8th Wave

[tentacruelest]

Th' next time this Barge feels like poking around in my head, I'll be keeping to my quarters. The lot of yeh - useless dregs not fit to scrub a floor. It's bad enough I'm locked in here with you, I don't need to call any of yeh friends.

[Private to Bush]

Was dealing with me yerself so difficult that you sought to work through less offensive channels, Captain?

[Private to Arthas]

A word, my king.

[Can you feel that heavy sarcasm, Arthas?]

Comments

[pvtparts]

You misunderstand, Captain. You don't sell friendship. You offer it.

[tentacruelest]

It is not worth the price even then.

[pvtparts]

A little strange to view something free as taxing, Captain.

[tentacruelest]

It takes its price nevertheless.

[pvtparts]

And what exactly is that, Captain?

[tentacruelest]

In betrayals, in loss of life, in wealth and thievery, in peace of mind and soul. In a thousand different middling ways.

[pvtparts]

Don't they say it's better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all?

[tentacruelest]

They are the fools to say it. It is better to have never loved at all.

[pvtparts]

I would say if you don't mind my asking, but I'm fairly certain that you do and I'm going to anyway, but why would you say that?

[tentacruelest]

I do mind. And p'haps next time you'll have the common sense to keep your mouth shut, girl.


Because I have known both and I feel I am the worse for having loved.

[pvtparts]

I don't believe that. You're the worse for having been hurt maybe, but not for having loved.

[tentacruelest]

Being hurt and being in love are one and the same thing.

You're young. You'll learn.

[pvtparts]

Maybe. Maybe not.

As I'm sure you're aware, Captain, I can be quite stubborn.

[tentacruelest]

Stubbornness will not save you from inevitable heartbreak, unless you use your stubbornness to decide not to extend your heart out to any other. Learn from the mistakes of those who came before yeh.

[pvtparts]

That seems a little lazy, don't you think?

[tentacruelest]

It is not laziness. It is protecting yourself.

[pvtparts]

That doesn't seem like much of a life.

[tentacruelest]

Considering that I've been dead some time now, I expect not.

[pvtparts]

Well, at least you have a second chance here then.

[tentacruelest]

A second chance I don't want and have no interest in seizing.

[pvtparts]

Perhaps not. But I don't think you get much of a say in the matter, Captain.

[tentacruelest]

It is my life and I shall do with it as I please!

[pvtparts]

Within certain limits.

[tentacruelest]

What limits would you presume to place on me over my own life?

[pvtparts]

That's something for your warden to decide, Captain, not me.