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Do you like that you are a puppet?

...it's a living. Besides, it's not about what I want.

Then what is it about?

*pauses for a half-second* ...I have a kid to protect. What about you? You a puppet or a powerful man...woman?

I am Addie. I have a child and I will stop at nothing to protect him, and the only power that I have over others is the power that they give to me.

*chuckles* ...nothing eh? Use to say that too, long time ago.

What changed?

*pauses* I don't know, getting older and beginning to doubt the fairy tales maybe?

Many seem to do that.

*chuckles* I must be boring you something fierce, with my self-involved musing.

Thanks for the ear. ... *shrugs a little nervously* Name's Nathan....Dr. Wallace...call me Nathan.

It is a pleasure to meet you, Nathan. I do not like to speak about myself, so I do not mind if all we talk about is you.

Why not? *folds arms* You're a pretty enough girl, people should be falling over to hear about you....

*and blushes deeply* ...I'm...sorry.

I do not think of myself as pretty, but I thank you for the compliment.

Why do you apologize?

...it was inappropriate. I barely met you. I'm not that kind of man.

It did not seem inappropriate. What kind of man is that?

Is that like saying fate's a bitch?

Or did you have a bad night at work again? :/

*pauses and swings about staring at the little girl before him, taking several steps back*

You know me, kid?

Dad. I know that's your work uniform. You don't have to act like that.

Unless I'm an embarrassment or something.

*tugs off his helmet, sucking in the air and doesn't quite respond for a moment*

No, Shi. I'm never... it's late.

It's okay.

You have another bad night or...?

*rolls his shoulders back- hard repo session? Yes indeed...*

Lost a patient tonight a little younger then you. Spooked me, s'all.

Edited 2008-10-16 06:20 (UTC)

...I'm sorry, Dad. But - you did what you could, right? You always do.

*licks lips* ...I did. I did.

Then that's all that matters.

Or powerful men ourselves.

What makes you say that?

I'm certainly no puppet.

Can the puppet turn on the puppetmaster?

Depends. If the man is weak enough to suffer betrayals, he ought to be overthrown shouldn't he?

Rotti isn't that kind of man.