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Post by Adrien Baillon on Mar 15, 2011 0:01:22 GMT -5
He seemed startled by the explosion of momminess.
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Post by Megan on Mar 15, 2011 0:02:25 GMT -5
"Is he keeping you here?" Megan whispered frantically.
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Mar 15, 2011 0:03:01 GMT -5
"If you want the whole story, you can just ask politely, Dan."
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Mar 15, 2011 0:03:46 GMT -5
He stared at her uncomprehendingly. Was he? He answered, "yes", stupidly, and without thinking.
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Post by Daniel Dreiberg on Mar 15, 2011 0:04:35 GMT -5
"Then talk."
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Mar 15, 2011 0:06:10 GMT -5
"Very well."
He was now only a few steps from Dan and Rorschach.
"I trust you both recall our ill-fated meeting nineteen years ago."
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Post by Daniel Dreiberg on Mar 15, 2011 0:07:30 GMT -5
Dan didn't reply, he simply stared, allowing Adrian to speak.
He wanted to know the truth.
He wanted to know why Adrian had done this, what he was actually planning and why Dan wanted to kick the shit out of him so badly at the moment.
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Post by Megan on Mar 15, 2011 0:08:49 GMT -5
"We're gonna get you out of here, okay?" Megan whispered to Adrien, pulling him close again. "Everybody's gonna know-"
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Mar 15, 2011 0:09:34 GMT -5
"But they can't!" he said, freezing up and clinging onto her in panic.
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Mar 15, 2011 0:11:13 GMT -5
"The Comedian was right, you know. Humanity is destined to destroy itself... without the proper motivation."
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Post by Rorschach on Mar 15, 2011 0:12:26 GMT -5
"And that's supposed to come from you?" Rorschach said contemptuously.
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Post by Daniel Dreiberg on Mar 15, 2011 0:14:41 GMT -5
Dan took a small step back, mostly to keep an eye on Megan who was now cradling Adrien in her arms.
He listened carefully, wondering how it all came to this.
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Post by Megan on Mar 15, 2011 0:15:48 GMT -5
"What?"
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Mar 15, 2011 0:17:01 GMT -5
But Adrien was staring at Adrian. He, too, wanted an explanation. He stood and stumbled out of Megan's arms, not yet to Adrian but reaching out like he was going to cling to his velvet cape.
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Mar 15, 2011 0:19:44 GMT -5
"I knew then that it would require supremely desperate measures to save this world from itself, and I began looking for a way in which this could be achieved.
"I considered involving my then-mentor Mr. Largo, but it was only a matter of time before I learned that the last thing he cared about was humanity."
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