08-21-2017, 02:01 PM,
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RE: We May Have All Come on Different Ships, But We're in the Same Boat Now (ZAY)
"Miss Ni," the Zeltron corrected her apologetically, wincing a little as she said it, "Ok! New plan! Let's find aaaalllll the available meals here and put one of each on the counter!" She giggled and flitted about the area, rummaging through the cabinets and setting items on the counter top, adding, "I'm sure Bugsie won't mind!"
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08-21-2017, 04:30 PM,
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RE: We May Have All Come on Different Ships, But We're in the Same Boat Now (ZAY)
Ni bit her lip nervously and took a moment to think, a little concerned about the clone's reaction. Her eyes flashed with a new idea.
"No worries, Miss Zay, this is just a game!" She said playfully, "And this game, like all games, has rules. Number one!" She held up a finger and smiled, "There is no such thing as a wrong answer or action! No matter what you say or do, you will always be right!" Her second finger came out. "Number two! Your feelings and thoughts while playing this game are the most important thing. My ideas don't matter." Her third finger joined the other two, "Number three! The reward is your own honest satisfaction and punishment does not exist!"
Ni pondered over these rules, wondering if they would be enough. She approached her friend and stood by her, facing the table full of food. "Miss Zay, there is no wrong answer," she assured her, gesturing to the table, "And even if there was, I'd never hurt you. You are free to choose without fearing my opinion. It's more important to me that you are happy."
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08-21-2017, 07:40 PM,
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RE: We May Have All Come on Different Ships, But We're in the Same Boat Now (ZAY)
Ni sighed with dismay. She suddenly wondered how she ever thought she could help Zay. She knew she was good at diversions, and she discovered that she could even make some waves in politics, but this was too complicated. Gaddy would know exactly what to do, she was sure of it, but he was flying in a tin can outside the ship. Ni slumped down against the wall and held her head in her hands. She felt a heaviness in her chest.
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08-21-2017, 08:29 PM,
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RE: We May Have All Come on Different Ships, But We're in the Same Boat Now (ZAY)
Ni looked up at the clone, a pained expression on her face. "No, Zay, you did nothing wrong," she said wearily, "I'm the one that is wrong. It seems I'm only making things worse...I'm so sorry..."
She leaned forward and sat on her knees in front of Zay, gently pulling her into a hug. "I don't know how to help you..." She confessed tearfully, "This breakfast game was meant to help you learn how to make choices for yourself, to make a dish for you, personally, a dish that only you would enjoy..."
Ni pulled away and hugged her arms over her chest. "I'm no good at this...I'm sorry...I'm not wise like Gaddy Daddy..."
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08-21-2017, 08:59 PM,
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RE: We May Have All Come on Different Ships, But We're in the Same Boat Now (ZAY)
The Zeltron could only study the clone's face sadly as she replied with a tinge of despair in her voice, "Just a moment ago you felt, you acted, as if I might beat you..." She grimaced and shook her head, "Almost all of your actions toward me have been rooted in fear...I dont know how to help you understand...or maybe it's me that needs to understand..." she thought about this, then commented pensively, "Gaddy would probably say I need to be patient..." Ni frowned, "Then again, he says that a lot..."
Ni sighed and leaned back against the wall again, holding her head; confused, frustrated, and ashamed at herself for reacting this way. "I don't blame you, Zay. It is not your fault. You barely know me and everything you've been through has taught you to be this way to survive..." She sighed and squeezed her eyes shut. "I guess I really am just being impatient... I want everything to be better right now, this very instant..." She smiles in spite of herself, "but that isn't realistic, is it? And now you tried to do something nice for me, using all the rules I set in the game, and I spoiled it..." She bit her lower lip and swallowed back the tears, repeating softly, "I'm sorry, Zay..."
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08-22-2017, 09:36 AM,
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RE: We May Have All Come on Different Ships, But We're in the Same Boat Now (ZAY)
Zay moved next to Ni and joined her against the wall, "I did," said with a trembling voice. "And even in this moment, part of me fears expects and even rationalizes a beating from you." She looked down at her hand and saw the sweat that was a sign of the nervousness. "Fear has always been part of my life."
She folded her arms across her knees and rested her head on her arms. She gazed across the kitchen as if looking across time and space itself. "For as long as I have been alive, I have never known a day free from fear. Fear of making mistakes which led to beatings. Fear of being beating simply because he could." Ni noticed something in that statement. It wasn't completely true. Though she also realized Zag might not have realized she wasn't being completely forthcoming.
Zay turned and glanced at Ni, "can you imagine living a life where your sole survival everyday depends on the mood of just one person. Fear becomes a close friend at that point."
She sighed and went back to gazing across the kitchen, "fear and acceptance kept me alive."
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