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* Hayley is sitting on the west coast of Australia at night. | * Hayley is sitting on the west coast of Australia at night. | ||
* Hayley is several km N of her old school. | * Hayley is several km N of her old school. | ||
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<Janus> * Sound of many beating wings... | <Janus> * Sound of many beating wings... | ||
* Janus steps out of the shadows. | * Janus steps out of the shadows. | ||
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<Hayley> (I know it's in that bit of story... but, it's what she'd do... I'm interested in what you'll do) | <Hayley> (I know it's in that bit of story... but, it's what she'd do... I'm interested in what you'll do) | ||
* Hayley doesn't turn around to look at you. | * Hayley doesn't turn around to look at you. | ||
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<Hayley> Hello Janus. | <Hayley> Hello Janus. | ||
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<Janus> Hello, Hayley. | <Janus> Hello, Hayley. | ||
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<Hayley> I was wondering when you'd show up. | <Hayley> I was wondering when you'd show up. | ||
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<Hayley> Did Windrider miss me? | <Hayley> Did Windrider miss me? | ||
* Janus 's voice sounds tired, yet displeased. | * Janus 's voice sounds tired, yet displeased. | ||
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<Hayley> Or was it the Countess? | <Hayley> Or was it the Countess? | ||
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<Janus> He told me what happened, yes. | <Janus> He told me what happened, yes. | ||
* Hayley nods her head, still facing the waves. | * Hayley nods her head, still facing the waves. | ||
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<Hayley> I couldn't stay there anymore. I'm sorry. | <Hayley> I couldn't stay there anymore. I'm sorry. | ||
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<Janus> Sorry? | <Janus> Sorry? | ||
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<Janus> Do you even begin to comprehend what it is that you've done? | <Janus> Do you even begin to comprehend what it is that you've done? | ||
* Hayley turns slightly to look at him. | * Hayley turns slightly to look at him. | ||
* Janus takes a step closer. | * Janus takes a step closer. | ||
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<Hayley> I broke an oath, yada-yah. | <Hayley> I broke an oath, yada-yah. | ||
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<Janus> You don't, do you? | <Janus> You don't, do you? | ||
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<Janus> You truly are a child! | <Janus> You truly are a child! | ||
* Janus says, angrily. | * Janus says, angrily. | ||
* Hayley says calmly, but she is trembling. | * Hayley says calmly, but she is trembling. | ||
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<Janus> Beyond the dishonour you've brought to my mother's name, have you *any idea* what this means? | <Janus> Beyond the dishonour you've brought to my mother's name, have you *any idea* what this means? | ||
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<Hayley> I couldn't just sit there, twiddling my thumbs. | <Hayley> I couldn't just sit there, twiddling my thumbs. | ||
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<Hayley> I have to /do/ something. | <Hayley> I have to /do/ something. | ||
* Hayley looks decidedly unhappy. | * Hayley looks decidedly unhappy. | ||
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<Janus> There's doing something, and then there's breaking an oath to House Eiluned! | <Janus> There's doing something, and then there's breaking an oath to House Eiluned! | ||
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<Hayley> Are you going to put me to death then? | <Hayley> Are you going to put me to death then? | ||
* Janus sighs, rubs the bridge of his nose. | * Janus sighs, rubs the bridge of his nose. | ||
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<Janus> I'm going to take you back. | <Janus> I'm going to take you back. | ||
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<Hayley> Try if you like, it ought to be interesting. | <Hayley> Try if you like, it ought to be interesting. | ||
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<Hayley> I'm not going back. | <Hayley> I'm not going back. | ||
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<Janus> I may be able to convince them to let this pass... | <Janus> I may be able to convince them to let this pass... | ||
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<Hayley> Aren't you listening? | <Hayley> Aren't you listening? | ||
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<Hayley> I'm not going back. | <Hayley> I'm not going back. | ||
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<Hayley> I can't stand it there! | <Hayley> I can't stand it there! | ||
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<Hayley> Everything reminds me - | <Hayley> Everything reminds me - | ||
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<Janus> Reminds you of what? | <Janus> Reminds you of what? | ||
* Hayley clamps her mouth shut and turns away from Janus. | * Hayley clamps her mouth shut and turns away from Janus. | ||
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<Janus> What about my family's hospitality so revolted you that you had to break our sacred oaths? | <Janus> What about my family's hospitality so revolted you that you had to break our sacred oaths? | ||
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<Hayley> It wasn't the hospitality. It was very kind of you and your mother. | <Hayley> It wasn't the hospitality. It was very kind of you and your mother. | ||
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<Janus> You have a strange way of repaying kindness. | <Janus> You have a strange way of repaying kindness. | ||
* Hayley 's eyes flash. | * Hayley 's eyes flash. | ||
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<Hayley> I'm sorry. | <Hayley> I'm sorry. | ||
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<Hayley> I couldn't stay there any longer- I was losing myself there! | <Hayley> I couldn't stay there any longer- I was losing myself there! | ||
* Hayley 's voice is a bit strangled. | * Hayley 's voice is a bit strangled. | ||
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<Hayley> (she's half-facing Janus, but not looking at him) | <Hayley> (she's half-facing Janus, but not looking at him) | ||
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<Janus> ... | <Janus> ... | ||
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<Janus> What is it you're not telling me? | <Janus> What is it you're not telling me? | ||
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<Hayley> I- Don't ask me to say it, please... | <Hayley> I- Don't ask me to say it, please... | ||
* Hayley has turned to face him, eyes pleading. | * Hayley has turned to face him, eyes pleading. | ||
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<Janus> Say what? | <Janus> Say what? | ||
* Janus looks wary. | * Janus looks wary. | ||
* Hayley turns her face away and down, an unpleasant frown twisting her features. | * Hayley turns her face away and down, an unpleasant frown twisting her features. | ||
* Hayley shifts smoothly to another tack, trying to change the subject. | * Hayley shifts smoothly to another tack, trying to change the subject. | ||
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<Hayley> I went by my old home... | <Hayley> I went by my old home... | ||
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<Hayley> There's a new family there... with a baby. | <Hayley> There's a new family there... with a baby. | ||
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<Hayley> They look so happy. | <Hayley> They look so happy. | ||
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<Hayley> Not like my family, wherever they are. | <Hayley> Not like my family, wherever they are. | ||
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<Janus> ... | <Janus> ... | ||
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<Hayley> . o O (Did it work? Maybe if he feels sorry for me he won't pursue the subject.) | <Hayley> . o O (Did it work? Maybe if he feels sorry for me he won't pursue the subject.) | ||
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<Janus> Always these little games. | <Janus> Always these little games. | ||
* Hayley looks up sharply at Janus. | * Hayley looks up sharply at Janus. | ||
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<Hayley> Games? | <Hayley> Games? | ||
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<Hayley> Yes, I suppose they are. But you play them too, and your mother is all time champion of mind games. | <Hayley> Yes, I suppose they are. But you play them too, and your mother is all time champion of mind games. | ||
* Janus looks slightly disgusted. | * Janus looks slightly disgusted. | ||
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<Janus> Don't speak about my mother! | <Janus> Don't speak about my mother! | ||
* Janus says hotly. | * Janus says hotly. | ||
* Hayley smiles in a conniving fashion, but underneath it all she seems to be very uncertain... | * Hayley smiles in a conniving fashion, but underneath it all she seems to be very uncertain... | ||
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<Janus> Listen Hayley, regardless of whatever unspeakable thing that you can't tell me... | <Janus> Listen Hayley, regardless of whatever unspeakable thing that you can't tell me... | ||
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<Janus> I can't allow you to just wander off. | <Janus> I can't allow you to just wander off. | ||
* Hayley changes her expression again, slightly more pleasant. | * Hayley changes her expression again, slightly more pleasant. | ||
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<Janus> You are my responsibility... | <Janus> You are my responsibility... | ||
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<Hayley> If you're worried about me, don't be. | <Hayley> If you're worried about me, don't be. | ||
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<Hayley> I'm quite capable of taking care of myself. Quite. | <Hayley> I'm quite capable of taking care of myself. Quite. | ||
* Hayley mimics Diamond. | * Hayley mimics Diamond. | ||
* Janus 's beautiful features twist in fury and he raises a hand to slap Hayley... | * Janus 's beautiful features twist in fury and he raises a hand to slap Hayley... | ||
* Hayley cringes and runs off a distance. | * Hayley cringes and runs off a distance. | ||
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<Hayley> Don't touch me! | <Hayley> Don't touch me! | ||
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<Hayley> Don't fucking touch me! | <Hayley> Don't fucking touch me! | ||
* Hayley screams. | * Hayley screams. | ||
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<Janus> You are nothing but a child who needs ... discipline!! | <Janus> You are nothing but a child who needs ... discipline!! | ||
* Janus yells in frustration. | * Janus yells in frustration. | ||
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<Hayley> I am not Dianna. | <Hayley> I am not Dianna. | ||
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<Hayley> (How does she know about Dianna? o_O ) | <Hayley> (How does she know about Dianna? o_O ) | ||
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<Hayley> I am trying to protect you. | <Hayley> I am trying to protect you. | ||
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<Janus> *Dianna* had better-- | <Janus> *Dianna* had better-- | ||
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<Hayley> Don't touch me. Go away and leave me alone! | <Hayley> Don't touch me. Go away and leave me alone! | ||
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<Janus> How do you know about Dianna? | <Janus> How do you know about Dianna? | ||
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<Hayley> I know about her. | <Hayley> I know about her. | ||
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<Hayley> I know about a lot of things. | <Hayley> I know about a lot of things. | ||
* Hayley 's face twists in agony. | * Hayley 's face twists in agony. | ||
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<Janus> That was almost a century ago. Who told you? | <Janus> That was almost a century ago. Who told you? | ||
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<Hayley> 10 000 years of things! | <Hayley> 10 000 years of things! | ||
* Janus approaches her warily. | * Janus approaches her warily. | ||
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<Hayley> DON'T TOUCH ME! | <Hayley> DON'T TOUCH ME! | ||
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<Janus> ... | <Janus> ... | ||
* Hayley screams and moves away a bit further. | * Hayley screams and moves away a bit further. | ||
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<Janus> What is going on? | <Janus> What is going on? | ||
* Janus comes closer. | * Janus comes closer. | ||
* Hayley flares into a Starbody. | * Hayley flares into a Starbody. | ||
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<Hayley> DON'T! | <Hayley> DON'T! | ||
* Janus jumps back, instinctively throws up his hands... | * Janus jumps back, instinctively throws up his hands... | ||
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<Hayley> (Starbody - Uh, where'd she learn /that/?) | <Hayley> (Starbody - Uh, where'd she learn /that/?) | ||
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<Hayley> Good... | <Hayley> Good... | ||
* Hayley sobs. | * Hayley sobs. | ||
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<Hayley> Stay there. | <Hayley> Stay there. | ||
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<Janus> (To go with your little story...) | <Janus> (To go with your little story...) | ||
* Janus will throw up the same cantrip... | * Janus will throw up the same cantrip... | ||
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<Hayley> (Aw... ) | <Hayley> (Aw... ) | ||
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<Janus> What has happened to you? | <Janus> What has happened to you? | ||
* Hayley doesn't seem to be hurling fireballs at you. | * Hayley doesn't seem to be hurling fireballs at you. | ||
* Janus is confused, concerned... | * Janus is confused, concerned... | ||
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<Hayley> Don't you know? | <Hayley> Don't you know? | ||
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<Janus> There's no way you could have learned so much... | <Janus> There's no way you could have learned so much... | ||
* Janus approaches her again. | * Janus approaches her again. | ||
* Hayley is still in flames, caressing one arm with the other. She looks decidedly wild. | * Hayley is still in flames, caressing one arm with the other. She looks decidedly wild. | ||
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<Janus> I don't... I don't know. | <Janus> I don't... I don't know. | ||
* Janus reaches out a hand... | * Janus reaches out a hand... | ||
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<Hayley> NO! | <Hayley> NO! | ||
* Hayley snarls, jumping back. | * Hayley snarls, jumping back. | ||
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<Hayley> Touching me- that's what will bind you to me again. | <Hayley> Touching me- that's what will bind you to me again. | ||
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<Hayley> Go away! | <Hayley> Go away! | ||
* Hayley sobs, despairingly. | * Hayley sobs, despairingly. | ||
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<Janus> Bind me? | <Janus> Bind me? | ||
* Janus laughs hollowly, and drops his hand. | * Janus laughs hollowly, and drops his hand. | ||
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<Hayley> It's no use me FlickerFlashing again... you'll just find me... you have to go yourself, go away! | <Hayley> It's no use me FlickerFlashing again... you'll just find me... you have to go yourself, go away! | ||
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<Janus> I've already bound myself... | <Janus> I've already bound myself... | ||
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<Janus> I tied my own noose, ninety years ago. | <Janus> I tied my own noose, ninety years ago. | ||
* Hayley sobs tears of liquid flame. | * Hayley sobs tears of liquid flame. | ||
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<Hayley> Why did you cast that spell, Janus? | <Hayley> Why did you cast that spell, Janus? | ||
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<Hayley> Why? | <Hayley> Why? | ||
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<Hayley> It would have been better if you hadn't. | <Hayley> It would have been better if you hadn't. | ||
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<Hayley> I don't want to hurt you again. | <Hayley> I don't want to hurt you again. | ||
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<Janus> There was nothing else *to* do! | <Janus> There was nothing else *to* do! | ||
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<Hayley> You could have grieved! | <Hayley> You could have grieved! | ||
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<Hayley> You could have gotten over it like everyone else! | <Hayley> You could have gotten over it like everyone else! | ||
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<Janus> I'm not like everyone else! | <Janus> I'm not like everyone else! | ||
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<Hayley> No, I guess you're not... | <Hayley> No, I guess you're not... | ||
* Hayley says sadly. | * Hayley says sadly. | ||
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<Hayley> I wish Windrider hadn't told you. | <Hayley> I wish Windrider hadn't told you. | ||
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<Janus> Did you think I wouldn't know anyway? | <Janus> Did you think I wouldn't know anyway? | ||
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<Hayley> Maybe you wouldn't have come. | <Hayley> Maybe you wouldn't have come. | ||
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<Hayley> Please go. Go back to Morwen. | <Hayley> Please go. Go back to Morwen. | ||
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<Hayley> You deserve her, a Queen, not oathbroken... | <Hayley> You deserve her, a Queen, not oathbroken... | ||
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<Janus> I don't want to talk about Morwen. | <Janus> I don't want to talk about Morwen. | ||
* Hayley flares up angrily again. | * Hayley flares up angrily again. | ||
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<Hayley> Are you stupid? | <Hayley> Are you stupid? | ||
* Janus turns off his Starbody and sits down on a rock. | * Janus turns off his Starbody and sits down on a rock. | ||
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<Hayley> Don't you realize? | <Hayley> Don't you realize? | ||
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<Hayley> There will be another one! | <Hayley> There will be another one! | ||
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<Hayley> There always is! | <Hayley> There always is! | ||
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<Hayley> You can't be happy with me! Go AWAY! | <Hayley> You can't be happy with me! Go AWAY! | ||
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<Janus> ... | <Janus> ... | ||
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<Hayley> I'll go away. | <Hayley> I'll go away. | ||
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<Hayley> I hope you're sensible enough not to follow me. | <Hayley> I hope you're sensible enough not to follow me. | ||
* Janus looks like someone punched him in the stomach. | * Janus looks like someone punched him in the stomach. | ||
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<Janus> I have no choice. | <Janus> I have no choice. | ||
* Hayley drops her Starbody and gets ready to cast Flicker Flash, but the expression on Janus' face stays her. | * Hayley drops her Starbody and gets ready to cast Flicker Flash, but the expression on Janus' face stays her. | ||
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<Hayley> Janus... | <Hayley> Janus... | ||
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<Janus> We're the same... | <Janus> We're the same... | ||
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<Janus> No matter who else comes along. | <Janus> No matter who else comes along. | ||
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<Janus> You and I... | <Janus> You and I... | ||
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<Janus> Nobody understands like we do | <Janus> Nobody understands like we do | ||
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<Janus> No-one else in the universe. | <Janus> No-one else in the universe. | ||
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<Hayley> Don't say such things, please... | <Hayley> Don't say such things, please... | ||
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<Janus> There's no-one else who knows as we... | <Janus> There's no-one else who knows as we... | ||
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<Janus> That love, love is a fist, Hayley. | <Janus> That love, love is a fist, Hayley. | ||
* Janus looks up at her. | * Janus looks up at her. | ||
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<Hayley> Janus, they all knew. Every one of them that I doomed. I remember them... I hurt them all, without meaning to. Love is worse than a fist. It is hell, pure agony, for me. I am afraid of it, and I don't want to love ever again. | <Hayley> Janus, they all knew. Every one of them that I doomed. I remember them... I hurt them all, without meaning to. Love is worse than a fist. It is hell, pure agony, for me. I am afraid of it, and I don't want to love ever again. | ||
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<Janus> You're wrong... | <Janus> You're wrong... | ||
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<Hayley> <w> Am I? | <Hayley> <w> Am I? | ||
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<Hayley> It is torture for me right now, standing so close to you, and forcing myself not to touch you. | <Hayley> It is torture for me right now, standing so close to you, and forcing myself not to touch you. | ||
* Hayley backs away step. | * Hayley backs away step. | ||
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<Hayley> I want to die. | <Hayley> I want to die. | ||
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<Hayley> But I can't. | <Hayley> But I can't. | ||
* Hayley shows her wrists to Janus. | * Hayley shows her wrists to Janus. | ||
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<Janus> What did you do?? | <Janus> What did you do?? | ||
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<Hayley> I used cold iron, even... | <Hayley> I used cold iron, even... | ||
* Hayley looks bewildered. | * Hayley looks bewildered. | ||
* Janus exclaims. | * Janus exclaims. | ||
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<Hayley> Surely cold iron would do it? | <Hayley> Surely cold iron would do it? | ||
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<Hayley> But it didn't. | <Hayley> But it didn't. | ||
* Janus jumps up and grabs her wrists. | * Janus jumps up and grabs her wrists. | ||
* Hayley is too messed up right just now to maintain her distance... he gets hold of her. There's a bunch of ugly-looking scabby scars running the length of her forearms. | * Hayley is too messed up right just now to maintain her distance... he gets hold of her. There's a bunch of ugly-looking scabby scars running the length of her forearms. | ||
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<Janus> Why? | <Janus> Why? | ||
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<Janus> WHy? | <Janus> WHy? | ||
* Janus tries to hold back tears, but can't... | * Janus tries to hold back tears, but can't... | ||
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<Hayley> So- so I wouldn't have to destroy two more lives... | <Hayley> So- so I wouldn't have to destroy two more lives... | ||
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<Hayley> But it didn't work! | <Hayley> But it didn't work! | ||
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<Hayley> Always two, there's always two. I can't die until I've met the second one! | <Hayley> Always two, there's always two. I can't die until I've met the second one! | ||
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<Janus> Don't you understand... | <Janus> Don't you understand... | ||
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<Hayley> And then I'll have destroyed two lives anyway... | <Hayley> And then I'll have destroyed two lives anyway... | ||
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<Janus> It's not you. | <Janus> It's not you. | ||
* Hayley chokes | * Hayley chokes | ||
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<Janus> It's them. | <Janus> It's them. | ||
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<Janus> *Them*... | <Janus> *Them*... | ||
* Janus spits venomously. | * Janus spits venomously. | ||
* Hayley is just crying. | * Hayley is just crying. | ||
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<Hayley> Oh, and this crying! I hate it. I never used to cry... | <Hayley> Oh, and this crying! I hate it. I never used to cry... | ||
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<Janus> ... | <Janus> ... | ||
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<Hayley> I am so weak... you always hated it when I cried, too... | <Hayley> I am so weak... you always hated it when I cried, too... | ||
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<Janus> Because... I wanted you to be happy... | <Janus> Because... I wanted you to be happy... | ||
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<Janus> Hayley... | <Janus> Hayley... | ||
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<Janus> Come back to the manor with me. | <Janus> Come back to the manor with me. | ||
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<Hayley> No... | <Hayley> No... | ||
* Hayley shakes her head. | * Hayley shakes her head. | ||
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<Janus> Tara will take care of you, everything will be fine... | <Janus> Tara will take care of you, everything will be fine... | ||
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<Hayley> It hurts too much to be close to you. | <Hayley> It hurts too much to be close to you. | ||
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<Hayley> I just want to be alone. | <Hayley> I just want to be alone. | ||
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<Janus> ... | <Janus> ... | ||
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<Janus> But... | <Janus> But... | ||
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<Hayley> It's not anything you did... | <Hayley> It's not anything you did... | ||
* Janus looks hurt, uncomprehending. | * Janus looks hurt, uncomprehending. | ||
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<Hayley> I just- I need to be alone. I have all these thoughts and memories in my head, and they're not mine! | <Hayley> I just- I need to be alone. I have all these thoughts and memories in my head, and they're not mine! | ||
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<Hayley> I can't sort them out! | <Hayley> I can't sort them out! | ||
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<Janus> I can't leave you... | <Janus> I can't leave you... | ||
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<Janus> Not like this. | <Janus> Not like this. | ||
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<Janus> You must return with me. | <Janus> You must return with me. | ||
* Janus says, taking a deep breath to steady himself. | * Janus says, taking a deep breath to steady himself. | ||
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<Janus> I know we've had some... difficulties, but I shall promise not to pressure you in the least... | <Janus> I know we've had some... difficulties, but I shall promise not to pressure you in the least... | ||
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<Janus> We can resume your lessons whenever you like, and I shall endeavour to straighten out this mess with the Countess. | <Janus> We can resume your lessons whenever you like, and I shall endeavour to straighten out this mess with the Countess. | ||
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<Hayley> Janus... I can't go back there, I remember all the nights we spent together... it torments me. Do you know how often I lay in bed at night at your mother's, thinking of you? Everything about her reminded me of you... | <Hayley> Janus... I can't go back there, I remember all the nights we spent together... it torments me. Do you know how often I lay in bed at night at your mother's, thinking of you? Everything about her reminded me of you... | ||
* Hayley looks totally disgusted with herself. | * Hayley looks totally disgusted with herself. | ||
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<Janus> I should like to think your memories of our home would be happy... | <Janus> I should like to think your memories of our home would be happy... | ||
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<Hayley> Oh, they are! | <Hayley> Oh, they are! | ||
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<Hayley> But - being close to you, and not touching... I can't do that. | <Hayley> But - being close to you, and not touching... I can't do that. | ||
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<Hayley> I just can't. | <Hayley> I just can't. | ||
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<Hayley> Look - look at what I am? | <Hayley> Look - look at what I am? | ||
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<Janus> You are... a lovely young girl. | <Janus> You are... a lovely young girl. | ||
* Janus says matter-of-factly. | * Janus says matter-of-factly. | ||
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<Hayley> I'm ten thousand years old, and I'm 150, and I'm 560, and I'm only 14... | <Hayley> I'm ten thousand years old, and I'm 150, and I'm 560, and I'm only 14... | ||
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<Hayley> I'm Siobhan, I'm Gwen, I'm Marjolaine, I'm Debbie, I'm me! | <Hayley> I'm Siobhan, I'm Gwen, I'm Marjolaine, I'm Debbie, I'm me! | ||
* Hayley is seriously flipping out. | * Hayley is seriously flipping out. | ||
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<Janus> That is very strange... that you should remember it all this time... | <Janus> That is very strange... that you should remember it all this time... | ||
* Janus says, thoughtfully. | * Janus says, thoughtfully. | ||
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<Janus> But... perhaps I could help you... | <Janus> But... perhaps I could help you... | ||
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<Hayley> I don't though- | <Hayley> I don't though- | ||
* Hayley says desperately. | * Hayley says desperately. | ||
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<Hayley> I don't remember- WHY. | <Hayley> I don't remember- WHY. | ||
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<Janus> If you come back with me... | <Janus> If you come back with me... | ||
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<Janus> We could work together to ... straighten it out somehow... | <Janus> We could work together to ... straighten it out somehow... | ||
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<Hayley> No! | <Hayley> No! | ||
* Janus says, a little plaintively. | * Janus says, a little plaintively. | ||
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<Hayley> I don't want you to make me forget again. That's what you mean, isn't it? | <Hayley> I don't want you to make me forget again. That's what you mean, isn't it? | ||
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<Janus> No, that's not what I meant. | <Janus> No, that's not what I meant. | ||
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<Janus> I mean... why now, after all this time, should you suddenly remember everything that's happened, finally be aware of the curse? | <Janus> I mean... why now, after all this time, should you suddenly remember everything that's happened, finally be aware of the curse? | ||
* Janus speaks rapidly, you can see the little Eiluned hamster running in its wheel. | * Janus speaks rapidly, you can see the little Eiluned hamster running in its wheel. | ||
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<Janus> Perhaps... perhaps it is beginning to weaken... | <Janus> Perhaps... perhaps it is beginning to weaken... | ||
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<Hayley> You- you asked me to remember... | <Hayley> You- you asked me to remember... | ||
* Janus stops. | * Janus stops. | ||
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<Janus> I asked you to remember me... | <Janus> I asked you to remember me... | ||
* Hayley digs her hands into her short (remember she cut of most of her hair) curls. | * Hayley digs her hands into her short (remember she cut of most of her hair) curls. | ||
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<Hayley> I did, I tried to... thinking of you - I couldn't stop. | <Hayley> I did, I tried to... thinking of you - I couldn't stop. | ||
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<Hayley> The oath- the oath- I broke it before I even swore it, Janus. | <Hayley> The oath- the oath- I broke it before I even swore it, Janus. | ||
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<Hayley> She asked me if I loved you and I swore I didn't... | <Hayley> She asked me if I loved you and I swore I didn't... | ||
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<Hayley> But I didn't know, then... I didn't know. | <Hayley> But I didn't know, then... I didn't know. | ||
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<Janus> Hayley, please... | <Janus> Hayley, please... | ||
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<Hayley> What? | <Hayley> What? | ||
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<Janus> You don't need to confess anything... | <Janus> You don't need to confess anything... | ||
* Hayley 's eyes are totally wild. | * Hayley 's eyes are totally wild. | ||
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<Janus> Calm down... | <Janus> Calm down... | ||
* Hayley does. | * Hayley does. | ||
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<Hayley> Oh. Oh, god, Janus. | <Hayley> Oh. Oh, god, Janus. | ||
* Hayley says quite sanely. | * Hayley says quite sanely. | ||
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<Hayley> I can't go back to your place. | <Hayley> I can't go back to your place. | ||
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<Janus> Why not? | <Janus> Why not? | ||
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<Hayley> Rachel- Rachel. | <Hayley> Rachel- Rachel. | ||
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<Janus> Rachel is with her grandmother. | <Janus> Rachel is with her grandmother. | ||
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<Hayley> I know she is... | <Hayley> I know she is... | ||
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<Janus> I don't understand... | <Janus> I don't understand... | ||
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<Hayley> I can't be a mother to her, Janus. | <Hayley> I can't be a mother to her, Janus. | ||
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<Hayley> That's what she wants from me. | <Hayley> That's what she wants from me. | ||
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<Janus> I know that. | <Janus> I know that. | ||
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<Hayley> But I'm only 14! I don't know how to be a mother. | <Hayley> But I'm only 14! I don't know how to be a mother. | ||
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<Janus> I will worry about Rachel. | <Janus> I will worry about Rachel. | ||
* Janus says reassuringly. | * Janus says reassuringly. | ||
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<Hayley> (Is he still touching her? He grabbed her arms to see the scars... then what did he do?) | <Hayley> (Is he still touching her? He grabbed her arms to see the scars... then what did he do?) | ||
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<Janus> (well, you put your hands in your hair, so...) | <Janus> (well, you put your hands in your hair, so...) | ||
* Janus puts a hand on her shoulder. | * Janus puts a hand on her shoulder. | ||
* Hayley moves in close to Janus. | * Hayley moves in close to Janus. | ||
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<Hayley> Janus... will you hold me? I've wanted to feel your arms around me for so long... | <Hayley> Janus... will you hold me? I've wanted to feel your arms around me for so long... | ||
* Hayley breathes. (Sex Appeal! Sex Appeal!) | * Hayley breathes. (Sex Appeal! Sex Appeal!) | ||
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<Janus> Hayley, I don't want to... make you uncomfortable... | <Janus> Hayley, I don't want to... make you uncomfortable... | ||
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<Janus> . o O (yikes!) | <Janus> . o O (yikes!) | ||
* Hayley looks up at Janus with wide eyes. | * Hayley looks up at Janus with wide eyes. | ||
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<Hayley> You won't, oh, you won't... | <Hayley> You won't, oh, you won't... | ||
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<Janus> Ah... | <Janus> Ah... | ||
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<Janus> Well, I guess there's no harm... | <Janus> Well, I guess there's no harm... | ||
* Janus looks a little flushed. | * Janus looks a little flushed. | ||
* Janus hugs Hayley close... | * Janus hugs Hayley close... | ||
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<Hayley> Oh, Janus... | <Hayley> Oh, Janus... | ||
* Janus sniffs her hair, without thinking about what he's doing. | * Janus sniffs her hair, without thinking about what he's doing. | ||
* Hayley slides her arms around his torso, works one hand up under his shirt and slides it along his back. | * Hayley slides her arms around his torso, works one hand up under his shirt and slides it along his back. | ||
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<Hayley> (She smells like desert sand and salt breeze) | <Hayley> (She smells like desert sand and salt breeze) | ||
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<Janus> Haaa... | <Janus> Haaa... | ||
* Janus shivers. | * Janus shivers. | ||
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<Janus> What... are you doing? | <Janus> What... are you doing? | ||
* Hayley stops her hand still and looks up at him. | * Hayley stops her hand still and looks up at him. | ||
* Hayley licks her lips. | * Hayley licks her lips. | ||
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<Janus> ... | <Janus> ... | ||
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<Hayley> I- don't you like it? | <Hayley> I- don't you like it? | ||
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<Janus> I... well.. | <Janus> I... well.. | ||
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<Janus> Obviously... | <Janus> Obviously... | ||
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<Janus> ! | <Janus> ! | ||
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<Janus> I mean... | <Janus> I mean... | ||
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<Janus> I think perhaps that we might not want to jump into things... quite so soon... | <Janus> I think perhaps that we might not want to jump into things... quite so soon... | ||
* Janus sounds rather flustered, for some reason. | * Janus sounds rather flustered, for some reason. | ||
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<Hayley> I am sorry. | <Hayley> I am sorry. | ||
* Hayley removes her hand from his shirt. | * Hayley removes her hand from his shirt. | ||
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<Janus> No, no, it's alright, don't apologize... | <Janus> No, no, it's alright, don't apologize... | ||
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<Hayley> I'm just a child. | <Hayley> I'm just a child. | ||
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<Janus> I didn't say that... | <Janus> I didn't say that... | ||
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<Hayley> I want to know what it feels like! I have all these memories... but I've never felt it myself. | <Hayley> I want to know what it feels like! I have all these memories... but I've never felt it myself. | ||
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<Janus> ... | <Janus> ... | ||
* Hayley lowers her eyelids, as if to hide something she's ashamed of. | * Hayley lowers her eyelids, as if to hide something she's ashamed of. | ||
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<Janus> I think I understand... | <Janus> I think I understand... | ||
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<Janus> It must be very difficult... | <Janus> It must be very difficult... | ||
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<Janus> But I don't want you to do something out of confusion that you might regret. | <Janus> But I don't want you to do something out of confusion that you might regret. | ||
* Janus is rebuilding his composure. | * Janus is rebuilding his composure. | ||
* Janus is still holding onto her though. | * Janus is still holding onto her though. | ||
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<Janus> . o O (And the same goes for me...) | <Janus> . o O (And the same goes for me...) | ||
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<Hayley> I can't sleep alone, with you in a room down the hall. | <Hayley> I can't sleep alone, with you in a room down the hall. | ||
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<Hayley> I- sin. | <Hayley> I- sin. | ||
* Hayley blushes. | * Hayley blushes. | ||
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<Janus> You what? | <Janus> You what? | ||
* Janus looks genuinely puzzled. | * Janus looks genuinely puzzled. | ||
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<Hayley> I- think of you and- sin... | <Hayley> I- think of you and- sin... | ||
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<Janus> ... | <Janus> ... | ||
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<Janus> Oh... | <Janus> Oh... | ||
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<Janus> Oh, I see... | <Janus> Oh, I see... | ||
* Janus blushes again. | * Janus blushes again. | ||
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<Janus> Well, I... | <Janus> Well, I... | ||
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<Janus> I suppose that's... flattering... | <Janus> I suppose that's... flattering... | ||
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<Hayley> It makes me feel disgusted with myself. I should be stronger than to give in to temptation, but I can't stop myself. If the priests knew, they'd whip me. | <Hayley> It makes me feel disgusted with myself. I should be stronger than to give in to temptation, but I can't stop myself. If the priests knew, they'd whip me. | ||
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<Janus> . o O (You know, she is a Wilder, really. So what's the difference?) | <Janus> . o O (You know, she is a Wilder, really. So what's the difference?) | ||
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<Janus> . o O (Shut up!) | <Janus> . o O (Shut up!) | ||
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<Janus> Well, you don't have to worry about what the priests think. | <Janus> Well, you don't have to worry about what the priests think. | ||
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<Janus> And anyway, I, ah... | <Janus> And anyway, I, ah... | ||
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<Janus> Well.. | <Janus> Well.. | ||
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<Janus> I think... lots of girls probably... | <Janus> I think... lots of girls probably... | ||
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<Janus> ... | <Janus> ... | ||
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<Hayley> I wasn't like other girls, at the school. | <Hayley> I wasn't like other girls, at the school. | ||
* Janus gets redder still. | * Janus gets redder still. | ||
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<Hayley> I never did what the priests told me to do. | <Hayley> I never did what the priests told me to do. | ||
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<Hayley> Am I like them now? I used to be proud of being strong. | <Hayley> Am I like them now? I used to be proud of being strong. | ||
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<Janus> Those 'priests' were little more than programmers for some sort of sick cult. | <Janus> Those 'priests' were little more than programmers for some sort of sick cult. | ||
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<Janus> You're not like anyone else, Hayley. | <Janus> You're not like anyone else, Hayley. | ||
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<Janus> And you *are* strong... | <Janus> And you *are* strong... | ||
* Janus runs a hand through her hair, again without really thinking about it. | * Janus runs a hand through her hair, again without really thinking about it. | ||
* Hayley sighs and shudders. | * Hayley sighs and shudders. | ||
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<Hayley> Please don't do that, if you don't want me to do something back. | <Hayley> Please don't do that, if you don't want me to do something back. | ||
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<Hayley> Do you still want me at your house? I can't control myself. | <Hayley> Do you still want me at your house? I can't control myself. | ||
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<Janus> Yes... I definitely do... | <Janus> Yes... I definitely do... | ||
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<Hayley> Will you let me go away again if I want to? | <Hayley> Will you let me go away again if I want to? | ||
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<Hayley> I will tell you before I leave. | <Hayley> I will tell you before I leave. | ||
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<Janus> What do you mean? | <Janus> What do you mean? | ||
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<Hayley> But being free is very important to me. | <Hayley> But being free is very important to me. | ||
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<Hayley> If I need to get away for a while. | <Hayley> If I need to get away for a while. | ||
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<Hayley> Will you let me go? | <Hayley> Will you let me go? | ||
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<Janus> Alright... | <Janus> Alright... | ||
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<Janus> So you'll come back with me? | <Janus> So you'll come back with me? | ||
* Hayley nods, a bit reluctantly. | * Hayley nods, a bit reluctantly. | ||
* Janus beams. | * Janus beams. | ||
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<Hayley> I hope you know what you're doing... | <Hayley> I hope you know what you're doing... | ||
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<Janus> I certainly do! | <Janus> I certainly do! | ||
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<Janus> . o O (I think we might have a chance to beat those accursed Tuatha yet...) | <Janus> . o O (I think we might have a chance to beat those accursed Tuatha yet...) | ||
* Janus hugs her again. | * Janus hugs her again. | ||
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<Janus> . o O ( smells so... earthy... ) | <Janus> . o O ( smells so... earthy... ) | ||
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<Janus> (stupid Sex Appeal) | <Janus> (stupid Sex Appeal) | ||
* Hayley melts into him... mmm, she's so soft and curvy... and every move she makes is poetry in motion... so graceful, it makes a person's heart flutter and long to be caressed by those long, slender hands... | * Hayley melts into him... mmm, she's so soft and curvy... and every move she makes is poetry in motion... so graceful, it makes a person's heart flutter and long to be caressed by those long, slender hands... | ||
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<Janus> . o O (meep...) | <Janus> . o O (meep...) | ||
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<Janus> . o O (I feel like Jell-o... What's wrong with me??) | <Janus> . o O (I feel like Jell-o... What's wrong with me??) | ||
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<Hayley> (Sex appeal, ah, what joy. Janus will be fending off droves of men (and some women, too) from Hayley...) | <Hayley> (Sex appeal, ah, what joy. Janus will be fending off droves of men (and some women, too) from Hayley...) | ||
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<Janus> . o O (I'm acting crazy...) | <Janus> . o O (I'm acting crazy...) | ||
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<Hayley> (God, Hayley is a /goddess/ of love...! Better not say that out loud though, in case a goddess hears.) | <Hayley> (God, Hayley is a /goddess/ of love...! Better not say that out loud though, in case a goddess hears.) | ||
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<Janus> (hehe...might end up with snakes for hair) | <Janus> (hehe...might end up with snakes for hair) | ||
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<Janus> Let's go home, Hayley. | <Janus> Let's go home, Hayley. | ||
* Janus murmurs into her hair. | * Janus murmurs into her hair. | ||
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<Hayley> Mmmm... | <Hayley> Mmmm... | ||
* Hayley says into his chest | * Hayley says into his chest | ||
* Janus will Flicker-Flash them back onto the grounds of the Manor. | * Janus will Flicker-Flash them back onto the grounds of the Manor. | ||
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<Hayley> (I hope he knows what he's getting himself into... she is still kind of crazy... plus damn horny, plus in her Unseelie legacy... | <Hayley> (I hope he knows what he's getting himself into... she is still kind of crazy... plus damn horny, plus in her Unseelie legacy... | ||
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<Janus> (Say, the garden) | <Janus> (Say, the garden) | ||
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<Janus> (Hey, that makes two of us) | <Janus> (Hey, that makes two of us) | ||
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<Janus> (well... sort of. ;D) | <Janus> (well... sort of. ;D) | ||
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<Hayley> <m> No Sovereign, ok? | <Hayley> <m> No Sovereign, ok? | ||
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<Janus> ... | <Janus> ... | ||
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<Janus> All right, if you don't use Pyretics. The furniture is all so expensive. | <Janus> All right, if you don't use Pyretics. The furniture is all so expensive. |
Revision as of 19:30, 14 March 2012
- Hayley is sitting on the west coast of Australia at night.
- Hayley is several km N of her old school.
<Janus> * Sound of many beating wings...
- Janus steps out of the shadows.
<Hayley> (I know it's in that bit of story... but, it's what she'd do... I'm interested in what you'll do)
- Hayley doesn't turn around to look at you.
<Hayley> Hello Janus.
<Janus> Hello, Hayley.
<Hayley> I was wondering when you'd show up.
<Hayley> Did Windrider miss me?
- Janus 's voice sounds tired, yet displeased.
<Hayley> Or was it the Countess?
<Janus> He told me what happened, yes.
- Hayley nods her head, still facing the waves.
<Hayley> I couldn't stay there anymore. I'm sorry.
<Janus> Sorry?
<Janus> Do you even begin to comprehend what it is that you've done?
- Hayley turns slightly to look at him.
- Janus takes a step closer.
<Hayley> I broke an oath, yada-yah.
<Janus> You don't, do you?
<Janus> You truly are a child!
- Janus says, angrily.
- Hayley says calmly, but she is trembling.
<Janus> Beyond the dishonour you've brought to my mother's name, have you *any idea* what this means?
<Hayley> I couldn't just sit there, twiddling my thumbs.
<Hayley> I have to /do/ something.
- Hayley looks decidedly unhappy.
<Janus> There's doing something, and then there's breaking an oath to House Eiluned!
<Hayley> Are you going to put me to death then?
- Janus sighs, rubs the bridge of his nose.
<Janus> I'm going to take you back.
<Hayley> Try if you like, it ought to be interesting.
<Hayley> I'm not going back.
<Janus> I may be able to convince them to let this pass...
<Hayley> Aren't you listening?
<Hayley> I'm not going back.
<Hayley> I can't stand it there!
<Hayley> Everything reminds me -
<Janus> Reminds you of what?
- Hayley clamps her mouth shut and turns away from Janus.
<Janus> What about my family's hospitality so revolted you that you had to break our sacred oaths?
<Hayley> It wasn't the hospitality. It was very kind of you and your mother.
<Janus> You have a strange way of repaying kindness.
- Hayley 's eyes flash.
<Hayley> I'm sorry.
<Hayley> I couldn't stay there any longer- I was losing myself there!
- Hayley 's voice is a bit strangled.
<Hayley> (she's half-facing Janus, but not looking at him)
<Janus> ...
<Janus> What is it you're not telling me?
<Hayley> I- Don't ask me to say it, please...
- Hayley has turned to face him, eyes pleading.
<Janus> Say what?
- Janus looks wary.
- Hayley turns her face away and down, an unpleasant frown twisting her features.
- Hayley shifts smoothly to another tack, trying to change the subject.
<Hayley> I went by my old home...
<Hayley> There's a new family there... with a baby.
<Hayley> They look so happy.
<Hayley> Not like my family, wherever they are.
<Janus> ...
<Hayley> . o O (Did it work? Maybe if he feels sorry for me he won't pursue the subject.)
<Janus> Always these little games.
- Hayley looks up sharply at Janus.
<Hayley> Games?
<Hayley> Yes, I suppose they are. But you play them too, and your mother is all time champion of mind games.
- Janus looks slightly disgusted.
<Janus> Don't speak about my mother!
- Janus says hotly.
- Hayley smiles in a conniving fashion, but underneath it all she seems to be very uncertain...
<Janus> Listen Hayley, regardless of whatever unspeakable thing that you can't tell me...
<Janus> I can't allow you to just wander off.
- Hayley changes her expression again, slightly more pleasant.
<Janus> You are my responsibility...
<Hayley> If you're worried about me, don't be.
<Hayley> I'm quite capable of taking care of myself. Quite.
- Hayley mimics Diamond.
- Janus 's beautiful features twist in fury and he raises a hand to slap Hayley...
- Hayley cringes and runs off a distance.
<Hayley> Don't touch me!
<Hayley> Don't fucking touch me!
- Hayley screams.
<Janus> You are nothing but a child who needs ... discipline!!
- Janus yells in frustration.
<Hayley> I am not Dianna.
<Hayley> (How does she know about Dianna? o_O )
<Hayley> I am trying to protect you.
<Janus> *Dianna* had better--
<Hayley> Don't touch me. Go away and leave me alone!
<Janus> How do you know about Dianna?
<Hayley> I know about her.
<Hayley> I know about a lot of things.
- Hayley 's face twists in agony.
<Janus> That was almost a century ago. Who told you?
<Hayley> 10 000 years of things!
- Janus approaches her warily.
<Hayley> DON'T TOUCH ME!
<Janus> ...
- Hayley screams and moves away a bit further.
<Janus> What is going on?
- Janus comes closer.
- Hayley flares into a Starbody.
<Hayley> DON'T!
- Janus jumps back, instinctively throws up his hands...
<Hayley> (Starbody - Uh, where'd she learn /that/?)
<Hayley> Good...
- Hayley sobs.
<Hayley> Stay there.
<Janus> (To go with your little story...)
- Janus will throw up the same cantrip...
<Hayley> (Aw... )
<Janus> What has happened to you?
- Hayley doesn't seem to be hurling fireballs at you.
- Janus is confused, concerned...
<Hayley> Don't you know?
<Janus> There's no way you could have learned so much...
- Janus approaches her again.
- Hayley is still in flames, caressing one arm with the other. She looks decidedly wild.
<Janus> I don't... I don't know.
- Janus reaches out a hand...
<Hayley> NO!
- Hayley snarls, jumping back.
<Hayley> Touching me- that's what will bind you to me again.
<Hayley> Go away!
- Hayley sobs, despairingly.
<Janus> Bind me?
- Janus laughs hollowly, and drops his hand.
<Hayley> It's no use me FlickerFlashing again... you'll just find me... you have to go yourself, go away!
<Janus> I've already bound myself...
<Janus> I tied my own noose, ninety years ago.
- Hayley sobs tears of liquid flame.
<Hayley> Why did you cast that spell, Janus?
<Hayley> Why?
<Hayley> It would have been better if you hadn't.
<Hayley> I don't want to hurt you again.
<Janus> There was nothing else *to* do!
<Hayley> You could have grieved!
<Hayley> You could have gotten over it like everyone else!
<Janus> I'm not like everyone else!
<Hayley> No, I guess you're not...
- Hayley says sadly.
<Hayley> I wish Windrider hadn't told you.
<Janus> Did you think I wouldn't know anyway?
<Hayley> Maybe you wouldn't have come.
<Hayley> Please go. Go back to Morwen.
<Hayley> You deserve her, a Queen, not oathbroken...
<Janus> I don't want to talk about Morwen.
- Hayley flares up angrily again.
<Hayley> Are you stupid?
- Janus turns off his Starbody and sits down on a rock.
<Hayley> Don't you realize?
<Hayley> There will be another one!
<Hayley> There always is!
<Hayley> You can't be happy with me! Go AWAY!
<Janus> ...
<Hayley> I'll go away.
<Hayley> I hope you're sensible enough not to follow me.
- Janus looks like someone punched him in the stomach.
<Janus> I have no choice.
- Hayley drops her Starbody and gets ready to cast Flicker Flash, but the expression on Janus' face stays her.
<Hayley> Janus...
<Janus> We're the same...
<Janus> No matter who else comes along.
<Janus> You and I...
<Janus> Nobody understands like we do
<Janus> No-one else in the universe.
<Hayley> Don't say such things, please...
<Janus> There's no-one else who knows as we...
<Janus> That love, love is a fist, Hayley.
- Janus looks up at her.
<Hayley> Janus, they all knew. Every one of them that I doomed. I remember them... I hurt them all, without meaning to. Love is worse than a fist. It is hell, pure agony, for me. I am afraid of it, and I don't want to love ever again.
<Janus> You're wrong...
<Hayley> <w> Am I?
<Hayley> It is torture for me right now, standing so close to you, and forcing myself not to touch you.
- Hayley backs away step.
<Hayley> I want to die.
<Hayley> But I can't.
- Hayley shows her wrists to Janus.
<Janus> What did you do??
<Hayley> I used cold iron, even...
- Hayley looks bewildered.
- Janus exclaims.
<Hayley> Surely cold iron would do it?
<Hayley> But it didn't.
- Janus jumps up and grabs her wrists.
- Hayley is too messed up right just now to maintain her distance... he gets hold of her. There's a bunch of ugly-looking scabby scars running the length of her forearms.
<Janus> Why?
<Janus> WHy?
- Janus tries to hold back tears, but can't...
<Hayley> So- so I wouldn't have to destroy two more lives...
<Hayley> But it didn't work!
<Hayley> Always two, there's always two. I can't die until I've met the second one!
<Janus> Don't you understand...
<Hayley> And then I'll have destroyed two lives anyway...
<Janus> It's not you.
- Hayley chokes
<Janus> It's them.
<Janus> *Them*...
- Janus spits venomously.
- Hayley is just crying.
<Hayley> Oh, and this crying! I hate it. I never used to cry...
<Janus> ...
<Hayley> I am so weak... you always hated it when I cried, too...
<Janus> Because... I wanted you to be happy...
<Janus> Hayley...
<Janus> Come back to the manor with me.
<Hayley> No...
- Hayley shakes her head.
<Janus> Tara will take care of you, everything will be fine...
<Hayley> It hurts too much to be close to you.
<Hayley> I just want to be alone.
<Janus> ...
<Janus> But...
<Hayley> It's not anything you did...
- Janus looks hurt, uncomprehending.
<Hayley> I just- I need to be alone. I have all these thoughts and memories in my head, and they're not mine!
<Hayley> I can't sort them out!
<Janus> I can't leave you...
<Janus> Not like this.
<Janus> You must return with me.
- Janus says, taking a deep breath to steady himself.
<Janus> I know we've had some... difficulties, but I shall promise not to pressure you in the least...
<Janus> We can resume your lessons whenever you like, and I shall endeavour to straighten out this mess with the Countess.
<Hayley> Janus... I can't go back there, I remember all the nights we spent together... it torments me. Do you know how often I lay in bed at night at your mother's, thinking of you? Everything about her reminded me of you...
- Hayley looks totally disgusted with herself.
<Janus> I should like to think your memories of our home would be happy...
<Hayley> Oh, they are!
<Hayley> But - being close to you, and not touching... I can't do that.
<Hayley> I just can't.
<Hayley> Look - look at what I am?
<Janus> You are... a lovely young girl.
- Janus says matter-of-factly.
<Hayley> I'm ten thousand years old, and I'm 150, and I'm 560, and I'm only 14...
<Hayley> I'm Siobhan, I'm Gwen, I'm Marjolaine, I'm Debbie, I'm me!
- Hayley is seriously flipping out.
<Janus> That is very strange... that you should remember it all this time...
- Janus says, thoughtfully.
<Janus> But... perhaps I could help you...
<Hayley> I don't though-
- Hayley says desperately.
<Hayley> I don't remember- WHY.
<Janus> If you come back with me...
<Janus> We could work together to ... straighten it out somehow...
<Hayley> No!
- Janus says, a little plaintively.
<Hayley> I don't want you to make me forget again. That's what you mean, isn't it?
<Janus> No, that's not what I meant.
<Janus> I mean... why now, after all this time, should you suddenly remember everything that's happened, finally be aware of the curse?
- Janus speaks rapidly, you can see the little Eiluned hamster running in its wheel.
<Janus> Perhaps... perhaps it is beginning to weaken...
<Hayley> You- you asked me to remember...
- Janus stops.
<Janus> I asked you to remember me...
- Hayley digs her hands into her short (remember she cut of most of her hair) curls.
<Hayley> I did, I tried to... thinking of you - I couldn't stop.
<Hayley> The oath- the oath- I broke it before I even swore it, Janus.
<Hayley> She asked me if I loved you and I swore I didn't...
<Hayley> But I didn't know, then... I didn't know.
<Janus> Hayley, please...
<Hayley> What?
<Janus> You don't need to confess anything...
- Hayley 's eyes are totally wild.
<Janus> Calm down...
- Hayley does.
<Hayley> Oh. Oh, god, Janus.
- Hayley says quite sanely.
<Hayley> I can't go back to your place.
<Janus> Why not?
<Hayley> Rachel- Rachel.
<Janus> Rachel is with her grandmother.
<Hayley> I know she is...
<Janus> I don't understand...
<Hayley> I can't be a mother to her, Janus.
<Hayley> That's what she wants from me.
<Janus> I know that.
<Hayley> But I'm only 14! I don't know how to be a mother.
<Janus> I will worry about Rachel.
- Janus says reassuringly.
<Hayley> (Is he still touching her? He grabbed her arms to see the scars... then what did he do?)
<Janus> (well, you put your hands in your hair, so...)
- Janus puts a hand on her shoulder.
- Hayley moves in close to Janus.
<Hayley> Janus... will you hold me? I've wanted to feel your arms around me for so long...
- Hayley breathes. (Sex Appeal! Sex Appeal!)
<Janus> Hayley, I don't want to... make you uncomfortable...
<Janus> . o O (yikes!)
- Hayley looks up at Janus with wide eyes.
<Hayley> You won't, oh, you won't...
<Janus> Ah...
<Janus> Well, I guess there's no harm...
- Janus looks a little flushed.
- Janus hugs Hayley close...
<Hayley> Oh, Janus...
- Janus sniffs her hair, without thinking about what he's doing.
- Hayley slides her arms around his torso, works one hand up under his shirt and slides it along his back.
<Hayley> (She smells like desert sand and salt breeze)
<Janus> Haaa...
- Janus shivers.
<Janus> What... are you doing?
- Hayley stops her hand still and looks up at him.
- Hayley licks her lips.
<Janus> ...
<Hayley> I- don't you like it?
<Janus> I... well..
<Janus> Obviously...
<Janus> !
<Janus> I mean...
<Janus> I think perhaps that we might not want to jump into things... quite so soon...
- Janus sounds rather flustered, for some reason.
<Hayley> I am sorry.
- Hayley removes her hand from his shirt.
<Janus> No, no, it's alright, don't apologize...
<Hayley> I'm just a child.
<Janus> I didn't say that...
<Hayley> I want to know what it feels like! I have all these memories... but I've never felt it myself.
<Janus> ...
- Hayley lowers her eyelids, as if to hide something she's ashamed of.
<Janus> I think I understand...
<Janus> It must be very difficult...
<Janus> But I don't want you to do something out of confusion that you might regret.
- Janus is rebuilding his composure.
- Janus is still holding onto her though.
<Janus> . o O (And the same goes for me...)
<Hayley> I can't sleep alone, with you in a room down the hall.
<Hayley> I- sin.
- Hayley blushes.
<Janus> You what?
- Janus looks genuinely puzzled.
<Hayley> I- think of you and- sin...
<Janus> ...
<Janus> Oh...
<Janus> Oh, I see...
- Janus blushes again.
<Janus> Well, I...
<Janus> I suppose that's... flattering...
<Hayley> It makes me feel disgusted with myself. I should be stronger than to give in to temptation, but I can't stop myself. If the priests knew, they'd whip me.
<Janus> . o O (You know, she is a Wilder, really. So what's the difference?)
<Janus> . o O (Shut up!)
<Janus> Well, you don't have to worry about what the priests think.
<Janus> And anyway, I, ah...
<Janus> Well..
<Janus> I think... lots of girls probably...
<Janus> ...
<Hayley> I wasn't like other girls, at the school.
- Janus gets redder still.
<Hayley> I never did what the priests told me to do.
<Hayley> Am I like them now? I used to be proud of being strong.
<Janus> Those 'priests' were little more than programmers for some sort of sick cult.
<Janus> You're not like anyone else, Hayley.
<Janus> And you *are* strong...
- Janus runs a hand through her hair, again without really thinking about it.
- Hayley sighs and shudders.
<Hayley> Please don't do that, if you don't want me to do something back.
<Hayley> Do you still want me at your house? I can't control myself.
<Janus> Yes... I definitely do...
<Hayley> Will you let me go away again if I want to?
<Hayley> I will tell you before I leave.
<Janus> What do you mean?
<Hayley> But being free is very important to me.
<Hayley> If I need to get away for a while.
<Hayley> Will you let me go?
<Janus> Alright...
<Janus> So you'll come back with me?
- Hayley nods, a bit reluctantly.
- Janus beams.
<Hayley> I hope you know what you're doing...
<Janus> I certainly do!
<Janus> . o O (I think we might have a chance to beat those accursed Tuatha yet...)
- Janus hugs her again.
<Janus> . o O ( smells so... earthy... )
<Janus> (stupid Sex Appeal)
- Hayley melts into him... mmm, she's so soft and curvy... and every move she makes is poetry in motion... so graceful, it makes a person's heart flutter and long to be caressed by those long, slender hands...
<Janus> . o O (meep...)
<Janus> . o O (I feel like Jell-o... What's wrong with me??)
<Hayley> (Sex appeal, ah, what joy. Janus will be fending off droves of men (and some women, too) from Hayley...)
<Janus> . o O (I'm acting crazy...)
<Hayley> (God, Hayley is a /goddess/ of love...! Better not say that out loud though, in case a goddess hears.)
<Janus> (hehe...might end up with snakes for hair)
<Janus> Let's go home, Hayley.
- Janus murmurs into her hair.
<Hayley> Mmmm...
- Hayley says into his chest
- Janus will Flicker-Flash them back onto the grounds of the Manor.
<Hayley> (I hope he knows what he's getting himself into... she is still kind of crazy... plus damn horny, plus in her Unseelie legacy...
<Janus> (Say, the garden)
<Janus> (Hey, that makes two of us)
<Janus> (well... sort of. ;D)
<Hayley> <m> No Sovereign, ok?
<Janus> ...
<Janus> All right, if you don't use Pyretics. The furniture is all so expensive.