“I, uh, wow. Okay. Jus’— come on,
sit, and we’re gonna talk.”
“I can — I can /hear/ everyone.
Y-you … this scares you, why does it scare you, what difference does it make to you?”

“I, uh, wow. Okay. Jus’— come on,
sit, and we’re gonna talk.”
“I can — I can /hear/ everyone.
Y-you … this scares you, why does it scare you, what difference does it make to you?”

“Fire.” It’s barely a whisper. “Everything will burn.”
“Fire extinguishers are a hell
of a creation.” His voice obviously
takes a teasing tone despite the topic
of their conversation.
”That all?”

Her gaze starts to slip out of focus. “I don’t think you understand. Everything will burn.”
“I’m begging you. It — the results —
— it won’t be what you want.”She could feel the fire creeping up her veins.
“Enlighten me, if you so please, on
what the result will be. Otherwise
I’m just going to continue.”

“Fire.” It’s barely a whisper. “Everything will burn.”
“Please, you have to listen. You have to understand — I /can’t/.
What you want — I’d /rather/ die first.”
“I have to, do I?
The only issue here, for you, is that I don’t
actually care about what you want. Sorry.”

“I’m begging you. It — the results —
— it won’t be what you want.”
She could feel the fire creeping up her veins.
“Please, I can’t — do what you want. I /can’t/.
—- I can’t /be/ like you, it will destroy me.”
“Oh spare me the dramatics. Of course you
can. It’s not hard, I can show you. You won’t
be thinking so … negatively after.”

“Please, you have to listen. You have to understand — I /can’t/.
What you want — I’d /rather/ die first.”
“I will.
Not quite yet, there’s
no fun in letting you
.. ‘go‘so soon. But
e v e n t u a l l y.”

“Please, I can’t — do what you want. I /can’t/.
—- I can’t /be/ like you, it will destroy me.”