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Post by Firebringer on Feb 12, 2021 23:38:35 GMT -8
Firebringer listens, her eyes somewhat unreadable as she considers Archie's words. It becomes more than clear to her the message. Although, many people haven't moved on. People are still fighting, still grieving. The generational trauma may not be immediately visible, but it is. Every time a child is reduced to the fact that genocide had been committed upon their people, they are forced to deal with that trauma. And, of course, generational trauma isn't anything new.
"I understand exactly what you mean." She pauses, considering her words. "And there is an incredible parallel there, which sounds off-putting to say, but its true. That level of evil is as close to..." She didn't even want to say it. Because it is vile. The idea that humans can come so close to emulating one of the Gentry is sickening, "as close as a human can get to committing acts like one of Them."
I don't believe I am one of those people you think can move on. "Hey, and if you won't punch them, I absolutely will. It's perfectly acceptable in the media now to punch them."
And she chuckles of course at the line about double parking. Because it was a hilarious way to segway from a rough and very personal subject. She sighs though, she can't seem to put that one away though. "I think it is amazing that people who go through such horrible, evil trauma can find a way to move on. It's an indication of incredible strength." But again. It isn't always down to strength.
She pauses then, again considering her words. They still don't come out very well. "You do know though, that some of us don't feel like people, right? Or at least some of us don't feel like we will ever be people." I wonder if he'll understand that I meant people like me, who feel like me. "And know I'm not saying that at all as a counter argument to anything on the atrocities."
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2021 0:32:38 GMT -8
“Don’t worry, I know this isn’t a contest. I’m just following up on my end of the bargain and answering the question. Wouldn’t be fair if I left you hanging, now would it?”
He raised an eyebrow, letting her know that he didn’t hold anything against her about the nature of their conversation.
“What you need to know, is that you have a place, you do belong, and no one has the right to take that from you. I get that visceral, gut turning frustration that comes from awful people trying so hard to say and do everything to the contrary. The most important thing that we can do is the simplest, we meet them and tell them ‘no’.”
He leaned forward and scooted his chair in versus leaning back, instead crossing his arms and leaning his elbows on the edge of his desk.
“Anger, Desire, Fear, Sorrow. The four Courts of the Lost help us compartmentalize ourselves to handle what we have gone through, and reflect our now heightened relations with these emotions. However we all cycle through them, sometimes multiple times a day, maybe even on the minute. No Lost is an island, right?”
He gave her a reassuring smile.
“Sometimes we need one another, and we offer to do what we can in all our weird ways.”
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Post by Firebringer on Feb 13, 2021 14:19:26 GMT -8
The Elemental considers for a moment before saying, "You're not wrong. And we all need help whether we like it or not half the time."
"You know, as you've mentioned the emotions of the courts. I've always found it so odd that we place such an emphasis on the emotion of the courts. Yeah, there is an emotion attached to it, but there is also a very specific philosophy that separates us. We all cycle between every emotion, though we sympathize with one more than another. Sure, we aren't on an island in that sense, but philosophy is what can make us feel we are on an island. Luckily, we have our courts themselves to bridge that gap.
"Imagine a couple of lone Winters in a sea of Summers. Yeah, emotionally we all cycle the same, but they're on an island due to philosophy, not emotion. And I'm going to be the first to admit that we need the voice of reason Winter provides or we're all screwed. Same goes for Autumn doing shady things behind the scenes, poking the bears until they learn something new, store it in their secret archives, and we shut down the doors to avoid getting screwed in the aftermath. We'd also go crazy without the Spring philosophy of letting go.
She shrugs, "We're all cogs in a moving wheel via the philosophy. Maybe I'm weird."
"Man. Now I've gone super meta. I don't know how I always end up here," She laughs.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2021 16:13:13 GMT -8
“Philosophy and Duty, those are two things that I am a little fuzzier on. I can only speak to what I know. I have been told I am verdant through and through, and some people see that as a detriment, but it is nice to feel at home somewhere. You are right though, we can’t discount any of the Courts, what they provide, or judge what people find in them - just isn’t my place.”
He gave her an honest shrug.
“Well since we seemed to have turned a corner, how about we bring it back home? I want to do my best so that you can do your best and maybe make some real difference, ya’know? I am not going to ask you to sign anything here but I can have everything e-mailed and we can see if we can make this happen. I know how cliche it is to hear a Lost say it, but I have faith you can work some magic if you are given the platform.”
As he had mentioned this wasn’t his regular wheelhouse, but he had done weirder. He had crawled out of the hole the abomination that had been left behind had created so really if anyone could grow success from the salt it was going to be Archie Hartman. Plus with the realization he had been making himself an island in so many ways it wasn’t like he needed to just introduce himself to his fellow Lost, and if he could do it in a way that elevated them that would be even better. It was better than charity for the sake of charity.
“No strings attached, what do you say?”
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Post by Firebringer on Feb 13, 2021 21:05:58 GMT -8
No strings. Fuck. Stop thinking about Riley.
"We can test it out and see where it all goes. Shoot me the emails and I'll look over it." She says with a smile, "I appreciate the want to help. Seriously. Whatever changes it can help happen, or even just issues raised that change some minds, it'll be worth it."
"Also, please feel free to come to the bar some time. I make a mean cocktail. Like, seriously."
Well, as long as I haven't had any. That one party was a disaster. But, that's also what you get for making me tend when I'm not working with decent shit and crap mixers. Urgh, the Zombie mixture was gross... though super effective.
"I'm curious, what other Lost have you started working with on projects?"
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2021 21:33:29 GMT -8
Soft drum roll on the desk.
“Done and done, don’t worry about my end of this, I got it on fleek as the kids say. Secretary will shoot off the paperwork and you should have it probably ten or so minutes after leaving.”
He nodded with positivity.
“I am going to hold you to that and see if you are a wizard with gin.”
She then mused about what other work he had done with Lost, and leaned back in his chair, hands folded on his stomach as he wrinkled his nose a bit.
“I’ll level, normally private stuff mostly. Most Lost I work with keep it low key, get the gigs they need to pay rent, get food, buy something nice. Respect. Only name working with me you will be seeing in lights anytime soon - due to desire, not my ability mind you - would be Riley Sorsa. Crazy talent, and I am glad I could offer my hand to help out before they got someone skeezy who didn’t get what we do. So keep your eyes peeled.”
WINK.
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Post by Firebringer on Feb 13, 2021 21:54:53 GMT -8
Danica chuckles and nods as he speaks. But you know, the moment she has to show up her skills will be the one time she screws up. C'est la vie on those.
She leans forward a little bit in her seat, curious about which Lost he might divulge about working with. There wasn't a moment's preparation when he said Riley's name and instantly that memory of feeling of their mantle seemed to well up inside of her. Those little flutters of wings in her chest. The feeling of them touching her, their fingers in her hair, that breath of air before- She felt that flush coming to her cheeks and she just barely managed to suppress it.
What the hell is that? Why does even the mention of their name reduce her to a puddle?
"They're a pretty incredible dancer. Haven't had the chance yet to see them fully in their element yet, but I can't imagine all eyes wouldn't be on them." Absolutely hypnotic.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2021 22:17:46 GMT -8
“Yeah, for sure - have you seen the full demo real? Really amazing stuff, blew my mind away. I am always happy when I can do a sit up...Or roll out of bed...But to each their own, right?”He chuckled a bit as he turned to the MacBook on his desk running his finger over the trackpad and clicking a few files. “So, you know Riley at all? I mean more than in passing we generally all kind of know each other in passing.”Little probe. “Because that is some big OOPH energy you got right there. Shoulders, voice, just saying doesn’t sound like nothing, but doesn’t sound like a blood feud.”He finished what he was doing, which resulted in a ding on the elementals phone. “I mean, you would find it hilarious how often talent can help talent. Like showing up at each other's events in a show of support. Green rooms are great for chatting.”
BIGGER WINK. “Oh, I went ahead and sent you the contract myself since we were just having small talk.”
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Post by Firebringer on Feb 13, 2021 22:41:29 GMT -8
"Demo reel? As in Riley's? No, I haven't. As I said, I haven't had the chance to see them do their thing..." Not that I don't want to. God, but I'd probably stare like a creepy school girl the whole time. Just like everyone else. ...was that jealousy?
The Elemental squinted her eyes at the Spring. What was he up to? What was he insinuating? She tried her best to just keep that awkwardness to herself. She didn't need people knowing about it. She didn't need another person to be jabbing at her. Cough Rowan.
"I mean, I'd probably show up to see them at some point anyway," Though I can't imagine they'd be interested in coming to watch me rant. They haven't even texted a hi, you know, like friends... then again, neither have I. Fuck. Stop thinking about it. The thought of that actually made her kind of sad.
She pauses, a little surprised from his sudden segway from Riley to the contract. "Oh, right. Sure, that's cool."
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2021 22:57:45 GMT -8
“Soooo…”
He looked at her, giving her a few moments.
“Big ooph energy, going to explain? Or am I left to assume this is a crush of some kind? Because that is far more adorable than big stalker vibes, but I am not feeling the ‘I need their hair for my shrine’ energy.”
A moment of deadpan stare.
“There is no one better to Kiki with than your agent. Trust.”
Serious business. His days in office were largely gossip, complaints, and wish lists so it wasn’t like he wasn’t used to this. Though, secrets had a way of exploding if they were bottled up. Unless you were Winter, they had some kind of freaky TMZ magic. It was bullshit.
Regardless, this girl had practically wilted as far as he saw, though she kept a hella strong face - but sizing people up was all part of the job he had some practice at picking these things out.
“The longer you lie to yourself the easier it is for everyone to see it too, you know that right?”
Archie giving HARD FACTS.
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Post by Firebringer on Feb 13, 2021 23:15:39 GMT -8
"I-I-I don't know what you're-" It was too much for the Torrent. Her face and shoulders were glowing a deep red. "I..." She can't hardly get words out.
The problem was that no one had put it into words. Crush. He said that word out loud. Is that what it was? This felt nothing like what she felt for Thomas. Then again, that was an entirely different kind of attraction. Theirs was like a romance doomed to go wrong from the get-go and they kind of knew that the entire time. Even before the first time they-. But that's beside the point.
She gave Archie a bit of a face. The kind of face you give to your annoying friend who points out the truth and you're less mad about the truth and more mad that they had the audacity to say it out loud. How dare he cause her to just lose it right here.
Danica points to Archie in that kind of childish, pointing out the rudeness, "Hey. I know you're just trying to make me all-all blushy and shit. And-and..." Fuck. "Besides it isn't. It.. isn't." Then she kind of simmered down and that hint of sadness kind of doused her, "It isn't something that is going to happen. Even if it were a thing and... and it isn't. So..."
Crap. I'm a mess. How did this happen? She wants to rage but it is like she can't rage about it. It just fucking sucks and it is going to stay that way until she gets over it. She'll have to just get over it and move on. If Riley wanted her, they'd-they'd do something. Maybe you were right to have those negative thoughts. How could they possibly like you? You're not even a person.
Okay, that made her mad. "And why would you care anyway?"
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2021 23:33:12 GMT -8
“Do you want the blunt answer?”
He asked and raised an eyebrow as he sat back upright in his chair.
“I like helping people, and I like when people are happy. Doubly so when I can combine the two. I deal with people enough. I have somewhat of a bead on what’s going on, so I mean I have that going for me?”
He shrugged.
“Either way, I’m not going to tell anyone, won’t utter a word, lips are sealed.”
He drummed his desk.
“If anything color me jealous, I don’t even have friends outside of work.”
He laughed at the comparison.
“So how about it, you go have a look at what I sent you and get back to me, and I will get ready to put something together on my end.”
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Post by Firebringer on Feb 13, 2021 23:47:22 GMT -8
The Ifrit takes a deep breath in before letting it out slowly and she simply says, "Thanks." Damn it.
Though by now she's finally come to a relaxed point. It is what it is. What good was it being more bothered now? She could be whatever emotion she's going to feel about it later.
She takes out her phone and looks over the contract. Nothing shady. Though I swear, if he blabs anything about- She just knew somehow that he wouldn't. Call it Lost instinct, but she didn't even need to do a wee sealing to know it wouldn't be a problem. She sighs again before electronically signing it and looking back at him.
"Alright. Let's do something cool." She says before standing up, trying to have a more pleased expression on her face, even though she is now more confused than she was when she entered. Sounds like Spring.
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