46 - Event Stage 4 - Phone

[ceasetoexist]

You know something? Since the rest of you are all letting crap off your chest? Yeah, there's something I gotta say. And I've thought it a lot, but I've never said it. And I think I oughta.

[A small beat. Then...]

I deserve to be here. With all the evil junk I've done, yeah. I belong here. Cause I'm a dangerous little nutbag.

And I have done a whole lot of evil junk back home. Like, I bet I've done a lot more then a lot of the villains here have done. And there's a lot of villains here. For starters, back home I:

[No one can see it, but he starts counting off on fingers as he lists his accomplishments into the phone. It's almost rhythmic, how he's speaking.]

Helped a cult try and perform a human sacrifice.

Conned a business mogul into helping alien invaders try and kill my next door neighbor and his friends, who had been chosen to save the world.

Had been working with said alien invaders to help conquer and ultimately destroy the planet.

Aaaaand when that didn't work out I decided to run away into different time periods like a loser in the time machine I stole.

That's pretty much it for the things back home, aside from all the times I've lied, cheated, or stolen something, which was a lot. Here, I've pretty much lied, cheated, and stolen a lot too. Haven't gotten to do much evil aside from destroy a lot of public property because of my anger issues like a cry baby, aaaaand I've killed the drone of my best friend here. Twice. And that dork with the glasses during the whole letter thing. Which I felt bad about but I mustn't really of since I still did it anyway even if the killing blow was an accident. Because me doing anything right is a long shot anyway.

So yeah. Kinda deserve this, or any punishment I get.

Comments

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

[After a long moment to take it in...]

...clearly, I've underestimated you.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

[Just laughter. But it's pretty bitter.]

Yeah! I guess you did, huh?

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

Quite a resume for someone your age.

[strike-you-out.livejournal.com]

[Holding the phone in shock. It isn't what you've done that surprises him--he already knew about most of those things--it's the self-deprecation that leaves him kind of speechless. And the best friend part... do you actually mean him?]

...

Pokey? Stop.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

No I don't think I will. I got it all out anyway.

[strike-you-out.livejournal.com]

You're sure? ...What made you confess?

[redtogold.livejournal.com]

Even so...

Even so, Pokey-dono, I believe you can change. -Are changing! Unu!

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Maybe. I dunno.

I'd like to change. I don't think I can.

[redtogold.livejournal.com]

I think you can. I've fought against tons of villains who have. [Note: the most insane of them all was reincarnated, BUT]

[nessbound.livejournal.com]

[Oh shit.. Ness should have expected this.]

"Pokey, hang up the phone and lock yourself in a closet if you have to, okay?! Look, you did some pretty messed up things but all is forgiven! I'm saying this honestly!

Everything you've done, every one you've tried to hurt, it doesn't matter!

It's over and done with, all I want is to be friends again and move on! I'm tired of living in this situation where you're constantly doubting yourself and all I want to do is punch you, deck you, whatever is going to make you snap out of it!

I said mean things back then, when you did those things for Giygas, things I didn't mean!

Just move on, get into a closet or your basement, and stay there! Okay?!"

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Yeah no. I don't think I will.

Because in the end? I can't move on. I know I'm going to do something bad again. I've heard that I will.

You know that Lucas kid?

[flameyedhunter.livejournal.com]

[ Shana can be heard breathing, listening to this. Obviously trying to decide what to do. ]

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

If you have something to say, say it.

[flameyedhunter.livejournal.com]

Why? Just.... why any of it?

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

...

Um. I was going to say something about how I forgave you already and things like that, but you never mentioned any of this before. Is it really all true?

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Yes. All of it.

[wolf-faerie.livejournal.com]

[Aisling's only gotten bits and pieces of Pokey's past over the time she's known him, so hearing it all at once is kind of jarring. There's a long pause over the phone before she speaks.]

...we all have some kind of story to tell, don't we?

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Probably.

I do and don't want to tell mine. It's a dumb story.

[ra-ra-razputin.livejournal.com]

[Has no idea what to say to this.]

So. Time machine.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Time machine.

What about it?

[getsciencedone.livejournal.com]

Oh....were you the one that killed him?

I suppose I should be thanking you.

1/2

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Why would you thank-

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Oh. It's you.

Wonderful.

So how've you been? Killing anymore people just trying to be left alone?

[Because hitting you in the back of the head with a wrench was clearly the correct course of action.]

[ Phone ] - Normal.

[inababanchou.livejournal.com]

That's rough.

[ Phone ] - Normal.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

...Are you making fun of me?