> Paloma: All your friends are pawns and you're hurting them

-- incomingApocalypse [IA] began trolling absoluteAltitude [AA] at 13:09 --
-- incomingApocalypse [IA]  slowly approaches Paloma, cloaked, hiding in the darkness of that rainy night --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  doesn't seem to notice him. She's still crying, heading slowly back towards her hive. --
-- incomingApocalypse [IA]  reveals himself by coming even closer, into her line of sight --
IA: Hello, Lovers.
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  stops, looking at the Watcher with empty eyes. --
AA: <\ ... what do you want. />
IA: Does that matter?
IA: Intentions are no more important than actions and facts.
AA: <\ ... />
IA: What one seeks does not override what one truly is.
IA: I am the Black Watcher, and you are The Lovers.
AA: <\ Okay. />
IA: It is, however, quite an ironic title for you in the current situation.
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  starts walking again, trying to move past the Watcher. --
AA: <\ Leave me alone. />
IA: Just like everyone else?
-- absoluteAltitude's [AA'S]  tears leak down her face. --
AA: <\ ... what, what would you know? />
IA: Facts.
IA: Actions.
IA: I know what happened.
AA: <\ ... then you know why I want you to leave me alone. I don't have time for you aliens right now. />
IA: That is what you say.
IA: But I see no other possible way for you to spend your time.
AA: <\ If you want to attack me, just do it! />
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  whirls on the Watcher, snarling at him. --
AA: <\ I don't care! />
IA: Why would I?
IA: You did nothing to harm me.
IA: Though I can't say the same for the other trolls surrounding you.
AA: <\ I... />
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  falters, looking away. --
IA: What, little miss, are you planning to do?
AA: <\ I don't... I don't know... />
IA: Analyzing your situation, I can see you have nowhere to go.
AA: <\ ... I hurt everyone... />
IA: Indeed you did.
IA: By insisting on your ways, you only managed to make matters worse and worse.
IA: The harder you tried to fix things, the more you and everyone around you sunk.
AA: <\ ... I brought everyone down... />
IA: But there is still a course of action possible here.
AA: <\ ... I... />
AA: <\ I know what to do. />
IA: And what would that be?
AA: <\ ... />
AA: <\ I'll talk to Ranigi. />
IA: Why?
IA: So he can punish you?
AA: <\ ... yes. />
IA: So he can also be pulled on this unending spiral of revenge?
IA: Is your hatred towards your friends so big that you want to drag more trolls into all of this?
AA: <\ ... I have to do something. />
AA: <\ And... and what I normally do isn't working... />
-- incomingApocalypse [IA]  hands her a rusty sword --
IA: What you normally do was the source of this all.
AA: <\ ... />
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  takes the sword, shaking a little. --
IA: End this.
IA: Spare yourself the trouble of living.
IA: Spare others the trouble of your living.
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  holds the sword to her gut, still shaking. She presses it in a little... but her hand jerks away, slicing at her skin without doing any lethal damage. --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  sobs, staring at the ground. --
AA: <\ I... I can't... />
IA: I see.
IA: Cowardly to the end, then.
AA: <\ ... even now... I have to rely on my friends... />
AA: <\ ... use my friends... />
IA: Weigh your friends down...
IA: Throw more of them in this unending spiral of misery and pain.
AA: <\ ... />
-- absoluteAltitude's [AA'S]  voice is weak. --
AA: <\ ... it's all I can do... />
IA: The simple fact that you consider them friends already shows how foolish and emotionless you are.
AA: <\ ... emotionless... />
AA: <\ ... am I really...? />
IA: Oh, forgive me for my mistake.
IA: You do have emotions.
IA: Emotions of your own.
IA: With no regard for anyone else.
AA: <\ I... />
AA: <\ But I do care! />
IA: If you really did, you wouldn't be bringing more people into this.
AA: <\ It... it's all I can do! />
IA: If you really did, you would have solved it all.
IA: You would at least have tried.
IA: But you didn't.
IA: You just stood aside and watched the whole situation snowball.
AA: <\ I... I... />
IA: Am I lying?
AA: <\ ... no... />
IA: Yet you still want more.
IA: You seek to punish yourself, because somehow that will make you feel better.
IA: But not simply that. You seek light punishment.
IA: You seek light punishment at the hands of a merciful troll, that will probably end up dead thanks to you.
AA: <\ ... if I died, I'd leave the ones who still want me behind... />
AA: <\ ... and I... I can protect him. />
IA: Like you protected everyone else?
AA: <\ ... />
IA: Like you protected your moirail?
IA: That you were meant to protect?
AA: <\ ... please stop... />
IA: Give me three names.
IA: Three trolls that still want you.
AA: <\ ... A, Amaloc. Tursun... and... />
AA: <\ ... and... />
IA: Amaloc.
IA: Oh, Amaloc.
IA: The troll you were supposed to help.
IA: The troll you were supposed to care about.
AA: <\ I...! />
IA: You who should mend his wounds, free him of his burdens...
IA: You only managed to bring him stress and hurt, pain and suffering.
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  hugs herself, sobbing quietly. --
AA: <\ I can't... />
AA: <\ I can't help anyone... />
IA: Help?
IA: It would be acceptable if you could at least keep everything the way it is.
IA: But what did you do?
IA: A troll lost his tongue.
IA: Your moirail lost his horns and at least three perigrees of living.
AA: <\ I... />
IA: You threw everyone in a wave of revenge and anger.
IA: Trolls that were once friendly just like the ideal world you always imagined now want each other dead.
AA: <\ I... I... />
AA: <\ ... it all comes back to me... />
IA: You still have the sword.
IA: With your death, everything will end.
IA: The reason to fight will disappear.
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  looks at the sword, shaking a little. --
AA: <\ ... I can't do it... not, not like this. />
IA: You still didn't wreak enough havoc.
AA: <\ No! That's not...! />
IA: You know want to get everyone in a wave of revenge against Ranigi.
AA: <\ No...! />
IA: The poor troll will look for justice and end up being horribly murdered by a bunch of pawns on your board.
AA: <\ They're not my pawns! />
IA: Not only that, but you will have a mark.
IA: That way, everyone you meet will instantly know you have a problem.
IA: You, as the poor liar you are, will let them know.
IA: Wether that is accidentally or on purpose is unknown.
AA: <\ I...! />
IA: What is known is that at that instant, you will have yet another troll orbiting around you.
IA: Another one on the spiral of vengeance, death, pain, suffering, hatred.
IA: The spiral that seems to revolve around you.
AA: <\ ... />
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  takes a hold on the sword, points it at herself... --
IA: End it!
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  is about to do it when Amaloc's face flashes through her head. --
IA: Act out your final and only good deed!
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  throws the sword aside with a strangled yell. --
AA: <\ I can't do that to him! />
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  thinks of Tursun, too, and Cucali... oh, Cucali... --
IA: So you want to keep this up.
AA: <\ ... why are you doing this? />
AA: <\ Why are you saying all this...? />
IA: It is the truth.
IA: I just wanted you to weigh your decision.
IA: Now, you can't say you didn't think this through.
AA: <\ .... />
AA: <\ If this is what I'm meant to do... />
AA: <\ If I'm meant to bring destruction and split everyone apart... />
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  laughs. It's a hollow, broken laugh. --
IA: Very well.
AA: <\ Fine! Fine, I get it! />
IA: I will joyfully watch as this whole thing plays out.
AA: <\ I'm terrible! I'm poison! And that's all I am! />
-- incomingApocalypse [IA]  walks up to his sword, grabbing it --
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  watches him, uncaring. --
IA: If you say so.
IA: If I didn't know better, I'd say you're having fun.
AA: <\ ... that's the last thing on my mind. />
IA: So it is on your mind.
-- incomingApocalypse [IA]  turns around, starting to walk away slowly --
AA: <\ ... />
-- absoluteAltitude [AA]  just stands there, tears leaking down her face. --
IA: Just a fair warning.
IA: What you've seen until now is nothing compared to what's to come.
AA: <\ I... don't even believe you... />
IA: Of course you don't.
IA: All I did until now was lying, after all.
IA: You're the righteous one.
-- incomingApocalypse [IA]  disappears amidst the darkness --
-- incomingApocalypse [IA] gave up trolling absoluteAltitude [AA] at 14:28 --