Lord's Rest Inn

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 "You have plenty to lose. You have your radio show, your limbs, your senses, your flexibility... your ability to wonder, and to wander... your tendency to hope. You have always had something to be taken. And until your soul is snuffed out, there always will be. What defines you? If I distilled and purified you until I had your raw essence, what would be left? What can't I take from you?"

She is silent for a while. "Creativity. I want to keep my ability to make art. Whether that's the radio show, or the paintings and sculptures I made, or the sketches of whatever was in my mind at the moment... the one thing that's endured throughout the spiraling madness that is my existence is my creativity. If that was the only thing I could keep, then so be it."

 He shakes his head. "Deal." He hands her the blueprint. "You ungrateful wretch. You were given so many grand things, and you would throw them all away for some perfectionist dream, not even considering your options. I always find myself in the hands of your breed: senseless and self-absorbed. Cruel to themselves and others. All the stars in the sky for you, my dear. All the finest wines, perfumes, and oils for you. Never mind the cost, you will have your flesh, measurements and all. You. Wonderful, glorious you, will stand above the rest."

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 "You have plenty to lose. You have your radio show, your limbs, your senses, your flexibility... your ability to wonder, and to wander... your tendency to hope. You have always had something to be taken. And until your soul is snuffed out, there always will be. What defines you? If I distilled and purified you until I had your raw essence, what would be left? What can't I take from you?"

She is silent for a while. "Creativity. I want to keep my ability to make art. Whether that's the radio show, or the paintings and sculptures I made, or the sketches of whatever was in my mind at the moment... the one thing that's endured throughout the spiraling madness that is my existence is my creativity. If that was the only thing I could keep, then so be it."

 He shakes his head. "Deal." He hands her the blueprint. "You ungrateful wretch. You were given so many grand things, and you would throw them all away for some perfectionist dream, not even considering your options. I always find myself in the hands of your breed: senseless and self-absorbed. Cruel to themselves and others. All the stars in the sky for you, my dear. All the finest wines, perfumes, and oils for you. Never mind the cost, you will have your flesh, measurements and all. You. Wonderful, glorious you, will stand above the rest."

KK seems a little surprised, but still takes the blueprint, not being able to formulate much of a response. "I... Thank you... Th- Thank you so much. I'll- I'll use this to help... to help others as well." She falls silent after that hollow promise, somewhat stunned still by his words.

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 He shakes his head. "Deal." He hands her the blueprint. "You ungrateful wretch. You were given so many grand things, and you would throw them all away for some perfectionist dream, not even considering your options. I always find myself in the hands of your breed: senseless and self-absorbed. Cruel to themselves and others. All the stars in the sky for you, my dear. All the finest wines, perfumes, and oils for you. Never mind the cost, you will have your flesh, measurements and all. You. Wonderful, glorious you, will stand above the rest."

KK seems a little surprised, but still takes the blueprint, not being able to formulate much of a response. "I... Thank you... Th- Thank you so much. I'll- I'll use this to help... to help others as well." She falls silent after that hollow promise, somewhat stunned still by his words.

 He chuckles bitterly. "And you still thank me. Goodness. You really thought you had this all figured out, didn't you? Stick to the plan every step of the way. Arrogant and short-sighted. Just like your predecessors. Head on home, sweetie." He hunches back over his desk.

*By the way, what do you think of Podmorski? I think he's a cool villain, even if he takes a bit much from AM.*

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 He shakes his head. "Deal." He hands her the blueprint. "You ungrateful wretch. You were given so many grand things, and you would throw them all away for some perfectionist dream, not even considering your options. I always find myself in the hands of your breed: senseless and self-absorbed. Cruel to themselves and others. All the stars in the sky for you, my dear. All the finest wines, perfumes, and oils for you. Never mind the cost, you will have your flesh, measurements and all. You. Wonderful, glorious you, will stand above the rest."

KK seems a little surprised, but still takes the blueprint, not being able to formulate much of a response. "I... Thank you... Th- Thank you so much. I'll- I'll use this to help... to help others as well." She falls silent after that hollow promise, somewhat stunned still by his words.

 He chuckles bitterly. "And you still thank me. Goodness. You really thought you had this all figured out, didn't you? Stick to the plan every step of the way. Arrogant and short-sighted. Just like your predecessors. Head on home, sweetie." He hunches back over his desk.

She growls something under her breath, clambering back up whatever stairs or rubble-strewn slopes would lead back to outside the hotel. A continual crackling of radio static can be heard around her as she does- a betrayal to her attempts to hide her frustrations.

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*By the way, what do you think of Podmorski? I think he's a cool villain, even if he takes a bit much from AM.*

*I think he's really engaging! It almost feels like a reflection of what a character like Felix, KK, or maybe even Traitor could end up like if they continue down the slippery slope.*