+ Guilt Runs Deep

[vitaelamorte]

Who: Everyone!
Where: The Mansion
When: Feb 23-25
Rating: Please warn in top level subject lines for potential triggers/NSFW
Summary: Various residents are trapped in their own guilt, watching their guiltiest memory play on a loop.
The Story:

Welcome to the gathering post for the event. Please see the plotting post for more information + the bulletin board link. Have fun!

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[noble_son]

[Ah, the eldest sibling guilt.]

Garrett. You can't--... you can't save everyone. [He places a hand on his friend's shoulder, a faint tightness rising into his throat.]

... Believe me. I know.

[bloodmagics]

[Hawke laughs, but it's far from a happy sound.]

Tell that to the people of Kirkwall. [A pause. A long, quiet, impossible pause.] ... Tell that to her.

[His eyes flick downwards.]

[noble_son]

[He doesn't want to make this about him, and he's conscious of how it sounds when he speaks. His words come out carefully, almost haltingly.]

I would have liked to have told it to everyone who suffered under my father, too. [No, this isn't about him, but it's some kind of common ground.]

This isn't... You couldn't have predicted this. Any of this.

[bloodmagics]

[He gets what Nathaniel is doing, and if he were of sound mind right now, he might appreciate the attempt.]

I knew there were was monster out there hunting down the women of Kirkwall. I could've stopped him before -- Before any of this!

[He lets out a shuddering breath.]

There had to have been something I could do...

[noble_son]

What could you have done, Garrett.

[It still feels strange, calling him by that name, but this isn't the situation for formalities.]

What could you have done, that you didn't?

[bloodmagics]

I could've saved her.

[There's no logic to it, and some distant part of him is aware of that but... It's not exactly being listened to right now.]