Immediately after the trial, Ambition is still a mess. But she appears for Ludger anyway, waiting for him inside the beauty salon. She's seated with her back to the far wall, under a freestanding rack of nail polishes, her legs drawn up to her chest and her face buried in her knees.]
I'm sorry...
[Her voice is quiet and a little stilted. She's... not good with apologies.]
[She sniffs, and leans into him, shifting an arm around him to try and... half-hug him back. She's not good with hugs.]
I'm your god. I was her god. I should have stopped her, or... warned him or... but I'm not allowed to interfere. [Ambition shakes her head miserably.] ...and you had to go through that...
She wants Cunning to be safe. But - at the same time...]
...if you go... who's going to help me practice not being so... [So much? She's a lot. It's selfish, but she can't think of many other people who have gone out of their way to try and help her the way Ludger has, and she's a little scared to lose that.
But - isn't that what he was trying to teach her this whole time?]
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WEEK 3
Immediately after the trial, Ambition is still a mess. But she appears for Ludger anyway, waiting for him inside the beauty salon. She's seated with her back to the far wall, under a freestanding rack of nail polishes, her legs drawn up to her chest and her face buried in her knees.]
I'm sorry...
[Her voice is quiet and a little stilted. She's... not good with apologies.]
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What're you sorry for? You didn't kill anyone, and I know you did as much as you could to help us.
[ a beat ]
I'm sorry. I got so distracted by Julius...
[ he couldn't figure out the last living culprit. ]
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[She sniffs, and leans into him, shifting an arm around him to try and... half-hug him back. She's not good with hugs.]
I'm your god. I was her god. I should have stopped her, or... warned him or... but I'm not allowed to interfere. [Ambition shakes her head miserably.] ...and you had to go through that...
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... I don't think I'll ever. Forgive Rachel, for killing Julius. But I've known I might have to get... used to life without him.
[ he just, more than anything, doesn't want to. ]
I know you tried. Thank you for trying.
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...
Which is probably not all that comfortable with the mask. Sorry.]
He'll come back. When all of this is over, he will come back. We weren't lying about that.
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I believe you.
[ he doesn't know if he believes many other gods, but he believes ambition. ]
Ambition - do you want me to join Cunning?
[ to protect him from being murdered like fortune. ]
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[The answer should be easy.
She wants Cunning to be safe. But - at the same time...]
...if you go... who's going to help me practice not being so... [So much? She's a lot. It's selfish, but she can't think of many other people who have gone out of their way to try and help her the way Ludger has, and she's a little scared to lose that.
But - isn't that what he was trying to teach her this whole time?]
...you should go. You should help him.
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[ and that's. that, i guess. ]
I promise I'll come visit you - you're not getting out of practice that easily. And if I get the chance at the end, I'll come back, okay?
[ he really does like her, but he's not sure anyone else does.
ludger's always been a bleeding heart, frankly. ]
dwrp html is a menace
...I'll be waiting for you. Don't disappoint me.
[jUST SAY "THANK YOU" LIKE A NORMAL PERSON AMBITION]
also if ludger dies next week..... this is gonna be really sad
[ he'll do everything in his power not to be.
but before he pulls away, he's got one last box to tick. ]
I know you can't tell me who did it. So I'll ask instead - what faction do you think I should focus on eliminating?
IF ANYONE KILLS LUDGER I WILL CRY. NOT AMBITION, JUST ME.
[well.]
Ruin.
bless your heart, bc i won't lmao
[ he weighs the name on his tongue. the one who proposed the original murder rule, huh? ]
At least they'll only have one follower next week.
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[Hmph.
Ambition pauses, and reaches for Ludger's sleeve.]
Did you mean it when you said you would still visit me?
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[ if he's actually. smart enough for that.
ludger will reach up and grasp the hand on his sleeve, squeezing it reassuringly. ]
I did. If I break my promise, feel free to curse me, okay?
[ ludger n o ]
1/2
She's actually able to pull it away, and she discards it off to the side a moment later.]
...thank you.
[She look legitimately sincere for a second there.]
2/2
If you break your promise, I'll be your worst nightmare.
...so don't make me do that.
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head back out the door.
bye, ambition, unless you've got any last words. ]