Stacy
Do you know what always bothered me about the phrase?
Caelwyn
Which phrase?
Stacy
“We only wanted to protect you.”
(They walk through Hyde Park beneath ancient oaks.)
Caelwyn
Most people hear kindness.
Stacy
I hear a locked door.
(A pause.)
Caelwyn
Protected from what?
Stacy
Politics.
Factories.
Crime.
War.
The world.
Caelwyn
And was the world dangerous?
(She hesitates.)
Stacy
Yes.
Caelwyn
Then where was the mistake?
(A long silence.)
Stacy
Believing only women needed protecting.
Caelwyn
Closer.
(He looks toward the ancient trees.)
Caelwyn
The greatest mistake was believing humanity understood what the danger actually was.
(The leaves move softly in the summer wind.)
Stacy
So they weren’t entirely wrong.
Caelwyn
No.
Stacy
Only looking in the wrong direction.
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Game: Pulp Cthulhu: By Gaslight
Campaign: Mythveil Chronicles
Theme: July · The World Beyond the Door · The Nature of Protection
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