[network] @curiouschloride | Day 360 | Video | There'll be peace when you are done [open]

[motherserpent]

[CW: references to religious violence; disrespectful discussion of both Abrahamic and Nahuatl religions fairly likely in comments.]


[OTA]
[The Tess who appears on the screen is a rather tired-looking Tess.]

I, uh.

[She glances down; clears her throat awkwardly.]

If anyone actually, uh. Actually took the blood sacrifice thing seriously? I need you to just not. Please. Offer's rescinded, no blessings for blood. Even if it worked--and it's not going to work; I was just being--I was being stupid. Even if it worked I don't...I don't want that. And I'm sorry, I'm sorry I said all that stuff. I'm sorry for the things I called everyone.

[Her face contorts in guilt, but she forces it neutral again.]

And...if anyone's seen my snake? I know you don't owe me anything, but if you could let me know if he's okay, I'd just...I'd really appreciate that.



[Private to Flynn]

Flynn, I...I'm really sorry. That wasn't okay; none of that was okay. I shouldn't have put you in that position. I'd get it if you didn't want to talk to me again.

Comments

[warriorscribe]

[Well, with all that, it's practically begging to be asked...]

What happened? The war your divine parent was trying to start...?

[motherserpent]

They started it. I tried to head it off, witnessed for the Body Electric in court, but they managed to fuck those guys over anyway. Took over a bunch of stuff, tried to kill me since I wasn't with them anymore. Then I'm pretty sure they all got killed in...some other stuff that happened. My...father...definitely got killed. Haven't heard from the rest in a decade or two.

[warriorscribe]

And it was this "other stuff" that caused the world to be in such constant peril?

[It must say something that all his time here has not dulled his tendency to want to learn everything he can about other worlds.]

[motherserpent]

Uh...yeah. Yeah, that'd be an accurate statement.

[warriorscribe]

[You know what stops him from asking questions?]

I, ah, take it you don't want to talk about it. I wouldn't blame you. I'm sorry for prying as much as I did.

[motherserpent]

It's kind of a painful subject, yeah.

[Though House guessed part of it and she told Flynn the rest...but that was when she was compelled. This guy has been really understanding, in his way, but causing the end of the civilized world is a hell of a lot to ask a stranger to forgive you for.]

[warriorscribe]

Then I'm...I'm sorry, again, for bringing you close to it.

[Awkward, but also very real guilt. He knows what it's like to lose an entire life and all the people in it, several times over, but this sounds much worse.]

[motherserpent]

Well, you know.

[You know. She'll leave it at that.]

Don't...don't worry about it too much.