Flashbacks And Flash Fires - Part Two

Who: Tara, Xavier, Other People
Where: Medi-Bay and flash back
When: Pass, next question
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Five years of therapy unravelled in Tara's head.
"I.... I... I killed him.... I killed Charlie."
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Xavier looked on as Tara's expression shattered, and smiled quietly.
"You see?" he said, "I was telling the truth."
The events unravelled in Tara's head.
"No...no...no...this isn't real...you're lying, I would never kill
anyone!"
"Not deliberately, perhaps," agreed Xavier, "You evidently lack
whatever motivation you might need for that. But you're not exactly
the most careful of people, are you? And I saw your eyes just then.
You remembered what you did. You caused the fire. You caused
my...'beloved' brother to become what he is now. A brain in a jug,
no more."
"But..but...I'm not clumsy. And...I don't know...."
She was failing to convince herself. Xavier's smile grew, if
anything, more solid.
"Cleavage, congratulations. You're possibly the only person in
this universe who can delude themselves more than my brother. He
has, for the last few years, firmly believed himself to be in a
medical facility, aiding researchers from the world over. He
believes in the good in everybody, in honesty, morals, ethics and all
those other things that people like to believe exist in order to make
themselves feel better about the world. But..."
Xavier Keto paused, and stared at Tara as he continued.
"...at least he accepts what happened and what he is. At least he
doesn't hide from himself. Cleavage, you're a killer, whether you
like it or meant it or not."
Tara was finding it hard not to break down into tears. It was all
coming back to her now.
"How can you say that! You were never like Charles at all! I
remember now you deluded bastard!" she yelled at Xavier.
"Took you a little while to remember that, though, didn't it? In
fact, from what I can remember, you never saw through the charade at
all," murmured Xavier, and raised one eyebrow as a silent reminder.
"What charade? Back in med-school? We were a group. Me, Charles and
Will, you were always lurking around. You and him are twins arn't
you?" Tara asked filling the sadness in her with a blind hate for the
person infront of her.
"Oh my, you're so perceptive," said Xavier sarcastically, "The fact
that we look and sound identical and that I keep calling him my
brother leads you to deduce that we're twins. No wonder you failed
your midterms."
Tara stared at Xavier.
"You know why that was... I was depressed! I had just killed my
boyfriend you sadistic pig!"
"You'd just killed your boyfriend...yet I'M the sadistic pig? I
think you need to have a little therapy or something, Cleavage.
Possibly a lobotomy. I'm sure Cerebrum would be happy to oblige
after you just helped him out so handsomely...oh, wait...you didn't."
"I spent five years in therapy. I was going to become a
psychiatrist! Instead they commited me to a home! And you went on as
Charlie!" Tara's face paled as she remembered her therapy.
"And I did a far better job than he could ever have done alone,
with his pathetically useless view on life and people," snapped
Xavier, "And you? A psychiatrist? Dear God, I never thought I'd say
that I'd feel safer with Cerebrum, but..."
Tara snapped and slapped Xavier around the face.
There was a long pause while both stared at the other, fury in both
their expressions.
"Very well," said Xavier quietly, "I believe that we've said all we
have to say on the subject. Miss Cleavage?"
Tara glared at him, speechless.
"You're fired. Again."
"But I can't do anything else. I failed all my exams. Thats why the
home sent me here.... You can't fire me..." She stared at the
imposter.
"I think you're mistaken there. Because I just did. Get out of my
office. And don't think that you'll be seeing your beloved Charlie
anywhere...he's needed here."
Tara ran out of the office leaving Xavier to smirk behind her back.
"He's not who you think he is!"
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OOC: Tag to anyone who's present...Jay, you still in the medibay?
Anyone care to wander in?
A Joint Post By:
Tara Cleavage (Becca)
&
Xavier Keto (JHXMT)