sincere. They've worked hard to build this place, they deserve the peace he can't find. It's cruel to mock it and he knows it.] Settle down, would you?

"Settle down?" Huh, you sure that's not going soft? "Turning it off?" Fucking playing house?

What are you on about now?

[Oops maybe he went a little too far this time.]

Look I said I was sorry.

[Not that that fixes or changes anything and he knows it. Well guess he might just get what he wants and everyone will hate him?]

You can say sorry all you want but maybe stop saying hurtful shit while you're at it.

[To be fair, most of the hurtful shit was said by his copy, but he's not going to bring that up.

Dude's probably having a good laugh at all of this.]

Look I'm just... Gonna go.

Don't do anything stupid.

No promises.

Everyone should be held to something. Otherwise, what's holding you accountable?

[It's a few moments, a little beat. Screw it, be topical. Nux is Catholic, he'll understand.]

Why don't you try asking God?

I have. I'm waiting for my answer.

[He goes very quiet, quieter than he's been as the echo hits.

There's a quiet puff of surprise, the only indication that he's still on the line, followed by a confused and thoughtful 'huh'.

Maybe he and his other weren't so different after all.]

You hear anything, let me know. I think I'm still waiting on my answer too.

You don't always get one. It just means that God trusts you to come up with it yourself.

Guess we're all gonna be waiting forever then, if it's taken two lifetimes.

Or he just doesn't feel like answering questions from the likes of me.

[Resentful? Maybe a little. Cast out before he ever had a chance to realize what was even happening. Isn't that just the way it goes?]

Maybe He trusts you, like I said. Trust Him a little bit and maybe you'll be happier.

He gave up on me a long time ago, Nux. Now it's just sealed the deal.

You're not even listening anymore! No one can help you, not even God, if you don't listen!

[Well it's probably true but he's not going to admit to that. He also can't magically hit a switch and make everything okay again, no matter how much anyone protests. It just doesn't work like that.]

I got some stuff I need to take care of. It's up to you now.

Yeah, I guess it is.

Later.

[He's out of energy for this argument and he's not coming back either way. So.]

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