So I'm in Moscow. Sanna's with me, she's safe(ish), with any luck we'll be our of dodge by next week.
So, some explaining of what happened. If you want details, go to Sanna's blog. I've never been much good at this stuff.
For reasons I don't intend to get into, Dimir owed me a favour. I cashed it in; he wanted Artsyom dead anyone. Since I could find them (long story how. Might tell it later) we made it thete in good time. Course, I can't walk so well, so I missed the beginning. Got there in time to see Artsyom hightail it out, two of Dimirs men grab Sanna. Well, one was a woman.
That was tense. Wasn't sure if they were planning a betrayal, and that was fucking terrifying. The thought of getting so far just to fail there, at the scene...
So I tried asking them not to, to let her go. Surprised when they did. Maybe in paranoid.
Once she knew who I was, we got to talking. She said, 'do I look like someone who cares about dying?' Really hit home how bad things were, worse than I thought. I'm worried about you, Sanna. Wish there was something I could say to help, but I'm no good at this. Just, take care of yourself. It's never too late for things to get better, long as you keep going. Things will get better. They have to.
We're at my safehouse now. Not quite the Hilton, but I managed to scavenge up a few things here and there. It'll suffice.
See you soon, Artsyom.
So, some explaining of what happened. If you want details, go to Sanna's blog. I've never been much good at this stuff.
For reasons I don't intend to get into, Dimir owed me a favour. I cashed it in; he wanted Artsyom dead anyone. Since I could find them (long story how. Might tell it later) we made it thete in good time. Course, I can't walk so well, so I missed the beginning. Got there in time to see Artsyom hightail it out, two of Dimirs men grab Sanna. Well, one was a woman.
That was tense. Wasn't sure if they were planning a betrayal, and that was fucking terrifying. The thought of getting so far just to fail there, at the scene...
So I tried asking them not to, to let her go. Surprised when they did. Maybe in paranoid.
Once she knew who I was, we got to talking. She said, 'do I look like someone who cares about dying?' Really hit home how bad things were, worse than I thought. I'm worried about you, Sanna. Wish there was something I could say to help, but I'm no good at this. Just, take care of yourself. It's never too late for things to get better, long as you keep going. Things will get better. They have to.
We're at my safehouse now. Not quite the Hilton, but I managed to scavenge up a few things here and there. It'll suffice.
See you soon, Artsyom.
You don't need to worry about it; it's not a new thing.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry, but I'm going to keep worrying about you. I always worry about my friends.
DeletePlease? What do you need me to do or say, to convince you I'm alright?
DeleteNone of us are alright. The fears, the world, they leave their scars. I'm afraid, about a lot. I'm afraid the world is going to get worse, that there is no happy ending. I worry that me today will be the Dimir of tomorrow, and I worry that you wont be there. I'm going to keep worrying. It means I fight for the right reasons.
DeleteWhat do I need to do or say to stop you worrying about me in whatever way you specifically worry about me?
DeleteLook, I worry about you too man, what did Dimir ask of you?
OK.... This is probably a conversation to have in private.
Don't worry about me worrying about you. It's not a bad thing, I just want you to be ok.
DeleteAs for Dimir, I'll tell you. In private.
So many word about "Worry about you" "No I worry about you" I have only one thing to say:
Deletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aobVs-HfsCI
Look at me catching up with the world's media entertainment!
You son of a bitch!!!
DeleteYou KNOW that I See The Light from Tangled is my favourite Disney song!
You kids are going to hurt yourselves like this.
ReplyDeleteBecause leaving you alone doesn't end in death as well?
DeleteJust saying. You're just making it difficult for yourself, boy. Tagging along with a girl who's only going to drag you down.
DeleteAnd I don't know if there's any substance to what Kelevra is implying, but I have a lot of guns if there is, mate, so just back the fuck out. Perish the thought.
I'm a proxy. I've been down, and helping a friend won't drag me back.
DeleteAnd I can honestly say I'm not interested in Sanna sexually. But the 'concerned father' act is pretty funny, so feel free to keep that up.
How's the arm?
I don't mean sexually, if I thought that was the case I'd say nothing at all, don't care. I meant romantically.
DeleteIt's fine thx
Would you mind explainning your reasoning there? Seems a bit incongruous to me.
DeleteHow is it incongruous?
DeleteIt just seems odd that you'd be against her having a romantic relationship.
DeleteWell, put it this way.
DeleteI kill one of you. What happens to the other?
Isn't revenge likely to happen anyway? And not just from me or Sanna, but people like Incognito and possibly Cartwright's agency?
DeleteI meant that you'd mope around and be an easy kill.
DeleteBut let's take revenge as a hypothetical. Incognito has his hands full and he isn't going to stop to kill for one little girl he doesn't care about much to begin with. Cartwright and her dogs are in a similar situation.
But wouldn't the other being an easy kill be in your favour? Since you want to kill us?
DeleteAs for Incognito, I think you may be misjudging the situation somewhat. Don't think it'd be a good idea to discount him outright.
Yes, but thrill of the chase and all.
DeleteI think you overestimate how much Incognito cares.
If the thrill of the chase is so important, why use 'bad medicine' to avoid any chase at all?
DeleteI am possibly overestimating Incognito, I am pretty optimistic about human nature.
Yes, you are too optimistic.
DeleteAlso, I notice you haven't actually denied interest in her. How about you go ahead and do that now before your enemies start getting creative.
Nah, I'm optimistic but also right a gratifying amount of the time.
DeleteAs for Sanna, she's my friend. People don't tend to try to get to me through my friends, because I usually deal with grief through arson.
No. You just THINK you are right a gratifying amount of the time. Your arrogance is funny, so I'll be the milkman of human kindness for a sec.
DeleteBefore I got the jump on Alya, some of my boys reported two men following her. As in, two different men seemingly with different projects, it seems they had no contact. Make what you will of that.
Eh. In my experience for everyone like them, there're a few dozen good people. Human race. Mostly pretty good people. Maybe you've been looking in the wrong places?
DeleteAlso, 'Milkman of human kindness'? Wouldn't that involve delivering human kindness on the doorstep every morning?
Uh, OK. I assumed you might know who either man was.
DeleteIt was a Billy Bragg reference.
Have a few guesses. You dont usually need a name to deal with someone, though. There are more useful mysteries to consider.
DeleteTo be honest, I never really pegged you as the punk type. Or really listened to Billy Bragg
Fair deuce.
DeleteThese days I mostly listen to the Sex Pistols. And Cannibal Corpse.
These days I don't really listen to much music. Just seems to have lost its appeal to me. It's a shame.
DeleteDo you have any source of enjoyment these days?
DeleteReading, making things. I still have things I enjoy, just that music isn't really one of them.
DeleteAnd Alexandria? How is she?
DeleteIf you want to know ask her. I doubt she wants to talk to you, so I'm not gonna talk to you about her.
Deleteby the by, i changed accounts because my other one was compromised by something.
ReplyDeleteI reuploaded all posts though.
http://theaxiomofparanormal.blogspot.com/ is the new url