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[survivalthroughhate]

"This is Maul. State your business."

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[lightthedarkness]

[She sees the dodge as soon as he says it, expects it, and sighs at it. Because it's Maul avoiding responsibility for something ENTIRELY of his own making. She pauses and he seems to grasp what she's trying to say about Peter and Paimon, apparently is the demon's name, and her and Serenity. Though, it was a bit unfair. She WAS Serenity, there was no possession going on. She was as much Serenity as Serenity was her. Sure, Serenity was more graceful, refined, gentle, and ethereal but a good deal of her personality was Usagi's personality as well.

She tilted her head.]

I push you this hard because sometimes you dig in your heels when you've gotten set in your ways... when you've gotten comfortable about something even when you know it's wrong.

But I would not push you as hard as I do if I did not think you could handle it.

You can handle this. I know you can.

[survivalthroughhate]

[Maul considers her words, closing his eyes, and recites something like he’s quoting words from someone.]

You are strong and you will survive.

[He opens his eyes back up.]

That was the only thing resembling kindness he ever told me. He knew I was too tough to die from whatever he put me through and made sure that I knew it well, so that I could remember that whenever I thought of giving up.

[Usagi may not have meant to do it but her words had started to stir up old memories Maul would have rather let just lie in the back of his mind.]

[lightthedarkness]

[She's doing her very best here not to be mad about Maul literally comparing her to Palpatine.

Give her a moment.

She lets out a breath.]

Yes... well, back to the matter at hand. [She feels her eye twitch so she clears her throat.] Peter, and his treatment at your claws, tell me what you're no longer going to do.

[survivalthroughhate]

To treat him solely as a vessel for the demon and to not revel in his terror of me anymore. And to not manipulate him for my own ends anymore.

[Just ignore the surly tone he has right now like a child saying he'll finish his homework and eat his vegetables. Maul's been thinking hard about what people have been telling him, how he needs to turn his destructive instincts towards something more productive. In this case, he knows what he can do to make things right by Peter.]

I shall contact him and tell them both he is under my protection now. I doubt if the boy shall take me up on the offer but it shall be there for him to contemplate.

[lightthedarkness]

Good. [They'll... work on being NICE to Peter later, right now, basic decency is about as much as she can ask from Maul after the whole... Palpatine comment.]

Well, it's fine if he doesn't take you up on it. What's more important is that it's there.

[survivalthroughhate]

Doubtful. He's terrified of me. Having a conversation with him most of the time seems to be beyond the realm of possibility.

[All Maul had to do was show up and Peter instantly handed the reins over to Paimon instead of wanting to stay on the surface. Maul didn't even do anything most of the time, Peter just did it willingly on his own.]

[lightthedarkness]

Gee, I can't imagine WHY he's scared of you. Text him, then.

[survivalthroughhate]

Fine. But mark my words, it won't do any good.

[At least he'll try for what it's worth.]

[lightthedarkness]

Yeah yeah, just stop acting surprised when I'm proven right again.