Someone was threatening your friends. You have an obligation to help them. [Duke doesn't like admitting it but it's unfortunately true. Allison couldn't let her pack face danger any more than he could duck out on Audrey and Nathan during a disaster. That need to help, to defend even if you didn't want to, is one thing they have in common.
Like their reaction to the violence.
He hesitates, glances toward his jacket on the edge of the mat. There's a vial of Troubled blood in the pocket, one he keeps just in case he needs to fight. He could take it, uncap it, pour it into his palm - then tear the punching bag off its carabiner and hurl it across the gym. He could. And it wouldn't hurt anything, but he shakes his head and looks back at Allison.]
When a Crocker touches Troubled blood, we get powerful and violent. We're supposed to kill the Troubled and our Curse gives us an extra weapon and incentive.
[It's an unpleasant subject, and he tries to turn the conversation away from it.]
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
branchandroot
[gym spam]
Date: 2014-09-08 08:31 pm (UTC)Like their reaction to the violence.
He hesitates, glances toward his jacket on the edge of the mat. There's a vial of Troubled blood in the pocket, one he keeps just in case he needs to fight. He could take it, uncap it, pour it into his palm - then tear the punching bag off its carabiner and hurl it across the gym. He could. And it wouldn't hurt anything, but he shakes his head and looks back at Allison.]
When a Crocker touches Troubled blood, we get powerful and violent. We're supposed to kill the Troubled and our Curse gives us an extra weapon and incentive.
[It's an unpleasant subject, and he tries to turn the conversation away from it.]
So, you don't think a normal life's for you?