11-24-2019, 07:41 AM
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﹝[abbr=don't look back]♢[/abbr]﹞
Their weekly task was to write to someone they were no longer in touch with. They had no intention of ever sending the letter, or even writing it in a language that would be understood by anyone that tried to read it. They'd decided to write to Susie, the most significant person to them that wasn't still in their life or dead.
For several long minutes, they stared at the blank piece of paper, chewing on the end of their pen. Then: fuck it. They were just going to do it.
Dear Susie,
You're never going to see this and this task is pretty much pointless. But, it's a task, which is a thing in the Badlands. Has been for a few months. I had to write to someone I no longer talk to, and I picked you. I mean, who else would I pick? Derick? I've got nothing left to say to him that I haven't already said. Now that I think about it, I'm not so sure that's true. But he's gone and he's never coming back, so it doesn't matter.
But you and me? There's still plenty of things that are unsaid, and even if there weren't, I'd still enjoy talking to you. Those are two things, huh? On the one hand, I'm sorry I never gave you the answers you wanted. I couldn't say it to you in person and I still can't say it now. On the other hand, despite everything, I still miss you. You were my best friend and sometimes I forget that we can't go sit on your dad's roof and talk about Mourningstar or your customers.
I wish you were here, sometimes. I wish we could sit on my balcony and talk and it would be like old times but now. Updated. Other times I'm glad I've moved on, that I have new friends and someone new to love. You were the only not toxic part of my life for so long, but all that changed. And that's my fault, not yours, but I can never go back. And you shouldn't either. You should just let me go and forget I existed. If you haven't already.
I won't forget you. As much as I'd like to, I won't. But remembering is all I'll do. And this letter, I guess. I think it's long enough now though, that I can stop.
-Cat
That being done, they folded the piece of paper and headed out towards the casino. Had to show that they'd done their task somehow, right? What better way than to wave around the slip of paper?
[spoiler=google translate latin version]Carissimi Susie,
Vos es nunquam iens ut videamus quantum haec et haec opus est pulchellus vanitas. Sed, suus 'a opus quod est aliquid per Badlands. Mensibus fuit. Habui scribere non aliquis loqui et elegit vos. Tibi sit, qui se non aliud exciperent? Derick? Ego got ut nihil ei dicunt quod non dictum prius. Nunc cogito de ea, Im 'certus ut' non est verum. Sed nunquam regredi descendit et sic refert.
Sed et a me? Non est tamen multa sunt quae suadet metus ac si non essent, tamen ego fruar quod loquitur ad vos. Duo sunt huh? In una manu, me paenitet me quod tibi dabat responsa numquam voluisti. Non potui vobis dicam in homine, et tamen non dicunt ea nunc. In alia manu, non obstante quae ego adhuc desideramus. Et tu aliquando amicissimo meo, et ego obliviscar tui, ut non sit ire Disputatio, et Pater in tecto tuo per circuitum, aut Mourningstar customers.
Utinam hic interdum. Utinam mihi solarium potui verbis iam olim futurus esset. Renovata est. Alii Ego movetur in tempore gaudeo: non quia amici novi, quod aliquis novum ad amorem. Tu solus et non toxicus parte vitae meae ut tamdiu, sed non omnes immutabimur. Atque id mea culpa, non tua, sed potest non ire. Neque possunt. Vos iustus debet oblivisci me ut et ego mundo existente. Si vos have non iam.
Ego tamen non obliviscar tui. Quod, sicut ego amo ut, ego non parcam. Et recordatus est ut faciam. Hoc autem litteris, ego coniecto. Puto suus 'iam etsi satis longum, ut possit prohibere.
-Cat
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[spoiler=IF YOU DONT KNOW NOW YOU KNOW && INFO && 12/12/19]GENERAL welcome to the end of eras, ice has melted back to life
⇥ Given name is Scott Mathew Darrow ⇥ Alias is Catalyst
⇥ Will accept Cat or Catalyst from anyone, Scott only from family
⇥ Assigned male at birth ⇥ Agender ⇥ They/Them pronouns only
⇥ Twenty-one ⇥ Born 11/27/17 ⇥ Sagittarius ⇥ Real time aging
⇥ Boss (leader) of the Badlands ⇥ Ex prisoner of the Badlands
⇥ Ex cultist (Mourningstar) ⇥ Ex member of the Young Rogues
RECENT EVENTS done my time and served my sentence
⇥ 09/12/39 ⇥ Made their return to public life in the Badlands
⇥ 09/07/39 ⇥ Took a break to recover from their illness
⇥ 11/02/39 ⇥ Came down with a cold
APPEARANCE dress me up and watch me die
⇥ Catalyst is 6'2" tall; they possess a lean and muscular body, one that has a variety of old scars adorning it. One of the easiest to notice is one that stretches down their right cheek. While not a scar, one very notable marking on their chest is the "BL" brand. They have two piercings, one in their tongue and the other in the cartilage of their left ear. They typically dress in dark colors (favoring jackets with some sort of writing on the back), and their hair is black. They're not all dark, however, as they have pale blue eyes that peer out from beneath medium-sized eyebrows.
PERSONALITY if it feels good, tastes good, it must be mine
⇥ Catalyst is ambitious, with the cunning and ruthlessness to reach their goals by any means necessary. They can be brutal when they feel it is needed, however when it's not they won't bother. They tend to be rather aloof and apathetic to most things and people, with some very rare exceptions. Provided those around them don't cross a few specific lines, they're content to leave them be, though they've been known to take an interest in some people, which seldom has a positive end for whoever their interest is in. They can be manipulative, and will often encourage people to make bad decisions. Those that stick by them will be rewarded, but those that do not will be cast out, as they've been outcast for their entire life and have learned to appreciate loyalty wherever they can find it. Even during the most stressful of situations, they usually keep a firm grip on their temper and keep their calm, though when they do snap and lose their temper, it is uncontrollable. They're remarkably observant, often able to deign much from subtle clues in what people say, how they say it and how they act.
RELATIONS dynasty decapitated, you just might see a ghost tonight
⇥ Molly Darrow x Austin Darrow ⇥ No biological siblings
⇥ Adopted parent of Molly Valentina Darrow-Lupei (Mo)
⇥ Pansexual/Panromantic ⇥ Very much taken by Gavril Lupei
⇥ Not looking but it happened ⇥ Rarely forms romantic attachment
⇥ Holds most people at arms length and doesn't get close
INTERACTION i'm taking back the c r o w n
⇥ Hard physically ⇥ Hard mentally ⇥ Doesn't let their guard down
⇥ Is most comfortable with close ranged-weapons ⇥ Dislikes guns
⇥ Brass knuckles ⇥ A variety of knives ⇥ Carries a handgun
⇥ Will kill/capture/maim in certain circumstances
⇥ Will leave things be in others ⇥ Will start & finish fights
⇥ No kill/capture/maim without permission
⇥ Attack in bold #0d0d0d and tag @/Bryne
⇥ Peaceful powerplay allowed but they may react negatively
⇥ Dislikes almost any sort of touch unless they initiate or agree to it
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For several long minutes, they stared at the blank piece of paper, chewing on the end of their pen. Then: fuck it. They were just going to do it.
Dear Susie,
You're never going to see this and this task is pretty much pointless. But, it's a task, which is a thing in the Badlands. Has been for a few months. I had to write to someone I no longer talk to, and I picked you. I mean, who else would I pick? Derick? I've got nothing left to say to him that I haven't already said. Now that I think about it, I'm not so sure that's true. But he's gone and he's never coming back, so it doesn't matter.
But you and me? There's still plenty of things that are unsaid, and even if there weren't, I'd still enjoy talking to you. Those are two things, huh? On the one hand, I'm sorry I never gave you the answers you wanted. I couldn't say it to you in person and I still can't say it now. On the other hand, despite everything, I still miss you. You were my best friend and sometimes I forget that we can't go sit on your dad's roof and talk about Mourningstar or your customers.
I wish you were here, sometimes. I wish we could sit on my balcony and talk and it would be like old times but now. Updated. Other times I'm glad I've moved on, that I have new friends and someone new to love. You were the only not toxic part of my life for so long, but all that changed. And that's my fault, not yours, but I can never go back. And you shouldn't either. You should just let me go and forget I existed. If you haven't already.
I won't forget you. As much as I'd like to, I won't. But remembering is all I'll do. And this letter, I guess. I think it's long enough now though, that I can stop.
-Cat
That being done, they folded the piece of paper and headed out towards the casino. Had to show that they'd done their task somehow, right? What better way than to wave around the slip of paper?
[spoiler=google translate latin version]Carissimi Susie,
Vos es nunquam iens ut videamus quantum haec et haec opus est pulchellus vanitas. Sed, suus 'a opus quod est aliquid per Badlands. Mensibus fuit. Habui scribere non aliquis loqui et elegit vos. Tibi sit, qui se non aliud exciperent? Derick? Ego got ut nihil ei dicunt quod non dictum prius. Nunc cogito de ea, Im 'certus ut' non est verum. Sed nunquam regredi descendit et sic refert.
Sed et a me? Non est tamen multa sunt quae suadet metus ac si non essent, tamen ego fruar quod loquitur ad vos. Duo sunt huh? In una manu, me paenitet me quod tibi dabat responsa numquam voluisti. Non potui vobis dicam in homine, et tamen non dicunt ea nunc. In alia manu, non obstante quae ego adhuc desideramus. Et tu aliquando amicissimo meo, et ego obliviscar tui, ut non sit ire Disputatio, et Pater in tecto tuo per circuitum, aut Mourningstar customers.
Utinam hic interdum. Utinam mihi solarium potui verbis iam olim futurus esset. Renovata est. Alii Ego movetur in tempore gaudeo: non quia amici novi, quod aliquis novum ad amorem. Tu solus et non toxicus parte vitae meae ut tamdiu, sed non omnes immutabimur. Atque id mea culpa, non tua, sed potest non ire. Neque possunt. Vos iustus debet oblivisci me ut et ego mundo existente. Si vos have non iam.
Ego tamen non obliviscar tui. Quod, sicut ego amo ut, ego non parcam. Et recordatus est ut faciam. Hoc autem litteris, ego coniecto. Puto suus 'iam etsi satis longum, ut possit prohibere.
-Cat
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[spoiler=IF YOU DONT KNOW NOW YOU KNOW && INFO && 12/12/19]GENERAL welcome to the end of eras, ice has melted back to life
⇥ Given name is Scott Mathew Darrow ⇥ Alias is Catalyst
⇥ Will accept Cat or Catalyst from anyone, Scott only from family
⇥ Assigned male at birth ⇥ Agender ⇥ They/Them pronouns only
⇥ Twenty-one ⇥ Born 11/27/17 ⇥ Sagittarius ⇥ Real time aging
⇥ Boss (leader) of the Badlands ⇥ Ex prisoner of the Badlands
⇥ Ex cultist (Mourningstar) ⇥ Ex member of the Young Rogues
RECENT EVENTS done my time and served my sentence
⇥ 09/12/39 ⇥ Made their return to public life in the Badlands
⇥ 09/07/39 ⇥ Took a break to recover from their illness
⇥ 11/02/39 ⇥ Came down with a cold
APPEARANCE dress me up and watch me die
⇥ Catalyst is 6'2" tall; they possess a lean and muscular body, one that has a variety of old scars adorning it. One of the easiest to notice is one that stretches down their right cheek. While not a scar, one very notable marking on their chest is the "BL" brand. They have two piercings, one in their tongue and the other in the cartilage of their left ear. They typically dress in dark colors (favoring jackets with some sort of writing on the back), and their hair is black. They're not all dark, however, as they have pale blue eyes that peer out from beneath medium-sized eyebrows.
PERSONALITY if it feels good, tastes good, it must be mine
⇥ Catalyst is ambitious, with the cunning and ruthlessness to reach their goals by any means necessary. They can be brutal when they feel it is needed, however when it's not they won't bother. They tend to be rather aloof and apathetic to most things and people, with some very rare exceptions. Provided those around them don't cross a few specific lines, they're content to leave them be, though they've been known to take an interest in some people, which seldom has a positive end for whoever their interest is in. They can be manipulative, and will often encourage people to make bad decisions. Those that stick by them will be rewarded, but those that do not will be cast out, as they've been outcast for their entire life and have learned to appreciate loyalty wherever they can find it. Even during the most stressful of situations, they usually keep a firm grip on their temper and keep their calm, though when they do snap and lose their temper, it is uncontrollable. They're remarkably observant, often able to deign much from subtle clues in what people say, how they say it and how they act.
RELATIONS dynasty decapitated, you just might see a ghost tonight
⇥ Molly Darrow x Austin Darrow ⇥ No biological siblings
⇥ Adopted parent of Molly Valentina Darrow-Lupei (Mo)
⇥ Pansexual/Panromantic ⇥ Very much taken by Gavril Lupei
⇥ Not looking but it happened ⇥ Rarely forms romantic attachment
⇥ Holds most people at arms length and doesn't get close
INTERACTION i'm taking back the c r o w n
⇥ Hard physically ⇥ Hard mentally ⇥ Doesn't let their guard down
⇥ Is most comfortable with close ranged-weapons ⇥ Dislikes guns
⇥ Brass knuckles ⇥ A variety of knives ⇥ Carries a handgun
⇥ Will kill/capture/maim in certain circumstances
⇥ Will leave things be in others ⇥ Will start & finish fights
⇥ No kill/capture/maim without permission
⇥ Attack in bold #0d0d0d and tag @/Bryne
⇥ Peaceful powerplay allowed but they may react negatively
⇥ Dislikes almost any sort of touch unless they initiate or agree to it
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I HAD THIS FEELING THAT YOU'D BETRAY ME ——————
IF I GAVE TOO MUCH AND YOU TOOK TOO MUCH ——————
there's blood on the leaves / there's blood on the sands I ——————
FEEL HIS GRACE S L O W L Y RUNNING OUT ——————
GIVE ME TRUTH GIVE ME A WAY OUT (I GOT A BONE TO PICK) ——————
[align=center]SOMEBODY [I]SHOWED YOU ALL OF THE HORRORS YOU WEREN'T BORN WITH IT ——————