towerofanimus | I'm not giving up on this faith; you aren't giving up on me

Characters: Amberley and YOU
Setting: Floor 13
Format: Action
Summary: More coping with the recent event. Amberley's turned to prayer to solve her problems.
Warnings: Amberley's fairly volatile, and she's armed. She might be a holy woman, but she doesn't think much of shooting someone in a church.

Also, the typical warnings for aliens and magic users times 10. There's a serious possibility of death for these particular characters in this particular post, so honestly, if you want to tag in and you don't want your character to die, please let me know.

[ After the event, Amberley won't be found in her room, in the cafeteria, library, or any of her other usual floors. No, for a good while, she'll only be found in the Church located on floor thirteen. She's in the back row, sitting in the far left corner. From far away it will only look like she's reflecting on everything that's happened, but close up, you'll be able to tell that she's praying. Her lips barely move, as she's whispers to herself, her hands patiently folded in her lap.

Honestly, she doesn't look as distraught as some of the other victims of droning. Her hair is in place, and she's wearing a white long dress. The only noticeable change is that she's currently armed. For those of you have met her, she may have lied to you about knowing how to fire a weapon to begin with, so seeing her with one that's clearly her own will be alarming. For those of you who share the same world as her, you'll be wondering why, as an Inquisitor, she's displaying a symbol of her status openly.

But Amberley is beyond caring. In her mind, no one deserves to suffer like this. Even heretics were better of dead without the suffering involved. It's insulting and still disgusts her that she was made to commit heresy. She won't feel comfortable in her own body for a long time and she might never be redeemed in her own eyes or in the Emperor's, but the worst part of it was how fragile and helpless she was made to feel. It's not a feeling that sits well with her. She's used to being in a position of power. Not only that, but the fact that Loken was the one to kill her instead of Ciaphas Cain...

... It's all left her feeling a bit unhinged. ]

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I was being sarcastic, Ciaphas. I know your sleeping habits well enough, but considering we don't share the same room, we can hardly share the same bed every night.

Edited 2013-04-22 11:31 (UTC)

A joke, a joke! [Tough audience here.]

You still shouldn't leave me out of it so easily. Next time, it'll be a lot more obvious since I'm prepared for it.

I'm not really in a joking mood.

[ It's obvious he's trying to cheer her up, which is nice, but it's going to take a lot more than that. ]

I appreciate that you want to be there for me, I really do, but I don't want to put you in a position you're not comfortable with.

Welcome to the Imperial Guard.

I was just surprised and unsure of the chain of command situation. Let's leave it at that.

Next time I won't be reassured so easily.

In the meantime, you mind if I take this seat with you?

[ She does consider telling him to get lost, but then Amberley decides that she wouldn't mind his company. ]

I don't mind.

Well then, don't mind if I do.

[He really doesn't mind. So yep, taking a seat, Amberley.]

[ Amberley folds her hands again, but this time she's silent. She considers crying on his shoulder but decides that it's not appropriate for an Inquisitor to cry so openly. So instead she bottles it up with decades of experience. ]

... Do you know what I want?

A good cup of tea or caff?

Honestly, I could go for a whole bottle of amasec right now.

[ By that she means just drink the whole thing by herself. ]

But, no... I remember when half the time I spent with you was in some fancy hotel room. Just you and me, being able to get away from the war for a bit. I want that back.

Is that a request for a vacation? Not that we can go far here but I'm sure there are places.

I think it is. I would very much like a vacation.

This one if going to be a bit difficult to plan for.

There is a hotel here, but the prices are a bit... unpredictable.

Maybe we should go camping.

Camping? We don't do that enough in the Guard?

I'm pretty sure the two of us camping alone would be nothing like the Imperial Guard's idea of camping.

[ Bow chicka wow-wow ]

But we could probably manage the hotel if we worked together on whatever the price would be afterwards.

Let's...check prices before we make any major decisions.

Hopefully that won't be a problem. I don't know if the hotel lets us know the price beforehand... if you understand what I mean.

They bloody well tell us ahead of time. We're important people, you know.

True. I need to be shown a bit more respect around here.

Are you getting rid of the cover story?

I think it's outlived it's usefulness.

[ This is also combined with the fact that she's at the end of her give a fuck rope, of course. ]

That's probably going to doom whatever friendships you've made this far.

You thought I had friends to begin with?

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