@aggregaticn [peter] asked; "And I'll do it, because I have to, because against it all, my head screams at me to survive."
it's been going on for so long prompts
He knew what he was asking. Knew it was more than most could carry. This life wasn't for everyone, a remit that, in some respects, went against the spirit of the mantle that they all carried. With Parker, he'd made the same exact pitch as always, laid bare the intentions of the Society, up until to that point. And as a portion of time is given for his predecessor to settle on a decision, Miguel had already made his own choice. Whatever came next, he could live with it. He had to.
"Again, it's your call." Emphasising an important aspect, Miguel stands with his arms folded tight across his chest, hidden gaze steady beneath sculpted hardlight, unreadable in a way that had been honed over years of too many hard decisions. Pressing for a response wasn't the play here, nor any other means of influencing the outcome. With some ounce of luck, he hoped that Parker would realise the stakes at risk. As well as respect how there was no easy way to dress up such harrowing news, prettier than it was.
"I don’t need promises." Though the sentiment -- and his openly expressed devotion to the cause -- was appreciated. "Nor should you feel pressured to do so." If coercion was needed to bolster numbers, then that was no army in his mind. Nor the kind of Society that he had any desire to preside over.
"So here and now, let me hear it; will you join the Spider Society?"













