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[pummelgranite]

"Persephone. Speak."

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[purple_reign]

But—no. I... I hurt him too. Why wouldn't he be mad at me too?

[pummelgranite]

Maybe he is. Maybe because I hurt him more. Dunno.

[purple_reign]

You didn't! He just— It just...has to be too fresh.

[pummelgranite]

[ She shrugs. ]


Still his choice.

[purple_reign]

...Are you really okay with this? Honestly.

[pummelgranite]

It's for the best.

[purple_reign]

People only say that about painful things.

[pummelgranite]

Fine. It's necessary.

[purple_reign]

[They suck in a sharp breath.]

Persephone...

[pummelgranite]

[ Urgh. Shit. ]


Sorry. Sorry, shit. Just- I- I need to be Persephone. I'm not going to let this place make me anyone else. And John- I- . . . I can't blame him, for not wanting to be part of this. Can you?

[purple_reign]

No, I know, I... It's hard. It's hard to have people that close, but I just—I thought... [They trail off with a frown, one hand pressed to their forehead in thought.]

But you said it was because of the dream. It was because of...who you are?

[pummelgranite]

The dream- it made him think about what I am. What I might be.

[purple_reign]

...You mean what people claim you are?

[pummelgranite]

[ She chews on her lip and thinks a long time before replying. Feelings are so hard and also the worst. ]


What I am. Inanna, I do destroy, and I'm not sorry. But I'm not afraid of myself either. You can understand that, can't you?

[purple_reign]

[They're actually pretty quick to nod in agreement.]

I wouldn't ask you to apologize for Ananke. I...think that I might have done the same thing. If I were in your position.

But I know that isn't all you are. You can destroy without being The Destroyer.

[pummelgranite]

Just- stop. Stop trying to tell me who I am! It's fucked up, being me. It's fucked up being all of us. Nothing will ever make this OK, and I'm not going to pretend it is! Who cares what Ananke thinks I am. I still get to say who I am.

[purple_reign]

[Inanna flinches almost imperceptibly, biting on their inner cheek while they hear her out. It's a long moment before they speak again.]

Then.....explain to me who that is. Who The Destroyer that you want to be is.

[pummelgranite]

I- I want sing for this world. And what I sing about, people might not like. And what I have to do, people might try to stop.

[purple_reign]

"We will be loved. We will be hated." Sounds pretty par for the couse.

[pummelgranite]

There's a little less competition at home. This is a bigger, weirder pond.

[purple_reign]

I know, but none of the other imPorts have voices like ours. You'll pull in a good audience even with their competition.

[pummelgranite]

Still. I . . . like being the one that they're afraid of. Woden, Ananke, other assholes.

Maybe being the Destroyer does mean something horrible, maybe it doesn't. Ananke thought it meant enough to kill my family over it. To kill you over it, just because you were nice to me. So now? Now they should be afraid of me. That's not something I'm ashamed of, or sorry for.

[purple_reign]

[Inanna tilts their head and leans against the wall with arms crossed while they digest that explanation. Their tone is even when they finally respond, even and curious.]

So it's like you're reclaiming the name? It makes sense. A different way of refusing to give them any power.

[pummelgranite]

Uh huh. She Who Destroys has always been my name. I don't really care what Ananke thinks it means.

[purple_reign]

[They flash her an encouraging grin; all bright, sharp teeth.]

Well, are you planning to do any destruction? I prefer breaking down limitations and that sort of thing, but they're not very concrete.