Lucky's Heart

[balancetheblood]

Heart Game.

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Re: The Pond

[balancetheblood]

I-- I need to get out. I can't get out, he's there. He's there, I can't let him see me again, Connor, I can't.

[ Who's Connor? That is a mystery you may never have an answer to, but clearly Toby thinks that's who you are. ]

Re: The Pond

[protectshisown]

[I'll ask later.]

...where? Where is he?

Re: The Pond

[balancetheblood]

On the shore.

[ She looks up the way you came down ]

He's waiting, next time he'll kill me, I know it.

Re: The Pond

[protectshisown]

...he won't.

I won't let him.

[I'm gotten enough memories to know I will do some terrible things to protect my friends and if this is how the heart might go, then, WELL.]

Re: The Pond

[balancetheblood]

You can't stop Simon and Oleander, they'd destroy you. No. Connor, no, you can't. We should... we should stay here. It's safe here, it's safer. In the water, it's safe.

Re: The Pond

[protectshisown]

Is it?

You're shaking?

Re: The Pond

[balancetheblood]

I don't want to be here. But if Simon--

[ she seems to choke on her words. She's not entirely coherent right now ]

Re: The Pond

[protectshisown]

[Pulls back, touching her face.]

Simon won't kill you.

He won't send you back here.

We can beat him.

Re: The Pond

[balancetheblood]

[ her face crumples a little and she shakes her head vigorously ]

No, I can't lose you too.

Re: The Pond

[protectshisown]

You're not.

I'm not going anywhere.

Re: The Pond

[balancetheblood]

[ She takes deep breaths, trying to calm down and really more likely starting to hyperventilate ]

I don't like it here.

Re: The Pond

[protectshisown]

Then let's not stay here.

We can go back.

Re: The Pond

[balancetheblood]

[ Toby hesitates ]

What if he's there?

Re: The Pond

[protectshisown]

Then we either reason with him, or take him down. But I won't let him hurt either of us.

Just hiding away won't change anything. You'll just be stuck and scared here and that's not living either.

Trust me, it'll be better to take the chance.

Re: The Pond

[balancetheblood]

[ She doesn't argue, but she unfolds just a little, and holds out a hand.

You'll have to lead her, but she, reluctantly, will come ]

Re: The Pond

[protectshisown]

[He'll take her hand and gives her a reassuring smile.]

It'll be okay.

[And time to swim back up to the surface!]

Re: The Pond

[balancetheblood]

[ Hooray swimming!

Before long, you break the surface ]