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Post by Orica Eisenhardt on Aug 13, 2017 1:11:09 GMT -5
Orica walked out of her room and thought for a moment. There was a lot that happened at that trial and a few things were sticking out. It was indeed true that many of the others were important in finding out who did it, but that was balanced out by the fact that the one of them that vouched for teamwork was the one that was weak enough to murder. That did little to win her over to the idea of relying on others. That being said there was something that needed to be dealt with. Someone's behavior was so weak that she needed to address it.
Turning she walked down the hallway with purpose, although she usually looked like she had reason to do anything, and knocked on Liam's door. Once certain that the sound would be heard she stood there, arms crossed and staring at the door as she waited for Liam to open it. In all honestly opening a door to see Orica there would probably be one the scariest things he would encounter, on par with opening it to a dead body bleeding all over the floor, but his comfort was nowhere on her mind.
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Post by Liam Dayton on Aug 13, 2017 2:18:24 GMT -5
Today has been rough. I think we can all agree on that. We lost Ren, our doctor, because he had killed someone, and then it turns out that he wasn't even in control of his actions when he did it. I can't even imagine what it's like dealing with this for those that were close to him. What if that happens to another one of us? What if we're all forced into killing each other against our will? Well, I guess we already are.
Knocking at my door? Can't imagine why anybody would want to talk to me after I failed them all like that. Not like I really want to talk to them either. Except Kris. I can make time for-
Oh no. Orica. It's Orica.
With a small scream, Liam immediately slammed the door on her.
Why did I do that? I just slammed the door on the scariest person here. Someone who already views me as foolish and weak. Why do I keep digging my own grave like this? How was I the one who managed to survive when I can't stop doing these things to myself? I guess the only solution is to go and meet my fate head-on. Here goes nothing.
Liam opened the door up a little bit, just enough for him to reveal his face.
"Uh, h-hey there Orica. W-What are you doing here? Surely there must be others you could talk to right about now? Not that I d-don't enjoy talking to you or anything!"
Look at me. I'm a mess. Hey moron, you were supposed to at least attempt to put on a brave face. This is why she thinks you're weak. If I can't face this, how will I manage to make it through this nightmare? Come on, Liam. You've faced much more terrifying things than this, but yet she still scares the living daylights out of me.
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Post by Orica Eisenhardt on Aug 13, 2017 17:42:25 GMT -5
Orica waited for him to open the door again after slamming it in her face. She had expected such a weak response from him and it was almost refreshing to see someone meet her expectations of their weakness. It just proved he was weak after all.
Upon reopening the door her expression hadn't changed at all, although she had braced herself to grab onto his door to keep it open should he be tempted to hide from her again. This was a weakness that had to be dealt with and he had to be made strong enough to handle it. ”Others weren't weak enough to lie to try and cover for someone they had foolishly decided to protect.” Pointing at him, using the arm that looked like it had a dragon skull on it of course. For maximum intimidation.
”It is not my job to train all of you to lose the weakness tying you down, but that I cannot stand. If it is not dealt with it will merely keep occurring and might lead everyone's deaths. That is an outcome I know you don't wish for... unless you are the one behind this whole farce.”
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Post by Liam Dayton on Aug 13, 2017 18:39:25 GMT -5
Yep. That's what I thought. She's here because I covered for Kris back in the trial. I know it was a stupid thing to do, but for some stupid reason I didn't want him to framed as an attacker. Man, how do I keep messing things up for myself?
"Is that all y-you came here to say? Because I already know. I can guarantee the others probably feel the same way. You don't have to w-worry about it happening again. I've learned my lesson."
She's not the first to think what I did was foolish. I don't think anyone thought it was the right move to make at that time. Heck, even I think it was up there on the list of stupid things I've done. It's got a nice #2 spot. Figures that the one time I try to follow through on my promise to protect others it ends up making everyone dislike me more than they already did.
"Believe me, I don't want to see anyone else here suffer. I just... I don't know why I did what I did, okay? I saw you guys all accusing Kris of attacking Excrest, and I just couldn't stand it anymore. Call me weak, or whatever, but at least I know to not turn my back on my fri- somebody else."
But I guess you wouldn't know what it's like to have-
What is wrong with me? Why would I even think something like that? I don't even know what to think about that. No, I'm sure Orica has plenty of friends. Why wouldn't she? She is an Ultimate after all.
"As for your accusation of me being the mastermind, d-don't be ridiculous. You know I don't want to see any more of us get k-killed. The thought of it is already sickening."
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Post by Orica Eisenhardt on Aug 18, 2017 0:26:58 GMT -5
”Tell me, your reason for defending Kris was merely because he was being targeted as a possible suspect and, as you let slip through your weakness, you did it because you wanted to 'not turn your back on your friend.'” Orica crossed her arms and glared at him. ”That is your weakness. I care not if you decide to make bonds of friendship with other weaklings, but to be blinded by that bond is the reason why I took the time to discuss it with you, as I correctly assumed that it was your true weakness.”
So. What if it was him. What if he betrayed your trust and used that as a cover to get away with murder. Before you find yourself taken aback by my assertion, think for a moment. That very reaction is why someone would do it to you. If you wish to be a shield by all means, but a shield is only as Strong as the one it's protecting. If those who you wish to protect are weak then your protection of them will only break you.”
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Post by Liam Dayton on Aug 18, 2017 18:18:21 GMT -5
"Yeah, that's my w-weakness. I won't let someone I care about die. Even if it means I have to suffer as a result. I was w-willing to die in that trial."
Probably one of the worse fatal flaws out there. Always willing to put yourself in harms way for others, regardless of whether no not they deserve it. It's a great way to get killed for no reason, and an even better way to make sure nobody trusts you by the end of it all.
"B-Break me? H-How?"
It's kind of hard to get into an even worse condition than this, but I'm sure it'll find a way. Just take a look at Koneko. If the universe wants me broken and shattered, then it will do it's best to leave me broken and shattered.
"I can see your point. I shouldn't have put my trust in someone else so quickly and r-recklessly. But so what? What's to stop me from s-stupidly doing it again? And why did you even bother confronting me about it anyways? It's not like it'll change anything."
It's not like I'm just going to suddenly change who I am just because she tells me to, even if she scares me beyond belief. It's just who I am at this point. Not all of us can just change who we are at the drop of a hat. Some of us are stuck as our terrible, flawed selves with nothing we can do about it. That's all there is to it.
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