[ She turned the golden rope over in her fingers and was wondering if this had really been the best choice. Though she was fairly certain she was alone there was still a sense of control and fear that came with letting herself be vulnerable.
See Rogue was tough, real tough and things didn't phase her. She'd once taken a missile straight to the chest, and had regularly gone toe to toe with giant robots out to capture or kill her kind.
None of that left more than a hair out of place more often than not. But this? Going out in the open and shouting out her fears and weaknesses and failings? That sounded more dangerous than facing down the Savage Land beasts without her powers.
This was for kids, right? Sick kids needed help and that was exactly the sort of thing she was supposed to do, no matter what it meant for her. ]
So here goes nuthin' right?
[ She cleared her throat, realizing that her voice had sounded weak and thin. ]
Ah... Ah hurt the people ah care about most. And it ain't cause ah want to or try to.
[ Did that work? She looked around the forest with it's oddly colored light filtering through the equally odd shape tree leaves. No sign of magical beasts yet. ]
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See Rogue was tough, real tough and things didn't phase her. She'd once taken a missile straight to the chest, and had regularly gone toe to toe with giant robots out to capture or kill her kind.
None of that left more than a hair out of place more often than not. But this? Going out in the open and shouting out her fears and weaknesses and failings? That sounded more dangerous than facing down the Savage Land beasts without her powers.
This was for kids, right? Sick kids needed help and that was exactly the sort of thing she was supposed to do, no matter what it meant for her. ]
So here goes nuthin' right?
[ She cleared her throat, realizing that her voice had sounded weak and thin. ]
Ah... Ah hurt the people ah care about most. And it ain't cause ah want to or try to.
[ Did that work? She looked around the forest with it's oddly colored light filtering through the equally odd shape tree leaves. No sign of magical beasts yet. ]