Kristoff Vernard, aka Kristoff Von Doom (discardedheir) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-03-21 23:27:00

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He'd been able to tell Cassandra that Vincent was back, of course, but in their mutual exhaustion, there hadn't been time to truly discuss it until now, as, all other crisis-related business momentarily attended to, he came to their room with a tea-tray and a stalwart attempt at a smile.

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	nextgen_adult 2010-03-22 02:40 am UTC (link)
	Cassie set away her book and sat up a little straighter. "Tea in bed. You really are too good to me." She teased. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	discardedheir 2010-03-22 02:55 am UTC (link)
	"Nonsense," he mutters, but the small smile comes a little easier as he sets the tray accessibly and sits beside her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_adult 2010-03-22 02:59 am UTC (link)
	Cassie leaned forward to give him a quick kiss. "So..." She began slowly. "Do you want to talk about what happened?" Because she could tell something big had happened, probably related to Vincent coming back. Kristoff was so tense. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

discardedheir
2010-03-22 03:06 am UTC (link)

Kristoff looks down. "They gave him a choice, my love. To return quickly home to a long but mortal life, or to stay and fight in Asgard, and do so again, with no notice, when Ragnarok comes. He knew quite a bit of what was going on, he was there when Andrea had her unfortunate experience, and had disappeared in front of her eyes just afterward. And he chose Asgard. He assumed we could take care of ourselves."

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	nextgen_adult 2010-03-22 03:13 am UTC (link)
	Cassie didn't react, at least not right away. She was focused more on trying to process that. Deep breaths, Cass. Deeeeeep breaths. Don't get too mad it's not good for your heart. "There wasn't any mind control involved, right?" Trying to find some way to excuse Vincent's... behavior. And why not, she'd been the victim of it before. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

discardedheir
2010-03-22 03:17 am UTC (link)

His hand is on her shoulder. "Forgive me, Cassandra. I should not have put it so suddenly."

He shakes his head slightly. "Not that I can see. Loki and Amora do not seem to have been involved, and it is not the other Asgardians' ...style."
A breath. "Andrea has suspended their relationship despite his apologies. Should he attempt to put any form of pressure or solicitation towards her, I will make him regret it," he says blankly.

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	nextgen_adult 2010-03-22 03:26 am UTC (link)
	"No, there probably wasn't any good way to put it." Cassie rubbed her forehead. "What the hell was he thinking!" She said finally. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

discardedheir
2010-03-22 03:42 am UTC (link)

"Very little beyond the drama and pride of any form of acceptance among the gods, I suppose. It makes its own bizarre sense, from a certain point of view. He could finally gain the regard he never previously had in Asgard, and still return to a relieved family at the end. All the best of both worlds, provided the aforementioned family is both fortunate enough to survive, as we by chance have been, and incapable of having significant opinions in conflict with his interests."
Kristoff's face is dark. "And the latter is my fault."

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	nextgen_adult 2010-03-22 03:45 am UTC (link)
	"O.K., no. No blaming yourself. This is Vincent's problem. He screwed up, he has to deal with it. Treating us like we're not friends- not even family- not even treating you like his teammates and being worried about you- that's his fault." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	discardedheir 2010-03-22 03:59 am UTC (link)
	"Yes. And he has been my responsibility for ten years, without ever losing a perpetual sense of self-justification and entitlement. A feeling of failure is not completely irrational, Cassandra." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_adult 2010-03-22 04:06 am UTC (link)
	"Kristoff," Cassie took hold of his hand. "Don't start this. This isn't your fault. You've done an amazing job raising Vincent. This isn't because of anything you've done or didn't do. I don't know what Vincent was thinking or why he did it but it's not your fault." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	discardedheir 2010-03-22 04:12 am UTC (link)
	He squeezes her hand. "All right. I will try take your word." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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