I12 DT - Center of the Maze at Night

by **Haley Crusek** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 12:42 am

"If you say so," she smirked, taking a longer sip of her wine.

"I'm gonna tell my mom you think she's uncivilized"

by **Roland Sackville** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 1:41 am

"Technically, I believe it's Aristotle telling your mom that."

by **Haley Crusek** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 9:25 pm

"I'd rather her yell at you," she teased, taking another drink of wine and another bite of pasta.

"What was she like?" Haley asked, looking over at his wife's remains.

by **Roland Sackville** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 9:40 pm

"Young," Roland said, after thinking. "Headstrong. She knew what she wanted. Gentle, when she wanted to be.

And she had the most amazing eyes..."

by **Haley Crusek** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 9:55 pm

"...did you get to spend a long time with her?"

by **Roland Sackville** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 10:45 pm

"Not nearly long enough," he answered, with a tight-lipped smile. "About twenty years."

by **Haley Crusek** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 11:31 pm

"I'm sorry," she frowned.

"Does it help, having her remains here?"

by **Roland Sackville** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 11:44 pm

"It makes me feel..I dunno, a bit more COMPLETE. If I'm going to try to change who I am, I need...well, I need support."

by **Haley Crusek** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 12:41 am

Haley nodded, sipping more wine, quiet for a moment.

"I'm glad we swapped bodies. Yeah, it was weird and really creepy that you saw more of me than my boyfriend had, but like...I dunno. You're really cool. And I never would have gotten to know you otherwise.

by **Roland Sackville** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 1:42 am

"You still don't know a lot about me. But I'd like that to change...I really would."

by **Haley Crusek** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 1:47 am

"I'd like that to change too," she smiled faintly

by **Roland Sackville** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 3:10 pm

"Well, change is important. That's what I'm trying to do here. I've fought in...well, just about everything you can think of. I fought off the Trojan Horse, participated in the crusades, crossed the Alps with Hannibal, flew Spitfies in World War I.

No longer. 1945 was my last time. I'm...I'm retiring. From that. That's why I freaked out when I saw the blood-rage you bounced back at me. It's a reminder of how hard it's been."

by **Haley Crusek** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 3:46 pm

"Well. How can I help?"

by **Roland Sackville** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 4:41 pm

"Just by listening, actually, helps a lot. I wouldn't want to come off badly in your eyes..."

by **Haley Crusek** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 11:53 pm

"Well. Amazing food and wine help," she giggled.

"But I can listen. I like listening."

by **Roland Sackville** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 2:38 pm

"Sure. You just want me to get you drunk," Roland smiled.

by **Haley Crusek** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 7:32 pm

"I'm shocked--SHOCKED--you would accuse me of such a thing," she teased.

by **Roland Sackville** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 11:43 pm

"I can see it in your eyes," he smiled.

by **Haley Crusek** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 11:59 pm

"Well you said you water this down. So I doubt you can possibly get me drunk with it," she smirked, taking a long sip.

"Damn. This dinner almost makes up for how shitty my last week has been."

by **Roland Sackville** » Sat Aug 24, 2013 12:20 am

"Just the Regan thing, or...?"

by **Haley Crusek** » Sat Aug 24, 2013 9:24 am

"The multiple Regan things. My first hangover. The nightmares I had all week from Regan and from you..."

by **Roland Sackville** » Sat Aug 24, 2013 1:22 pm

"I DO apologize for that..."

by **Haley Crusek** » Sat Aug 24, 2013 2:46 pm

"It's okay. Regan's stuff is worse and fresher in my head. And you could probably just keep making me dinners and we'll have better memories together."

by **Roland Sackville** » Sat Aug 24, 2013 6:10 pm

"If you'd like to come down more often, I could show you some of my collection."

by **Haley Crusek** » Sat Aug 24, 2013 7:37 pm

"You do seem to have a lot of pretty cool stuff. You know, you should really show off some more of this stuff in class. Because those puzzles hurt my head," she smirked.

by **Roland Sackville** » Sat Aug 24, 2013 8:02 pm

"You're smarter than you give yourself credit for, Haley."

by **Haley Crusek** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 3:00 am

"Never feel very smart..."

by **Roland Sackville** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 4:30 pm

"Don't be so hard on yourself. There's more to KNOW now than there was when I was your age. Life can be confusing sometimes, but here's the thing -- no one really knows what the fuck they're doing. ~I~ certainly don't, and there are very few people out there with more experience than I've got."

by **Haley Crusek** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 8:23 pm

Haley smiled at that, setting down her fork next to her mostly cleaned plate. (Where the hell did she put all that food?)

"Thanks, Prof. It means a lot to hear that. Never really thought of it that way."

by **Roland Sackville** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 8:51 pm

"And you know you'll have my back, if you ever need advice."

by **Haley Crusek** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 9:09 pm

"And I've got your back. For anything," she smiled, raising her glass in a toast.

by **Roland Sackville** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 9:14 pm

"Well, I think you need to see something before you say that," Roland frowned, standing up.

"Regan wasn't as thorough as she could be in her research -- imagine that -- but she was right about my slave trading days. She just missed something that you would likely find more repulsive."

He reached behind his desk, and tossed a hat onto the table. "Before you trust me, you need to know me. Or at least consider.

No more secrets."

by **Haley Crusek** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 10:38 pm

Haley wasn't a great student, but she'd at least paid enough attention in classes throughout her life to realize what that hat was from.

Her expression at the moment was somewhat hard to read, but she reached out towards the hat wordlessly, trying to see the impressions left on the hat.

by **Roland Sackville** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 10:44 pm

Unpleasant, though perhaps not as strong as the armor? At least, a layer or two removed from killing and bad stuff. But, you know, still.

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:12 pm

Haley shuddered a bit, recoiling from the hat as the images that were far, far more graphic than anything she had seen in her textbooks.

"...how...how'd you get involved with that?"

by **Roland Sackville** » Mon Aug 26, 2013 10:21 pm

"It seemed...only fair. After all, I had fought in the Great War for the Entente powers...

I've never...put much stock into 'causes'."

by **Haley Crusek** » Mon Aug 26, 2013 10:49 pm

"Only fair? I mean...didn't the whole 'death camp' thing kinda make you wonder if you picked the wrong side?"

by **Roland Sackville** » Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:02 pm

"It did, thank you very much," he frowned.

by **Haley Crusek** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 12:29 am

"How long did you work for them?"

by **Roland Sackville** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 12:56 pm

"I started working in the May of 1940."

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