capeandcowl | STAGE Shadow - [video] Backdated to the 6th because I am the latest

[The comm feed is unsteady, giving brief glimpses of the person holding it- Shinji, or at least something that looks like him, with yellow eyes - and the building he's standing in front of, some kind of massive metal pyramid.]

I'm not going to waste my breath on you people and give a long speech explaining what I want. You don't deserve that. [He spits every word, teeth grinding together in between them.] You're failures, all of you. You can't even save a bunch of kids, and even if you could get your act together and try, you don't get that it doesn't matter. Not a damn bit of it does.

The only thing that matters is how much you can get out of everyone before you have to hurt them. Push them away, kill them, whatever. Life is all about hurting. It's the only constant. Hurt and get hurt until you can't any more.

[He starts walking towards the pyramid, thumb sliding over the screen. A thumb covered in blood.]

So come on,. heroes. or whoever the Hell. I'll show you how little you mean before I crush the life out of you. Or before you do the same to me.

It's all any of us are good for.

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[ after having already spoken with karkat tonight, his words are a little more barbed, and she can't well leave that sting unchallenged. ]

Shinji, you're talking like an idiot.

Like you have any room to talk. But that hasn't stopped you before, huh?

I do what I must. If only to spare others.

My failure doesn't mean they should be implicated in it as well.

And why not? All this power in one place and they couldn't do that much? They're all as worthless as you.

That much what? At this point I doubt we're talking about the same thing, but I don't really know what you're talking about anymore!

All you're doing is raging, raging for nothing! And just what does that accomplish, Shinji?

Accomplish? Who said I'm trying to accomplish anything?

[He sneers.]

Sometimes pain just exists for pain's sake, Kanaya.

Well, if you want that power put toward something, you obviously have something in mind that should be accomplished. Otherwise you're just whining.

And you'd know a lot about that, wouldn't you?

And just what are you implying with that?

Ain't someone a badass.

That you're just like me! I used to think you were better, that you were someone to look up to, but no. You're worthless too.

I'm not. I'm just telling it like it is.

I never pretended to be worth anything. It isn't my fault you assumed I was.

It's not, but it doesn't make me want to hurt sinethung aby kess,

Fine. You want to hurt something so much, then you can start with me.

Good. I was tired of hearing you talk anyway.

[He sends a text file containing an address.]

We'll be waiting.

I'll make sure you're not kept long, then.

[ shall i take it to the log then? ]

[He answers with a distorted laugh.]

[also yes]

...Damn. This place is just getting crazier.

Coulda fooled me. You got a death wish, kiddo?

Shinji, what are you talking about? Are you alright?

Anyone who doesn't is just fooling themselves.

[He seethes, managing a surprisingly deep for a teenager...or something pretending to be one, anyway.]

I'm not crazy..

No, and I'm sick of pretending that I'm okay. I'm not. No one is, and we all need to stop lying about it!

And why's that.

Because this world is nothing but pain. Weren't you listening?

Kinda tuned out after the failure part.

Then stop wasting my time. Tch. Stupid adults.

Tch. Like you really got anything better to do than sit here and talk trash?

Until we get visitors. Then I can show them what I mean about life and pain, for as long as they last.

[ouch right in the FEELS]

H-Hey, calm down, alright? This doesn't sound like you at all!

Or they could beat the shit out of you.

Wanna run that by me again? 'Cause you seem pretty insane from here.

It's just as good either way. I deserve it as much as anyone.

You just don't understand. None of you do.

And what the Hell do you know about how I should sound?!

Well... No. Admittedly, I'm not that sure. But I've talked to you enough to know that you're not like this. You're a good person, Shinji, you don't have to crush anyone!

Oh, shut up! Do you really think "good people" even exist? You're so naive.

Of course I do! I know because I've met them. My friends back home and the new ones I've made here; there are a lot of good people in the world!

Stupid. They're only as good for as long as you can keep from hurting them, or keep them from hurting you. After that, you'll just keep hurting them.

N-No way. [though there's hesitation in her voice. how many people have she hurt already because of her failures? mami had died, even, because she wasn't fast enough.

but she shakes her head and frowns at him, practically forces herself to remain determined.]

No way! That's not true. I'll protect them from harm. I'll protect them all!

You can't. You can't watch everyone every second of the day. You can't protect them from their own mistakes - or your's. You can say that all you want, but it's meaningless. I know.

[...]

Oi.

Maybe you oughtta explain it, then.

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