ROGUE.

behave yourself.

you slept a long time. that’s good.

we’ve never really had this talk before.

back to bed. you’ve been through a lot today.

see you tomorrow?

stay. it’s fine. i’m fine. just – stay.

to see if you need anything now that you’re all settled in.

did you rest?

you don’t look so good.

it’s all going to be okay.

the kind of mother a child deserves?

good luck, honey.

don’t eat it out of the box, pour some out.

shut the fuck up.

go do something fun.

don’t even say shit like that.

you’ll always be sad about this. but it doesn’t mean you made the wrong choice. it’s just something that you have to carry.

i was so nervous i puked.

sometimes, just when you think everything’s gone, you find a way.

people are like that, too, you know. they start over. 

i just want to make sure you know how to be careful.

    though offering from mortals had not faded into oblivion, they still came few and far between, and especially offerings of such beauty.    zeus could not have ignored it if he tried, not only because of the object’s beauty, but because of who it came from.   he had not had the courage to meet yara – not yet.   but still, he came to collect his prize.   from her, it was more than an offering.   it was a gift from daughter to father, and zeus would cherish it, even if he could not thank her yet.   

watership down is a novel by richard adams.

‘ by yourself, alone? ’ 

‘ you can’t. you’d die. ’

‘ i’ll look after you. ’

‘ i think that’s something we can only wait for. ’  

‘ what do you think of that? ’

‘ you need a rest. ’ 

‘ i’ll tell you all about it later on. ’

‘ you hurt? ’

‘ they didn’t want to disturb you. ’

‘ just let me look after you for a bit. ’

‘ are you all right? ’

‘ how did you get that wound? ’

‘ can you hear me? ’ 

‘ i don’t blame you. ’

‘ you haven’t got to. ’

‘ if you are not careful, people will begin to trust you. ’

‘ i can’t trust anyone else, but you’ll come with me, won’t you? ’ 

‘ can we trust you? ’ 

‘ i don’t like this story. i know i’m not brave – ’

‘ let me go! let me go! ’

‘ why did you cry like that, if you were all right? ’

‘ you’re all alone, sharp and clear, like a dead branch against the sky. ’

‘ come down there: we can talk more easily. ’

‘ you can see the whole world. ’  

‘ the funny thing is that you feel terrified to stay and i feel terrified to go. ’  

‘ there’s nothing to be afraid of. ’

‘ there’s nothing to worry about. ’

‘ i don’t want to go. ’

‘ i feel very sad. ’ 

‘ he seems quite at home with you. ’  

‘ where do you come from? ’

‘ does the thunder worry you? ’ 

‘ are you sure? ’

‘ and if that’s not meeting your fears halfway, then i don’t know what is. ’

‘ why can’t we go home? ’

‘ do you really think we will? ’

‘ what’s your idea, then? ’

‘ why’s he called that? ’

‘ he’ll remember that. ’

‘ that is the test of your belief. ’

‘ well, i thought, this sounds hopeful. ’

‘ couldn’t wake him up. ’

‘ how can we find them? ’ 

‘ are you trying to make me angry? ’

‘ how can we find them? ’

‘ do you know he was out all night in the rain? ’

‘ can we go back to sleep now? ’

‘ we can’t fight them. ’

‘ let’s hear the rest of the story. ’

‘ i hope you understand. ’

‘ have a look outside and you’ll see why. ’

‘ i’m not going to get angry because you call me stupid names. ’ 

‘ what’s the alternative? ’

‘ it doesn’t matter where. ’  

‘ just you and i? ’

‘ but what else is there to hope for? ’  

‘ it’s all forgotten. ’

‘ then all the rest follows. ’

‘ it’s no good. ’

‘ run! ’

‘ piss off! ’

‘ bad place. ’

‘ yes, yes, all friends. ’

‘ i don’t know what it is. ’

‘ you can hide there and i’ll join you. ’ 

‘ come on, hurry up. ’

‘ they’re all mad, you know. ’

‘ blame you? blame you for what? ’

‘ unless you feel it isn’t safe? ’

‘ no, it’s safe enough. ’ 

‘ it must be something very bad. ’ 

~ IN THE AIR 2 ~