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Post by Adrien Baillon on Apr 29, 2010 12:14:58 GMT -5
"Do you now?"
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Apr 29, 2010 12:19:45 GMT -5
"When I slip and allow myself... yes."
He moved closer to the bed and then sat down.
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Apr 29, 2010 12:21:05 GMT -5
Adrien went and sat beside him, wrapping his arms around. "Do you think you always have to banish your feelings?"
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Apr 29, 2010 12:27:47 GMT -5
"It would do me absolutely no good to dwell on it, Adrien."
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Apr 29, 2010 12:28:20 GMT -5
"But it wouldn't do you good to push it away, either."
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Apr 29, 2010 12:34:35 GMT -5
"As soon as the implant is replaced, it will be no problem."
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Apr 29, 2010 12:36:05 GMT -5
"I mean the actual flesh, not the function. Don't you miss those fingers? You've had them since you were born."
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Apr 29, 2010 12:42:45 GMT -5
"Of course I do," he snapped. "Do you think I enjoy looking like some kind of augmented freak?"
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Apr 29, 2010 12:44:22 GMT -5
He pulled back, distressed. "I didn't mean that! You just - just act like you don't care about it, other than that it inconveniences you - and then I - "
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Apr 29, 2010 12:47:23 GMT -5
"I know. I know..."
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Apr 29, 2010 12:48:17 GMT -5
"...it worries me, that you never seem to feel anything."
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Apr 29, 2010 12:51:42 GMT -5
"You don't need to worry about that."
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Apr 29, 2010 12:52:43 GMT -5
He smiled just a little shyly and took his hand. "I mean, when you're not with me. I know you feel things with me."
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Apr 29, 2010 13:02:02 GMT -5
"I have an obligation, Adrien, and that is to make Largo and his company appear obsolete."
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Apr 29, 2010 13:02:56 GMT -5
"Well, when you're with me, you know I don't give a damn about Largo. Sometimes, Adrian, I feel like the mask isn't just between you and the media, it's between you and everything."
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