Nice work you did. You're gonna go far, kid.

[identitycircuit.livejournal.com]

[In a hallway, Liquid sat up suddenly. A dream? Had he pulled a Mantis and just... walked out here in his sleep? That was a disturbing dream if that was the case. Hal holding the smoking gun right at him, Talib calling him an ally of his- He was under a bit too much stress with that man around. Liquid stood, reaching for a nearby doorknob.]

[And watched his hand plunge right into the door]

[... no. No, no, no. He couldn't be dead, not at Hal's hands. It was a trick door, one the Nexus-]

[He wasn't actually touching the ground.]

... damn!


((Context? You say you want context to this ghost? ... fine.))

Comments

[otaku-mk-ii.livejournal.com]

If there's even a chance it might help someone, I'll consider that reason enough.

[identitycircuit.livejournal.com]

Damn you, optimist. I doubt someone that far gone will be helped by your death.

[otaku-mk-ii.livejournal.com]

You can't prove he'll even kill me. I'm n-not as weak as I look, not anymore.

[identitycircuit.livejournal.com]

A gunshot to the back will kill you just as easily, Hal Emmerich.

[otaku-mk-ii.livejournal.com]

And if that happens, then I'll die. Fine, at least I'll die doing something worthwhile.

[identitycircuit.livejournal.com]

... if I were corporeal, I would be tying you up to keep you safe right about now.

[otaku-mk-ii.livejournal.com]

Is it so stupid of me to want to help someone? Myself, even?

I know what Talib does to people like me. No one ever deserves to have to deal with him.

[identitycircuit.livejournal.com]

It is when you're talking about throwing your life away to a ghost. One you offered to help.

[otaku-mk-ii.livejournal.com]

Someone has to try and help him. I'm not going to just leave him t-to that sick bastard.

[identitycircuit.livejournal.com]

And someone will. But not by a physically weak scientist without the ability to handle death.

[otaku-mk-ii.livejournal.com]

...

I have to do something, Liquid. No one saved me the first time, and I don't want my alternate to end up dealing with that.

[identitycircuit.livejournal.com]

...

When he's a bit more... stable, he'll need a comforting shoulder. I'm sad to say as a soldier, my shoulders are perhaps the most uncomfortable thing for someone like him.