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〖"ʜᴇʏ ᴠᴇʀɴ!"〗 𝗘𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁. 𝗣 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘬𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘻, 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘯/𝘢𝘭𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘭, 𝘖𝘊 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺. ♡ &⇅

ᴊᴇꜱꜱɪᴄᴀ ᴀɴᴅʀᴇᴡꜱ. ᴍᴜꜱᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴋᴀʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴋɪᴅ ᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏʙʀᴀ ᴋᴀɪ ᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ.

"I want to know you, Bennie. I just... I don't know who I am, and I never planned on being around long enough for anyone to find out."

That hurts more than any blow I've ever taken, and it takes a lot of effort not to fight back. "No. Not allowed. There's deals we can make. I've done it before. When Noah--" It's too painful to even think about.

"I always wanted what's best for you, and that isn't him, Bennie. He doesn't stay with the kids he kidnaps. They're alone. Trapped. With me, you're free."

It takes a moment of confusion before I finally figure out who you mean. I owe you the truth, but now isn't the time. "Manx is every bit as screwed up as I am, but I tried to keep you from my bullshit. Manx gathers kids and dumps them in his."

"We have to save the kids. But those are some troubled kids. Even if we get them out of that place, they won't know what's right and what's wrong. You could teach them."

"I have to believe it's never too late. For him, or me. We all want somewhere the kids can be safe, free. Your dojo. Eagle Fang. Christmasland."

"I'm here now. I can't... if you mess with the past, it can make things worse. I want to be here for you now."

"But we're not kids. We know different. He could learn a lot from you. Us, in that car, we could change things."

I mirror the wave, not showing fear, despite the increasing uneasiness I feel. I don't want to start anything, not in the mood for company. Usually I'd invite you in for a beer, but I'm trying to cut down.

"You're welcome to the Grid. I'll take the open road or the open skies. Y'know, we could. Take his car. It would get us there. The source."

"That word again. I'm not a creative sort. I'm a fighter. But all barriers can be broken with force."

"So tell me, kid. What do you want?" I'm trying to stay still, but instinct forces me to move. I don't want to start a fight, but I'm ready to dodge one.

I'm used to the feeling of being watched. A few lifetimes ago I made a career of it. It should unnerve me, but it forces me to think. To exist.

"Never really did put a dampner on things." I wish we had time to stroll down memory lane, but I can't let myself get stuck in the past, not when the future is at stake. "We need to do more than talk, Sensei. We need a plan of action."

"If you kill me, you're never going to escape me, I promise you that. I'm not leaving you like this. We'll get through it. You don't have to be like me. I was made to be a weapon. You're better than that, Bennie."

"I realized that what was living behind that boy's eyes was purely, and simply evil.." Name: Michael Audrey Myers Age: 28 (Immortal) Alias: Michael Myers, The Shape, The Boogeyman, Myers, Mikey etc. Short Bio: Everyone knows the boogeyman Alignment: Pure Evil. RT OR MEET YOUR END.

"One of the few things I remember well." So much time has passed, so many bad memories drown out so much of my life, but that room saved my life. Gave me purpose. Hope. It can't end now.

That hurts, and I never learned how to handle that kind of hurt. I want to look away, I want to run, find the nearest bar. I force myself to talk. "You're right. Noah deserves better. You deserve better. But I'm what you've got. And I'm trying."

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"Honestly?" I don't give you a chance to reply. "In some fucked up bar getting wasted. A bar that might not even be real, but I know he goes there, sometimes. I wanted to help, get info, find a road I could follow. But intentions mean shit. I screwed up, Bennie. I know that."

"That's because you're awesome." Serious hero-worship blinds me to the fact you may even have anything to regret. "Regret is for losers. And I can't afford that. Not with these stakes."

Eagle Fang protects kids. Teaches them who they are and how to reject fear.

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to reach out to touch you, a pat on the shoulder, or to pull you into a hug. I'm not scared of you, but I am scared of me. "And I'm here. If he wants you, he'll have to go through me."

"You were the only safety I ever had, and I forgot, Sensei. I took it for granted. If I had stayed, kept fighting, maybe I'd be better at protecting now."

I don't want to fight, but there's the creeping feeling that I'm the horror. That feeling grows as I see your face as you check your phone. "What? What is it?"

I'm not very good, at being needed. Always freezing at the wrong time, or blowing up at the wrong person. There's so much danger here. My breath is frozen. I consciously force myself to breathe, then I can speak. "I'm here."

𝑾𝒆𝒍𝒍, 𝑭𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒆: 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆. 🎄 Father Christmas' beloved Sugarplum, first born daughter & princess of Christmasland...Millie Manx. Forever 14. The most vicious of the Manx children. Written by #Gᴀʟᴜꜱᴄᴀ RT & ♡ or else. RP info threads below ⬇️

"I trust you, Wolfie. I know your heart, and I know you're badass. I want you to stay you. I never want you to know what it's like, to have the bad guys in your head. Making you do things."

"And how many people have died because they trusted people they shouldn't? Parents hurting their kids, kids hurting their parents. The real bad guys, they don't get their hands dirty. They use those close to you to do it." I wish I could still believe there's strength in numbers. I know better.

Huh? What's today? But I never say no to dinner. You're the icing on the steak.

"You can't get rid of me that easy. Death never comes for me, just those around me."

"Lost, but not defeated, Sensei Superhero. I'm going to fight those bad vibe, those bad monsters, just as soon as I figure out how. I hate to say this, man, but I'm starting to think karate won't fix this."

"The wedding? Shit! Are we still not married? That don't sound right. Uh... are they playing right now? We can crash one of their concerts. S'how I usually keep in touch. And they'll know some talent you can play with."

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"Too little, too late. So much time spent... lost. I'm supposed to protect them. I need to. To do it right this time.:

"Don't say it, okay? Bennie was /our/ kid. Not-- and if he really cared, why did he wait so long? Only thing he cares about is power. And Bennie's mighty powerful now. A lot of our kids are."

ᴋᴜᴍɪᴋᴏ ᴛᴀɴᴀᴋᴀ. ᴀ ᴅᴀɴᴄᴇʀ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴏᴋɪɴᴀᴡᴀ. ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋɪɴᴅ. ᴋᴀʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴋɪᴅ ꜰᴀɴᴅᴏᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏʙʀᴀ ᴋᴀɪ ꜰᴀɴᴅᴏᴍ.

"She had to grow up fast. I don't know why I could save her, and not the others, but it's a good job I did. Bennie was born about... six months, after I got us out."

I don't mean to be oblique, but it's not easy to be transparent when my mind is so foggy. But, for Noah, I will try. "Back then, my wheelhouse was extractions. I found the quickest way was to get myself captured. That's how I ended up at Christmasland. Got me and Bennie's mum out. Just us."

"You're damn right! He's ours!" I don't mean to get angry like that. Not many people can put up with my outbursts. But talking about the past, even thinking about it, it's a raw nerve.

"Well, as various creeps have told me: 'death is just a word.' Records can lie. Or they just can't express the truth. Bennie and me, we're telling the truth. I should have known that creep would be back for him."

Time has been blurring and coming at me with such force that I almost didn't hear the question. I have no idea how to answer the question. "I'm fine. Just, y'know. Ghosts of Christmas past. Ghosts of Thankstaking. Ghosts of spooky times. Christmas creep. Hollywood. It all chews others up."

*is muttering about technology, on the verge of giving up and just having some kickass flyers printed instead*

"For the longest time, that's all there was. Keep forgetting I have a future now. That's weird. Good, but weird."

𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑡𝘩𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑤𝘩𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒, 𝐼 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑤𝘩𝑎𝑡 𝐼 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑎 𝑑𝑜.ᐟ 𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡𝘩𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒, 𝐼'𝑚 𝑔𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑎 𝑑𝑜 𝑖𝑡.ᐟ Jeremy Taylor - The newest 🌟 at Topanga Karate. Old soul. Preshipped. It's your Gal, #Gᴀʟᴜꜱᴄᴀ RT & ❤️ Info threads 👇

"Yeah, last I heard he was being chased by Hollywood. He signed over the rights to his life story, but I think they were gonna steal them anyway. You should have done a movie with him. I'd have seen that."