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[theoneinthemiddle]

*He hesitated. He had the intention to reject her, to laugh at Daisy's good will, but even Campbell understood that pride was digging his own grave and that he wouldn't make it without getting help.

He took the hand offered to him and leaned on her. He was surprised by how strong she was, but decided not to say anything. He wanted to rest*

*Penelope sprinted out the door, only seconds after the manager stopped running, still in her apron. Still holding her knife. Her eyes were wild and she was twitching.

“Διευθυντής! Διευθυντής!”

* “Manager! Manager!”

She ran in all different directions, tears flowing out of her eyes. Then she stared at Campbell, her knuckles white from how tight she clutched the knife. He was bleeding out on the ground. Good.*

“Where did he go?”

*she sounded so… broken.*

“… what did you do?”

"I don't know..."

*He managed to respond while dragging himself back to rest against the wall, still unable to stand up. He shoved a hand through the open wound of his chest to accommodate his heart in the correct position, needing to clench the jaw and take a deep breath to swallow the very well deserved pain he was going through.*

"I didn't do anything, just talked to them, okay!? It's not my fault they didn't take it well"

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"No."

*Campbell replied harshly while doing a futile attempt to get up, his hand on the wall not to fall face first on the ground, but he couldn't stand by himself, cursing under his breath*

*Penelope sprinted out the door, only seconds after the manager stopped running, still in her apron. Still holding her knife. Her eyes were wild and she was twitching.

“Διευθυντής! Διευθυντής!”

* “Manager! Manager!”

She ran in all different directions, tears flowing out of her eyes. Then she stared at Campbell, her knuckles white from how tight she clutched the knife. He was bleeding out on the ground. Good.*

“Where did he go?”

*she sounded so… broken.*

“… what did you do?”

"I don't know..."

*He managed to respond while dragging himself back to rest against the wall, still unable to stand up. He shoved a hand through the open wound of his chest to accommodate his heart in the correct position, needing to clench the jaw and take a deep breath to swallow the very well deserved pain he was going through.*

"I didn't do anything, just talked to them, okay!? It's not my fault they didn't take it well"

[theoneinthemiddle]

*He used scissors to cut his own clothes and expose every wound. His whole body was trembling, making it difficult to even wipe and disinfect like Daisy told him. It took time, sometimes the gauze would fall from his hands and he needed to pick a new one.

It was not only painful, it was deeply humiliating to find himself in that fragile position, not even being able to thread a needle to sew back his mauled body. Campbell did it no matter how horrible the stitches were looking, because he preferred that to let anyone else to touch him,fearing that he would fall apart if received another hit.*

*Penelope sprinted out the door, only seconds after the manager stopped running, still in her apron. Still holding her knife. Her eyes were wild and she was twitching.

“Διευθυντής! Διευθυντής!”

* “Manager! Manager!”

She ran in all different directions, tears flowing out of her eyes. Then she stared at Campbell, her knuckles white from how tight she clutched the knife. He was bleeding out on the ground. Good.*

“Where did he go?”

*she sounded so… broken.*

“… what did you do?”

"I don't know..."

*He managed to respond while dragging himself back to rest against the wall, still unable to stand up. He shoved a hand through the open wound of his chest to accommodate his heart in the correct position, needing to clench the jaw and take a deep breath to swallow the very well deserved pain he was going through.*

"I didn't do anything, just talked to them, okay!? It's not my fault they didn't take it well"

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*He kept his back against the wall, trying to get some distance from the woman that attacked him, barely hearing Daisy's words. It took him a moment to process it*

"I don't think so, I'll do it myself, you are not getting your hands on me, you hear me!? I won't let you!"

*Penelope sprinted out the door, only seconds after the manager stopped running, still in her apron. Still holding her knife. Her eyes were wild and she was twitching.

“Διευθυντής! Διευθυντής!”

* “Manager! Manager!”

She ran in all different directions, tears flowing out of her eyes. Then she stared at Campbell, her knuckles white from how tight she clutched the knife. He was bleeding out on the ground. Good.*

“Where did he go?”

*she sounded so… broken.*

“… what did you do?”

"I don't know..."

*He managed to respond while dragging himself back to rest against the wall, still unable to stand up. He shoved a hand through the open wound of his chest to accommodate his heart in the correct position, needing to clench the jaw and take a deep breath to swallow the very well deserved pain he was going through.*

"I didn't do anything, just talked to them, okay!? It's not my fault they didn't take it well"

[theoneinthemiddle]

Ooc: this is amazing! :0

Making a think, don't know when/if I'll be finishing it but here's a W.I.P. in case I don't (based off of what's been going on between you/campbell/daisy the past 2(?) Days)

(most of this was done by memory so it might not be 100% accurate to the play by play)

Ooc

OH MY GOD?!?!?! I LOVE IT SO MUCH?!?!?!

[theoneinthemiddle]

*A wave of pain shook his body when the blade began cutting through his flesh, stopping by the bone. He pulled away his hand, did an effort to kick her, but the woman didn't back down, it was like nothing happened, like she didn't even notice his resistance*

*Penelope sprinted out the door, only seconds after the manager stopped running, still in her apron. Still holding her knife. Her eyes were wild and she was twitching.

“Διευθυντής! Διευθυντής!”

* “Manager! Manager!”

She ran in all different directions, tears flowing out of her eyes. Then she stared at Campbell, her knuckles white from how tight she clutched the knife. He was bleeding out on the ground. Good.*

“Where did he go?”

*she sounded so… broken.*

“… what did you do?”

"I don't know..."

*He managed to respond while dragging himself back to rest against the wall, still unable to stand up. He shoved a hand through the open wound of his chest to accommodate his heart in the correct position, needing to clench the jaw and take a deep breath to swallow the very well deserved pain he was going through.*

"I didn't do anything, just talked to them, okay!? It's not my fault they didn't take it well"

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*He stared back at her, focusing his sight despite the red cloud over his eye due the continuous bleeding. He was not scared after what he just went through*

"I called them by their name."

*He replied with the shadow of a smile over his lips*

*Penelope sprinted out the door, only seconds after the manager stopped running, still in her apron. Still holding her knife. Her eyes were wild and she was twitching.

“Διευθυντής! Διευθυντής!”

* “Manager! Manager!”

She ran in all different directions, tears flowing out of her eyes. Then she stared at Campbell, her knuckles white from how tight she clutched the knife. He was bleeding out on the ground. Good.*

“Where did he go?”

*she sounded so… broken.*

“… what did you do?”

"I don't know..."

*He managed to respond while dragging himself back to rest against the wall, still unable to stand up. He shoved a hand through the open wound of his chest to accommodate his heart in the correct position, needing to clench the jaw and take a deep breath to swallow the very well deserved pain he was going through.*

"I didn't do anything, just talked to them, okay!? It's not my fault they didn't take it well"

[theoneinthemiddle]

*Penelope sprinted out the door, only seconds after the manager stopped running, still in her apron. Still holding her knife. Her eyes were wild and she was twitching.

“Διευθυντής! Διευθυντής!”

* “Manager! Manager!”

She ran in all different directions, tears flowing out of her eyes. Then she stared at Campbell, her knuckles white from how tight she clutched the knife. He was bleeding out on the ground. Good.*

“Where did he go?”

*she sounded so… broken.*

“… what did you do?”

"I don't know..."

*He managed to respond while dragging himself back to rest against the wall, still unable to stand up. He shoved a hand through the open wound of his chest to accommodate his heart in the correct position, needing to clench the jaw and take a deep breath to swallow the very well deserved pain he was going through.*

"I didn't do anything, just talked to them, okay!? It's not my fault they didn't take it well"

[theoneinthemiddle]

"would you just STOP!?"

*Campbell yelled frustrated by their actitude, he was doing an effort to comfort them and he was being ignored*

"you can't keep blaming me for being myself, you are the one that's making things more difficult with your attempt on redemption! Look at me! I can be" good" without denying my true desires"

*He stepped forward while continuing to talk*

"just let go a tiny bit, a little, remember who you are, Nyarlathotep"

"A night out"

"camping at the dark world! Like... A survival game... But without people actually dying because you won't like that, they are going to be perfectly safe under my care"

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“Absolutely not!”

*it’s clear a please won’t be enough.*

“Do you know how insane that is?! Are you kidding me?! That would be traumatizing, and you of all people know what the dark world is like, we both do! They’ll all kill each other! They’ll eat each other!

“No, I won’t even entertain that for a second, absolutely not!”

[theoneinthemiddle]

*He observed the facade falling off, the mask cracking and the monster underneath it. The bloodthirsty beast was gone leaving behind pain and sorrow. The fragility he was witnessing was almost nauseating because deep down, buried in arrogance, he was the same thing: scared, lonely, desperate, a runaway.*

"you are the one that needs to stop, Manny... Isn't it difficult to be always pretending to be someone else?... I don't doubt your good intentions and your notable change of behavior, but you are still pretending to please all this people, afraid they will reject you and leave if they see your true face, THAT is what makes me sick..."

"You don't need to hide from me, I know what you are and I like it more than any elaborated lie"

"A night out"

"camping at the dark world! Like... A survival game... But without people actually dying because you won't like that, they are going to be perfectly safe under my care"

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“Absolutely not!”

*it’s clear a please won’t be enough.*

“Do you know how insane that is?! Are you kidding me?! That would be traumatizing, and you of all people know what the dark world is like, we both do! They’ll all kill each other! They’ll eat each other!

“No, I won’t even entertain that for a second, absolutely not!”

[theoneinthemiddle]

*it was an unexpected reaction... He did consider that he would annoy them a little bit, but such anger, that rage, it was new.

Campbell stood up and followed, driven by curiosity, how many buttons he needed to push?*

"do you even remember what was like having fun? Not innocently like you do here, I mean real fun, like me... And Kayne"

"A night out"

"camping at the dark world! Like... A survival game... But without people actually dying because you won't like that, they are going to be perfectly safe under my care"

- @theoneinthemiddle

“Absolutely not!”

*it’s clear a please won’t be enough.*

“Do you know how insane that is?! Are you kidding me?! That would be traumatizing, and you of all people know what the dark world is like, we both do! They’ll all kill each other! They’ll eat each other!

“No, I won’t even entertain that for a second, absolutely not!”

[theoneinthemiddle]

"Manny, my dear... "

*He threw his head back gathering patience before continuing, something like a smile lurking on his face*

"I'm bored!... This place is nice, I even can admit you have my respect for running it, but I feel trapped!"

"you may like being at everybodys service day and night without expecting anything in return, yet I'm not used to this charity, the only thing I'm asking in return, if not blood, it's a little entertainment for myself"

"A night out"

"camping at the dark world! Like... A survival game... But without people actually dying because you won't like that, they are going to be perfectly safe under my care"

- @theoneinthemiddle

“Absolutely not!”

*it’s clear a please won’t be enough.*

“Do you know how insane that is?! Are you kidding me?! That would be traumatizing, and you of all people know what the dark world is like, we both do! They’ll all kill each other! They’ll eat each other!

“No, I won’t even entertain that for a second, absolutely not!”

[theoneinthemiddle]

"not everyone will be accepted, naturally... There are certain people here that will endure and survive better than others, I'll make sure to pick the mentally strongest... OH! and I'll make sure they know what they are singing in for!"

"A night out"

"camping at the dark world! Like... A survival game... But without people actually dying because you won't like that, they are going to be perfectly safe under my care"

- @theoneinthemiddle

“Absolutely not!”

*it’s clear a please won’t be enough.*

“Do you know how insane that is?! Are you kidding me?! That would be traumatizing, and you of all people know what the dark world is like, we both do! They’ll all kill each other! They’ll eat each other!

“No, I won’t even entertain that for a second, absolutely not!”

[theoneinthemiddle]

Invasive exploratory surgery????

"'course! I'm free next thursday"

[theoneinthemiddle]

"and what's the matter with it?... You and your community are safe, what I do outside of the waylay shouldn't be your problem, it's not like I'm trying to kill Azathot, nothing can be worst than that..."

I feel like it’s immoral not to use this to kill Kayne, at least keep it as a back up if John and Arthur fail y’know?

“See, that’s what I was thinking! But I still feel bad killing someone who’s basically… me? It’s out of necessity, so I don’t feel bad for the murder itself, but it feels strange to need to kill someone who’s not me, but… well he’s kind of me.”

[theoneinthemiddle]

"I'm always planning something, that's nothing new! You keep treating me like I'm below you and waiting to backstab you, it's getting old, don't you think?... When will you learn that I'm trying to help you"

I feel like it’s immoral not to use this to kill Kayne, at least keep it as a back up if John and Arthur fail y’know?

“See, that’s what I was thinking! But I still feel bad killing someone who’s basically… me? It’s out of necessity, so I don’t feel bad for the murder itself, but it feels strange to need to kill someone who’s not me, but… well he’s kind of me.”

[theoneinthemiddle]

"I don't care, I can do it if the time comes, let me keep it... Trust me with this"

I feel like it’s immoral not to use this to kill Kayne, at least keep it as a back up if John and Arthur fail y’know?

“See, that’s what I was thinking! But I still feel bad killing someone who’s basically… me? It’s out of necessity, so I don’t feel bad for the murder itself, but it feels strange to need to kill someone who’s not me, but… well he’s kind of me.”