[log] The Pit [open]

[snowblindmods]

Characters: Anyone participating in the Pit event.
Location: A room.
Date: Day 330
Summary: You wake up in a room.
Warnings: general warnings; potential for morbid/suicidal thoughts; note specific warnings in subject line, please!

Comments

[bookofnope]

And by 'judgments of character' you mean 'things he's done but didn't bother telling you?

[He's not even trying at this point. It sounds like Flynn and Peter are going to manage an argument all by themselves, without his generous help.

Abruptly, he grins, just a bit.] You're taking this harder than I did.

[cahooted]

Exactly that.

[There's a rather sour expression on his face now.]

I'm not even sure I'm taking this at face value.

[bookofnope]

[Beckett shrugs, looking a little tired despite the grin.] I know my kind have a reputation as great manipulators, but even if that were true for me, I don't see a reason to bother. Whatever you and Quill have is your own business. I have better things to mess with.

[This, with a meaningful glance at the pit. Remember the whole snowed in death maze? A bit bigger than their interpersonal drama.]

I just like it when people are honest with themselves.

[And you're just a shining example of that, aren't you, Beckett.]

[cahooted]

And I like it when people aren't raging jerks about the pain of others but we can't always get what we want in this place.

[Glancing over at the pit as well. Right.]

But I'm serious. Don't go down there.

[bookofnope]

I'm not planning to. I told you, I hate compulsions.

[And Norfinbury hasn't exactly made them more endearing, either.]

Though I suppose I should watch out for getting pushed. Or tripped.

[cahooted]

You really don't have a lot of fans in this place, huh?

[bookofnope]

Shocking, I know. [The sidest of eyes.] Though it's mostly your friends I'm worried about.

[cahooted]

You want me to hold your hand?

[bookofnope]

Maybe I want to know whether you'll do something if Quill or Gamora come around with ideas.

[cahooted]

I'm not just going to let them kick you into the pit if that's what you're asking.

[That better not be what you're asking.]

[bookofnope]

Really? You're going to fight your friend - not to mention his green amazon - to protect me?

[Alas, that is totally what he's asking.]

[cahooted]

I'm really not sure how feasible an attempt that would even be.

I would try to reason with them. Why does everything always have to immediately resort to fighting? It's like half the town got steroid poisoning.

[bookofnope]

MN poisoning. [He's pretty sure it's relevant.] Plus the usual high tensions of deprivation and close quarters. But in this case I suspect it's just Quill being Quill.

[cahooted]

[Oh no, you didn't.]

Really?

[For a moment he just gapes, his hands moving left and right in a frantic gesture of disbelief.]

After everything we just-- really?

[bookofnope]

[Sorry dude, it's, kind of what he does.]

What? I'm not allowed to note that the man who ran out into the snow to rescue his music player, who beat me bloody and cheered his friends on when they joined in, may have a problem thinking before he acts? It's not insulting to state the facts.

[cahooted]

[does flynn carsen have to stake a vampire]

It kind of is when you have publicly ridiculed his death on his obituary and made a lackadaisical attempt at apologizing just now.

[bookofnope]

Lackadaisical implies I did it off-hand. Believe me, it took effort.

[Flynn Carsen might just have to, sob.]

I would apologize for going overboard - I admit that was petty - but I am not going to start respecting the man just because you wave your arms at me.

[cahooted]

There is a wide gap between respect and badmouthing. And I'm not waving anything.

[Yet.]

I told you I'm not in the mood to hear more judgment of his character.

[bookofnope]

I'm more than happy to move on to your character. Where do you draw the line with acceptable behaviour from people you call friends?

[Shut up Beckett you don't draw the line at all.]

[cahooted]

Oh, you do not want to go there.

[bookofnope]

[Sorry man he's kind of been going there all along.]

Why not? Isn't it a fair question? It could prove timely any moment now.

[cahooted]

Uh, no, it's not. Because I don't owe you an answer and you're in no position to judge me.

If they ganged up on you I don't approve if that's what you wanna hear. Anything else is none of your business.