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Post by Sin on May 1, 2015 5:28:52 GMT -6
He sat the package and the pictures on a coffee stand, face down before looking back to Cell. Hearing a car pull into the drive... that was faster than he had expected Bishop.
"Not until today..."
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Post by Bishop on May 1, 2015 17:38:26 GMT -6
He got out his car, inhaling slowly as he opened his eyes. He slowly walked to the door, his speed would have changed had he known what lay inside. Reaching to open the door, he touched naught but air as the door instead opens with Cell coming out.
"Hello Cell, what...?"
Cell merely nodded as he walked past Bishop to his car. Bishop looked bewildered as he entered the safehouse to astern and solemn Sin.
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Post by Sin on May 1, 2015 17:41:55 GMT -6
"Have a seat Bishop." His voice was calm, level even as he meet eyes with his brother.
Someone who he would die for... how did life come down to this?
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Post by Bishop on May 1, 2015 18:28:08 GMT -6
Bishop did as he Sin said, not because he was taking orders, but because he knew the severity of the situation in Sin's eyes.
"What is it William?"
He said, almost as stern as Sin himself.
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Post by Sin on May 1, 2015 19:00:25 GMT -6
"It's secrets threatening to end you..." He reached behind him, still standing, to grab the photos.
Giving them a light toss to the table in front of Garrett. Photos of Bethany... The dinner table... The hooks... and the coal car Nero was rescued from. All scattered in front of his eyes as Sin reached into the envelope to grab the stats on the gun that was retrieved.
"Bethany is buried, blessed and hopefully at peace.
But she's not the ghost coming to haunt you. You risk us! Your family by hiding this! Questions and rumors spread like wild fire, I've almost all but silenced them... but someone is stroking the embers, hoping to relight the fire. A fire I fear you being in at it's full rage."
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Post by Bishop on May 1, 2015 19:41:19 GMT -6
Bishop could do nothing but look at the pictures as Sin's voice erupted. He had seen parts of the scenario, while he was there for the exchange of Nero's life. He knew not, however, that Sin has seen so much. That CELL had seen so much. It would have had to have been Cell the photographs said as much. Sin sounded almost angry at Bishop himself, as if he were blaming him. Bishop knew better, but he still had to treat this delicately.
"S-William."
Bishop stumbled only once in a long while.
"I understand this is hard for you to see. I also understand that her burial is important to you...but how...?"
It was then that Bishop focused on the specs and stats of the gun.
"William, how much do you know beyond the fact that this weapon exists? I fear the wildfire you speak of is spawn from the same source."
Bishop's voice was a mix of several emotions, fear was creeping among them, as he remembered what was to happen if he spoke of the exchange. He stood up, looking Sin in the eyes as his face went cold.
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Post by Sin on May 1, 2015 20:22:13 GMT -6
"I know it exists, I know it is high grade and untraceable... and I know the Pentecostal has no access to it.
Which leads me to ask you the question that has been on my mind...
How did you get her back Garrett?" Neither man stood down, both keeping their eyes locked on the other.
Sin was hoping the truth would be his answer.
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Post by Bishop on May 1, 2015 22:00:06 GMT -6
The words he to describe it brought forth back vast memories of those who Bishop saw when rescuing Nero. If you could call what he did a rescue.
"That gun got Nero back to us...to me. Presumably. She was rescued by someone not Pentecostal, and that was their weapon of choice against Michael. I can only assume that one fell ill of that pit, and that's why the gun was there. Who? I don't know, I didn't see anyone injured when I was there. All, and I mean all, I did was obtain Nero and exchange her."
He spoke a fragmented truth, after all Sin was a brother. How could he not?
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Post by Sin on May 1, 2015 22:45:44 GMT -6
Sin turned from Garrett, sending his fist into the wall, breaking it along with some of his skin. Small traces of blood ran free as he spoke aloud his frustrations.
"You're lying to me! Maybe not directly but you are lying. It may not seem it... but I am trying to help and not just you."
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Post by Bishop on May 1, 2015 23:04:27 GMT -6
"I did not lie, Sin, I..."
He chose his next words carefully, as he didn't want ot make it sound like he followed orders.
"Nero's family is the only sensitive aspect of her life that gets the reaction it gets when talked about. The people that rescued her were from a part of her life that even I leave buried. My leaving it out of conversation was merely to leave it from passing our lips at the wrong time."
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Post by Sin on May 1, 2015 23:08:34 GMT -6
"I think you may be underestimating her fragility."
He finally turned back to Bishop, removing his fist from the wall to retrieve his phone. Going through to find the file he pressed play and handed it off.
Showing Garrett the coal car he had to watch earlier that day.
"I think you underestimate a lot Garrett."
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Post by Bishop on May 1, 2015 23:14:28 GMT -6
"Timing Sin, not fragility. She was..."
Bishops words stopped cold as he saw the black bag. The pieces that he didn't even know were floating became one image in his head, instantly forming a grim picture. Without looking at Sin, Bishop finds himself falling to instinct, running down the hallway towards the bedrooms. Opening doors he finds them empty, somehow, in his delirium, Bishop manages to stop himself before opening the last door. Placing his hand on the knob, he leans his head on the door. Turning his to face the approaching Sin, Bishop looks at him with an almost 'Is this the one?' look on his face.
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Post by Sin on May 1, 2015 23:37:42 GMT -6
He nodded to Bishop but before he could open the door a sound came from behind it. A creak and than the unpleasant sound of someone throwing up.
Bishop wastes no time in opening the door as Nero throws up into the garbage pail once again.
Sin walked in to see her curl into a ball, hiding her face as she falls back asleep.
"She's probably going to do that at least one more time tonight."
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Post by Bishop on May 2, 2015 17:00:33 GMT -6
Bishop stayed away from the side of the bed she was facing, if Sin was right he wanted to be out of the way of that. Sitting gingerly on the opposite side. Rubbing Nero's back, he felt her move slightly towards him as what he assumed would be a smile formed inside her.
"Thank you William."
Nothing specific, but he knew Sin would know what he meant. Bishop laid next to Nero, and kissed her ear softly.
"I'm sorry."
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Post by Sin on May 2, 2015 17:10:25 GMT -6
Sin leaned in the doorway, watching them a moment. Bishop truly loved her, which made what was happening even worse.
"I think they knew I was... or someone was watching, Taunting.
Who's doing this? And why Bishop? If it was just merely an exchange of sorts why do all of this?
Why even give her to you? They could have kept her and pinned the blame on Michael."
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