Robert Queen/Merlyn (hunters_moon) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-03-01 20:04:00

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inactive - jane doe-smith, inactive - morgaine king, inactive - robert queen, plot - "blackest night"

When it rains, it pours. (Morgaine & Jane)
Merlyn falls from two stories up, slamming through the glass skylight and landing in the pool of the youth center below and has the presence of mind to thank whatever deity rules over this part of the world that it wasn't concrete he slammed into. Granted, with the number of crazy people chasing him right now, he didn't have a lot to be thankful for, but being alive was one blessing he would count over and over again.

He climbs out of the water as quickly as he can, ignoring the sting of his cuts and bruises. One week ago, he'd left Coast City, going on the run after confessing to anyone who would listen that he, and not Green Arrow, murdered the psychopath known as the Artist. Robert didn't care if they wanted him to pay for killing a murderer; laws and courts didn't really appeal or apply to him. The only justice he needed came at the end of an arrow.

Unfortunately, he'd run into another psychopath, two days later, that believed in the same things he did. Only, this psychopath wanted /him/ dead at the end of her sword.

It was rather ironic that his adopted brother's sister was the woman trying to kill him, because Robert killed her father. But even more irksome is that, after nine months of alternately fighting and escaping this particular woman....Robert Queen /still/ does not know her name He suggested to her that she was playing hard to get.

She tried to throw her dagger through his heart.

Funny. That line worked on Jane, once...

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Re: At The Safehouse

hunters_moon
2011-03-13 11:29 pm UTC (link)

"But a lot more people pay you to kill those than inconvenience them in some way. You profit from more misery than you absolve." Robert says, taking off his vest and the shirt beneath it to clean his wound.

His torso is wiry, but corded with muscle. A lattice work of scars and cuts crisscrosses his body like miniature train tracks.

"Do you ever consider that your talents might be more useful elsewhere?" he asks as he tries to bandage himself.

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	Re: At The Safehouse demonchild 2011-03-14 11:18 pm UTC (link)
	Morgaine laid back on the couch, staring at the ceiling. "And do what? I was raised to be a weapon. I know nothing else." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: At The Safehouse

hunters_moon
2011-03-14 11:48 pm UTC (link)

"You could learn." Robert counters. "If nothing else, you could use your talents to bring justice to those who need it, rather than profit from the pain of others."

He struggles with the cleaning of the wound and stops for a moment, taking a deep breath.

"Do you think Damien would care if you died?" he asks. "Before you flip out, Morgan, I'm asking honestly. Do you two even give a damn about each other?"

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	Re: At The Safehouse demonchild 2011-03-16 01:05 am UTC (link)
	"We are all we have," Morgaine said, "I would scour the earth if someone ever harmed him...and he would do the same for me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: At The Safehouse

hunters_moon
2011-03-16 01:18 am UTC (link)

"You sound like you believe it. Oddly enough, I know how that is. My brother and I are the same way." Robert says.

He gives up on trying to bandage the wound simply relaxes against the wall, trying to ignore the pain.

"Give me a minute and I'll go out and get us food. Then you can rest and we'll figure out what comes next. In fact, you should take the bed I saw in the other room. I'll keep watch." he says.

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	Re: At The Safehouse demonchild 2011-03-16 01:36 am UTC (link)
	"It's true," Morgaine said bluntly. She nodded, getting up and going into the other room, taking her sword with her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: At The Safehouse

hunters_moon
2011-03-16 01:41 am UTC (link)

Robert got his shirt back on and made his way into the night to get food and some other items for the two of them. He had a long time to thing about Jane being dead, which hurt him deeply.

He'd put all of his energy into worrying about Keith and trusted that Jane could take care of herself. And in the end, he wasn't there when Jane needed him the most. Was she afraid when she died? Did she know who killed her?

Clearly, she hated Robert for what happened.

He returned awhile later with the food and went to look in on Morgan. He shouldn't care how she was doing, but until they figured out a way to kill their hunters, they were both targets.

Why wasn't he leaving Morgan to die?

He opens the door to her room.

"Morgan, there's food..."

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	Re: At The Safehouse demonchild 2011-03-16 11:15 pm UTC (link)
	Morgaine silently stood up, making her way into the other room, nodding to Robert in silent thanks before looking over it to see what she wanted to eat. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At The Safehouse hunters_moon 2011-03-17 02:14 am UTC (link)
	She'll find a few cheeseburgers, some bottled water and chocolate for desert. Robert lets her eat first while he checks out the windows to make sure that they aren't being watched. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At The Safehouse demonchild 2011-03-17 12:25 pm UTC (link)
	Having never had a cheeseburger before, Morgaine would nibble at slowly, before deciding that it was very good and savoring every bite. The chocolate got devoured. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At The Safehouse hunters_moon 2011-03-18 01:19 am UTC (link)
	Robert felt the same way about cheeseburgers the first time he had one, so he understood Morgan's hesitancy and acceptance. However, watching the chocolate vanish, he looked at her in shock. "So many things just became clear to me right now." Robert says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At The Safehouse demonchild 2011-03-18 01:58 am UTC (link)
	"And what would those things be?" She asked as she finished off her chocolate. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: At The Safehouse

hunters_moon
2011-03-18 02:27 am UTC (link)

"The first is that you really /are/ human. That's a lot more shocking than it sounds, but clearly, you've never been hunted for nine months by someone who wants to you dead." Robert says glibly.

Robert is quiet a moment and takes a deep breath before speaking again.

"Did you know that Merlyn came to kill me, and almost did, at the behest of Slade and my mother?" Robert asks.

"I didn't go out gunning after your father. He came at me, and I did what he would have done--what anyone would have done--when confronted by someone who wants them dead.

I took my shot and I won." Robert says. There's no trace of pride or malice in his tone, just the statement of simple fact.

"And I plan to keep winning." he says, looking her in the eye.

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	Re: At The Safehouse demonchild 2011-03-18 03:12 am UTC (link)
	"He was still my father," she said. "It is my duty to avenge him, whether he went after you in the first place or not." She says it like she's reciting from a book. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: At The Safehouse

hunters_moon
2011-03-18 03:57 am UTC (link)

"Is that how you really feel, Morgan? You're an amazing warrior, and the two of us could spend the rest of our lives trying to kill each other. One of us, or both, will die in that attempt.

I'm not ready to die to take you out, personally. Not when I know you're better than what you've been pushed into." Robert said.

"And that father you're trying to avenge, do you remember him? He's the one that shot you in the stomach and nearly killed you a couple of hours ago. /That/ is the man you're trying to kill me over." Robert says.

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	Re: At The Safehouse demonchild 2011-03-18 11:52 am UTC (link)
	She tensed, Robert's words hitting close to home. Her father never showed her any signs of affection in the entire time that he was alive. Why was she trying to kill Robert Queen? Why should she avenge the father that hated her? "I don't need to explain myself," Morgaine said, staring down at the table. "Not to you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: At The Safehouse

hunters_moon
2011-03-18 02:04 pm UTC (link)

"You don't have to explain yourself to me, Morgan. Just...whatever you choose to do from here on out, make sure you can explain it to yourself when you look back on it." Robert says, taking a deep breath.

Why did he even care? If it was his father, he'd...

that struck him as odd. He used to dream about the moment that he'd kill Oliver for abandoning him in his youth, for tossing him away like trash while providing for others who weren't even his blood.

Now, Robert wasn't sure he could go through with it. Between Keith and Mia, Robert's view on the man had changed, albeit slightly.

"My father never gave a damn about me, either, Morgan. I know where you're coming from. Go ahead and get back to sleep. I'll stay up for watch." he says.

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