[Admittedly, there's a point there. She probably wouldn't risk poisoning herself if Qrow saved it to use on her. On the other hand:]
maybe you expect for us to need it first this time the odds'd be in your favor or maybe it's a dud meant to fake us out at a critical moment but fine, i'll ask the kid leave it the same place as the grape basket, i guess
We could both go crazy with the 'what ifs' yeah. I'm just going to say I trust you to do whatever it takes to keep Ruby safe. We can leave it at that, and I'll leave the bottle where the grapes were. I'll drop it off around sunset tonight, and be in touch.
you trust me to do whatever it takes, huh because that worked out so fucking well last time what are YOU doing that's not passing the goddamn buck? stop making me responsible for your sanity and stay away from my family
Well, since you asked. Besides giving you a random antidote that Sodder gave me. I'm giving a second to Emerald, who is with me regularly. She gets a tranquilizer dart just in case since that was there too. I've got a full supply of that incense shit for next month, should cover my apartment. That Eddie brat was clear that it works. I'm keeping an eye out for the slightest hint of things affecting the mind and avoiding it like the plague. I'm prepared to turn myself into FEAR if I have to.
Just so we're clear? I don't plan to leave this to you. I'm giving you the antidote as a sign of trust, Qrow.
[He gets a text message on the 2nd of October in addition that says "Do Not Drink The Blood. It's driving Michael Loopy." But that can be handwaved. ^.~]
oh you're *prepared* to turn yourself in, are you and when will that be? after you've hurt her or someone else again? do it while you still have control this time i'm still working on believing you didn't mean to kill her the first time, but i was serious about one chance only if you ever manage to lay a hand on my family again, i will hunt you down and kill you so you forget you ever had a grudge against us as long as we're making ourselves fucking clear
That IS the game plan, yes. Turn myself in while still sane if there's a solid reason to suspect a problem. Possibly dose myself with the antidote beforehand to ensure I can't use illusions to get out for as long as it lasts. And while I know that you feel a need to remind me, I will state for the record that I'm well aware what's at stake here.
I don't WANT to kill your niece again. I don't want to hurt her or so much as touch her. So yes, you're absolutely clear, and I assume you and the whole damned family, friends and about a tenth of the sleeper population will come after my ass if it happens again. Trust me, Qrow, that is one thing I'm absolutely crystal clear on, and I have no issues with that fact, because that's exactly how I expect you to feel right now.
So, anyway? Antidote. On your porch. Call me if you need me.
and just how the hell are you going to be able to tell there's reason for that we checked in nearly every damn day in july and you still didn't notice you were slipping until it was too late feel free to correct me on that and i can retract having ever given you a chance in the first place
[He doesn't believe that's the case, not really. The peaks of his bitterness make him wonder if the insanity was a lie outright, but she hasn't come after them in the last couple months. The death symptoms would've long passed by now.
Qrow's just not so so ready believe she'd go out of her way to avoid it happening again.]
I'm taking every stitch of intel I can get and working with it But do yourself a favor and try, and I emphasize try because it's your niece, to calm the hell down Because I'm going to let you in on a little secret, one of my nightmares
You could kill me on October 1st, and I could wake back up with no memories of why any of you give a shit about me Turn into a monster five seconds later with nobody around And murder the lot of you, and I'd have no god-damned way to predict that would I? I lay awake at night next to Emerald trying to think of ways to make sure nothing happens Varian locked himself in a cell and still got loose and hurt someone People die and come back and do crazy shit. Did you see that Parker kid pull a 180 when he died? The things I don't have control over right now scare the hell out of me, Qrow.
You don't need to tell me how many ten thousand reasons in this fucked up city things could go wrong, Qrow. I'm intimately aware, and I really hope you don't have to so much as breathe my name for the next three months My priority is staying sane next month, and I'll do whatever I can to keep it that way And if Ruby loses it? I'll steer clear and let you lot help her.
[There's a few of these things he didn't know, admittedly, but if he were in person he would still roll his eyes. He's especially unimpressed with "The things I don't have control over right now scare the hell out of me, Qrow."]
yeah well join the club i've spent my whole life being terrified of things out of my control and having to find ways to do something about them anyway
[The angriest possible way to tell someone about your Semblance without actually telling them anything of substance? Check.]
but you'll have to forgive me if i don't exactly buy that you're suddenly soooo concerned about ruby's well-being now
Enlightened Self-Interest, Qrow. I don't actually want to hurt Ruby right now, but I'm not interested in going out of my way for her. We're not friends because of what's happened, just not enemies. But the meager hope I have of being happy in my life for the first time in years depends on me getting this right. So, no. This isn't because I suddenly care so much about her. This is about me caring about myself and Emerald more than it is about her.
But, forgive me. I think we've chatted enough. The bottle's on your porch. Hopefully I don't see you around for a long time.
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maybe you expect for us to need it first this time
the odds'd be in your favor
or maybe it's a dud meant to fake us out at a critical moment
but fine, i'll ask the kid
leave it the same place as the grape basket, i guess
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I'm just going to say I trust you to do whatever it takes to keep Ruby safe.
We can leave it at that, and I'll leave the bottle where the grapes were.
I'll drop it off around sunset tonight, and be in touch.
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because that worked out so fucking well last time
what are YOU doing that's not passing the goddamn buck?
stop making me responsible for your sanity and stay away from my family
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Besides giving you a random antidote that Sodder gave me.
I'm giving a second to Emerald, who is with me regularly.
She gets a tranquilizer dart just in case since that was there too.
I've got a full supply of that incense shit for next month, should cover my apartment.
That Eddie brat was clear that it works.
I'm keeping an eye out for the slightest hint of things affecting the mind and avoiding it like the plague.
I'm prepared to turn myself into FEAR if I have to.
Just so we're clear?
I don't plan to leave this to you.
I'm giving you the antidote as a sign of trust, Qrow.
[He gets a text message on the 2nd of October in addition that says "Do Not Drink The Blood. It's driving Michael Loopy." But that can be handwaved. ^.~]
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and when will that be? after you've hurt her or someone else again?
do it while you still have control this time
i'm still working on believing you didn't mean to kill her the first time, but i was serious about one chance only
if you ever manage to lay a hand on my family again, i will hunt you down and kill you so you forget you ever had a grudge against us
as long as we're making ourselves fucking clear
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Turn myself in while still sane if there's a solid reason to suspect a problem.
Possibly dose myself with the antidote beforehand to ensure I can't use illusions to get out for as long as it lasts.
And while I know that you feel a need to remind me, I will state for the record that I'm well aware what's at stake here.
I don't WANT to kill your niece again.
I don't want to hurt her or so much as touch her.
So yes, you're absolutely clear, and I assume you and the whole damned family, friends and about a tenth of the sleeper population will come after my ass if it happens again.
Trust me, Qrow, that is one thing I'm absolutely crystal clear on, and I have no issues with that fact, because that's exactly how I expect you to feel right now.
So, anyway?
Antidote.
On your porch.
Call me if you need me.
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we checked in nearly every damn day in july and you still didn't notice you were slipping until it was too late
feel free to correct me on that and i can retract having ever given you a chance in the first place
[He doesn't believe that's the case, not really. The peaks of his bitterness make him wonder if the insanity was a lie outright, but she hasn't come after them in the last couple months. The death symptoms would've long passed by now.
Qrow's just not so so ready believe she'd go out of her way to avoid it happening again.]
i'd say see you around, but i hope i don't
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But do yourself a favor and try, and I emphasize try because it's your niece, to calm the hell down
Because I'm going to let you in on a little secret, one of my nightmares
You could kill me on October 1st, and I could wake back up with no memories of why any of you give a shit about me
Turn into a monster five seconds later with nobody around
And murder the lot of you, and I'd have no god-damned way to predict that would I?
I lay awake at night next to Emerald trying to think of ways to make sure nothing happens
Varian locked himself in a cell and still got loose and hurt someone
People die and come back and do crazy shit. Did you see that Parker kid pull a 180 when he died?
The things I don't have control over right now scare the hell out of me, Qrow.
You don't need to tell me how many ten thousand reasons in this fucked up city things could go wrong, Qrow.
I'm intimately aware, and I really hope you don't have to so much as breathe my name for the next three months
My priority is staying sane next month, and I'll do whatever I can to keep it that way
And if Ruby loses it? I'll steer clear and let you lot help her.
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yeah well join the club
i've spent my whole life being terrified of things out of my control and having to find ways to do something about them anyway
[The angriest possible way to tell someone about your Semblance without actually telling them anything of substance? Check.]
but you'll have to forgive me if i don't exactly buy that you're suddenly soooo concerned about ruby's well-being now
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I don't actually want to hurt Ruby right now, but I'm not interested in going out of my way for her.
We're not friends because of what's happened, just not enemies.
But the meager hope I have of being happy in my life for the first time in years depends on me getting this right.
So, no. This isn't because I suddenly care so much about her.
This is about me caring about myself and Emerald more than it is about her.
But, forgive me. I think we've chatted enough.
The bottle's on your porch.
Hopefully I don't see you around for a long time.