The Fourth Sin - Friday Night

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Benefit of living in an old, creaky, Victorian house?

Gas heating.

Becky was curled up in a chair in the lobby next to a fireplace, a blanket pulled around her shoulders.

She and Miho would have a good laugh when the girls and Jarod got back from fleeing to the school. Ha.

[ooc: Specifically open for someone - YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE, OMG - but if you're pretty much anyone who isn't out to kill our girls, you're welcome to stop by and try to take refuge.]

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The great thing about being a 400 pound Mountain of Justice was that little things like blizzards didn't stop you when you needed to be somewhere.

They could make things like opening the door more difficult, but quick and careful digging allowed him to enter the Sin without much problem.

"Hello, Becky," Tick said, his teeth chattering slightly.

[OOC: Special permission was given for Tick to travel in this weather. Because he's The Tick. He can do such things.]

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"Hello, sir," Becky said, arching a brow. "Want some coffee or something? It's cold out there."

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"Coffee, please," Tick said. "You're not kidding about it being cold. A lot of snow, too."

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Becky got up and beckoned for him to follow her to the kitchen. "Yes. Snow and cold. The girls went up to the school. Twits. We have gas heating."

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The Tick smiled a little. "At least you'll have the place to yourself for a little bit. Sometimes it's good to have some quiet time to reflect on things."

Tick followed her lead. He had never seen anything but the lobby in the Sin, so this was his first good look around. "This is a really nice place you have here."

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"It's old," Becky said.

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"Makes sense," Tick responded.

"I actually wanted to talk to you about something if you have a little bit."

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"Mmm?" Becky asked, hopping up onto the counter and getting herself some coffee and offering him a cup.

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Tick took the cup, had a seat, and sipped his coffee. "It's about you and Angelus," he said.

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"Uh huh? He was fun," Becky said almost fondly. "But some kid told me he was psychotic. Pity."

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Tick looked a little sad to hear this. "I'm not sure how fun a man who murders a 14-year-old girl for no apparent reason aside from the fact that she was there could be. So I would second the suggestion that he was 'psychotic.'"

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Becky sipped her coffee. "She was in the wrong place at the wrong time. It happens."

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Tick stared at Becky for a few seconds. "It does happen. It did happen. It happened because a maniac was on the loose. A maniac that I've been told you wouldn't mind seeing back. Because you had fun with him."

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"Well, now that I know he's psycho, I'd probably be okay with him not being back. He was awfully fun, though," Becky reminisced. "But that kid said he was not so much with the all fun all the time. So...meh." She shruged.

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"He killed one of my students. He tortured and nearly killed another two. And a former acquaintance of his has now attacked or threatened three more of my students. If all you can say is 'Meh,' then I was mistaken about you."

Tick finally took another sip of his coffee.

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"Huh. I knew he killed the girl, and Jarod's girlfriend mentioned something about my good twin and bunny-boy," Becky mused. "Didn't know about the torture. Death happens, though."

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"It didn't have to happen then, though." Tick sniffled. The subject of the dead girl was obviously still a bit touchy for him.

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"She got in the way. I don't know what he was doing, but it was for the best," Becky said a bit twitchily. She was bad at comforting people.

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"It was for the best that a young girl was murdered in cold blood?" Tick asked, shocked at the suggestion.

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"She might not have been the only one. I have no idea what he was doing. Her life might have saved dozens of others," Becky said, almost as a recitation.

She, naturally, didn't believe a word of it. But it sure sounded good.

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The Tick rolled his eyes at Becky. Not that it was likely to be seen due to his cowl-based lack of pupils. But still.

"I don't believe that and I hope you don't either," Tick said, putting his coffee on the table. "We're talking about a man who spoke at her memorial service just for a laugh. He wasn't kind enough to spare anyone's life."

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"He might have been. And even if he wasn't, gray morality is common enough," Becky pointed out.

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"You can actually see shades of gray in the murder of a fourteen-year-old girl?" The Tick stood up. "I find this very disappointing, Becky. I really thought you were a good person at heart."

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"I don't think it was right," Becky protested. "I think he had his reasons."

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Tick asked the obvious question. "Such as?"

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"I don't know. I'm not in his head, and things here are a lot different than they were in Basin City, so anything I might relate wouldn't work," Becky replied.

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Tick sighed. "Just remember that right now, Mr. and Mrs. Pryde no longer have a daughter and it's the fault of the man you'd trying to defend."

"I should probably get going. I'm apparently not doing much good here and the snow isn't going to get any better. Can you show me to a second floor window? It'll be easier to get out through there than the door."

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Becky blinked.

"Are we snowed in?" she asked, ignoring the first part. "Okay." She motioned for Tick to follow her up the stairs to her room, and opened the window.

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"There's a lot of snow. Don't know if it's quite snowed in yet, but at least this way I can also get some momentum for hurrying back to campus," Tick nodded. "Because it's really cold out."

Tick climbed out the window and turned back for a moment. "If you ever need to talk about anything, you have my number." He didn't expect her to use it, though. "Have a good night. Stay warm."

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Miho fired up the oven (also gas) to make cookies. If they were stuck here, they could at least be well-fed. It was awfully quiet. She wondered where alll the whores had gone.