Talk about our futures? - Moira

Verden var normal igen og Moira O'Deorain var tilbage. Hendes Moira O'Deorain. The she had not had... and might not ever get...

...

Had written to her and asked to meet. At a resturant and talk about their future? Vengeance vidste ikke hvad hun skulle tænke eller tro... men hun havde selvfølgelig accepteret. Accepteret og klædt sig i en ekstravagant, sort kjole.. med kappe.. og røde smykker!

Moira var nervøs. Mødet med den anden Angela, en Angela der havde taget en anden vej, havde både givet hende mod, men havde også gjort hendes drømme så meget mere konkrete. Og der var noget skræmmende ved ting, der var inden for rækkevidde.

Hun sad på en fancy restaurant og afventede Angelas ankomst. Hun havde sætningen memoreret, håbede den ville have den ønskede effekt. Hun var iført en lang, lilla kjole med hvidt sjal og handsker.

Vengeance scannede rummet da hun trådte ind... så sig om efter.... Moira. Der stod hun jo. Smuk og elegant... og med sit normale hår, ingen spændende arm... nej, det var hendes Moira der var tilbage... og som for en gangs skyld havde opsøgt hende. Hun ville ikke lade denne chance gå sig forbi.

Hun gik hen til hende og nikkede høfligt "Dr. Moira O'Deorain."

Moira så hurtigt op på hende. Angela. Vengeance. Hun nikkede til hende og rakte hende hånden. "Dr. Ziegler. I am pleased you could make it". Hun var en smuk kvinde, intimiderende, imponerende ... breathtaking

Angela tog imod Moiras hånd og gav den et tryk. Wondering why she had asked to see her. What had she experienced in the other world? Hun trak hendes hånd op og gav den et blidt kys før hun slap den "your message had me intrigued"

Moira rødmede overraskede, dealing with this Angela certainly was different. "Hm .. yes, I suspect it was" hun trak en stol ud for hende. "I have some things I would like to discuss with you"

"Hm" Angela så hende an, men nikkede så og satte sig på stolen. "Danke." Hun lagde et ben over det andet og betragtede hende opmærksomt.

Moira satte sig overfor hende og så hende an. "I would very much like us to work together, but it would require some change in your plan and methods" begyndte hun

Angela så overrasket på Moira. Ikke hvad hun havde regnet med at høre. Især ikke efter sit fejlede forsøg på at overtale en Talon Moira ... "I am listening" svarede hun, not sure what Moira had up her sleeve.. but something there had to be.

Moira nikkede og rømmede sig. Hun mødte Angelas øjne og holdt hendes blik, mens hun leverede den planlagte tale. "I love you" hun holdt en kort pause. "And I understand the need to end war and create peace. However I fear the path you have chosen will leave the world a darker place, that by painting the way to the future with blood and death" Moira holdt en kort pause, but Angela had said she needed to hear this, "leaves you no better than the people who killed your parents"

I love you

Angela havde ikke været forberedt på at høre de ord, og det fik hendes hjerte til at lave et hop... then Moira kept talking... leaving the world a darker place? Painting the world is blood and death? She was not, var klar på at forsvare sine valg!.. then..

Hun rettede ryggen. Not sure what to do. The words hit like a knife to the chest. The memory of her parents, still so painful even after all this time...

"You dare..." Angela sank en klump, not sure what to do. Did Moira truly see her in the same light, as Angela had seen the people who murdered her parents?

Moira sank en klump og holdt øje med Angela. Ordene ramte hende tydeligvis, gjorde ondt. Hun kunne ikke lide at se den anden kvinde i smerte på den måde. Hun rakte ind over bordet efter hendes hånd. "But it doesn't have to be that way. You are a brilliant woman, smart, strong and capable. You have the power to shine more brightly than anyone"

Angela sank en klump, emotionally off balance! This was not what she had prepared for at all "it'll never be enough" sagde hun og knyttede en næve.. den hånd som Moira ikke holdt "if we don't tale control, war will continue.."

Moira så hende an og rynkede brynene. "It might never be enough" gav hun ret. "But it will be better than this. It will save lives, every day, not end them for the possibility of a future"

Angela sank en klump og så intenst på hende "you expect me to lay down my empire to work with you?"

Moira tøvede kort og holdt hendes blik. "Expect? Hm .. I am nit sure. Hope? Certainly"

"You... I feel like we just had this conversation" Angela rynkede brynene og vidste ikke hvad hun skulle gøre med sig selv. She wanted to say that she was not like the people who killed her parents. But it had been a long while since she made sure people didn't have children. Hun strammede grebet om hendes hånd... "you love me?"

Moira gav hendes hånd et klem og holdt hendes blik, så smerten i hendes øjne. Hun nikkede alvorligt. "Yes, I do"

"I love you too" Angela sank hårdt og vidste ikke hvad hun skulle gøre... "... you think I spread darkness?"

Moira så hende an. Hun sank en klump. "Yes, I do. And I think you could do so much better"

Angela så væk fra hende, not liking her words at all. Still... clearly the other woman thought there was hope for her "... if I am wrong, everything I have done so far will only have been pain.. with no gain"

Moira kom til at smile lidt. "Hm .. always so black and white" sagde hun. "You have achived incredible things. Besides, if you continue, it will only get worse. It is never too late to change course"

".. if I change course, I admit defeat" svarede Angela... der desværre godt kunne høre det ikke var en god grund. Hun så frustreret væk fra Moira og prøvede at få sine følelser under kontrol... ikke glad for anklagen, men svært ved at acceptere at Moira synes hun var et dårligt menneske.......... and was lacking words to prove her wrong.

Moira kom til at smile lidt. "Hm, yes .. something only the truly wise know how to do" sagde hun. "Not sure I ever quite managed it myself"

"This is not how it was supposed to go" sagde Angela frustreret "you were supposed to join me, and together we would rule the world... if I go with you... everything will remain the same.."