07 | visual | all nonbelievers stand aside in fear

[the_vishual]

[ Chase does not look comfortable. Not spooked, per se, but when the video flickers on the little girl looks tired. Less burdened and more concerned.

This is something she genuinely doesn't know the answer to. ]

Hello, everyone--I regret to be the one to point this out.

[ A beat--she's worryingly playing with the paper bow tie she's made ever since the Doctor disappeared, and with a lick of her lips she's speaking again, eyes darting down to something on her lap. ]

It's funny. This list--it's amused. Laughing at us. I don't--I don't like it. And that's not everyone on the list. It's a fraction of it.

But the laughter. It's ringing in my ears and they're so, so, giddy.

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permvideo because lazy

[the_vishual]

I can't tell. [ A frown. ] I'm sorry.

works for me

[swagneto]

Don't be. [ Though he is. ]

It's too much to ask from someone like you.

[the_vishual]

Someone like me?

[swagneto]

[ Well this is going to be painfully uncomfortable, but Erik has a point to it. ]

You're a child. The last thing you need is to be forced into a position where you're made to do something.

[ Because he's been there, he's done that, and Erik has no intention of allowing anyone to go down that route. ]

[the_vishual]

Sir, with all due respect, my purpose is not to be a child, but to fight.

[swagneto]

You're a child, you shouldn't have to fight. No child does.

[the_vishual]

Incorrect. I was raised to be a soldier and follow the word of God, and I remain a soldier and a Follower even on this ship with giddy laughter and skeletons.

[swagneto]

Raised. And I was raised to be a weapon. It doesn't change anything except you decide what you are in the long run.

[the_vishual]

I am the herald of the Crowing, I am the Vishual, bringer of God's judgement and proud member of Inferno's rebellion. And I am proud of what I am.

[swagneto]

[ It’s a momentary setback for Erik, hearing the confidence in her voice, the blatant determination with which she speaks that has him put off. His belief is that children should play no part in anything, no matter the context. ]

So a mere weapon of God. What does that leave you with, no freedom of your own?

[the_vishual]

Freedom is irrelevant. Purpose is what's needed.

[swagneto]

I’d argue both. Purpose doesn’t come from god, but your own ambitions. Those in turn are tied to your freedom.

[the_vishual]

False. God should be one's entire purpose.