Conversation Space III.

[powersthatbe]

A poured concrete floor and cinder block walls are lit by a single bare light bulb hanging overhead. Shackles dangle from brackets on every side, and the chair in the center of the room is clearly an electric chair. A tall glass sits on top of a stool made of what looks like pure gold - but the liquid inside it is almost definitely blood.

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[mytearsaremine]

That's more than Jolie had expected, really, and after a moment, she surges over to throw her arms around her Arcana's waist in a hug. "Thank you. I don't... I didn't really think I could live with myself if I had to keep eating people like that." And now she might not have to.

[adastraea]

Justice grows stiff--but after a long, awkward moment a hand reaches out from her voluminous robes to pat Jolie's hair.

"It was monstrous and unjust what was done to you," she says. "I pledge I shall repair it should I gain the World."

[mytearsaremine]

At least Jolie doesn't hold on and make it weird. She just felt the need to express gratitude in a physical manner, that's all. So after the pat, she lets go, and grins up at the bandaged face. "And I'll do what I can to help. A more just world would be a good thing, anyway."

[adastraea]

Justice smiles back at her. It's only a small smile, but it's definitely a smile. "We shall suit each other very well."

[mytearsaremine]

"That's better than not suiting very well, I bet. Is there anything else I should know? I'm not really even sure what else I should ask you, but you'd know what I ought to know, right?" Jolie asks.

[adastraea]

Justice nods. "I shall be giving you a gift," she says. "One I share with my most zealous sibling. It will aid you in my pursuit."

[mytearsaremine]

A gift? Jolie looks around, like it might be something she can see and collect. "What does it do?"

[adastraea]

"It will aid the righteous and cause the unjust to feel guilt."

[mytearsaremine]

"Well, that sounds good." If only she'd had that as a kid. "Okay. Okay, I guess I'm good." She squares her shoulders. "If what I have to do is do what's right, think smart, and look out for other people, I think I'll be okay."

[adastraea]

She smiles. "Go then, Jolie Ann Harmony, and do what is right in my name."

And Jolie will find herself back in liminal space.