[ he takes another drag of the cigarette, sitting down and hugging his knees close. ]
I don’t know about fair. [ he has no gauge to measure that with. ] But it’s…it’s not a good method. If they wanted us dead, then they should just kill us all. They have the power to do that.
It's never about you, with these people. It's always about whoever's behind the knife, and proving themselves right about something. You just have to grab them by the wrist and break it.
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w3, post trial
he won't say anything, just sit down on the ground next to wherever he's standing. ]
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He's not going to initiate conversation, but he will offer his comfort and solidarity in the way he knows how.]
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[ he takes the cigarette, wordlessly looking at it. ]
Now that I think about it, I've never smoked. Usually the Professor's the one that does it.
[ he doesn't look at spike. he might as well just be making commentary to the air.
he'll put the cigarette to his lips, and hold out his hand for a lighter. ]
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[Spike, victorian that he is, actually uses a matchbox I've decided. And he lights up Flat's cigarette using one of those.]
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[ flat inhales and-- ]
This tastes awful! How do you do it?!
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You get used to it, and then you get addicted to it.
For me, it gives me something resembling body heat, so I can't complain.
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[ that actually gets an honest laugh out of him. it's exhausted, but it's honest. ]
Vampires are cold aren't they? Do you ever go sunbathing? I know there's some that can't go out at all, but you're probably stronger than that, right?
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Indirect sunlight does nothing, though, so I just gotta wear a protecting hood.
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[ look spike, he knows you're a slut and he supports you.
... ]
I don't want Rin to die.
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[And then sighs, taking a drag of his cigarette and smiling sadly.]
Yeah. Neither. Unless you're thinking of rigging his execution, there's not much we can do, though.
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[ he smiles sadly. ]
It might just cause everyone trouble, too. I have to live.
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[He's not above the tactic, but...]
It's a shitty situation. The whole thing's designed to be unfair.
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[ he takes another drag of the cigarette, sitting down and hugging his knees close. ]
I don’t know about fair. [ he has no gauge to measure that with. ] But it’s…it’s not a good method. If they wanted us dead, then they should just kill us all. They have the power to do that.
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It's about moulding us, twisting us 'till we'll just do what they say.
They want to start by breaking our will.
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It's never about you, with these people. It's always about whoever's behind the knife, and proving themselves right about something. You just have to grab them by the wrist and break it.
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[ this guy Did Not get the metaphor ]
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