... We gon have to kill somebody else, in other words. I ain't surprised. Dat's how it usually be. New to me to be in one place to do it, though.
[ He rubs the back of his neck at the second bit, and then frowns a little deeper. He shifts, making the tattoo on his right thigh a little bit more visible, sitting cross-legged now. Without his usual attire to semi-cover it up, it was in pretty much full view, anyway, what with the shorts and all. ]
Dat's just how it is. Kinda weird everyone else here ain't branded wid their Atma. Their Karma, I think de crazy lady called it. It's s'posed to be a representation of our deeds, or somethin' like dat. And havin' a mark like dis--dat means one thing.
Devourin' people. Or being devoured yourself. If you don't do it, you... lose yourself to de hunger. We've lost too many comrades to dat. It ain't pretty. ... Ain't never said I liked it, but dat's just how it worked in de Junkyard once things changed. I ain't real smart, but even I get de basic idea. Nirvana is s'posed to be dis place where you ain't gotta do all dat. Where everybody's happy and dere's no more fightin'. So dis probably ain't Nirvana. Cuz somebody dead, and somebody else gonna die.
[ The upset in his voice is palpable. He sounds... very much like he WANTS to cry but isn't going to. Like he's... used to this by now. He's fourteen. ]
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[ He rubs the back of his neck at the second bit, and then frowns a little deeper. He shifts, making the tattoo on his right thigh a little bit more visible, sitting cross-legged now. Without his usual attire to semi-cover it up, it was in pretty much full view, anyway, what with the shorts and all. ]
Dat's just how it is. Kinda weird everyone else here ain't branded wid their Atma. Their Karma, I think de crazy lady called it. It's s'posed to be a representation of our deeds, or somethin' like dat. And havin' a mark like dis--dat means one thing.
Devourin' people. Or being devoured yourself. If you don't do it, you... lose yourself to de hunger. We've lost too many comrades to dat. It ain't pretty. ... Ain't never said I liked it, but dat's just how it worked in de Junkyard once things changed. I ain't real smart, but even I get de basic idea. Nirvana is s'posed to be dis place where you ain't gotta do all dat. Where everybody's happy and dere's no more fightin'. So dis probably ain't Nirvana. Cuz somebody dead, and somebody else gonna die.
[ The upset in his voice is palpable. He sounds... very much like he WANTS to cry but isn't going to. Like he's... used to this by now. He's fourteen. ]