[ His head is a mess when he thinks of the Charlie he saw. He knows it's because of being aware of Maria's existence. Was the Charlie he saw a living, breathing entity? Did he have his son's memories? Did he only exist for that short time before ceasing to be? Or was he still wandering that town?
It's worse to think he's still in that town.
But he already knows he wouldn't be able to take that Charlie home. It'd be nice until the horror would set in - having something that wears his son's face.
But that's the town's fault... not that Charlie's.
His hands shake and shudder before he fixes on her question instead. ]
Because all the signs were there that he wanted that man dead and I didn't do enough to save him.
[ It sounds like some excuse. Like some self-serving excuse and he hates it. ]
Coleridge. The man who died was Coleridge.
[ No need to name Sewell. ]
He was killed in front of me. I was ... right there! I was right there again! I wasn't able ... [ His voice started to rise before he quiets down. ] ... that guard that killed him was never going to go down for it.
All I could and can do was accept my guilt in not doing more... and let the family feel a little better a monster was killed.
[ Yeah, he was given the death penalty for Sewell's lie, and just moved to another prison until it was time to go. ]
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Date: 2026-05-09 03:56 am (UTC)[ His head is a mess when he thinks of the Charlie he saw. He knows it's because of being aware of Maria's existence. Was the Charlie he saw a living, breathing entity? Did he have his son's memories? Did he only exist for that short time before ceasing to be? Or was he still wandering that town?
It's worse to think he's still in that town.
But he already knows he wouldn't be able to take that Charlie home. It'd be nice until the horror would set in - having something that wears his son's face.
But that's the town's fault... not that Charlie's.
His hands shake and shudder before he fixes on her question instead. ]
Because all the signs were there that he wanted that man dead and I didn't do enough to save him.
[ It sounds like some excuse. Like some self-serving excuse and he hates it. ]
Coleridge. The man who died was Coleridge.
[ No need to name Sewell. ]
He was killed in front of me. I was ... right there! I was right there again! I wasn't able ... [ His voice started to rise before he quiets down. ] ... that guard that killed him was never going to go down for it.
All I could and can do was accept my guilt in not doing more... and let the family feel a little better a monster was killed.
[ Yeah, he was given the death penalty for Sewell's lie, and just moved to another prison until it was time to go. ]
But now I'm taking that from them.