It is getting dark the wind courses through him she watches overhead and he knows he will not escape the speech escaped in halting confessions she does not cannot believe he remembers. She was alone in the darkness of the room her eyes wide almost undressed mouth trembling about to scream he knew knows pressed his thumb tried to smooth ugly and coarse Re-l cried he wept for her how dare, how dare you Vincent Ergo Proxy you are.
There is something very wrong with him. She knows this now.
He wishes the problem was in his mind only and maybe there is something to that but oh Re-l I am not like you not even a person you are the person I wish I could make you happy I wish.
She watches him, and he thinks he is beneath her hate.
Across the fire Vincent Law tries to explain without sounding like he knows he sounds like a lunatic liar fool murderer himself. These are things he can only apologize for acknowledge for what he is who he is he owes her more than that much.
Re-l only arches an eyebrow in response, appears or shows herself unafraid as she looks him in the eye and calls him crazy.
Vincent smiles.
She comes to him tells him they are connected she thinks she
she thinks of him he cannot think
his hand is on her wrist she is Re-l under him he can't can't can't Re-l I love you I love I
they are shaking he shakes she looks into his face he should not be here he cannot move there is something terrifying in this moment she cries in the darkness of her room he weeps for her oh Re-l I
why why why does he
she looks at him and tells him he can become a citizen she leans into the wall and he sees her mouth tilt a smile for him they do not smile inspectors do not immigrants cannot she slaps him asks him demands him sees him fall from the dome calls his name he falls she follows wants to protect snaps orders dismisses does not tolerate uncertainty she is certain she does not waver he wavers now she falls she hurts he thinks she dies she does not she remembers she remembers…
There is a gun. Re-l has a gun and she is terrified. This is not her room and he is Vincent Law.
Re-l surges into him their lips are connected she is hard ungentle their teeth bump he cannot move the breath stays in his chest Re-l, Re-l is kissing him she tastes like his tea she melts he breathes his eyes are closed she is gone and neither of them is afraid.