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Post by Pina on Oct 5, 2007 15:02:19 GMT -5
*Pina shrieked in alarm and backed up to the wall, holding her arms in front of her face. She didn't know who or what was standing in the place of her father, but it was hideous and terrifying... though oddly familiar.*
"No!" *she cried as realization dawned. He looked like her!* "No! Mama!"
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Post by Lady Norrington on Oct 5, 2007 15:03:56 GMT -5
"God damn you," Megan muttered at Erik. "Proserpina- Pina, calm down-"
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Post by Erik on Oct 5, 2007 15:04:13 GMT -5
*Erik groaned and checked for his nose. Damn. Had she really never seen him like this? Could he not only forget the past five years, but also never have gotten angry around her?
And she feared him. She hated him. It hurt, more than he would have thought possible. He backed against the other wall himself.*
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Post by Lady Norrington on Oct 5, 2007 15:07:20 GMT -5
"Ssssh- sssh- baby, stop crying-"
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Post by Pina on Oct 5, 2007 15:09:34 GMT -5
*Ignoring Megan, she stared at her father, sobbing with tears running down her cheeks. She was no longer screaming, at least.*
"You-"
*She'd always thought of herself as different, and she knew all too well that she wasn't pretty but it was worse than that. She was terrifying- a monster like the man across the room.*
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Post by Erik on Oct 5, 2007 15:11:23 GMT -5
*Erik stared at her, too upset for his "normal" features to slide back into being.*
"I'm sorry," *he said brokenly.* "I'm so sorry..."
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Post by Lady Norrington on Oct 5, 2007 15:11:41 GMT -5
"I'll deal with YOU later," said Megan, glaring at Erik.
She carried Pina into the Louis-Phillippe room and carried sat on the bed.
"Ssh. It's okay."
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Post by Pina on Oct 5, 2007 15:14:36 GMT -5
*Pina shook her head, still unable to speak for her tears. It was most certainly not okay. She found herself wanting Julian- he'd know what to do...*
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Post by Lady Norrington on Oct 5, 2007 15:15:52 GMT -5
"Sweetheart..."
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Post by Erik on Oct 5, 2007 15:16:19 GMT -5
*Erik looked for the spare mask he kept for emergencies and slid it on. It was second nature, after all. He went to stand in the doorway of the Louis-Philippe room.*
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Post by Lady Norrington on Oct 5, 2007 15:18:29 GMT -5
"I should have told you..."
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Post by Pina on Oct 5, 2007 15:21:25 GMT -5
*She managed to calm down a bit, though she was still shaking slightly. Seeing Erik in the doorway, she swallowed and whimpered.*
"Mama... I'm- I'm scary," *she whimpered. "Like him."
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Post by Lady Norrington on Oct 5, 2007 15:22:49 GMT -5
"You're not scary," Megan said fervently. "But you are... you are different."
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Post by Erik on Oct 5, 2007 15:23:00 GMT -5
*His heart sank. She'd never told his own daughter what he was. Never let her know she wasn't the only one. What was he supposed to do with that knowledge? Did she hate him this much?*
"I'll go," *he said quietly.* "You can keep the house, if you like. It's clear Erik is of no use to either of you."
*He just felt defeated. He didn't know what else to do.*
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Post by Lady Norrington on Oct 5, 2007 15:25:38 GMT -5
Megan looked up from Pina.
"Erik, no... It just seemed so hard to explain... She's only five..."
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