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Post by Riley Pearson on Jan 27, 2008 17:19:58 GMT
"If you're putting this much thought into taking a side, I'd say you're anything but cowardly." I say rubbing my head a little, getting a small headache.
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Post by Arden Patricks on Jan 27, 2008 17:23:24 GMT
I shake my head. "I don't really think that it's the thought that counts in this case... or most of the time, actually." Then I notice him rubbing his head. "Sorry... am I giving you a headache?"
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Post by Riley Pearson on Jan 27, 2008 17:26:30 GMT
I shrug, "Just my opinion I guess.." I say taking my hand off my head, but it was still throbbing slighty, "S'not you're fault I got a headache.." I add shaking my head a bit.
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Post by Arden Patricks on Jan 27, 2008 17:32:33 GMT
I nod. "And just my opinion, too, I guess... but you do have one then?"
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Post by Riley Pearson on Jan 27, 2008 17:34:09 GMT
I nod slightly and then shrug a bit, "Yeah.. sort of."
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Post by Arden Patricks on Jan 27, 2008 17:39:31 GMT
I grimace slightly. "Sorry."
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Post by Riley Pearson on Jan 27, 2008 17:44:39 GMT
I shake my head slightly, "It's not your fault. Probably from all the crying I've been doing..." I say softly.
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Post by Arden Patricks on Jan 27, 2008 17:46:50 GMT
I nod, twitching my mouth sympathetically. "That would do it."
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Post by Riley Pearson on Jan 27, 2008 17:52:23 GMT
I nod slightly, putting pressure on one of my temples for a moment. "... You really want to get involved?" I asked her quietly.
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Post by Arden Patricks on Jan 27, 2008 17:54:28 GMT
I shrug, dropping my eyes to the floor. "... Yes and no," I say after a moment. "I want to... do something. But at the same time it really isn't safe and I can't do that to... everyone. And I probably wouldn't be of any use."
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Post by Riley Pearson on Jan 27, 2008 17:58:50 GMT
I nod my head faintly, looking back down to the floor, "Well, whatever you do, just.. be careful, okay?"
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Post by Arden Patricks on Jan 27, 2008 18:02:16 GMT
I nod despite the sudden lump in my throat, remembering that's the last thing I said to Riyann.
But I'm not going to do anything anyway. Coward, remember?
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Post by Riley Pearson on Jan 27, 2008 18:04:37 GMT
"Thanks.." I say a little quieter. "I can't lose anyone else to this war." I add a few seconds later, kind of in a sad tone.
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Post by Arden Patricks on Jan 27, 2008 18:09:00 GMT
I nod again, biting my lip.
And that's the real difficulty, isn't it? Risk your life to maybe stop it, though it's not like you can be of help anyway.... Or stay all safe and cozy while other people die. Everyone is going to lose more people to the war whether you join up or not... so which is the right choice?
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Post by Riley Pearson on Jan 27, 2008 18:12:49 GMT
"I-I joined the Order and I've been doing basically nothing anyway... I helped my family and that's something that I probably would've done anyway..." I say with a small shrug. "But I guess if someone joins a side or not, it's not like it's much safer if they didn't..."
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Post by Arden Patricks on Jan 27, 2008 18:18:17 GMT
I think about what Ian said and shake my head at this, then shrug. "No... I guess everybody is pretty... not safe. Which is why I want to do something, but..." I shake my head again.
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Post by Riley Pearson on Jan 27, 2008 18:20:40 GMT
"Doing something just makes you more unsafe than you already are.." I say quietly, "But what?"
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Post by Arden Patricks on Jan 27, 2008 18:34:14 GMT
"I suppose that's probably true," I nod, then shrug. "I don't know. I'm not entirely certain I'm listening to myself at the moment."
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Post by Riley Pearson on Jan 27, 2008 18:35:35 GMT
I nod my head slightly, "I haven't listened to myself in days."
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Post by Arden Patricks on Jan 27, 2008 18:38:39 GMT
I nod, eyes dropping to the floor again.
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Post by Riley Pearson on Jan 27, 2008 18:40:38 GMT
I sigh slightly and look down to the floor too, watching my feet as I walked. "I don't understand why all of this has to happen." I say silently.
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Post by Arden Patricks on Jan 27, 2008 18:50:29 GMT
Because the world is ruled by some malevolent deity?
I shrug, open my mouth to say something else, and then just shake my head when I realize I've no idea what.
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Post by Riley Pearson on Jan 27, 2008 18:53:11 GMT
I stay quiet after she doesn't say anything and then shrug again, not knowing what to say.
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Post by Arden Patricks on Jan 27, 2008 19:04:41 GMT
"'Fate has a way of picking off the decent of us first,'" I murmur quietly after a moment, then shake my head. "Sorry... something that a friend of mine said a while back. Won't get out of my head."
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Post by Riley Pearson on Jan 27, 2008 19:09:20 GMT
I nod my head slightly, "Sounds like it's starting to seem true." I say quietly back. "S'okay.."
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Post by Arden Patricks on Jan 27, 2008 19:19:43 GMT
"It's been seeming true for a while now." I shrug.
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Post by Riley Pearson on Jan 27, 2008 19:23:11 GMT
I nod my head, "Y-yeah.. guess so."
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Post by Arden Patricks on Jan 27, 2008 19:26:58 GMT
I nod again, sighing slightly.
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Post by Riley Pearson on Jan 27, 2008 19:32:39 GMT
I nod, walking in the silence again. I hadn't been paying much attention at all to where we were walking and looked around, not really sure of which corridor we were in.
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Post by Arden Patricks on Jan 27, 2008 19:50:40 GMT
I notice Riley looking around and do so as well, wondering where we are.
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