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[Lolita Monroe]

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That was an awesome post. ^^ 592 words. ###Nothing would ever be able to deter her from believing she was no longer one of the living, so it was always a good thing for her to meet others that did not seem very interested in prying into her condition and what had caused it to happen. There was no denying that the wolf-dog had never been completely right in the head, but now she was far from sane. In a way, it was very frightening for those that could not accept her claim to death. It hovered over her like a shadow, the only true company she could find now. Death would never leave her, and it would never let her fall victim to complete isolation. Despite her constant loneliness, Lolita did find some solace in knowing that the shadow of her existence followed her everywhere. She appreciated knowing that Kaena viewed death as something tangible, almost, and she also was glad to know that the older woman was not going to pry. If she had not asked yet, then Lolita did not think the Lykoi was going to, further than she already had. Kaena's respect of her privacy was appreciated, even if she had already said so much. ###There had never been any real family ties in her birth pack; it was far too large, and not many close bonds were present in any of the smaller families within the pack. The only strong bond Lolita had ever shared with anyone within her pack had been the incredibly strong bond with her sister, and she did not wish to pretend it had never happened, but it was difficult to pretend it would ever be rekindled. The separation, however, was too painful for her to accept the idea of what could possibly happen if they ever found one another again. "Maybe death would have been better for him, if it hurt him," she said softly. "I wish that I could have died the way that everyone else does, so that I wouldn't be away from her." Her words were not meant to reprimand Kaena, but it was her own attempt at wisdom. Lolita could not claim to have any, as she had acknowledged earilier in their meeting. It seemed so long ago now, but they could not have been talking with one another for that long. She was glad that she did not know anything about the vendetta between Dahlian wolves and Inferni coyotes, as she was rather enjoying being with Kaena. The silver hybrid woman was the closest thing she had to a friend now that she was in this area. ###The idea of Kaena's family member bringing a negative view to his name struck a deep chord within the cream-colored woman. Her uncle, though he had only been doing what he had been trained to do, had brought shame and hatred upon himself when he had murdered his innocent sister. If he had not fled in the cowardly manner that he had, would his family have forced him to leave, as well, or even go so far as to kill him? Lolita doubted that very much. If the ties between family members had been stronger and more important, perhaps that would have happened. Vigilante would have deserved it, at the very least. There was no way that Lolita could find him innocent of all blame for what had happened. Everything that had happened to her that was bad in her life had been prompted by her mother's death, leading her to conclude that everything had been Vigilante's fault.

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