« Prev 1 2 3 Next » Reply Share Thread Facebook Twitter Tumblr LinkedIn MySpace Email Go to Previous Thread Next Thread Please make a selection first Author Topic: Mirror, Mirror - Er, Mathew, Mathew (Mathew) (Read 383 times) Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Mirror, Mirror - Er, Mathew, Mathew (Mathew) « Dec 1, 2015 12:56:55 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "If you are afraid of yourself then you can't excel at anything." Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Rebecca Jefferson Legend Defense Will it be you this time? [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 4,354 Mirror, Mirror - Er, Mathew, Mathew (Mathew) « Dec 1, 2015 13:00:42 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top She pauses, then nods. Another one who likes to dodge questions. Who would have thought? "True, but I was asking about the potential comment." Next thing you know, he's going to ask her what she thinks hers is to avoid answering. Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Mirror, Mirror - Er, Mathew, Mathew (Mathew) « Dec 1, 2015 13:02:58 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Yes. And I said both. If you are crippled by fear and self doubt you can't excel as an Agent on the field, and you will fail in every other aspect of your life." She really wasn't the smartest one of his students.... « Last Edit: Dec 1, 2015 13:03:10 GMT -6 by Mathew Amtrum » Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Rebecca Jefferson Legend Defense Will it be you this time? [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 4,354 Mirror, Mirror - Er, Mathew, Mathew (Mathew) « Dec 1, 2015 13:07:09 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top He's not wrong. She doesn't say anything, but nods after a moment. She'd meant to dig further about the answer, but nothing else here had been handed to her, either. Her frown returns as she thinks about her next question. "How many people return to Paradigm as an agent if they have been withdrawn?" Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Mirror, Mirror - Er, Mathew, Mathew (Mathew) « Dec 1, 2015 13:08:05 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top What an odd question. "Elaborate." Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Rebecca Jefferson Legend Defense Will it be you this time? [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 4,354 Mirror, Mirror - Er, Mathew, Mathew (Mathew) « Dec 1, 2015 13:10:24 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Her arms cross again, shifting her weight to her other leg as she lets out a soft sigh. She stares at his desk for a moment, leps pressing into a tight line until she looks back up at him and speaks her mind. "If a person is withdrawn from Paradigm - not fired, not betrayed or severely injured - how often have they come back at a later time?" « Last Edit: Dec 1, 2015 13:11:57 GMT -6 by Rebecca Jefferson » Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Mirror, Mirror - Er, Mathew, Mathew (Mathew) « Dec 1, 2015 13:11:44 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Very rarely." Since most people that withdraw do it because they don't want to live this kind of life. Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Rebecca Jefferson Legend Defense Will it be you this time? [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 4,354 Mirror, Mirror - Er, Mathew, Mathew (Mathew) « Dec 1, 2015 13:12:55 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Another nod. "Is there a different assessment or anything else for returning, or does it depend on the circumstances?" She should probably be asking admin this, but here they are. Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Mirror, Mirror - Er, Mathew, Mathew (Mathew) « Dec 1, 2015 13:13:21 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "You know I don't deal with enrollment right?" He frowned. "What's this all about? You quitting?" Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Rebecca Jefferson Legend Defense Will it be you this time? [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 4,354 Mirror, Mirror - Er, Mathew, Mathew (Mathew) « Dec 1, 2015 13:19:00 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Her frown intensifies. "Not if I can help it." She sighs and looks away again, fingers twitching as she drums them against her upper arm without actually picking them up. "There are some disagreements between me and my father about my stay here," she admits after a moment, finally looking at him again. Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Mirror, Mirror - Er, Mathew, Mathew (Mathew) « Dec 1, 2015 13:20:23 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Being?" Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Rebecca Jefferson Legend Defense Will it be you this time? [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 4,354 Mirror, Mirror - Er, Mathew, Mathew (Mathew) « Dec 1, 2015 13:21:32 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "My role here and if I should be allowed to stay at all." Super uncomfortable, but she doesn't shrink back, just frowns harder. Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Mirror, Mirror - Er, Mathew, Mathew (Mathew) « Dec 1, 2015 13:21:50 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Go on." Because that was obvious. Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Rebecca Jefferson Legend Defense Will it be you this time? [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 4,354 Mirror, Mirror - Er, Mathew, Mathew (Mathew) « Dec 1, 2015 13:22:53 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top She finally just sighs and nods to one of the two chairs in front of the desk. "May I please sit?" Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Mirror, Mirror - Er, Mathew, Mathew (Mathew) « Dec 1, 2015 13:24:26 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top He motions for her to do so. Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Rebecca Jefferson Legend Defense Will it be you this time? [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 4,354 Mirror, Mirror - Er, Mathew, Mathew (Mathew) « Dec 1, 2015 13:29:53 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top She does! It doesn't help with the lack of personal space, but it does ease up on the urge to pace or otherwise move around. A little. "My father was one of the avid supporters at the rally this weekend," she explains, fingers laced as her thumbs rub over one another. "He was caught in the explosion and saw footage of the aftermath in the hospital." Footage of her, but that doesn't need to be said. "His condition for my staying here is to learn to control my power and suppress it." Her lips twist. "So I can go back home and be 'normal.'" Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Mirror, Mirror - Er, Mathew, Mathew (Mathew) « Dec 1, 2015 13:30:44 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "And that is an issue?" Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Rebecca Jefferson Legend Defense Will it be you this time? [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 4,354 Mirror, Mirror - Er, Mathew, Mathew (Mathew) « Dec 1, 2015 13:35:40 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top She stares at him. "Yes." Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Mirror, Mirror - Er, Mathew, Mathew (Mathew) « Dec 1, 2015 13:36:36 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Why?" Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Rebecca Jefferson Legend Defense Will it be you this time? [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 4,354 Mirror, Mirror - Er, Mathew, Mathew (Mathew) « Dec 1, 2015 13:42:46 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I meant what I said, Mr. Amtrum. I'm not hiding under the covers while the big scaries in the world do their thing." She tries not to think about how different her life might be without her power. She might have done just that, if things were different, or maybe she'd be one of them, just on a human level. Would she hate the people she cared about now? What would it be like, hating Eric, Enya, Piper, or any of them? For no reason other than their existence marked them as different? "I want control of my power, yes, but not to hide. I can think of a dozen different things that would be just as useless." Like watching paint dry. "It won't stop me or anyone else from being attacked or hurt if I go back to that hell hole and let them pity me for my 'deformity.'" She didn't fool herself; they'd still do it, even if she suppressed it. Once they knew, they knew. Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Mirror, Mirror - Er, Mathew, Mathew (Mathew) « Dec 1, 2015 13:46:07 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Of course you meant what you said." He commented on her determination before. "But I don't see the problem since you and your Father have aligned interests as far as I can tell. You both want you to learn a lifelong skill." One that can never be taken away. "Once you have learned what you can there doesn't seem to be anything he, or anyone can do about that." Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Rebecca Jefferson Legend Defense Will it be you this time? [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 4,354 Mirror, Mirror - Er, Mathew, Mathew (Mathew) « Dec 1, 2015 13:49:48 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Silence again. If she's understanding him correctly, he was suggesting something close to what she had decided on when she'd left the hospital. Let him think she was learning, because she was, but let him draw his own conclusions. Smile for him a couple more years and let him know she was working hard because she would be. Their versions fo the end goal just had her standing in different places. In other words, stay away from the media." Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Mirror, Mirror - Er, Mathew, Mathew (Mathew) « Dec 1, 2015 13:50:33 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top He doesn't say anything and just watches her. Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Rebecca Jefferson Legend Defense Will it be you this time? [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 4,354 Mirror, Mirror - Er, Mathew, Mathew (Mathew) « Dec 1, 2015 13:56:42 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top It made sense, anyway. It was also less messy than trying to get an emancipation and going through all the legal work that went with it. Why give her father the chance to take her away from here or cause trouble? Her fingers twist and drum empty air as she mulls it over. Keep your head down, don't rock the boat, and keep your status. She'd planned on the first two to get to the third, but maybe she'd been going about it from the wrong end. She believed she couldn't beat him at that game, that he'd try to see for himself how she was doing, and maybe he would, but who would he check with other than herself? it wouldn't get him very far. she had less than two years, anyway. "Alright." She nods after a moment. Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Mirror, Mirror - Er, Mathew, Mathew (Mathew) « Dec 1, 2015 13:57:57 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Is that it?" Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Reply Share Thread Facebook Twitter Tumblr LinkedIn MySpace Email Go to Previous Thread Next Thread Please make a selection first