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Post by Quasimodo on Jun 6, 2008 20:05:08 GMT -5
"He... he's my master. He saved me from my gypsy parents when I was just a baby." *He informed the girl eagerly.* "He keeps me safe in the tower, safe from the people below."
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Post by Pina on Jun 6, 2008 20:19:53 GMT -5
"He keeps you safe by basically keeping you locked up?"
*Yep. Definitely abuse. Mental, though, rather than physical, from the Judge, at least. She wasn't sure about everyone else though. People could be cruel.*
"Why would he need to keep you safe?" *she asked delicately.*
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Post by Quasimodo on Jun 6, 2008 20:23:12 GMT -5
"Well... because... " *He gestured at himself.* "I'm a monster." *He said simply, as if it were obvious, and looked up at her innocently. Of course he needed to be kept safe. He needed to be kept safe from the people, and the people needed to be kept safe from him. From seeing him.*
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Post by Pina on Jun 6, 2008 20:29:42 GMT -5
*She sighed. He had a point- people didn't like what they weren't used to. What they didn't understand. She was lucky enough to be able to hide what made her different. It was impossible for this poor misshapen man.*
"I'm sorry."
*What else could she say?*
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Post by Quasimodo on Jun 6, 2008 20:30:27 GMT -5
"Y... you said you came here to see the windows? And the architecture?"
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Post by Pina on Jun 6, 2008 20:38:59 GMT -5
*She nodded.*
"I'm not really religious, but it's all so beautiful."
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Post by Quasimodo on Jun 6, 2008 20:41:06 GMT -5
"I... I'm Quasi... Quasimodo." *He suddenly stammered. She was being so nice to him, and he wasn't supposed to give out his name but she was so very kind... she looked at him almost as if he were ordinary.*
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Post by Pina on Jun 6, 2008 20:45:59 GMT -5
*Quasimodo? Half-formed? She was glad her face was covered, because her disgusted expression probably would have offended him.*
"Who gave you that name?"
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Post by Quasimodo on Jun 6, 2008 20:47:33 GMT -5
"Judge Frollo." *He responded immediately. It hadn't quite hit him that the name was cruel.*
"... I know a place with a view better than any of the ones inside here." *He said suddenly.*
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Post by Pina on Jun 6, 2008 20:56:58 GMT -5
*Pina decided that she wanted to meet this Judge Frollo person. He had no right to be needlessly cruel to this poor deformed man- who she was beginning to realize now that she could see him better didn't look too much older than she was.*
"What sort of place? In the cathedral?"
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Post by Quasimodo on Jun 6, 2008 20:58:33 GMT -5
"Oh, no... in the bell tower!" *He exclaimed eagerly.*
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Post by Pina on Jun 6, 2008 21:03:44 GMT -5
*Her eyes widened. She could only imagine the view from up there...*
"All right."
*She realized that, distracted by the cruelty of Quasimodo's name, she'd forgotten to mention her own.*
"I'm Pina, by the way."
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Post by Quasimodo on Jun 6, 2008 21:04:29 GMT -5
"That's a nice name." *He said impulsively, before turning and motioning for her to follow.* "Here, this way."
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Post by Pina on Jun 6, 2008 21:09:01 GMT -5
"You're sweet," *she said with a smile and followed.*
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Post by Quasimodo on Jun 6, 2008 21:12:19 GMT -5
*He smiled secretly to himself at her words, his turned back allowing him to do this without her seeing. He led her to the sliding panel that led to the stairs and pushed the heavy stone slab aside with little-to-no effort. He grabbed a torch and started up the stairs, looking back every so often to make sure she was following.*
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