Arthur Lester (
lestercraft) wrote2022-10-31 05:48 pm
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"This is Arthur Lester. I'm not available right now, but do leave a message and I'll find the time. A-a voice message, please."
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[OOC: Please note Arthur is blind, so audio format is strongly ICly preferred, but by God don't let that stop you]
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His heart is in the words, all of them, no matter how intense. Perhaps especially in such a case.
[There is no one on this boat who knows how much of a vicious fuck I can be. Which is why I promise you, Arthur:
I will do everything I can to stay alive, to not go back to the dark world. But if there's no way out? If there's no hope at all?
I will make sure to take you with me. ]
And he knows, knows, Arthur will understand the love in that promise. Because he, John, would hate that. But for Arthur, he will.
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(He thought he'd known what he was capable of. To have that preconception so thoroughly destroyed was a hard thing to reconcile. He still hasn't, yet.)
Then he shifts down and grips John's palm, giving him a brief squeeze. "Thank you, John. Truly. And- and I hope it never comes to that."
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[We'll do everything in our power to make sure it doesn't.]
He can't promise that they won't get there, not after all that. But he's given the promise that matters. He won't die on Arthur. He'll do whatever he needs to to survive and get back to him.
Speaking of...
[...do you think Kayne can see what happens here?]
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A pause.
[But I'd like to check with the Admiral. Do you think that's a good idea?]
John curls a finger to brush just the once against Arthur's hand in return.
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He releases John, but only so he can run his hand over his mouth as he thinks of the right words.
"I get the distinct impression that, unless a person already knows of the Barge, they wouldn't be able to find it whatsoever. For example-- with everything that's happened- will happen, as well, I don't believe you were affected by the more, uh. Otherworldly aspects of it all."
The more mundane depravities seemed to, but that still felt more like a lack of prior experience on the receiving end of things.
"But even you don't remember what the Admiral looks like, and you described him to me. So, uh- as illogical as it sounds, logically there must be other places even your kin can't touch from our world, without an invitation."
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Meaning the Admiral is on a higher level of reality than even Kayne would be a part of.
Something he can't access.
...I still want to check, though. Just in case. I trust the Admiral to be honest with us. Especially because it's not in his interest to do anything else.]