Email to Manuel

[xp_daytripper]

To: [Manuel]
From: [more trouble than its worth]



You probably won't read this, seeing who it's from, but I need to write it down at least. I've been doing some thinking, about this whole mess, and I realised watching you and Lee Saturday night at the party that she makes you happy. And that's something I don't seem to be able to do, even though I want to. You deserve to be happy.

So go and be happy with the person who's better for you. I won't stand in the way any more.

A.

Comments

It's not that simple

[x-empath.livejournal.com]

That _might_ have done it, if you hadn't broken her fucking arm.

What were you thinking? Nevermind, I already know.

You weren't.

And there's still one more issue to be dealt with between us.

You know exactly what it is.

Manuel

She was the one who brought in powers.

[xp_daytripper]

She's got a broken arm, I have her fucking handprints burned into my forearms. And I wasn't the one who started throwing around powers into a perfectly fair fist fight.

The link? So break it already - you've made it clear you don't want anything more to do with me.

A.

I know she did.

[x-empath.livejournal.com]

But what's one more burn, hrm?

I will need for you to be present to break the link without either or both of us going completely mad.

Should I tell Angelo as well, so he can be there to receive the link from me? If you're going to be his third, he should know _all_ about you.

Manuel

Sure you don't want to join in?

[xp_daytripper]

You know, notch on the bedpost and all that? Think I've got some space free somewhere...

Leave Angelo out of this. You're too bleeding thick to listen to what I tell you, but it's not like that. And you link us and I'll fucking well figure out a way to get the power to send you to the Henry Rollins demon dimension and watch you wet yourself.

I'm not the one who brought him INTO this!

[x-empath.livejournal.com]

That, my dearest English rose, was all _your_ doing.

And if it's not like that, well, that must really be galling for you, to have risked so much and received so little in return.

Are you telling me that he doesn't _want_ you?

The irony is too rich.

Manuel

You're right.

[xp_daytripper]

I was. All of this is my fucking doing. That make you feel better?

There is nothing there - there never was. It was just stupid wishing, like wanting things to be different. But that doesn't matter to you - you've made up your mind and I'm having to live with it. Or trying... You know what? Just forget it. Let me know when you need me for this link thing and what I have to do.