Three Pillars: Second Chance

Sara and Dina Reach an Understanding

Dina O'Shire

ah yes, we should start... where did we leave off?

Matthew Hammer

Well . . . Where we left off >>

Matthew Hammer

Dina had just usherd George out of the room.

Matthew Hammer

Sara becomes silent while DIna frog marched george out of the room, then after the door is shut,>>

Dina O'Shire

Dina O'Shire

i'm back

Matthew Hammer

<in a quieter, not-argumentitive voice>"Thanks, it's probably best that he doesn't hear this. He's been through enough these last two months."

Dina O'Shire

<despite her rough manner in forcing george out quickly, dina speaks in a quieter tone as well> aye, i'm bein' sure thass true!

Dina O'Shire

<quizzically now> buh, 'oo 'asn't, aye?

Matthew Hammer

"But some of us are more prepared for it."

Dina O'Shire

<dina nods> i ken... more o' tha evil an'na such bein' about ye, i be supposin'?

Matthew Hammer

<shakes her head, slowly> "No, that wasn't what I was speaking of. He is just out of his depth, much more than we are."

Matthew Hammer

<smiles crookedly>"Which is not to say we are within our depth here."

Dina O'Shire

<a grim half-smile crosses her face and she nods her head> aye, truer words ne'er 'ave been spoken, i ken... an' 'ere i were just a few moons ago a-thinkin' i knew ev'rything an'na could 'andle anything... may'ap i 'ad mine comin' ta me, aye?

Matthew Hammer

"Well, if you are here, you might have even more coming yet."

Dina O'Shire

Matthew Hammer

<exhales forcefully>"Dina, I have to ask, why?"

Dina O'Shire

<she looks up a sara through red tresses, inhales deeply, sighs then answers> i fear ta be tellin' ye this, 'specially considerin' tha less-than-warm welcome ye 'ad fer yer ol' pally, buh i be thinkin' me presence 'ere may jus' deepen tha waters o' it, so ta speak...

Matthew Hammer

Dina O'Shire

i were sent 'ere ta find ye, ta find tha dusty ol' tome ye 'ad from tha dig, ta take it back ta 'ooe'er i'm supposin' ta be workin' fer <she hisses the word 'working'> fer them ta go an'na do tha lord knows wha...

Matthew Hammer

<Sara shakes her head and makes a brushing aside motion>"No, not that. I mean why the IRA. Why are you wasting yourself there?"

Matthew Hammer

"You're worthy of more than being a killer."

Dina O'Shire

<raises her eyebrow and looks at sara oddly> so ye donnae give 'un good care tha i'm supposin' ta be 'ere ta tkae tha book from ye by any means necessary? <she lowers the arched brow and answers sara's query> i'm nah wastin' me time with any master's errands anymore! why were i, then? because them'uns was fightin' tha good fight! >>>

Dina O'Shire

on'na cause of it were a family tradition! an' i'm nah JUST a killer!!! i'm a soldier, a mercenary fer tha good lord! <she pauses briefly and looks up> or at least i were thinkin' so at tha time...

Matthew Hammer

"They are fighting a fight alright. Against injustices of a previous century. Against people who have just grown up in their homes. _You_ should be able to find a better way."

Dina O'Shire

<it's obvious that talk of the troubles in her homeland are a bitter and dangerous subject to debate with dina> oh aye, AYE! well, past century, eh? jus'ta 'undred years o' injustice... may'ap we should just let tha slip by, aye? <sara's seen this look before- in the caves, before dina shot the woman...>

Matthew Hammer

"No, it was more than a hundred years. It started when the first Vikings landed closer to a thousand years ago. But of course those Vikings number amoungst your ancestors. Much as they do amoungst the ancestors of those you kill. You think more killing is going to help? You have the potential to do better, to change something, but you just persist."

Matthew Hammer

"I could have used some help here. The whole world could have used some help. But that's not what you do, is it?"

Matthew Hammer

Dina O'Shire

<dina frowns> aye, well, i ne'er pretend'd ta ken 'istory as well as ye... buh, 'strue- i 'AVE decided ta take a different path...

Dina O'Shire

<the frown deepens, she gets defensive> an'na i do too 'elp!!! i've 'elped keep tha oceans clean an' tha forests clear o' smoke! people should be able ta take care o' themselves, i say!!! <it's prolly obvious that she doesn't be,ieve that>

Matthew Hammer

"If people should be able to take care of themselves, then why does the world need you to kill Englishmen?"

Dina O'Shire

<now dina shakes her head in frustration> i's nah as iff'n i 'ate ALL tha brits, jus' their government... it's got a 'idden agenda, i tell ye! an'na me an' mine - kith an' kin - 'ave been fightin' against tha agenda fer long as our collected memory goes back! we fight it on the streets, in tha courts, an' anywhere else it creeps up... THASS tha good fight i be referrin' ta, nah some bloody murder ye keep accusin' me of!

Matthew Hammer

Matthew Hammer

"Why are you here?"

Dina O'Shire

<ooc- and yes, it should be pretty obvious to sara that dina is picking and choosing which questions to answer, probably because she has no answers for the other ones yet...>

Dina O'Shire

<she looks straight at sara> i tol' ye...

Matthew Hammer

<Sara doesn't see, looking away as she is.>"You want the book?"

Dina O'Shire

<dina shakes her head> nay, i's nah really me tha wants tha ol' thing... jus'... well, ye ken? aye? <she is speaking softly and seems at a loss for words>

Matthew Hammer

"What do a bunch of terrorists want with a historial relic?"

Dina O'Shire

<biting her lip> well, see thass tha thing... i'm nah too sure i's tha Army tha wants tha thing...

Matthew Hammer

"What do you mean you're not sure it's the Army?"

Dina O'Shire

<still frowning and now absently nibbling her fingernail> well, ye gotta ken tha tha republic o' ireland's got no interest a'tall in tha workin's amongst some o' tha more esoteric powers in tha world an' beyond... buh now some lawyers' tryin' ta confiscate tha book fer them? aye, i be thinkin' nah...

Matthew Hammer

<Sara turns back to look at Dina in perplexity>"If the IRA didn't free you, then who did?"

Dina O'Shire

<it's obvious dina's been wondering the same thing!> well, i'twere possible tha i''d jus' ne'er been a-'earin' o' no tolley an' mcfarlin law agency workin' fer the ira... >>>

Matthew Hammer

"Did they say they were?"

Dina O'Shire

an' it sure BE possible tha the ira 'as changed some in tha past, shift'd gears, as i'twere... ne'er 'as been tha same wit' brodie gone...

Dina O'Shire

aye, them sharky's SAID they was sinn fein, buh i's sure no branch i know of...

Matthew Hammer

"So they squeezed you through a reasonable doubt and then immediately sent you to retrieve the book for them?"

Dina O'Shire

truth be tol', i'tweren't tha army i were workin' fer in france... some mysterious sort o' benefactor ta them, far as i ken... name o' gerard were tha contact...

Dina O'Shire

an' aye- thass EXACTLY wha them'uns did...

Dina O'Shire

even offered weaponry an'na money ta 'elp me in tha quest... i refused... as i tol' ye, i'm me own person now!

Matthew Hammer

"Were you trying to steal the book when we were in France too?

Dina O'Shire

nay, i were there jus' ta keep a peely-eye on'na things, jus' as i always said! SOMEBODY knew somefing were gonna go down...

Matthew Hammer

<Sara sits down again>"So,, what are you going to do now Dina?"

Dina O'Shire

<dina finds a chair, pulls it next to sara, but not too close (she knows sara is still a little mad), and sits down> ye must believe me when i say this, i swear on me mother's restin' soul tha tha only reason i agreed ta find tha book was on'na cause i knew i'twould lead me ta ye...

Matthew Hammer

"And why did you want that?"

Dina O'Shire

<she frowns again, but still remains fixed on sara> may'ap i felt a wee bit o' responsible fer yer incarceration in tha froggy jail... may'ap i jus' were wantin' ta make sure ye was well... an' may'ap on'na cause o' me belief in tha fates...

Matthew Hammer

<Still closed face>"The incarceration likely wasn't your fault, the French needed scapegoats and we were still living, and near the pit."

Matthew Hammer

"And I'm sure you already knew that I survived that night at the jail."

Dina O'Shire

<dina shrugs but continues> true 'nuff, i be supposin'... buh me life o' late seems ta be pinn'd on tha fate o' tha book from tha dig, an'na i donnae ken why! i've no certain understanding o' it, nor do i be feelin' e'en particularly interest'd in it, buh still ev'rything around me seems ta be screaming at me ta put me 'ands on tha book!!!

Dina O'Shire

and as far as i ken, yer tha only 'un i know can e'en start ta ken whass in it...

Matthew Hammer

<She frowns>"The woman you murdered in the pit wanted to get her hands on the book. So did the other one."

Dina O'Shire

other 'un???

Matthew Hammer

"I'm not sure if this should be giving me confidence in you."

Matthew Hammer

"The black haired woman. She controled the . . . things . . . that came to the jail."

Dina O'Shire

<dina just looks through sara and shakes her head> so there be e'en more, aye? then i must be keepin' me strength to fight it back <she absently clutches the pendant around her neck> ye ken? this be nah about yer findin' confidence in me, buh me findin' tha confidence ta finally stand on me own! jus' like ye were sayin' 'bout finding me own way about things... an' may'ap i 'ave no right ta ask, buh i think i be needin' yer 'elp ta do it!

Matthew Hammer

Dina O'Shire

<leans in a bit closer> an' may'ap yer thinkin' ye may be a-needin' ME 'elp ta fight off some o' them creepies... call i' murder as i'twere, buh i'tis wha i be good at...

Matthew Hammer

"Yeah, I watched you, down in the pit. I saw your rage, and then her dead body."

Dina O'Shire

i will nah go calmly inta tha good night, i will rage, RAGE against tha dyin' light...

Matthew Hammer

"She didn't have any weapons. She didn't threaten. Her actions were defensive. Who knows who or what she was. We wont, know."

Matthew Hammer

Dina O'Shire

<dina sits back and looks grim> ye didnae see wha i did through tha scope on me rifle... tha woman turn'd poor william ta stone...

Dina O'Shire

<ooc- sorry bout the time on that- had to pee!>

Matthew Hammer

"What do you mean?"

Dina O'Shire

jus' wha i said, less a bit o' 'yperbole on'na me part... ye amember william, no? a student a tha dig? tha woman 'ad 'er claws all o'er 'im fer weeks prior ta tha explosions... i KNEW she were bad news >>>

Dina O'Shire

so, when tha bollocks 'it tha fan, i grabbed me gear an' 'eaded up tha abbey tower, ta keep a peelier-eye on'na things, as i'twere >>>

Dina O'Shire

i spied tha girly, all bewitchin' william an' such, an'na 'e jus' went all paralytic-like, long before tha serious damage began... she 'ad tha wee deader's stolen 'eart in 'er bloddy 'ands an' were a-chantin somefing as tha fires started ta rise...

Dina O'Shire

<dina stares at sara> so donnae be tellin' ME i murder'd some innocent... she 'ad 'er chance, i coulda blasted 'er jus' fine from tha tower iff'n i will'd i' so...

Matthew Hammer

"Why didn't you, then? I thought you liked William."

Dina O'Shire

i DID be likin' william, buh fer some reason, i jus' couldnae bring meself ta rain death from a 'oly place- jus' didnae seem right, ye ken? an' shortly after spyin' 'er, i saw some good mothers tha were needin' me 'elp... i 'ad me priorities straight... <she seems both surprised and proud at the sound of herself saying this>

Dina O'Shire

>>>

Dina O'Shire

<dina looks at sara intently> now this black-'aired lass an'na 'er creepy friends, ye be thinkin' may'ap tha woman in tha cave an' 'er were in league? afterall, BOTH did be wantin' tha booky, no?

Matthew Hammer

"So did Szyminski. And so, it seems, do you. Maybe you're all in league. I wish I had never gone down that hole."

Dina O'Shire

aye, now amember- I DONNAE WANT THA BOOK! jus' seems like ev'ryun be WANTIN' me ta get it fer THEM

Dina O'Shire

so, do ye 'ave it with ye or wha?

Matthew Hammer

"Well I DON'T WANT TO HELP KILL PEOPLE! "

Dina O'Shire

an' thass wha alice said, buh look at wha fun SHE 'ad, aye?

Matthew Hammer

"I Don't Like Blood On My Hands!"

Dina O'Shire

<dina looks at sara quizzically, then sadly, as if sara is caught in a trap she doesn't even understand> ye may nah want ta 'elp kill people, buh ye already 'ave, no?

Matthew Hammer

<The emotion drops from her face>"That's the point. Damn you. For forcing me to take sides."

Matthew Hammer

"It didn't have to end like that."

Dina O'Shire

<again, sadly> did no'un e'er tell ye sides were already drawn long before ye was e'en conceiv'd o'? 'ave ye ne'er known tha power tha blood yields? only madmen WANT ta kill, i'tis tha brave tha ken it be necessary...

Dina O'Shire

an' did ye e'er think on tha may'ap it DID 'ave ta end like tha? tha this were fate? tha this were meant ta 'appen?

Dina O'Shire

from wha i be seein' , some'un long ago, may'ap yer wee deader, tried ta bury somefing tha didnae want ta be buried...

Matthew Hammer

"Nice melodramatic bullshit. Go tell it to a guy."

Dina O'Shire

'e tries ta solve a problem by buryin' it- thass weak... tha brave solve a problem by fixin' it...

Matthew Hammer

"What was she going to do? She didn't Have any weapons."

Dina O'Shire

<dina is not at all taken aback by sara's anger/frustration - she's glad to bring some emotion out of her (or at least emotion dina understands anyways) > an' 'ow many times 'ave i tol' ye there were things, dark things, ye may nah e'er want ta ken... i believe tha woman were gonna do some o' those things...

Matthew Hammer

"Yes, there are dark things. At this point I suspect I 'ken' them more than you. But she wasn't going to escape witht he book. All she seemed able to do was curse you."

Dina O'Shire

aye, she were a-cursin' me alrighty!!! spillin; such stuff about me past an' all! 'ow rude...

Matthew Hammer

<Sara stops for a moment as she hears the conversation go off track. Then purses her lips and shakes her head.>"Never mind."

Matthew Hammer

"What do you want me to do now?"

Dina O'Shire

answer me a question, though ye may trust me not, do ye 'ave tha book wit' ye?

Matthew Hammer

"It doesn't matter. I'm not going to give it to you."

Dina O'Shire

i donnae want it... if ye 'ave it, get rid o' it an' get far away... ye must ken 'ow easy i'twere ta track ye down, aye?

Dina O'Shire

an' if yer lookin' fer it or inta it's past, forget about it an'na go find some other dusty ol' tome ta stick yer beak in...

Matthew Hammer

"Why?"

Dina O'Shire

as ye said, there be nufing buh trouble a'ead otherwise...

Dina O'Shire

so, will ye take me advice?

Matthew Hammer

"No. I won't."

"There will be more trouble ahead if I don't."

<in a whisper>"You."

Dina O'Shire

<taken aback now> me?

Matthew Hammer

Dina O'Shire

Matthew Hammer