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crystal | letter | cease and desist notices slipped under her door | action

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[rathercommon]

Gwenaelle,

Then let's not talk about the Inquisition. Let's talk about a future that goes beyond what they're offering. I'm sure you have thoughts on that, haven't you?

Sincerely,
Kathleen Jones

P.S.-- That letter was pathetically short, and completely a waste of paper. Come on; I know you've always got far more to say than that. Did your hand cramp up or something? Were you interrupted? Were you kidnapped?

crystal.

[elegiaque]

( —as seamlessly as if they'd been speaking already: )

If you don't see a future past the Inquisition—and all the Inquisition offers is that there'll be one, that's it's one job—there doesn't seem much purpose to wasting a great deal of paper discussing what I plan to do or not. Also, ( frankly, ) I'd be a fucking idiot to write any of that down.

crystal.

[rathercommon]

[ God, Gwen is - unpredictable. With a bit of a sigh, Kitty fishes out her crystal, and answers - ]

I always burn letters after I get 'em.

crystal. tmw all my icons are variations on "distressed" or "vaguely sexy".

[elegiaque]

On the Inquisition's behalf I quite literally once went to my lord's estate to collect letters he'd intercepted, made copies of and allowed to be delivered in their original form.

smoulder at me

[rathercommon]

Which would be relevant if any of these letters were being delivered by messenger. I'm carrying mine to your room myself. But - whatever.

[ A little huff. ]

Honestly, the only thing you care about is stopping Corypheus?

SMOULDERS

[elegiaque]

Absolutely all of my letters were delivered by messenger.

( obviously. what, gwenaëlle was going to carry them down herself? no. and guilfoyle handles most of her correspondence, and is entirely trustworthy, but he's also got knees old enough to have little knee grandchildren and shouldn't be bothered for everything. )

But no. Of course not. What I care about isn't what we were discussing.

[rathercommon]

Ooh, right, cause a conversation is like exams - you've got to stick to the theme that teacher decides on. What do you care about, then?

[elegiaque]

Things you'll be dead for.

[rathercommon]

And, what? I'm not allowed to care about things that'll happen after I die?

[elegiaque]

I don't see what the point is of discussing them if it's not practical. I mean—

( the grimace is audible in her exhale. )

I don't believe any of what you said about rifters. My entire life would be pointless if I did, I might as well give up now. But if you believe it, then I don't see what the practical benefit is to considering those things now. And I don't see why I'd discuss them other than to purpose.

[rathercommon]

Pointless?

[ Her voice is incredulous. ]

Why would your life be pointless?

[elegiaque]

I don't know if you've noticed, ( dryly, ) but every part of my future features a rifter rather prominently.

[rathercommon]

Oh, right. The marriage thing.

[ Here she sounds a touch dismissive. Kitty's views on human relationships are not exactly...indulgent or positive. ]

Thranduil is lovely, but he's hardly necessary to give your life purpose.

[elegiaque]

He is in all of my plans.

[rathercommon]

Well, and the city of London was in all of my plans, but - one adapts in accordance with life's unexpected turns.

[elegiaque]

Yes, obviously. I'd have a completely different life if he weren't in it, that's what I mean. My plans would be different.

[rathercommon]

But not the things you care about. Not your ideals.

[elegiaque]

...why not?

( a genuine question. )

Of course I'd care about different things.

[rathercommon]

[ Incredulously - ]

Just because you didn't have a person in your life any longer? The world would still be the same even if he died. There'd still be all the same injustices.

[elegiaque]

Yes, and that's terrible.

( in much the same tone as kitty spoke of the marriage thing, and just as unintentionally revealing; she isn't mirroring it on purpose. )

It would be a different life. I wouldn't lead it the same way. I don't know what it would look like.

[rathercommon]

It's not as though you lack imagination.

[elegiaque]

What I care about is people. My people, the people who I love. And I will always do what's best for them. We live in the world, so we should save it. And whatever they need me to do, or to be—

( gwenaëlle doesn't have ideals, she has a heart as wide and as treacherous as the ocean. )

I'll be that.

[rathercommon]

But - people are...Not to be too blunt, but people are generally awfully disappointing.

[elegiaque]

Yes, that's why I don't care about very many of them.

[rathercommon]

And you can't ever help people. Not really.