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[affections]

You've reached Jules-- almost! Leave a message, I'll call you back.


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[affections]

( oh fuck

How did she find out? She hasn't told anyone here, and Pepper's the only one who knows about her empathy, and she hasn't even had to address the Hunger yet, even if she can feel the edges of it coming closer.

There's a long pause before she replies. Denial, first. )

Absolutely not! It's empathy, no one can die from that.

( Well. She hasn't tried to kill someone with that yet, but maybe you can. )

What's this about?

1/2

[mostqualified]

I'm sorry. It probably sounds like I'm accusing you, doesn't it? [ Pepper thinks it does anyway, and she'd tried asking it as tactfully as possible. ] I spoke with someone at the training center about it...

[mostqualified]

My weapon isn't, I need it to work. [ Long, long, long pause between that and this. ] I might have to.

[affections]

Killing isn't learning how to use a weapon. We'll find another way. You are not going to kill anyone.

( If only she could hear, see, Jules' ferocity. )

You are not a killer.

[mostqualified]

[ But she can't. Likewise, Jules can't see how upset she is by this, or how close she is to some sort of twisted acceptance. ]

What should I do?

[affections]

We'll figure it out.

It's about control, not killing. Killing is when you lose control. If you want your weapon to work, then you have to control it.

[mostqualified]

I know. I just thought [ She's just too upset to even think about this right now. ] I'm sorry. I'll talk to you as soon as I can.

[ And it's a good thing there hadn't been video attached because she's most likely near to tears at this point. ]