[Good. Good. Anger is just D'Artagnan's defense against his fear. His study and his mind gives him the right to act as he sees fit. This man is dirt. The same as nearly everyone else in this dump.
But hey. Least he's equal opportunities.]
I am more than aware that these people have shown me kindness, I assure you. Theirs is a debt I intend to repay.
[He's so serious about this. Merciful heavens! He may even be able to redeem himself without laughing at them all.]
Yes. With pain above and beyond what you've inflicted already. I know your kind. We're not all so blinded by mercy here.
[ Ordinarily, d'Artagnan would think mercy was a good thing.
But not for a man like this. Rehabilitation isn't something he particularly believes in. He would be suspicious even of a penitent Crane, and this variant is far from that. ]
I hope you enjoy the feeling of being watched. I'm not the only one whose eyes will never leave you, Crane.
I am more than aware of that. It's the natural thing for we as humans; to watch what we're afraid of. And it wouldn't be the first time I've lived under the watchful eye.
Perhaps you might figure out what became of that. Or not. I don't really care, either way.
[The person involved ended up dead and buried in their own aviary. Fancy that.]
D'Artagnan doesn't default to fear. Crane had attacked innocent people. More importantly, what he'd done had hurt Athos. Badly. That's not the sort of thing that makes d'Artagnan afraid.
It makes him furious. ]
You should look again. Fear may be what you seek, but you'll never find it with me.
Oh, but I have. Your fury is the emotion you feel, and your grandstanding is your response. To your fear of loss, your fear of loneliness, of failure. The fear of losing your friends, each and every one. Need I go on?
[ Typed so quickly that he spells half of it wrong, and has to go back. With more care this time: ]
You don’t know me. You think you do, but you’ve never even looked me in the eye. But so that we’re clear, if you touch my friends I’ll kill you. Try me. I promise that you won’t enjoy it.
And so we come to the petty insult section of the conversation.
Do you mind if I skip this part? It's just that it's so overplayed, and I could be talking to someone who still means something around here. You understand.
[Guess who isn't replying so he can be a complete asshole. This guy right here. He'll just kick his feet up and revel in anything coming his way. Hurts not knowing, doesn't it?]
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But hey. Least he's equal opportunities.]
I am more than aware that these people have shown me kindness, I assure you. Theirs is a debt I intend to repay.
[He's so serious about this. Merciful heavens! He may even be able to redeem himself without laughing at them all.]
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[ Ordinarily, d'Artagnan would think mercy was a good thing.
But not for a man like this. Rehabilitation isn't something he particularly believes in. He would be suspicious even of a penitent Crane, and this variant is far from that. ]
I hope you enjoy the feeling of being watched. I'm not the only one whose eyes will never leave you, Crane.
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Perhaps you might figure out what became of that. Or not. I don't really care, either way.
[The person involved ended up dead and buried in their own aviary. Fancy that.]
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[ That thought is hilarious.
D'Artagnan doesn't default to fear. Crane had attacked innocent people. More importantly, what he'd done had hurt Athos. Badly. That's not the sort of thing that makes d'Artagnan afraid.
It makes him furious. ]
You should look again. Fear may be what you seek, but you'll never find it with me.
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[Everything relates to fear, you know.]
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[ Typed so quickly that he spells half of it wrong, and has to go back. With more care this time: ]
You don’t know me. You think you do, but you’ve never even looked me in the eye. But so that we’re clear, if you touch my friends I’ll kill you. Try me. I promise that you won’t enjoy it.
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[A threat to kill is ineffective if this world will just keep bringing him back.]
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If you think you’re invincible, you’re sadly mistaken. Just because the law has no teeth here does not mean the rest of us lack for them.
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Do you mind if I skip this part? It's just that it's so overplayed, and I could be talking to someone who still means something around here. You understand.
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Goodbye for now.
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