closed ♔ if i could be somebody else | well i think i would for you

[behindcloseddoors]

♬ i would for you - nine inch nails

WHO || Elena & Wynn [closed]
WHAT || Elena goes to speak to Wynn about Kyp
WHERE || Knights HQ, the Round Table room
WHEN || End of May, a couple of days after Elena's party
HOW || Actionspam

[Elena doesn't know what she's doing, but her feet seem to be moving of their own accord.

This is her problem, and she can't help but feel as if she's the root cause for it all. Too many people's happiness, people that she loves, is at stake. She needs to fix this, however she can, and there are only a couple of ways to do it.

But first, she has questions. And she might only be able to get them from one person unless the tries scouring the minds of the other knights of the order.

And she's not sure she's ready to go that far. Or maybe, she just doesn't want to hear. What they say out loud is bad enough, sometimes.

So pretty soon, she's outside the door to Wynn's office, knocking lightly on the door. Wynn has always been an intimidating presence for her, and today is certainly going to be no exception.

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[narcosynthesis]

[ it doesn't work for one, because he's... not really there, which would become obvious the moment she tried it. IT'S ALL A DREAMMMM. but yeah somethin seems shady about dis. ]

Well, the assistance I can offer would be mutually beneficial, you might say. I don't consider myself a Samaritan.

[notaroundme]

[Yep, that's what I figured. She crinkles up her nose.]

Well, let's hear it.

[Is it fucking terrible that she's glad she has this as a distraction because wow being mad at an asshole is so much better than....whatever the hell just happened first.]

[narcosynthesis]

I doubt Violet has told you much, about the offer made to her each night, has she?

[notaroundme]

Not in vivid detail, no.

[But she doesn't push, because Vi doesn't push her.]

[narcosynthesis]

Then you are unaware that she has accepted to inevitably die, that this is what has pushed her to wed so quickly, that she feels its shadow creeping upon her and does not consider her life worth fighting for?

[notaroundme]

I know more than you think. [She's seen the depression, after all, especially in retrospect now that she's...experienced it. The rest of it? She refuses to accept it, basically, because gdit they're not letting Vi die. She's heard about her trip to Manhattan, after all.] And if you think we aren't still trying to save her, you're out of your mind.

[Wow she hates you so much, srsly.]

[narcosynthesis]

That was hardly what I was suggesting. I'm telling you that I know how to save her - that that is what we have been aspiring to do.

The path you all seek to follow may be successful in saving Violet's life...

But it will have a very high cost. A cost in blood.

[notaroundme]

[She crosses her arms over her chest. She doesn't trust this guy as far as she can throw him.]

First, how would you know what path that even is? Second, why do you care? Third, if our plan is so bad, what's yours?

[Sense Motive 28 as she watches him carefully while he answers (hopefully). She's got her eye on you, buddy.]

[narcosynthesis]

Malaak'a sees what lies in your nightmares. Do you think none of you have had any about this plan of yours?

He can offer Violet what she needs to carry on - the power to save those she loves, the fear of which is the weight burdening her soul.

As for why this concerns me, [ he shrugs ] Violet was important to Jade. And Jade was important to me. [ he sounds... startlingly sincere, on that point ]

[notaroundme]

If she was going to accept his offer, she would have taken it already. And it's no one's choice but hers.

[She doesn't know the details of Manhattan, but it's none of her business, either.]

I'm not going to try and convince her to do something she's so obviously against.

[narcosynthesis]

She won't accept it because she wants nothing more than to die. Do you think this is something she would willingly admit to her friends? Or are you content to watch her give up?

[notaroundme]

She. Does. Not.

[Take it back, basically. Why would she bother getting married? Why would she agree to go to Manhattan? She doesn't believe for a second that Vi wants to die.]

Unless the next words out of your mouth are actually helpful or constructive in some way, then get out.

[narcosynthesis]

She does, whether you wish to deny it or not. She won't be strong enough to do what needs to be done. You're very likely to lose her.

Unless you accept our assistance.

[notaroundme]

Why don't you define 'our' for me?

[Because if it involves Dimitris, fuck no. If it's, say, Nadia?

Maybe.]

[narcosynthesis]

Myself, and Malaak'a, of course.

Who else do you think has that power?

[notaroundme]

Of course.

[No sarcasm there, nope. :|]

Oh, I'm sure there's someone who's strong enough. There's always another way. Going with the evil nightmare god and the guy who's tried to kill us option isn't exactly very tempting.

[narcosynthesis]

As I recall, you were the ones who came to kill me. Did you expect me to sit back and allow you to?

[notaroundme]

Oh don't try and play the innocent card on me. I saw what you did to Myri in the recording studio, the kind of people you work for and seemingly enjoy it.

We came to get Isabella, who you'd strung up as your puppet, and once we got her we left.

[narcosynthesis]

Isabella came there with a very singular intention. She was looking to prove something, and she thought cutting me down was the way to do it.

[notaroundme]

You'll have to excuse me if I don't feel sorry for you.

[narcosynthesis]

I certainly don't desire your pity. But you have to understand that your accusations are misplaced.

[notaroundme]

Considering you've given me all this information as vaguely as possible, I'm pretty sure they aren't.

[It would be like making a deal with the devil, tbh.]

You still haven't even told me what you seem to think my situation is. Or what you seem to think will happen if we follow the path we're on now.

[narcosynthesis]

Do I need to make it much clearer?

Someone will die.

[notaroundme]

[Alright, that's unsettling. But...]

And if we don't do anything, someone else will die. Are you telling me you can see the future, too?

[She thinks you're really full of shit tbh.]

[narcosynthesis]

No one has to die. Violet takes our offer and Malaak'a can relieve her nightmares instantly. Something to think about. [ shrug ] I've said my piece.