justonetruth | (no subject)

[INJURIES ARE KIND OF COMMON IN SABRA LA TAU. Willing to give you a long leash.]

...no, probably not. I work for the Judges and I don't get straight answers. [Not that she asks too much. THE LESS SHE KNOWS, THE BETTER SHE WORKS.]

[When she's not all hopped up on Queen magic.]

[anything shorter would see him fighting back, anyway]

Must be a powerful pseudo-god-like being thing.

[toooo the infirmary \o\]

[Yes, there is that.]

Must be. [Siiiigh.] Makes me wonder about the old Kazuha.

[...SO YOU ARE IN PAIN. =|]

[... NOT IN PAIN I JUST NEED TO CHANGE MY BANDAGES...]

Eh? How so?

[WELL, THAT MIGHT BE SLIGHTLY BETTER]

Because she was so loyal. [Pause.] Ah, old Kazuha as in....not the one I was before Sabra La Tau. I'm pretty sure she's just an idiot with an idiot best friend.

But I can't remember the name of the girl in the old world Sabra La Tau memories. Which is weird, I can remember the guy Heiji was connected ta, but not her name.

But she was a priest for them, and incredibly loyal and a strong believer in them.

[oops, now she's delving into territory he isn't familiar with. pushing open the door to the infirmary with a quirked eyebrow]

Old world what now?

It happened a few months ago. One of the Judges gave us old memories, of when the world Sabra La Tau used ta be and when....

Well, when it ended. We all had people we were somehow 'connected' ta that we could see their memories of that time.

...then the Judge died.

[... gosh that sounds like TONS OF FUN except not really. gathering bandages and stuff before hoisting himself up onto the counter to change the ones around his ankle]

And that's the version of-- uh, 'yourself'-- that you wonder about?

[What are you talking about, it was the MOST FUN EVER.]

[And will move to actually help you if you allow it.]

Yeah. She was...pretty loyal. Actually made it easier ta pretend that maybe they did have some greater good plan goin' on for a while....

[And then she skewered a poor girl.]

[waving her off when she tries, intent on doing it himself. also those are some deep puncture wounds coupled with dark bruises circling his ankle, yup]

She's not exactly you though, is she?

...ya really shouldn't be walkin' on that.

[Pause.] No, not exactly, but...it's not like she's completely different either. There was a lot similar.

[ignoring the first part and swiftly re-wrapping his injuries]

But enough different that they're not the same. 'S the way I see it, anyway.

I wonder sometimes. I mean, in the end, what's different between Old Sabra and Kazuha back home ta me?

Depends on how much of a difference you want there to be. Or, uh. That's what I think, anyway.

...it is pretty much what ya decide. Though I am grateful ta that girl. She kept me in line long enough ta get some of what I needed ta not piss off the giant snake boss.,

Haa? And what's that?

Pretty much that. Guardian is the Judge whose directly in charge of us.

He's the giant snake in our basement.

... so who's the scary bear pervert?

... [Sobs.]

Queen. She....specializes in people followin' their desires.

. . . [IMMEDIATELY reminded of Dream and kind of sours a bit]

Does that explain the impulse control problems you mentioned earlier?

Yes.

[Just kind of....blurts it out and looking away.]

...I got her influence stuck in my head when someone was stealin' her symbol. Some people were temporary, but others, it lingered.

[brushing a hand through his hair as he puts away his medical stuff]

Maybe there's someone here who can help you out.

Parrot said that Lacerta, one of the teams, can do a heart run. They can go into a person's heart because of their patron, Persona. Of course, that's risky cause that whole place would be 'you.' And he says it's possible some psychics could do something.

But he says I need ta tell Heiji. Just...kind of difficult considerin' the impulses I get around my boyfriend and other thin's.

I don't know if how well it'd work, all thin's considered. I mean, I don't remember this place, would that thing really work?

[... boyfriend, impulses... making a few silent assumptions about what kinds of impulses she means]

Maybe not, but at least you wouldn't have to deal with it while you were here, right? [makes a face] I wouldn't automatically resort to a heart game to fix things, either.

[the very concept of heart games makes him twitch]

[Doesn't help Queen would be all for Kazuha acting on those particular impulses.]

...would be nice. I'm probably going ta freak out as soon as I see a Heiji.

Heart games are dangerous. Even if Lacerta is a good team and Heiji's partner team, I wouldn't....if nothin' else, I'd hate ta see what all that death does ta a heart.