The Wheel Grinds Slow, But Fine

[brought_it_back]

[After the battle with Samantha, FBI investigators and detective types are poking around the UG for what they can find relating to Eva and her family. They're polite and friendly, and just interested in the facts of what happened, not any sort of genetic or scientific information. They make no effort to hide their motive: publishing a thorough documentation of the crimes, lies, and moral failings that led to a group of insane psychics and a nuclear explosion on American soil. That said, while they will document and try to prevent similar crimes from happening again, there is no plan to pursue charges relating to Pedantic Blue. Or to put it another way, Edward McDowell is going to die a free man.

As for Eva, she fell ill soon after returning from Alaska. Nausea, vomiting-classic symptoms of radiation sickness. And while it is a mild case, she can still look forward to being stuck in sickbay on medical leave for the next few weeks. A bible, a stack of adventure books from Alex, and a pile of classic movies on DVD are there to help her occupy the time. When you visit, she's either reading one of the books, watching a movie, or just lying in bed staring at the ceiling.]

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[herodrawing]

[The door opens with some awkwardness. Izuru is glad Eva's condition is not as bad as Alex's, but he still doesn't know what to say and just stands around for a few seconds.]

...

I made a promise, you know.

[brought_it_back]

[Eva puts her book down while she waits for him to speak.]

...To Samantha, right?

What was it?

[herodrawing]

Yeah. I promised that I won't forget her. And things that happened to her and her family.

And also...

That I will stop her. And I did it! No, we did it. We all did it together!

[brought_it_back]

Thank you for that.

[She stares off at the wall.]

...You'll have to forgive me. I'm not so happy with the outcome...or sure I did the right thing.

[herodrawing]

It wasn't much of a happy family reunion, huh...

[brought_it_back]

No...no, it was not.

...Do you think, that if I had killed Edward...We could have talked things out with them?

[in_over_his_head]

... So... what's next when all this is done?

[Calvin is sitting on a chair next to Eva's bed, lightly tapping on the side of his knee.]

[brought_it_back]

[Eva sighs, and sits up in her bed.]

...First...I'm going to get better. Then...I'd like to see what it takes to make Ren a saint.

That's all I really had planned.

[in_over_his_head]

Well getting them canonized shouldn't be that much of a problem if there was enough popular support... not to mention how she...

[Came back from the dead to protect the world along with the love wave.]

... Just rest up. I'm pretty sure you'll have help with that other thing when the time comes.

[brought_it_back]

Probably. I haven't kept in touch with the others she touched, but if I can find them...There would be support.

...And you? I heard your boss was upset with claims of the paranormal. They must be having a very interesting day today.

[in_over_his_head]

I'd imagine their credibility would have taken a large hit. Being the Office of Special Investigations means that they should have known and done something about the Project, not passing it off as nonsense.

They aren't rushing to ask for me to come back though. Looks like they're taking a head in the sand approach.

[cloningblues]

Hey, Eva. How are you feeling? Police investigators are crawling all over the base; did they bother you too?

[brought_it_back]

Asagi...

[Eva smiles weakly.]

...They did ask a lot of questions. What happened, if I wanted to press charges, would I accept a settlement...though they've kept the interviews short.

[cloningblues]

And... What did you tell them?

[brought_it_back]

...Well...Most of what happened. They still have a lot of questions, so they'll be back tomorrow and the day after. Maybe after that, too.

...I accepted their offer of money, and...I told them not to bother with a trial.

[cloningblues]

Are you okay with just letting Edward McDowell go scot-free after all this?

[dignity_kept]

[A glowing, fiery shape comes in through the door.]

I was told what happened while I was in containment.

[It glides silently into the room before speaking again]

Having second thoughts?

[brought_it_back]

[Eva doesn't look up from her book.]

Many.

[dignity_kept]

You can still kill him, you know. Even if he doesn't get a trial. Nobody would mourn him or make much effort to find his killer.

[The glowing shape is looking out of the window, keeping its eyes away from Eva to reduce pressure]

So, what will you do? Are you going to?

[brought_it_back]

I'm going to recover from my illness, I am going to see what it takes to make Ren a saint, and I am going to continue working for the UG.

[Eva looks down at her lap, closing her book.]

...Though I wonder about it...And it is tempting...I will not kill him. He will be free to live his life among the ashes of his ambitions however he wants.

[dignity_kept]

Good choice.

[The glowing shape turns slightly, to look at her]

You know, I don't think most people in here would really understand the temptation for revenge. Too much hero in the air. On the other hand, I'm a horrible bitch, not a hero, and I do. Believe me, I do.

But in this case, yours seems like the smart choice to make.

[spearpunch]

[Radiation sickness? Having to be there when your mother dies and in such a really bad state? Yeah, Hibiki wants to make sure Eva's okay after all of that.]

... Hey there.

[brought_it_back]

Hello.

...Hibiki, right?

[spearpunch]

Mmmm.

[She nods her head, and then pulls up a seat next to Eva.]

I heard about what happened. I wanted to see if you were doing okay.

[brought_it_back]

...I'm really not.

[She watches passively as beakie pulls up a chair.]

Are you sure you want to listen to my problems? There's quite a lot of them. And I can handle it.