sirenspull | 031 // Voice

[She's in her new house. And she's still banged up. But, she looks a little less. The bruises are more yellow than purple and red. Medea is peeking over her shoulder.]

People do mourn him, Kurt. But you can't tell them who they should be mourning. That's not fair. Grief isn't logical.

Yes, that's true. But I wasn't kidding-- If I hear about that man one more time I'm going to puke. He doesn't deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as someone like Franz. He doesn't deserve to mentioned period.

Why? Because you don't like what he did? Neither do I. But he had a family. Probably he had friends. Is their grief less just because what he did was bad? No, it's not, Kurt, and it's cruel to say so.

[She's sore and tired. Plus, she's lonely tonight. It's getting worse and hanging around the werewolves isn't helping.]

I don't care. I'm sick of playing nice, Mercy. I've poured so much time and energy into tiptoeing around this and I'm done. If one of us died this way, none of them would give a damn. They already don't give a damn.

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I can't say it's fair to tell people who to mourn. But I agree with you on that.

[There's an edge of bitterness in his tone. The kind of bitterness that speaks of a wish to avenge a dead friend.]

A lot of things aren't fair. Like how most of those hunters are still alive when so many good people are dead. Or that that bastard is getting more attention and press than Franz did.

Hmph. I expected news sources on this island to be so biased.

I heard over the network that newcomers who have died can return. Do you think there is hope for Franz?

[It's pretty much the only thing that's keeping him from chasing after Joker and risking a return to his violent ways.]

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I'm pretty done with that 'hope' thing.

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We have been mourning, and if you are only now getting the idea that you should, then clearly there is something wrong. You are about a week too late, and I know that the rest of us who are close to Mr. d'Epinay do not appreciate the reminder of what we have lost.

Make a donation, put flowers on the memorial, say goodbye, whatever it is you feel you need to do, but we are already working on dealing with this loss in our lives. We do not need it exacerbated.

[Is he mad? Yes, he's mad. A reminder like this is not needed, especially now; he's dealing with the loss of a young man he considers, not just a colleague, but a friend, and he knows Daedalus does not need any of the reminders. Not right now.]

I'm sorry, is there a time limit on grief that I wasn't informed about? My mistake.

Stop acting like a child. Do you know what you're doing? You're telling people that they shouldn't mourn someone they potentially knew, and now you are compounding everyone's grief. Did you stop to think about Doctor Yumeno in all this? Did you think about those of us who have known Mr. d'Epinay for years, here?

There is a time and a place for statements, Mr. Hummel. This is not that time.

How am I acting like a child? By reminding people that someone of worth is dead when everyone else seems to be hung up on that--that monster? Why aren't you furious, too? It's an insult to his memory.