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Date Posted: 23:47:13 04/01/05 Fri
Author: S'peer - Scarth
Subject: All the world's a stage...
In reply to: Maria 's message, "~~Hatred is Thicker than Blood~~ Or is it?" on 20:34:01 04/01/05 Fri

S�peer hadn�t even heard Maria enter the room. He was that lost in his own thoughts � and despair. He knew Scarth hated him being like this; the blue had always harboured secret fears that his rider would turn back into who he was three or four years ago, after That Flight. Certainly, S�peer was behaving the same as he had done. But S�peer was clinging valiantly to the little stability he had. Little because he moved around so much. It was a reflex to do so, since he didn�t like becoming attached to people.

It was a different kind of reaction than say, Maria�s or X�thrall�s. They just didn�t trust other people. But S�peer just didn�t like to get too close. He had been changed by The Flight with Halzay, whether he knew it or not. The fact was, he was terrified of hurting people. And he was terrified of getting too close to them, in case he hurt them.

When Maria touched his shoulder, the bluerider sat up � but at her next words, he closed his eyes. �I need to know if you did it.� That was what she had said. And now he had to tell her the truth. And she would never even look at him again.

Slowly, as if it hurt him to do so, he nodded. To his own surprise, tears filled his eyes, and his voice came out choked and raspy with choked-down sobs. �I did.� He couldn�t look at her. He half-expected her to run out of his weyr the moment she had confirmation. �I don�t know how it happened � I don�t even remember it. Can you believe it? Or maybe I just don�t want to remember it. All I know is that I raped her�and�bloody shards�� He buried his head in his hands, shaking.

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Replies:

Umm... Hello? -- Salzay, 05:43:43 04/05/05 Tue
- And all the men and women? -- S'peer - Scarth, 09:27:17 04/05/05 Tue
  - Alrighty then! ^_^ -- Salzay, 18:10:19 04/06/05 Wed
    - Hatred is Thicker than Blood Or is it? -- Maria, 18:59:26 04/07/05 Thu
      - Merely players. -- S'peer (Scarth), 00:59:48 04/08/05 Fri
        ~~Hatred is Thicker than Blood~~ ~~Or is it?~~ -- Maria Myth, 19:29:26 04/08/05 Fri
        (NT) -- Font Flit, 22:14:48 04/08/05 Fri
        Next time, double-check your HTML. (NT) -- annoyed player, 22:20:26 04/08/05 Fri
        They have their exits... -- S'peer (Scarth), 02:55:36 04/09/05 Sat
        ~~Hatred is Thicker than Blood~~ Or is it? -- Maria, 15:33:13 04/10/05 Sun
        ...And their entrances... -- S'peer -- Scarth, 23:40:51 04/10/05 Sun
        Hatred is Thicker than Blood Ori is it? -- Maria, 14:33:08 04/12/05 Tue
        ...And one man... -- S'peer, 09:48:17 04/13/05 Wed
        ~~Hatred is Thicker than Blood~~ Or is it? -- Maria, 08:09:11 04/17/05 Sun
        ...In his time... -- S'peer - Scarth, 09:01:56 04/17/05 Sun
        Hatred is Thicker than Blood color=blue>Or is it? -- Maria, 09:26:53 04/21/05 Thu