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[hotbuzz]

WELCOME TO YOUR PRIVATE CHANNEL, JWatson. FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION, USE 221.13.212.5255 *** JWatson has joined 221.13.212.5255 You've reached Joan Watson. Please leave a message.

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[crimsonxiphos]

[If Joan was expecting a harsh or horrified reaction from Athena, she’s not going to get one. That’s the way killing someone should feel, right?] There’s nothing wrong with enjoying a kill. It’s who you kill that matters.

You may not even have to kill at all if the soup kitchen has… food to spare. And if not… [She sighs, uncomfortable.] I could control you into killing someone who deserves it. I’ve… done it before to someone else.

[hotbuzz]

I think I'll just frequent the soup kitchen.

Will that help with the... urges? [The desire to feel flesh rend beneath her claws, the sharp taste of warm blood in her mouth...]

[crimsonxiphos]

I don’t know. [It may not be a reassuring answer, but it’s an honest one.] I didn’t know there were urges besides the hunger. [Then again, she doesn’t have to feed physically; she just has to drag some poor bastard into a ring.]

What kind of urges are they?

[hotbuzz]

It goes beyond the hunger. Sometimes I feel like I need to taste the blood, use my claws to... to get at someone. Like I need to hunt.

[crimsonxiphos]

[Athena doesn’t know what it’s like to have to feed on human flesh. But she knows what Joan is talking about: bloodlust is a feeling that’s all too familiar to the gladiator.]

If this was Pandora, I’d tell you to take it out on some bandit camp or find a target on the bounty boards. [She shakes her head.] Things are… different here. [“Civilised” is probably the word for it.]

If feeding doesn’t stop the urges, you could always accompany me on one of my patrols. It’s harder to find people who deserve it out here, but it’s not impossible.

[hotbuzz]

[One of my patrols. The implication isn't lost on Joan. It appeals to a small, dark part of her, and yet...]

I'm not sure if I'm ready for that. But I appreciate the offer.