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Title: Chapter 28-0, Colin and Sarah have a chat Post by: secretoracle on January 06, 2007, 09:29:42 PM Colin and Sarah have a conversation about a troubling vision he had. Title: Re: Chapter 28-0, Colin and Sarah have a chat Post by: Doc on January 06, 2007, 09:56:47 PM Last week, at Donnie's house, after some gaming. Quote Colin seems rather thoughtful for a moment. "Would you like to help me? I have a thought experiment for you. Let's say you were... a senator. A big time, important senator. And the secret service intercepts a letter for you with some serious threat. Would you rather know, thinking you could defend yourself better this way and be prepared, or knowing would make you feel too nervous, and you'd rather let them handle the job on their own?" Again, Sylvia's uncertain. Colin's probably talking to Sarah, but while Sylvia's gaze swivels to the redhead, she finds herself thinking through the thought experiment. She can't help herself. "I'd want to know. Choosing not to know is chickening out." Before he forces himself to regain his composure, Colin looks at Sylvia for a moment in utter shock. God and Great Spirit! That's what I'm doing?! I'm treating her like a coward? She's not like that! "I think I'd rather not know." He makes a bwak-bwak chicken sound, and smiles at Sylvia. "I think you have to trust other people. If you have friends, employees, guards etc that are there to take care of these things for you, then you have to let them do what they can. To constantly micro-manage cheapens their efforts." Sylvia raises a finger like a school marm. "But willful ignorance leads to misunderstanding, and misunderstanding can lead to catastrophe." Donnie laughs. "Where did you read that?" Colin tries not to look eagerly at Sarah, but he does. It's her opinion what really matters after all. Sylvia sticks out her tongue in a breezy, playful show of pique. "I didn't read it. I made it up. I mean, really, does knowing imply micro-management? Is the decision to stick your fingers in your ears and hum a little tune ever the right choice?" She's on a roll, hopped up on caffeine. "In horror movies, the guy who crumples up on the floor and says, 'No, no, no. It can't be true,' is the one who gets eaten in Act II." "Horror movies? I didn't think Caroline would let you watch horror movies. Not knowing something, ignoring a situation, and trusting others to take care of it are three distinctly seperate situations. You can't judge each one by the same standard. If you knew the murderer in Scream was coming after you, and pretended not to know, you deserve to get stabbity-stabbed. If you hired fifteen people to keep an eye out for said murderer and another five to guard you personally, what's the use in sitting there worrying yourself about it? It won't do any good." "Well, maybe not that much protection..." Colin mutters, thinking that his little experiment is getting out of hand. "But doesn't knowing give you a better chance of avoiding danger? Like if Colin and Sarah knew there was a vampire after you--" Horror movies seem to be the theme. Maybe it's the season. "--would you want them to stand guard outside your house while you did your homework, or would you want to take precautions? Carve some stakes? Wear a crucifix?" "Well, ok. That's different. I was still going off Colin's 'senator' example. If I was just by myself, sure I'd want to know. But doesn't knowing something might happen cause a lot of grief too? if you aren't positive they are coming to suck your blood, and you stay up all night, garlic and stakes in hand, have you become a paranoid freak?being prepared for what life throws at you is one thing, being frozen in worry over may-bes or might-bes is anther." Sylvia is willing to admit that undue worry could be a problem, but she articulates that concession in a series of inarticulate shrugs. "Okay. I kinda forgot the senator example. I'd still want to know. It might mean that, before I kissed a baby, I could make sure it wasn't a bomb." "And you, Sarah? What would you prefer?" This little thought experiment is the final test before Colin decides once and for all to tell her or not Title: Re: Chapter 28-0, Colin and Sarah have a chat Post by: opensesame on January 06, 2007, 10:17:15 PM Sarah looks a little puzzled... after all that debate with Sylvia she didn't even want to tread in the water. "Can't I answer the question about which three books I'd want if I were stranded on a desert island?" Seeing that she wasn't going to be able to squirm out of this one she sighs and thinks for a moment. "Well, ignorance is bliss right? But on the other hand maybe your senator might be able to keep an eye out for trouble if there is any. I mean if I were the senator... I hate politics... I'd want to know. Though I thought it was the FBI's or CIA's job to determine if something is a credible threat and they'd only let me know if it was a credible threat. So assuming this was a credible threat.. yeah I'd be scared but I'd still want to know. Maybe I wouldn't shake hands with the nervous looking guy wearing the bulky trench-coat but that's okay. It might change my choices but it might not. I guess as a senator your responsibility is to your state and your country and sometimes that job might involve some risk. Maybe I can skip the mall opening because that's not a matter of national importance but I will still head to work and um... do senator stuff." Title: Re: Chapter 28-0, Colin and Sarah have a chat Post by: Doc on January 07, 2007, 11:06:46 AM Colin closes his eyes for a moment and lets out a long sigh. When he opens his eyes again he seems somewhat more relaxed. "Thank you." ______________________________________ Later that night, after saying goodbye to Donnie and Sylvia, Sarah and Colin go for the little walk he asked her before. He gathers his courage and put his arm around her shoulder. "So... what do you think about Donnie and the dragons? Have you seen how excited he is? I'm so happy for him. His dreams are coming true. Ehmm.... Anything interesting happened to you lately? Have you got around to talk with your parents?" He remains in a a somewhat awkward silence for a little while, then he finally steps in front of her to look at her. "There's no point in circling around it. I have something important to tell you.... It's about the vision I had that day at the library." Title: Re: Chapter 28-0, Colin and Sarah have a chat Post by: opensesame on January 07, 2007, 02:19:35 PM "Donnie and his dragons... It's pretty cool. Hey.. seeing how he's protector of a whole uh...dragon land you think I could help take care of Pip for him?" Sarah grins merrily at the thought. "I'd better not. I'd have that little dragon too fat to fly in about two weeks." To respond to Colin about her parents, "Yes... I did talk to them and it was... easy. Too easy. I think my parents have been replaced by spies." When she sees a sudden startled look on Colin's face she amends, "Kidding... but I've been building up in my mind to this whole knock-down, drag-out yelling, screaming, crying event and they were all like I was asking to stay out an hour past curfew." She mimics a sappy parental tone, "Superpowers honey? Thats swell! You go get those bad guys! Oh and have fun!" When Colin gets all serious about his vision she stops walking... not that she has a choice because he stepped in front of her... though she could just bump into him and distract him... Giving a mental shake she asks, "What about your vision? I know it was a rough one. Did you finally figure something out about it?" Title: Re: Chapter 28-0, Colin and Sarah have a chat Post by: Doc on January 07, 2007, 04:39:14 PM Quote from: opensesame on January 07, 2007, 02:19:35 PM "Donnie and his dragons... It's pretty cool. Hey.. seeing how he's protector of a whole uh...dragon land you think I could help take care of Pip for him?" Sarah grins merrily at the thought. "I'd better not. I'd have that little dragon too fat to fly in about two weeks." "After two weeks, you'd have to keep him away from the furniture. Everything else would be gone." Quote To respond to Colin about her parents, "Yes... I did talk to them and it was... easy. Too easy. I think my parents have been replaced by spies." When she sees a sudden startled look on Colin's face she amends, "Kidding... but I've been building up in my mind to this whole knock-down, drag-out yelling, screaming, crying event and they were all like I was asking to stay out an hour past curfew." She mimics a sappy parental tone, "Superpowers honey? Thats swell! You go get those bad guys! Oh and have fun!" "I'm glad it worked out fine, after all. Maybe living with Marty got them used to worry? You should probably thank him." Quote When Colin gets all serious about his vision she stops walking... not that she has a choice because he stepped in front of her... though she could just bump into him and distract him... Giving a mental shake she asks, "What about your vision? I know it was a rough one. Did you finally figure something out about it?" "I... well... my visions are about what could happen. I don't see the future. I see a possible future. Which leaves some room if it's something that needs to be avoided. Though one has to be careful, because trying to hard to avoid something could actually make it happen. I met Bobby's wife. It turns out she's a paranormal too, and she has friends in Chicago and in the PCD. She told me that Bobby sometimes has visions about her, and since he told her, she has been... prepared to face the dangers in them, and she wouldn't have been otherwise. She made me think that maybe I was wrong all along. I was afraid to tell, because I didn't know if it was something that I should have dealt with on my own. I was afraid that by telling I could make things go the wrong way. I also didn't want anyone to have to live in fear because of something I saw that could just not happen. I was prepared to keep watch so it would never happen, without anyone ever knowing which could have transpired. But as I said, Sky made me see things from another angle. That's why I asked that question about the senator. You said you'd rather know. I hope you still think so because the vision was about you. I'm sorry I haven't told you before, but now you know why. I'd never lie to you. I was just... too afraid to lose you. It was brief, and not very clear. There was you, on the roof of a rather tall building, at night. Suddenly something strikes you, I can't see what, and you fall backwards over the edge. I can hear the sirens of ambulances and police cars, and all around there's smoke and fire. I wish I could be more precise, but this is all I saw. To be honest, I didn't see you die. The ambulances made me think the worst. So... if you ever find yourself on a roof at night, and for some reason I'm not around, do you promise me you'd be extra careful?" he says taking her shoulders, and looking in her eyes. Title: Re: Chapter 28-0, Colin and Sarah have a chat Post by: opensesame on January 07, 2007, 05:06:51 PM Sarah nods solemnly agreeing to be careful. She adds, "Though maybe I'll just stay off roofs at night for a while unless there's a really good reason." She considers for a minute all Colin said, "You might be right about Mart. Maybe I'll get him some new wheels or something as a thank you. Only problem is I can't tell him what its for. I quizzed mom and dad and they didn't know of anyone with powers on either side of the family. Maybe I got zapped by whatever hit Megan in the lab? Makes you wonder if any of the workers or the firemen got hit with something as well." Title: Re: Chapter 28-0, Colin and Sarah have a chat Post by: Doc on January 07, 2007, 05:32:55 PM Colin was afraid she would have been angry at him, or terrified. He nearly had a nervous breakdown over it. He finally tells her and what does she do? She just nods, and says ' oh, I'll just stays off roofs '. He feels all his worries melt away. "You're really something, wondergirl, you know it?" he says with a smile. He gives her a quick kiss on her lips, and then resumes walking at her side, holding her arm, and feeling like he's the luckiest boy in the whole world. Quote from: opensesame on January 07, 2007, 05:06:51 PM She considers for a minute all Colin said, "You might be right about Mart. Maybe I'll get him some new wheels or something as a thank you. Only problem is I can't tell him what its for. I quizzed mom and dad and they didn't know of anyone with powers on either side of the family. Maybe I got zapped by whatever hit Megan in the lab? Makes you wonder if any of the workers or the firemen got hit with something as well." "Mmm, maybe. Though Megan was showered with god knows what chemicals and passed out. You and the firemen were less exposed than her. It's possible, but there are a lot more possible causes. Maybe, just maybe, when there are other paranormals around, people that have dormant powers, a remote possibility in their genes, evolve to be paranormals too. Donnie was special all his life, he just didn't know it. I got chosen, but I don't know when. Then there are T.J., Kel, Seth... Maybe you had powers just on the verge of waking up, and after spending time with us you... adapted to the new environment. Or maybe it's just like Banner said. We are needed, and we don't know what for yet." Title: Re: Chapter 28-0, Colin and Sarah have a chat Post by: secretoracle on January 12, 2007, 04:49:58 PM OOC: This has been pretty quiet, is it done? Title: Re: Chapter 28-0, Colin and Sarah have a chat Post by: opensesame on January 12, 2007, 04:56:33 PM i think we're good. ending on a possibly prophetic remark from Colin is always good. Powered by SMF 1.1.4 | SMF © 2006-2007, Simple Machines LLC