01-25-2010, 04:54 PM
[html]gah, totally missed the fact this was replied to, i need to pay more attention to threads not in ddm. 427 words
Of course she would be bitter. She had had Haku's attention, affection, whatever.. And then lost it. Of course she would be jealous of Tokyo's favored place in the ranks of Dahlia de Mai. Of course she would be jealous of the potential that King had, the potential that her own two nearly-grown sons had squandered. The fact that her reaction made sense did not, of course, justify it in any way. It still angered Tokyo, especially when she had hoped for some sort of friendly encounter. Their last one was not unpleasant. Sure.. the last time they had met, Firefly had been warning Tokyo of Haku. And to be fair, it wasn't like Haku had been particularly kind to this newest mother of his spawn, but.. Tokyo didn't care much for kindness. He flattered her ego on their first encounter, and despite the fact that King's conception was effectively rape, his cleverness of using blackmail had impressed her.
And to most wolves, yes, the Dahlian female's perspective was flawed. But she was not anywhere near self-aware enough to observe this fact, let alone to respect it being pointed out by others. It wasn't even that Haku treated Tokyo particularly nicely; she had possessed a glimpse into his manipulations and the (lesser) corruptness in her own soul had appreciated the view. If it weren't for the personal insults towards the father of her child, the comment about Inferni wouldn't have bothered her, really. The war was something removed from herself. She was not affected from it with anything beyond a general annoyance at the new inconvenience in her life. Yeah, of course she hoped Dahlia won.. But she was apathetic about actually participating herself. The words that Firefly spoke, though.. Were enough that Tokyo would have justification for hurting her. A treacherous spy, feeding information to the enemy.
She didn't know the male that stormed up to her side, but he smelled of Dahlia and she liked him pretty instantly for his words. It was nice to have a bit of weight behind any threat she might make, a bit of muscle behind her words. Tokyo was a ranking member, and she fully intended to pull that rank and punish Firefly for her insolence. That is.. unless she apologized. She would be gracious, and generous. The other woman would have one chance to redeem herself. "You have no idea what you're talking about, Firefly. You're an exile. You have no place to speak that way. I would take his advice and apologize, if you know what's good for you."
Of course she would be bitter. She had had Haku's attention, affection, whatever.. And then lost it. Of course she would be jealous of Tokyo's favored place in the ranks of Dahlia de Mai. Of course she would be jealous of the potential that King had, the potential that her own two nearly-grown sons had squandered. The fact that her reaction made sense did not, of course, justify it in any way. It still angered Tokyo, especially when she had hoped for some sort of friendly encounter. Their last one was not unpleasant. Sure.. the last time they had met, Firefly had been warning Tokyo of Haku. And to be fair, it wasn't like Haku had been particularly kind to this newest mother of his spawn, but.. Tokyo didn't care much for kindness. He flattered her ego on their first encounter, and despite the fact that King's conception was effectively rape, his cleverness of using blackmail had impressed her.
And to most wolves, yes, the Dahlian female's perspective was flawed. But she was not anywhere near self-aware enough to observe this fact, let alone to respect it being pointed out by others. It wasn't even that Haku treated Tokyo particularly nicely; she had possessed a glimpse into his manipulations and the (lesser) corruptness in her own soul had appreciated the view. If it weren't for the personal insults towards the father of her child, the comment about Inferni wouldn't have bothered her, really. The war was something removed from herself. She was not affected from it with anything beyond a general annoyance at the new inconvenience in her life. Yeah, of course she hoped Dahlia won.. But she was apathetic about actually participating herself. The words that Firefly spoke, though.. Were enough that Tokyo would have justification for hurting her. A treacherous spy, feeding information to the enemy.
She didn't know the male that stormed up to her side, but he smelled of Dahlia and she liked him pretty instantly for his words. It was nice to have a bit of weight behind any threat she might make, a bit of muscle behind her words. Tokyo was a ranking member, and she fully intended to pull that rank and punish Firefly for her insolence. That is.. unless she apologized. She would be gracious, and generous. The other woman would have one chance to redeem herself. "You have no idea what you're talking about, Firefly. You're an exile. You have no place to speak that way. I would take his advice and apologize, if you know what's good for you."