I believed it for longer than I should. And even then...
[Lust pauses, thoughtful. It's not that it's difficult to speak on these things, it's just that she often doesn't. People get upset, uncomfortable, deeply saddened on her behalf. And it makes her uncomfortable.]
[But they've shared enough, by now, for Lust to know he understands where she's coming from.]
I stayed with my master. I knew what she was. I knew what we were doing was wrong, what the things she'd used me to do were wrong. But...I tried to run once. And I was dragged back, and punished, and it would only happen again if I ran again. I was frightened of her. And I was...tired. Fourteen years is a long time.
But even then...I aligned myself with those working against her. I'd lost everything by then. My...attempt at running had resulted in the death of someone I...cared about. But by then, there was no one left to put at risk. Except myself. It lasted all of a day, and then...
[Lust's eyes drop from the screen, looking down at the shivering cat in her arms. She's sharing all of this for a reason, and she hopes he understands.]
no subject
[Lust pauses, thoughtful. It's not that it's difficult to speak on these things, it's just that she often doesn't. People get upset, uncomfortable, deeply saddened on her behalf. And it makes her uncomfortable.]
[But they've shared enough, by now, for Lust to know he understands where she's coming from.]
I stayed with my master. I knew what she was. I knew what we were doing was wrong, what the things she'd used me to do were wrong. But...I tried to run once. And I was dragged back, and punished, and it would only happen again if I ran again. I was frightened of her. And I was...tired. Fourteen years is a long time.
But even then...I aligned myself with those working against her. I'd lost everything by then. My...attempt at running had resulted in the death of someone I...cared about. But by then, there was no one left to put at risk. Except myself. It lasted all of a day, and then...
[Lust's eyes drop from the screen, looking down at the shivering cat in her arms. She's sharing all of this for a reason, and she hopes he understands.]
I have no life beyond the one I have here.