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sixwordstories2014-09-03 05:32 pm
idkmybffartemis) wrote in sixwordstories2014-09-03 05:32 pm
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"Sacrifice" is a rather broad term.
It can be, sure. Or it can be pretty much life-ending. Depends on context, I suppose.
Of course it does. And if you don't understand the context until it's too late, well...
It can indeed be life-ending.
It can indeed be life-ending.
Sort of. I--
Oh, gods, I don't think I can even begin to explain this to someone.
[She looks nervous for a second, as if she feels like she's pretending at this. But she knows it was all real, at least for her.]
I am--was--a sacrifice.
Oh, gods, I don't think I can even begin to explain this to someone.
[She looks nervous for a second, as if she feels like she's pretending at this. But she knows it was all real, at least for her.]
I am--was--a sacrifice.
... and why exactly were you a sacrifice?
My father--he was the leader-- [She stops, gathering herself.]
...The army needed to get to Troy. And the winds weren't cooperating, because my father, who is the High King, had angered a goddess. So to punish him, she demanded that he sacrifice me, his first-born daughter, in exchange for a fair wind.
...The army needed to get to Troy. And the winds weren't cooperating, because my father, who is the High King, had angered a goddess. So to punish him, she demanded that he sacrifice me, his first-born daughter, in exchange for a fair wind.
...In defense of my father, I think he wanted to do the right thing, but couldn't.
And anyway, I went willingly. Some might argue that I had no choice, but I know that when faced with your fate, you have reach out and make it your own choice, not the gods.
And anyway, I went willingly. Some might argue that I had no choice, but I know that when faced with your fate, you have reach out and make it your own choice, not the gods.
And the result is still the same, right? Death.
No offense, you seem really smart and pretty but ... [he shrugs. Dead is dead. Does fear or the lack thereof, really matter?]
I know. It's not comfortable, is it?
You get used to it, though. Death.
You get used to it, though. Death.
You can't help it. It's inevitable, after all.
Right, I get that. But ... it's how you die that should matter, yeah? And ... is your way ... I mean, would you choose that?
I think I had to. I was a martyr for my people.
It is, yes. It's....so vague. Could mean almost anything.
But ... you were a martyr because your father made you one, right? Would you have chosen to be otherwise?
Why? I mean ... think of all the stuff you'll never get to do.
I don't think I was meant for those things.
You don't think -
[that is a really look being cast your way, Iphigenia.]
Really.
[that is a really look being cast your way, Iphigenia.]
Really.
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