doublefists | ★ KATE

★ KATE

the most precious little not on purpose serial killer

Vi!

[ she'll come over to see her. ]

How are you feeling? Do you need anything?

[ WEEEEEHHH reaches for her a little. c'mere. she will hold out a hand. ]

No, no. I'm alright. They've got me set up. [ a little half-smile. ] Don't worry too bad.

... Okay... I'll try.

[ she'll take that hand. ]

Can I ask about... what happened?

[ holds her hand in a gentle but firm way. ]

... Yeah. [ a beat, and then: ] Wasn't too bad. We were these things called Grey Wardens. We fought off monsters to protect people.

That sounds like something you'd be good at.

[ But I'm still worried... ]

Hah. Yeah. I uh, didn't have much of a choice.

We had a whole city to protect. So... we did. [ lot different than the last one, but somehow that felt better. ]

... You succeeded?

[ it doesn't sound like it could be that simple, though... ]

I'm not actually sure.

[ ... ]

Think I died before we saw what happened. But we set the bomb off, at least.

... Oh...

[ a little soot rises from her head. ]

They must have been terrible monsters...

[ nooo the soot!!

she squeezes her hand gently. ]

They were. We held out for a long time, but you know how these things are. Odds were stacked against us. [ ... ] I'm okay. I made it.