TLV 5 - Video

[bodilesswarrior]

[Barbara is twirling a pen round her fingers with careless dexterity as she leans back in her wheelchair, gaze distant.]

I was going to talk about being a Warden and the responsibilities it entails and the sort of things we need to commit to when we agree to come on board this ship.

[She shakes her head, as the pen spins faster.]

But the truth is I'm not sure if I even have a right to be here. I barely address my own issues, half the time. I know they're there, of course, but there's always something more important.

And when it comes to other people... [A low, bitter laugh.] I ended my engagement over the phone. Didn't even tell him why.

I've used the people I love most. I've manipulated them. I've made them face near certain death, horrific trauma, brutal violence. All because of the mission. The greater good.

[The pen snaps, and she lets the pieces fall.]

Sometimes I think I'm a better vigilante than I am a person, and that's not what the Barge needs.

Comments

[fuckingvisions]

Barbara, take it from a self centered bastard. You got nothin' to worry about with people seein' you. You're lovely and strong willed, anyone who sees elsewise doesn't deserve you. That chair doesn't change who you are unless you let it.

Though I can understand that problem, people seein' who you used to be instead of who you are. It makes you a bit bitter if you ask me. I know it did me.

Reguardless of that, you deserve better then to see yourself as less then the strong woman you are.