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Post by Victor von Doom on Jan 4, 2012 23:40:43 GMT -5
"Kill him now, and you may grow old with the satisfaction of a decisive victory."
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Post by Tybalt on Jan 4, 2012 23:43:16 GMT -5
Tybalt looked outright shaken and distraught. If it wasn't obvious before he had complicated feelings towards Mercutio, his expression would have closed the case on that once and for all.
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Post by Victor von Doom on Jan 5, 2012 11:27:43 GMT -5
"Never mind such trifles. You can act as you see fit upon your return."
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Post by Tybalt on Jan 5, 2012 21:38:54 GMT -5
Tybalt's hand unconsciously went to the front of his tunic to close over the locket protectively, anxiously.
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Post by Victor von Doom on Jan 5, 2012 21:54:15 GMT -5
Doom had noticed it from the first moment, highlighted against Tybalt's vulnerable throat (and there was nothing wrong with noticing a subordinate's neck, in case there was call to break it) and such a gesture, so soon after the discussion of his damnable rival, raised questions.
"You are afraid for your loved ones. Is that correct, Tybalt?"
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Post by Tybalt on Jan 5, 2012 21:56:07 GMT -5
"Yes."
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Post by Victor von Doom on Jan 5, 2012 22:23:03 GMT -5
"They will not come to harm, Doom shall see to it."
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Post by Tybalt on Jan 5, 2012 22:30:15 GMT -5
Tybalt looked up at him, trusting but no less desperately troubled.
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Post by Victor von Doom on Jan 5, 2012 22:51:13 GMT -5
"Your loyalty is commendable, and when you have returned home, you will be rewarded as a champion deserves."
That was it -- the thorn in his flesh, the true occasion for such a base and shameful mockery -- he must have a sweetheart, a woman he would have taken to wife if the ruthless tides of the universe had not cast him up on this particular shore. That unsightly scene from his memories had only been some kind of taunt. No wonder the poor fool was afraid.
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Post by Tybalt on Jan 5, 2012 23:02:03 GMT -5
"The only reward one can have is to continue to protect one's family," said Tybalt a little harshly, with a very yearning note in his voice at the same time.
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Post by Victor von Doom on Jan 6, 2012 11:11:13 GMT -5
"And you will be better equipped to do so than ever before."
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Post by Tybalt on Jan 6, 2012 11:17:30 GMT -5
He stared downward, seeing nothing.
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Post by Victor von Doom on Jan 6, 2012 11:21:42 GMT -5
"Do you doubt me?"
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Post by Tybalt on Jan 6, 2012 11:22:31 GMT -5
There was a lag in Tybalt's attention. "No, no-"
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Post by Victor von Doom on Jan 6, 2012 11:27:55 GMT -5
"Then take heart, knowing that your family is to be guarded under the auspices of Victor von Doom."
His title of "doctor" might mean nothing to Tybalt, which was sad to think of. He might never grasp the fullness of Doom's person.
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