taravata | ⊱ eighth vision

[The recording turns on in the middle of Tavi’s sentence. His voice is calm, but there’s a hard edge to his words that belies the calm.] -- ‘s how I noticed. There’s still traces of it left.

Maybe I'm a stupid sonvuabitch for thinkin' I could get what I want. [ Desperation hangs heavy on Ben’s words, his tone growing increasingly strident as he speaks. ] It ain't right-- No, it ain't my place.

How did you do it, though? And why?

I never meant it for it to be this way. I just wanted what I thought most folks here wanted: a free ticket out. But nothing's free. Always gotta be some price, some goddamn consequence.

Only God's got this right.

[ An intermission, as Ben Hawkins moves to snap on the communicator, to confess to the entire network, when he notices that the red light of his communicator is already signaling its recording mode. His next words are quieter under the microscope of public judgment. ]

I brought the damn thing down. The barrier.

[And just before the recording ends, Tavi’s voice again – unsurprised .] Can you undo it?

[ooc: White is Ben, Blue is Tavi! ]

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I got business at home. Matters that can't wait.

[ He stares straight at Tavi, gaze unwavering. ]

Word of mouth says time stops, but nobody knows for sure, and I ain't gonna take a risk.

[ Tavi thinks about that briefly. He relaxes a little. Good to know Ben isn't some crazed person trying to harm everyone. What watercrafting Tavi has tells him Ben speaks the truth. ]

Understandable. You'll help in controlling what damage you have caused?

[ooc; I hope it's okay to have Tavi use watercrafting to know the truth? If not, just ignore that part~]

Wouldn't be right not to.

[ Spoken earnestly, as he gazes at Tavi straight in the eyes. ]

But you gonna follow me wherever I go?

[And Tavi doesn't even need to think about that question.] No. [There's too much to be done and Ben is honest about it.]

You'll do what you can. [It isn't really a question.]

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