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Post by Adrian Veidt on Mar 17, 2011 13:23:30 GMT -5
Adrian averted his eyes.
"Of course."
There was a long silence between them after that.
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Post by Megan on Mar 17, 2011 13:28:04 GMT -5
Megan looked away too, visibly trying not to tear up.
"God," she said finally. "Do you know how much I wanted to be Micaela? How jealous I was that you noticed her and not me?"
She looked back at him again.
"You were just- augh. You always went on and on about how it's hard work that defines us more than our inherent abilities, and there I was, struggling and busting my ass just trying to learn to create gusts of wind or little flames in my hands, and meanwhile Micaela could just- she could do anything, with hardly any effort-"
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Mar 17, 2011 13:28:18 GMT -5
Adrian was silent.
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Post by Megan on Mar 17, 2011 13:30:44 GMT -5
"And I just- I admired you so much. For fuck's sake, I think I had a crush on you, and I guess I thought that somehow, if you were even aware I was alive-
"But I mean, who am I kidding, she was her and I'm me. And now I know what you are too-"
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Mar 17, 2011 13:30:55 GMT -5
"Megan-"
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Post by Megan on Mar 17, 2011 13:35:40 GMT -5
"I don't know if you were always as- as brilliant and effortless as you are now, but you always seemed so much like you still had something to prove. Like you were angry, and wanted to show what you could do. I just..."
She sighed.
"I'd hoped you'd see yourself in me, or something. You were everything I wanted to be."
Megan bit her lip and looked away again, finally saying (once she had released her lip):
"And now I know that you're really just everything I don't want to become."
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Mar 17, 2011 13:36:58 GMT -5
Adrian stayed as still as he had during Dan's physical barrage less than a week before until Megan was done.
He leaned forward in his chair.
"Megan-"
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Post by Megan on Mar 17, 2011 13:38:02 GMT -5
"I brought you something," Megan sighed, reaching into her purse.
She pulled out Rorschach's journal and set it on the desk.
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Mar 17, 2011 13:38:58 GMT -5
Adrian leaned forward and picked up the little volume in his good hand.
"Why are you-"
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Post by Megan on Mar 17, 2011 13:41:15 GMT -5
"He left it at the newspaper before we left. He didn't know everything yet, but he does implicate you."
She sighed.
"I doubt it'd convince anybody if it were found, but I thought... well, just to be safe. No use in fucking things up just when you've managed to freak everyone into submission."
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Mar 17, 2011 13:42:15 GMT -5
Adrian lifted his eyes from the book to Megan.
"...thank you," he said softly.
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Post by Megan on Mar 17, 2011 13:43:04 GMT -5
Megan shrugged and stood up.
"Well, there you go. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go give my two weeks' notice."
She began walking toward the door.
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Mar 17, 2011 13:43:21 GMT -5
Adrian straightened up.
"What?"
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Post by Megan on Mar 17, 2011 13:46:21 GMT -5
Megan glared back at him.
"Well, you know, I'm kind of compromising my journalistic integrity here, and I'd have to keep compromising it every time that big bright fake smile of yours showed up in the news, so I can't really keep that job in good standing, now can I?"
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Mar 17, 2011 13:46:33 GMT -5
"...I'm sorry-"
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