[He has a single match that he lights but doesn't actually take a drag of it yet.]
To me? Nothing of note. You notice that he talks, he insults, without anything behind it. He insulted my brother, I insulted his. And apparently his skin isn't as thick as he'd like it to be. So he hit me for it.
By what criteria? A lot of them are really interesting. H. H. Holmes, Burke and Hare-- I'm not one of the creepy groupies, though. Just saying. I also killed at home for a good reason, and, one could argue that killing here doesn't totally count. It definitely doesn't carry the same weight!
I just know a lot about this stuff. If you want to solve crimes, it's kind of a requirement. Also, Burke and Hare's partnership was really interesting, at least in the beginning.
[He taps his chin once before turning his back on her again.]
Envy. To want something you can't have. To covet that feeling, that thing that other people might get from a rush of solving the crime. To do everything in your power, like killing, like asking questions, interviews, seeing it - to get that feeling.
Or is it Greed? Wanting all of the information for yourself? Wanting to store it and hoard it for no other reason that to say that you have it?
[Not fully either, she thinks, but also bits of both - envy bleeding into greed, or envy powering greed. She wants so many things she doesn't have, and sometimes, hoarding information is a good way to get those things.
She doesn't say any of this out loud, but it flickers across her face before she puts on a smile.]
[It's not that she's particularly interested in atonement, nor does John seem like someone she can safely confide in. But damn it if he hadn't gotten her a little curious with that envy vs. greed analysis.]
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Date: 2022-04-11 02:41 am (UTC)[She mutters under her breath. Then, louder:]
At least you know what the internet is; that's not at all a given here.
But what about you, John? Why did you hang up on me before and agree to come talk to me now?
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Date: 2022-04-11 11:21 am (UTC)[He fishes in his pocket for a cigarette.]
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Date: 2022-04-11 01:04 pm (UTC)Okay. Well, what did he say to you? It must have been something pretty bad.
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Date: 2022-04-11 01:36 pm (UTC)To me? Nothing of note. You notice that he talks, he insults, without anything behind it. He insulted my brother, I insulted his. And apparently his skin isn't as thick as he'd like it to be. So he hit me for it.
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Date: 2022-04-11 01:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-04-11 01:43 pm (UTC)What's your damage, hm? You said you killed someone. And you've killed here, too.
Do you have a favorite serial killer?
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Date: 2022-04-11 01:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-04-11 01:54 pm (UTC)[He laughs as he says it.]
But you're right. Dying here doesn't mean anything. We're already dead.
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Date: 2022-04-11 01:58 pm (UTC)[She says, feeling a little twinge in her abdomen.]
It just means less.
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Date: 2022-04-11 02:04 pm (UTC)We are all sinners here, Misty. Forsaken by God.
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Date: 2022-04-11 02:07 pm (UTC)[A pause.]
You really think H. H. Holmes is less freakish than Burke and Hare?
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Date: 2022-04-11 02:12 pm (UTC)[He tilts his head, finally enjoying his cigarette.]
What I find more interesting is that you feel passionately enough to argue the point.
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Date: 2022-04-11 02:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-04-11 08:16 pm (UTC)[He watches her closely, attuned to any movement.]
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Date: 2022-04-11 08:22 pm (UTC)[She says, her brow furrowing a little.]
It's interesting. It's a fun thing to work together on with people.
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Date: 2022-04-11 08:24 pm (UTC)[He shrugs.]
Is it Envy or Greed, I wonder? That drives you?
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Date: 2022-04-11 08:31 pm (UTC)Why would it be either of those things?
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Date: 2022-04-11 08:34 pm (UTC)Envy. To want something you can't have. To covet that feeling, that thing that other people might get from a rush of solving the crime. To do everything in your power, like killing, like asking questions, interviews, seeing it - to get that feeling.
Or is it Greed? Wanting all of the information for yourself? Wanting to store it and hoard it for no other reason that to say that you have it?
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Date: 2022-04-11 08:41 pm (UTC)[Not fully either, she thinks, but also bits of both - envy bleeding into greed, or envy powering greed. She wants so many things she doesn't have, and sometimes, hoarding information is a good way to get those things.
She doesn't say any of this out loud, but it flickers across her face before she puts on a smile.]
Well, it's an interesting theory, anyway.
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Date: 2022-04-11 08:46 pm (UTC)Confession is the only way to rid yourself of the rot that consumes you.
One day you'll know that. Any other questions?
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Date: 2022-04-11 08:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-04-11 08:49 pm (UTC)You get one more question.
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Date: 2022-04-11 08:52 pm (UTC)Are you offering to hear my confession?
[It's not that she's particularly interested in atonement, nor does John seem like someone she can safely confide in. But damn it if he hadn't gotten her a little curious with that envy vs. greed analysis.]
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Date: 2022-04-11 08:55 pm (UTC)[And that last question answered, he starts to walk off.]
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Date: 2022-04-11 08:58 pm (UTC)She considers giving chase, but ultimately, she lets him go - telling herself she's doing it because she doesn't want to give him the satisfaction.]