Yes. [Jason's face takes on a harshness to match Marco's.] I'd hate to see anything happen to you, and that's why I wanted to see you in the flesh and see for myself if you're as crack-brained as everyone's saying.
But since you're here and talking about justified murders, I may as well tell you -- I don't worry myself with what my coworkers believe or what gods they get tied up in, but I don't care if they're delivering homemade Christmas cakes to the Fog God, you don't touch them.
But since you're here and talking about justified murders, I may as well tell you -- I don't worry myself with what my coworkers believe or what gods they get tied up in, but I don't care if they're delivering homemade Christmas cakes to the Fog God, you don't touch them.
[Marco's expression falters, his gaze slipping down to his hands. After all this time, he still doesn't quite get Jason, or how genuine his concerns might be when everything else about him is so awful.]
... Who's been saying that? That I'm... "crack-brained"?
[Perhaps not the most important thing to get out of what Jason said, but to him, it's a significant concern.]
... Who's been saying that? That I'm... "crack-brained"?
[Perhaps not the most important thing to get out of what Jason said, but to him, it's a significant concern.]
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2016-09-23 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
Alright. So. How about all the details you can't tell a crowd of humans, hm?
I don't know what details, I'm not the one with the intel, that's why I'm asking you.
Hell if I know what tactics the fog god uses instead.
Hell if I know what tactics the fog god uses instead.
Oh? So the fourth doesn't? How fascinating. Can't say I was ever a fan of that method myself. Too many unpleasant mental scars and all.
And you've got ways to stop this?
And you've got ways to stop this?
Yes and no.
Like I told you, the fog god is very powerful. If there's anything that can be done for the people she brainwashes into serving her directly, I don't know.
I've dealt with enough of them.
Some just seem too far gone.
The more insidious kind of tinkering that she does, the
Messing with our thoughts. That kind of thing...
The Fourth God helps us deal with that, yes.
It's easier for us to maintain our humanity.
Like I told you, the fog god is very powerful. If there's anything that can be done for the people she brainwashes into serving her directly, I don't know.
I've dealt with enough of them.
Some just seem too far gone.
The more insidious kind of tinkering that she does, the
Messing with our thoughts. That kind of thing...
The Fourth God helps us deal with that, yes.
It's easier for us to maintain our humanity.
Just because someone seems too far gone doesn't necessarily mean they are. Not that I'm known for being Mister Optimism, but. Let's just say I had a good run with the wrong crowd for a while.
[As if anyone he's hung out with could be considered the right crowd, but...]
And if you're already good at dealing with it on your own?
[As if anyone he's hung out with could be considered the right crowd, but...]
And if you're already good at dealing with it on your own?
[The realisation of what he just did makes Marco's cheeks flush. His gaze shifts from Jason's face to the paling knuckles of his own clenched fists; that's the closest thing to an apology that he feels like conceding.]
Why-- [He stops, clears his throat, makes sure he keeps his voice down.] Why not? Because I'm "crazy"? Is that it?
Why-- [He stops, clears his throat, makes sure he keeps his voice down.] Why not? Because I'm "crazy"? Is that it?
Maybe. If you say so.
Well, I was on a mission in the Middle East back in the early nineties, and someone tipped off the enemy. I was captured, tortured, and I suppose eventually I gave up.
Not my proudest moment.
[He's never really minded talking about it too much. Or at least that's how he liked to think.]
Well, I was on a mission in the Middle East back in the early nineties, and someone tipped off the enemy. I was captured, tortured, and I suppose eventually I gave up.
Not my proudest moment.
[He's never really minded talking about it too much. Or at least that's how he liked to think.]
Yes. I would.
[This isn't getting him anywhere. He doesn't know why he thought it would; it's Jason Compson, after all. He just wishes he could know what's making everyone think he's got some kind of problem, what's clouding his mind and making his code go severely off-track, what's going on.
He turns to leave, and that's exactly what he's going to do unless Jason has anything else to say to him.]
[This isn't getting him anywhere. He doesn't know why he thought it would; it's Jason Compson, after all. He just wishes he could know what's making everyone think he's got some kind of problem, what's clouding his mind and making his code go severely off-track, what's going on.
He turns to leave, and that's exactly what he's going to do unless Jason has anything else to say to him.]
Don't worry about it. It's been a while, and I'm not about to go pretending that things didn't happen for the sake of not having bad memories.
Anyway, clearly I got better.
Anyway, clearly I got better.
Time, mainly. And a daring rescue, I suppose, but after that, I just sort of spent some time recovering. It seems to have done the trick.
The point of torture at its core, beyond interrogation and all of that, is to prolong suffering, isn't it? Meaning you'd have more time than if someone wanted to kill someone quickly, at the very least. Beyond that, it depends on what the torturing party wants, and how well the person being tortured can resist it.
I'm well-trained in resistance, but everyone's got their breaking point.
I'm well-trained in resistance, but everyone's got their breaking point.
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