[Shitty joke, but she feels like utter scum and there's nothing else to do. No ground she can stand on. Possession doesn't cut it in the face of grief — the idea is too lofty. Justice tastes sweeter. Revenge might be sweetest of all.
Camille looks to her feet, holding her arms in a stiff embrace. She still looks like hell, frankly. Last night had been a nightmare, coming to. Coming out of the hold that thing has on her, realizing in full what she'd done.]
[ yuffie watches her squirm, and she doesn't look angry..... she looks kind of sad. there's nothing satisfying about seeing camille suffer like this, exhausted and broken and wracked with guilt. it's almost a mirror to what yuffie is feeling. only the guilt regarding cloud is just failing. again. and again ]
I don't blame you.
[ she says that quietly. it wouldn't get her anywhere. killing lucas hadn't brought her any closure. she hadn't done it for vengeance. she'd done it to neutralize a monster and help lucas in the only way she could. but it felt awful. seeing camille now feels awful. and yuffie knows that any violence were to inflict on camille wouldn't hurt either ]
But I want to know everything. Everything you can tell me.
[ cloud's last moments. a man she cared for so deeply, more deeply than she ever thought she would. ]
[Camille's eyes well at once. There's no point in stopping them. The best she can do is scrub at the overflow with the hem of her sleeve. Sniffle. Try to keep her throat even.]
It's okay if you do. Killing's killing. And I took someone you loved very much.
[You don't get over a thing like that easy. You don't forgive easy. She's got the scars to prove it.]
Okay. [She takes a deep breath. Evens herself out.] Should I pick up where I left off last night? Or start from the beginning again?
[ she was angry, before. she wanted vengeance. but there's no point. she does think that camille is probably going to have to die in the next week unless they can find an alternative, grimly, but she feels no satisfaction from it. she also doesn't say it out loud, because she thinks the monster might be dormant and still listening. still, camille herself is probably aware of this ]
There's no point in blaming you. It won't bring him back. And it won't make me feel better.
[ it's not so much as a courtesy to her. if that brings sad camille any comfort. yuffie may not hate or blame her, but she also won't spare her feelings ]
Nothing helped her. And nothing will help Yuffie. Especially not with another round of losses guaranteed to be coming around the corner.
Camille nods, takes a deep breath.]
Well. I told you the bit about the gas station. After that I ran to the mansion. My partner had hidden themself under that ragged shirt. They slashed the back of his knee as he ran by. Slowed him down more. He took a bad swing and hit that firepit — sprayed some embers out. The place started to catch fire, none of us were expecting that.
He pursued us upstairs. We were on either side of him. There was a ton of junk around so we tried to keep him from getting close by throwing stuff at him.
He got my partner with the broad side of his sword in the chest. Looked like it hurt like hell. I used the chance to try...
[She flinches. Shakes her head.]
I tried strangling him with the cord. He nailed me in the ribs, I couldn't hold on. It was starting to get smokey, and I could see my partner escaping into the attic.
I ran in the other direction, hoping to draw him away from them. He didn't take the bait. I got out of there quick, I wasn't about to risk hanging out in a burning building.
From there... I'm not sure. I think they belted him with the dolls, maybe got his sword out hand. Pushed him back down to the second floor and dropped the sword on him.
[ yuffie listens quietly to all of this, not interrupting, or seeming to pass judgment, or anything. just listens. she's got one fist clenched at her side as she does, but otherwise doesn't make a peep. once camille is done: ]
Sounds like he made it a real pain in the ass for you two. [ quietly, but.... almost fondly. good ol' cloud. it's weird to feel a bit comforted by this knowledge, but... she does. that it took two monsters to even get him in the first place ]
Are you worried for your partner? That they'll be found out? Or is it.... a relief to get caught?
[ since it wasn't really camille doing those things. it was the monster ]
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week 2, sunday
Hey.
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—Jesus!
[Stares.]
...I guess I should have expected this.
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Yep. Ya can't shake me that easily.
[ she does not have her shuriken out right now..... but camille probably knows she can whip it out in a second if she needed to. hammerspace ]
Do you remember everything?
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[Shitty joke, but she feels like utter scum and there's nothing else to do. No ground she can stand on. Possession doesn't cut it in the face of grief — the idea is too lofty. Justice tastes sweeter. Revenge might be sweetest of all.
Camille looks to her feet, holding her arms in a stiff embrace. She still looks like hell, frankly. Last night had been a nightmare, coming to. Coming out of the hold that thing has on her, realizing in full what she'd done.]
Unfortunately, yes.
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I don't blame you.
[ she says that quietly. it wouldn't get her anywhere. killing lucas hadn't brought her any closure. she hadn't done it for vengeance. she'd done it to neutralize a monster and help lucas in the only way she could. but it felt awful. seeing camille now feels awful. and yuffie knows that any violence were to inflict on camille wouldn't hurt either ]
But I want to know everything. Everything you can tell me.
[ cloud's last moments. a man she cared for so deeply, more deeply than she ever thought she would. ]
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It's okay if you do. Killing's killing. And I took someone you loved very much.
[You don't get over a thing like that easy. You don't forgive easy. She's got the scars to prove it.]
Okay. [She takes a deep breath. Evens herself out.] Should I pick up where I left off last night? Or start from the beginning again?
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There's no point in blaming you. It won't bring him back. And it won't make me feel better.
[ it's not so much as a courtesy to her. if that brings sad camille any comfort. yuffie may not hate or blame her, but she also won't spare her feelings ]
Just continue. I'll listen.
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Nothing helped her. And nothing will help Yuffie. Especially not with another round of losses guaranteed to be coming around the corner.
Camille nods, takes a deep breath.]
Well. I told you the bit about the gas station. After that I ran to the mansion. My partner had hidden themself under that ragged shirt. They slashed the back of his knee as he ran by. Slowed him down more. He took a bad swing and hit that firepit — sprayed some embers out. The place started to catch fire, none of us were expecting that.
He pursued us upstairs. We were on either side of him. There was a ton of junk around so we tried to keep him from getting close by throwing stuff at him.
He got my partner with the broad side of his sword in the chest. Looked like it hurt like hell. I used the chance to try...
[She flinches. Shakes her head.]
I tried strangling him with the cord. He nailed me in the ribs, I couldn't hold on. It was starting to get smokey, and I could see my partner escaping into the attic.
I ran in the other direction, hoping to draw him away from them. He didn't take the bait. I got out of there quick, I wasn't about to risk hanging out in a burning building.
From there... I'm not sure. I think they belted him with the dolls, maybe got his sword out hand. Pushed him back down to the second floor and dropped the sword on him.
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Sounds like he made it a real pain in the ass for you two. [ quietly, but.... almost fondly. good ol' cloud. it's weird to feel a bit comforted by this knowledge, but... she does. that it took two monsters to even get him in the first place ]
Are you worried for your partner? That they'll be found out? Or is it.... a relief to get caught?
[ since it wasn't really camille doing those things. it was the monster ]