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From:

backstabs

r u ok?

[ That's it. Nothing special, nothing to denote that this was out of the ordinary despite the fact that it was. Murphy doesn't really go out of his way to say hi to people, let alone check on them. ]

From:

basichumanature

[kid that's so cute roderick thinks he's about to cry.]

I'm doing just fine, thank you. And yourself? Make any new friends lately?

From:

backstabs

fuckin mermen

That's SUPPOSED to say 'How did you handle the mermen situation, are you alright?' but Murphy's not going to be type that either.

From:

basichumanature

Not exactly something I'd seen a lot of back in Havenport, I'll admit. But it has been nice to get my hands dirty again, even under the circumstances.

I hope you managed to lay your own hands on something a bit more substantial than that splinter of scrap?

From:

backstabs

dont diss the knife i maid it myself
noone will give me a gun
i dont think

Edited Date: 2015-03-21 10:04 pm (UTC)

From:

basichumanature

Do you have any previous experience with a gun?

From:

backstabs

ya a bunch of times
whats wrong with my knife???

From:

basichumanature

Nothing wrong with a knife under the right circumstances. I'm quite fond of them myself.

But a gun has it's own uses.

From:

backstabs

You got an extra one? I'm a pretty good shot.

[ Gimmie. ]

From:

basichumanature

Just the one, I'm afraid. I wouldn't mind getting a look at how good of a shot you are though.

On your own time, of course.

From:

backstabs

Did I tell you about Raven Reyes?

also can we not type

Edited Date: 2015-05-11 10:49 pm (UTC)

From:

basichumanature

I don't recall so, no.

Of course, would you rather continue this conversation in person?

From:

backstabs

[ He's been spending most of his time trying to type and spell properly in this past conversation--some weird thing about wanting to impress Roderick. He doesn't understand it himself. Just like the first couple of texts, this one is rushed and full of inconsistencies: ]

yea

i havent told anyone about her yet

i trust u

From:

basichumanature

[and isn't that just... sweet. even if roderick reasons that even in this case the word 'trust' should probably be taken with a grain of salt.]

Go ahead and come on by then, you know where to find me.

From:

backstabs

[ He's nervous. Nervous and for some reason, excited. Roderick is the only person, Murphy thinks, that gets him. That understands. Maybe he's falling into Roderick's charms. Maybe he just needs to talk about Raven. Raven, and Bellamy, and how he can't fucking trust people.

...And yet, he's fallen in line with Roderick.

He opens the door without knocking, knife safe in his pocket and his hand around it. Not because Murphy is afraid of Roderick, but because it's almost grounding, for him. ]

You've killed people, right?

[ It's the first question out of his mouth once the door closes. ]

Liked it?

From:

basichumanature

[roderick never bothered to lock his door. anything he had worth stealing he took with him when he left and when he was home? well. people made their own choices about what sort of danger to put themselves in, he figured.

he sits back when murphy enters, the lack of hesitation there its own sort of triumph.] More than a few. [roderick agrees with an easy nod. no point in hiding that at this point, after all.]

Everyone has their own reason for why they kill and what they get from it.

From:

backstabs

You're not answering my question. You liked it?

[ Though that sentence--it makes him pause, only because he's thinking, and plops right down next to Roderick with a certain lack of grace that comes with being tall, lanky, and a teenager.

He's comfortable enough to put his feet up on the coffee table, though that might be a direct lack of manners, as well. ]

What's yours, anyway? Reason.

From:

basichumanature

[roderick considers the question for a minute, considers the feet on his coffee table before settling on murphy's face thoughtfully.

if he's honest, he's got more than one reason for why he does it, even putting aside the deaths he orchestrated strictly for joe's plans alone. one of those was a bit personal to share with a kid that was still untrained, unstable, and not quite his yet.

that one, murphy would have to earn.] There's a moment, as a person is fading. In those last few breaths they take. When you've literally got their life in your hands and you can all but feel as it slips through your fingers. [he closes his eyes for a moment as he remembers. it's been far too long since he killed just for himself. he wants that feeling back again.]

You'll never be closer to a person than you are, right in that moment.

From:

unmakes

[ it's over a week later that he gets a message in his inbox, but he'll recognize the number at once.

roderick will recognize the verse from one of the books he recommended: ]

What sphinx of cement and aluminum bashed open their skulls and ate up their brains and imagination?

Edited Date: 2015-05-13 09:10 pm (UTC)

From:

basichumanature

[hello beautiful.]

Settled on a bit of Ginsberg, did you? What are your thoughts?

From:

unmakes

I like it. It gets me.

From:

basichumanature

Ginsberg always did have a way. With words and people.

From:

unmakes

I'm picking up on that, yeah.

From:

basichumanature

Any other verse that stuck out to you particularly?

From:

unmakes

[ ........okay give her a minute to find it again. ]

there are some qualities- some incorporate things,
that have a double life, which thus is made
a type of that twin entity which springs
from matter and light, evinced in solid and shade.
there is a two-fold silence- sea and shore-
body and soul. one dwells in lonely places

Edited Date: 2015-05-15 09:10 pm (UTC)

From:

basichumanature

Admittedly I'm not much of a fan for the second half of that particular one. Loses a bit of subtlety. Almost feel like the whole piece would be stronger if it was cut off right there as you have it.

There's something very honest about that line, isn't there?

But then, I suppose it wouldn't be a sonnet anymore if it did. And who am I to question Poe?

From:

unmakes

Isn't that kind of the point, though? Questioning them. It seems like they're asking for it.

From:

basichumanature

Now that depends on who you talk to. Some take these words and others into them with something almost approaching a religious fervor. Convincing them to question can be a bit tricky.

Poe almost certainly was asking for it though, you're not wrong at that. [are you talking about poe or joe, roderick?]

From:

unmakes

Oh right, religious folks, how could I forget such a totally reasonable cultural demographic?

From:

basichumanature

Not quite what I meant, but you do have a point.

From:

unmakes

Close enough, right?

From:

basichumanature

Some would argue, yes.

But enough with my own thoughts, this was your project. What made you pick that selection?

From:

unmakes

Because it stuck out. That was the question, wasn't it?

I'm not in this for the brilliant turns of phrase. I kept reading past the first few pages because I can relate. Every few pages, I run into a line or a chunk of lines that actually mean something to me, and that's what I'm feeding you here.

From:

basichumanature

And what does it mean to you?

From:

unmakes

That somebody gets it, I guess. Even if they don't really.

From:

basichumanature

The double life or the lonely places?

From:

unmakes

All of it.

From:

basichumanature

There are a few ways to defeat the loneliness, I've found. Even if just for a little while.

[hint: it's probably not the way you'd first think, sally.]

Double lives are another matter entirely though, I'm afraid.