N7 Month 2020 Day 5 Cruelty
“Don’t touch me!”
Phaedrus found his hearing membranes waffling as his girlfriend suddenly wrapped him in a biotic bubble that forced all others to give them room. He had been talking with a friend when it happened, his attention directed away from Mnemosyne, not having seen what set her off; he was not prepared to see the effects of her powerful reaction. A sense of dread filled him as guests of all sorts were forcibly ejected from their current vicinity. What was worse was the snarl that had filled her usually beauteous face as she pointed not at a true offender, but a child who looked utterly shocked at her treatment. Not any human child… but her sister.
“Spirits save us.” He murmured as her power ran through him like a battery giving off a physical charge. “Nem?” He pulled softly on her hand trying to draw Mnemosyne’s attention away from the object of her scorn.
“HOW DARE YOU!” She fairly shrieked, her eyes blazing blue as her biotics filled her.
It felt like slow motion as he watched Elektra’s guardians step forward, wrapping their bodies around her, absorbing the biotic push and erecting shield and aegis to defend the shocked little girl. The power that filled the room made his carapace tingle and for a moment Phaedrus expected to be blasted where he stood as blue light rose to the women’s eyes in defense of their charge. It took him a moment to find himself in a position to intervene between defenders and Nem. He pulled Mnemosyne so hard it stumbled her, breaking her focus, and cleared the air of her power with a palpable pop.
He knew she hated humans, and that she struggled with the presence of her Mother’s new family, they being human felt like a betrayal to the injured asari who lost her father in the incident of Relay 314. He never dreamed of such a harsh reaction to a little girl who was just as injured as she was… maybe even more so, her own loss recent and raw...
He wrapped arms around Nem, drawing her rage ready to absorb the next lash of her cruelty if necessary. He saw the realization dawn in her eyes. The stagger having given her a moment to release the biotics without violence, and now… the look of confusion and concern on her face as she looked at him.
Thank the spirits… he thought as the woman he loved appeared in those alien eyes once more. He knew she was strong, but never had he ever seen the potential for his own demise until that moment.
“I’v got you.” He said, his voice commanding enough to be heard above the crowd’s murmur.
CAST:
Phaedrus is Turian. He is the oldest child who believes it is his duty to carry on the honor of the family line. He is boyfriend of Mnemosyne. They met on a day of remembrance. To honor those fallen at the Incident of Realy314. His father and hers both died in that event. Unlike his girlfriend, he does not hate all humanity.
Mnemosyne - the oldest child of Matriarch Tasoula, she is a young Asari, her own father was a Turian (Pantera) he was killed in the Relay314 Incident. She despises humanity and has not forgiven her mother for marrying the enemy... she despises her human step sister and the woman that spawned her. It was because of this that Mnemosyne moved out of the family home.
Elektra - daughter of Amelie. Human She inherited synesthesia from both mother and progenitor, giving her a unique outlook on the world. A compassionate child who can see others emotions and is drawn to render aid to them if she can.
