[ IT wouldn't make a move. Not yet. IT wanted to rile Angelica up, to make sure she felt nothing more than pure HATRED towards the embodiment. Exactly what IT wanted. ]
T H E N C U T M E D O W N .
I F Y O U T R U L Y W E R E N ' T A F R A I D , Y O U W O U L D C E A S E Y O U R H E S I T A T I O N A N D L E A V E M E F O R D E A D .
[ IT laughs. Almost maniacally.]
β
" I do not fear you, no matter what image you decide to take. "
But you see her hands shake. The way she bites her lip. All these little details .. that make her crack.
β
" Yet you won't, will you? Your undying infatuation for this sad sack of flesh outweighs your bloodlust. How piteous. "
[ HATRED laughs, continuing to stare Angelica down. ]
Y O U ' R E C O M P L E T E L Y H O P E L E S S , I A M S U R E Y O U K N O W T H I S .
Y O U R M A S S A C R E S H A V E M A D E M E M O R E . . . B R I G H T . M O R E R E F I N E D . I S H O U L D B E T H A N K I N G Y O U , R E A L L Y .
β
" He would've wanted me to go on. And if that meant hurting like this too, he would've still encouraged it. I'm alive. That .. was all that mattered. "
Neglecting her sorrow. Neglecting the pain she felt and has to keep going through. What good would mentioning that do?
β
[ The embodiment moves closer, a small chuckle coming from it. ]
[ However, it had something in mind. ]
[ Once it was close enough to Angelica to where it was within arm's reach, it's face begins to twist...and contort. ]
" It's pitiable, really. The pathetic state you've-
Y E T Y O U R E M A I N A L I V E ?
I F Y O U A R E O K A Y , Y O U A N D Y O U R S P O U S E S H O U L D H A V E N O T H I N G T O W O R R Y A B O U T , N O ?
βRightβ¦sorry, I justβ¦β
βI worry I might die again, after THEY killed me forβ¦β
ββ¦fallingβ¦inβ¦love withβ¦someone-β
βBEFORE YOU SAY ANYTHING-β
βItβs not one of those βheros.ββ
[ It gagged at the very thought. ]
βI think Iβd rather DIE than fall for one of THEMβ¦β
Y O U A R E T O O π π πΌ π π π π .
I C A R E N O T F O R W H A T A N A P P A R I T I O N D O E S , U N L E S S I T I S A T M Y I N C O N V E N I E N C E .
A F O O L , I S W H A T T H E Y A R E .
W A S T I N G T I M E H U R T I N G A N A L L Y ? H O W S I L L Y .
I T I S A L M O S T L A U G H A B L E .
R E G A R D L E S S . W H A T D I D Y O U D O ?
[ It sighed once more. ]
βYou know how there have been multiple of you around this platform?β
βWellβ¦one of them killed me for something I didβ¦which-I may admit-wasβ¦somewhat foolish of me to doβ¦β
S I N C E T H E C O M I N G O F Y O U R E X I S T E N C E , I H A V E R E S I D E D T H E R E . I K N O W π π π π π π π π π π .
E V E R Y D E T A I L A B O U T Y O U . . .
I T ' S T O O T A M E . H O W B O R I N G .
I didnβt give you permission to be in my head! What the heck!!
How long have you been in there?! What stuff have you seenβ?!
[ OVERLY-DRAMATIC GASP! ]
HAVE YOU SEEN THE SUPER SECRET GIFT IDEAS I HAVE FOR MY FRIENDS?!?
[ HATRED moves closer, every step IT took evidently filled with intention. ]
[ IT's tail is swaying. Almost hypnotically. ]
B E I N G T A M E I S A C U R S E . Y E T Y O U T R E A T I T L I K E A B L E S S I N G .