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[demonicbeauty]

[Ariadne hasn't been able to show her face on the network--or in person, really--since her meltdown in July. But she's starting to come back, as it were. Only on voice because she can't quite bring herself to share all of her feelings.

Feelings that are very strong right now.]

I don't believe in revenge. It's a messy business that doesn't ultimately fix anything. You can't always undo a wrong.

You can, however, be better.

I say this for two reasons now. The first is that I urge all of you not to take revenge against the user who goes by the name "NoMercy" on the Omni network. I don't know who they are and I don't know how they've suffered. But hurting them isn't going to un-murder Ezra or Oscar or any of the others.

The second reason why I'm talking about revenge is that...I need to know what happened to Dean Winchester. I need to know who burned down his house, who killed him. And...I want to reassure you--anyone who's listening--that if you know something or if you were, in some way, responsible...I'm not going to hurt you.

I...I don't believe in revenge.

And that's...that's all, I guess.

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[opress]

I don't know who that is. Were they your mate here?

[demonicbeauty]

No. I don't have a mate. He was...

[This isn't getting any easier.]

Like a brother to me. I didn't realize how much I loved him until Anakin killed him the first time. When he came back I...

Well, it doesn't matter. He didn't come back, this time.

[opress]

[He made a noise of understanding from his throat. Now that was a concept he understood the complete ins and outs of.]

Will you seek out those that harmed your brother and have left this wound on you?

[demonicbeauty]

I'm trying to learn the truth but...

[She sighs.]

So far, there doesn't seem to be anyone to blame.

[opress]

You mean he went back to the sea of his own volition?

[demonicbeauty]

No.

I mean...maybe the fire was an accident.

[opress]

Was it the house that burned? Or some other fire?

[demonicbeauty]

By the time I found it, all I know was that the house was smoldering in ruins.

[opress]

And you think the cause was accidental?

[demonicbeauty]

I think...I'm not finding evidence to the contrary.

[opress]

So you'll just mourn your loss and move on.

[demonicbeauty]

If I must, yes.

But it's a little exhausting, always mourning and never solving.

[opress]

Limit who you let yourself get close to and perhaps that will solve the issue.

[He didn't believe for a second that she could. Airy was very social, and she seemed to naturally like people.]

[demonicbeauty]

Perhaps, but it would create a lot of other issues, some of them even worse.

People aren't meant to be alone. We're all pack animals in some way.

[opress]

No, most sentient species are not.

[demonicbeauty]

Well, this one is.

And you know I'd be just as upset if something happened to you.

[opress]

You are very social.

You would not. There's no point to being upset over me.

[demonicbeauty]

You're my friend.

My comrade. We've fought together.

[opress]

We have fought together, yes. Females of my planet see little value in a Nightbrother's life aside from to please their eye or serve them.

[demonicbeauty]

Well. I'm not like that.

You know that!

[opress]

I do. It doesn't make much sense to me.

[demonicbeauty]

I know. Just give it time.

[And there's a smile in her voice.]