And yet they will try one anyway. They're stubborn. Willful.
[He almost spits the word. Will. What use is there for it? It only makes imperfect creatures.] They are as animals, unrefined and uneducated. They don't know well enough to stop.
[He rises from his seat then, setting his palms flat on his desk.]
[Of course they would try again. They were extreme in their views, stubborn and wilful. They had refused the way of life here, chosen one of sin and chaos.
As his father said, they did not know better. Despite the communities best efforts of outreach. He had had hope then, when visiting the hotel with his class, that they might convince some of them, save some of them. But he sees now it is not possible, they are too far gone.]
What do you wish me to do. [Because if his father was talking about retaliation and his father had summoned him here it was not difficult to put those things together. There was something he wished of Suzaku and Suzaku would, of course, do whatever was asked of him.]
[He shuffles paperwork on his desk, until he pulls out a grainy photograph featuring a woman's face.]
This is the woman who came closest. She targeted my assistant and was able to gain access into this facility. She's the one who has stolen our secure livelihoods. Her name is Helen.
[He picked the picture up when it was slid over, taking in the grainy image. A young woman, able to gain access into the facility, targeted his father's assistant. That was why his father was alone in here.
His assistant was dead or kidnapped by the sinners, for who knew what purpose. Suzaku's face darkened and there was no hesitation as he answered.] Yes sir.
[There might have been no hesitation but that's not to say he had no feelings on the matter. His father wishes him to go and find this Helen, to kill her. He would, of course. He wouldn't dream of disobeying. But was he capable? She was clearly someone very capable if she could steal his father's assistant from inside this facility.
It wouldn't be easy. Of course he feels pride that his father thinks him ready for such a task, believes him capable. He will not allow any doubts he might have come to light. He might have never hunted down anyone to kill them before but if that was what was necessary for the protection of this community and if that was what his father required of him then he would give it his all.]
Painfully little. Natasha was indulging the network of sinners through those boxes that appeared a few weeks ago. The stupid girl thought they wanted to have friendly chats. She all but invited them to come in. They know far more about us than we know about them.
I've not been able to get through to Lord Barbas. We've been left to our own devices.
[ strange, to think he's been away during this crisis. The doctor has vivid memories of barbas playing a more active role in the community. ]
[He frown deepened. He hadn't indulged in those boxes, though he knew plenty in his class who had, who had been communicating with the sinners. Of course sometimes it was right to communicate with them, but allowing them to do so on their terms was foolish and short sighted.
It was worrying that Lord Barbas was not taking a greater role, when so many of their community had been targeted but who was Suzaku to judge their lord? He obviously had larger problems and Suzaku did not presume to know what else he might be working on.]
Then we shall prove that we can manage without disturbing him. [The lack of information was a different problem but he could work around that.
He had a name, he knew where she would be. It was enough.]
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Date: 2022-02-03 07:31 am (UTC)[He almost spits the word. Will. What use is there for it? It only makes imperfect creatures.] They are as animals, unrefined and uneducated. They don't know well enough to stop.
[He rises from his seat then, setting his palms flat on his desk.]
That's why we will retaliate.
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Date: 2022-02-04 05:00 am (UTC)As his father said, they did not know better. Despite the communities best efforts of outreach. He had had hope then, when visiting the hotel with his class, that they might convince some of them, save some of them. But he sees now it is not possible, they are too far gone.]
What do you wish me to do. [Because if his father was talking about retaliation and his father had summoned him here it was not difficult to put those things together. There was something he wished of Suzaku and Suzaku would, of course, do whatever was asked of him.]
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Date: 2022-02-04 07:23 am (UTC)This is the woman who came closest. She targeted my assistant and was able to gain access into this facility. She's the one who has stolen our secure livelihoods. Her name is Helen.
[He slides the image across the desk]
Bring me her head.
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Date: 2022-02-04 08:38 pm (UTC)His assistant was dead or kidnapped by the sinners, for who knew what purpose. Suzaku's face darkened and there was no hesitation as he answered.] Yes sir.
[There might have been no hesitation but that's not to say he had no feelings on the matter. His father wishes him to go and find this Helen, to kill her. He would, of course. He wouldn't dream of disobeying. But was he capable? She was clearly someone very capable if she could steal his father's assistant from inside this facility.
It wouldn't be easy. Of course he feels pride that his father thinks him ready for such a task, believes him capable. He will not allow any doubts he might have come to light. He might have never hunted down anyone to kill them before but if that was what was necessary for the protection of this community and if that was what his father required of him then he would give it his all.]
Do we know anything else about her?
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Date: 2022-02-07 02:42 am (UTC)I've not been able to get through to Lord Barbas. We've been left to our own devices.
[ strange, to think he's been away during this crisis. The doctor has vivid memories of barbas playing a more active role in the community. ]
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Date: 2022-02-07 04:50 am (UTC)It was worrying that Lord Barbas was not taking a greater role, when so many of their community had been targeted but who was Suzaku to judge their lord? He obviously had larger problems and Suzaku did not presume to know what else he might be working on.]
Then we shall prove that we can manage without disturbing him. [The lack of information was a different problem but he could work around that.
He had a name, he knew where she would be. It was enough.]