003 Kitten Soldier

[lovablex5rogue.livejournal.com]

[Jo]

When you get this come find me. There's something that I was just informed of. And I don't want you getting caught in the cross fire of it. I'd hate myself if anything happened to you.
[/Jo]



[Filtered away from Ben]

Might as well do this while I'm thinking about it. Hi, I'm Alec McDowell. Figured I'd say hey so that everyone knows I'm the sane one. To put it mildly. I'm sure Maxie's already mentioned my twin brother, Ben. So this is me introducing myself so that everyone knows who I am.

Comments

[lovablex5rogue.livejournal.com]

It isn't Ben's fault though. Manticore was our home. When they escaped back in '09... the world was too much for him to handle. All he knew was what Manticore had taught us all. To be what we were made to be.

[verymature]

... how'd you guys end up comin' out so people friendly, then?

[lovablex5rogue.livejournal.com]

I wasn't always. And don't get me wrong... Ordinaries aren't that easy to trust on our end because they were always trying to kill us. All because they didn't understand us. Some of us like Max had the help of friends. If not for Maxie I probably would still be Manticore's little golden boy.

And if not for Rachel. I didn't know what love was until I met her. Even if that didn't last after what Manticore did. But we learn. We adapt.

[verymature]

Rachel? Or, uh, is she off limits? [to talk about, he means -- knows he wouldn't be too happy if someone brought up Cassie]

[lovablex5rogue.livejournal.com]

Only if you consider the dead off limits.

[verymature]

Depends on what's bein' said, I guess. [wouldn't want people talking shit on his dad, even if John is -- was? hasn't seen his old man in awhile, now that he thinks about it -- here]

[lovablex5rogue.livejournal.com]

As long as nothing is said about her that shouldn't be then I don't care how a person talks about her.

[verymature]

So, tell me about her?

[lovablex5rogue.livejournal.com]

[gives Dean a small smile]

She was special, understanding and had a heart of gold. But she was also naive to what went on out in the world and didn't know what her father had gotten himself into.

[verymature]

[smiles a bit, himself] She an ex? Or just a friend?

[lovablex5rogue.livejournal.com]

To be honest... I'm not sure what she was. She told me she loved me and at the time, I didn't know what to say to that. Love wasn't something we were programmed for. All I knew was that around Rachel Berrisford the world seemed to just stop.

I liked the girl, a lot. Hell, I probably would've dated her if I wasn't the cause for her death. That girl made me feel human.

[verymature]

Sounds familiar -- the whole world stoppin' thing, I mean. [might have it bad for Max]

[lovablex5rogue.livejournal.com]

So I take it that you really care for Maxie then?

[verymature]

[looks away, on the edge of mortally embarrassed] I, uh, that obvious?

[lovablex5rogue.livejournal.com]

Obvious enough. So lets just say we had that whole talk of you hurt her and I'll hurt you even when we didn't. She's family. And I protect my family.

[verymature]

[looks up, seriously] I can understand that. And yeah, you got it.

[lovablex5rogue.livejournal.com]

[Alec gives the older man a grin]

Good.

[verymature]

Cool. [offers Alec a smile in return]