The Insane Asylum

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

((Should I bring Cinder to the med ward too cuz of her leg or no?))

[G0BL1N K1NG]

((No they would just leave her there kinda cruel. As to the creeper lol you have a point))

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((Med Ward is for Council Members only. Besides, why would they heal the person from the Insane Asylum? Best she could get is the Hospital))

[Queen of The Moon]

((Shes going to hurt him for leaving her and then getting hurt lol))

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

((True... Well I'm bored so that why I suggested bringing her somewhere. I actually need Morgan to play Aris, but she hasn't been on lately -_-))

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((Someone else could play Aris in addition to the pair of you))

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

((YES. Thanks I will go ask people to play him...))

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((You're welcome though what I did escapes me.))

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

((You suggested the idea))

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((Kay. I did, din't I? Huh. Yes, me = scatterbrain. And now I sound like one of my characters -- Nadya knows who))

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Aris was blinfolded. He knew he was being led into the Asylum -- how could he not? He was shoved into a cell, a cell that felt like a cage. "Hello?" he called, his voice echoing.

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"Aren't you a council member?" Cinder replied to Aris. She wasn't exactly in a good mood.

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"Not anymore," Aris grumbled. He rubbed where the scars of his wounds from being shot were.

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"What'd you do to piss them off then?" Cinder asked

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"They kill too much," he mumbled. He winced in pain as he tried to sit up.

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"That doesn't answer my question." Cinder tried moving, but gasped in pain and held her leg

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"Was being reasonable," Aris said. "Who did that to you?" If it were one of the Council Members, he didn't know what he'd do. He sucked in a deep breath as he crawled closer to Cinder.

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"Marik. I wouldn't answer questions so he shot me, then he threatened to kill me. I shot him before her could," she told him

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Aris smiled, but it was more of a grimace. "Marik did this to me too. That guy loves his gun."

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

((Nevermind!!))

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

((Just saw this, the notification just came up on my phone))

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"Trigger happy if you ask me," Cinder muttered

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((Okay. =) I figured you just hadn't seen it.))

"No kidding," Aris murmured. "Do you regret getting captured?"

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"Not yet. I have faith in the Resistance. They'll attack soon, probably the Millennia Ball. It seems the best time. And they'll get me out. I just hope they aren't too late," cinder answered him

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Aris closed his eyes. "You've been shot and tortured," he whispered. "I'm so sorry."

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"Why're you sorry? Not like you would've done anything, you were on the council," she said

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"Wouldn't I?" Aris asked quietly. "I tried to secure your release and told the others that they did not need to kill you. Look where I am now."

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

She looked at him for a minute. "I know you. You lied when you said I didn't. You look so familiar. No council member just requests a prisoners release! Who are you?"

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Aris looked down. "Maybe I did."

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"Who are you?" She repeated

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"Aris Manday's my name," he replied, his voice quiet. Ignoring the pain, he scooted closer to Cinder. "But it wasn't always."

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

Suddenly Cinder's eyes widened. "You-You died! You can't be here!" She said

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"I faked my death," he explained. "I'm sorry for not telling you."

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"Ten years. Mom and I were on our own then she died when I was 13 and I joined a year later!" She exclaimed

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"I'm sorry," Aris repeated, not meeting her eyes. "I wanted to distance myself from you so I could work on joining the Council."

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"One word. That's all I would've needed. You couldn't have called or texted?" She was angry

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Aris looked down. "That would have defeated the purpose. I'm sorry, but we can't change the past."

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"Richard, I'm your sister! Do you know how it felt when you died?" She asked. The name sounded weird coming from her mouth, she hadn't said it in such a long time

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Aris flinched at the use of his old name. "I was strong enough to leave you all behind, to last on the Council for years, but it was hearing them contemplating torturing and killing you that I lost that strength."

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"Why'd you join them in the first place?" She asked

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((Uh, why did he again? I forgot. . . .))

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

((I can't remember... I don't know if I put it in the description or not...))

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((I'll check. If it is, I'll use/elaborate that. If not, then what?))

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((It's not))

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

((Um... How about he was neutral but wanted to try and clean up the council?))

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((Okay))

"I wanted to make the Council better, not destroy it," Aris explained sadly. "No one took kindly to it, obviously."

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"No kidding," she replied

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"Yeah," he said. "Not all of them were evil though." His last sentence was said wistfully as he thought of Savannah.

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"The Resistance will fix this." She growled

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Aris looked up at his younger sister. "They'll help you, Cinder. I'm not so sure about me."