Shawn: Looking Behind the School...
Shawn felt himself responding to Ralph's rage, dredging up his own resentments. "I don't like me either. I don't like any of this Ralph. I wish your and Bobby's parents were still alive. I wish we could all just be safe and go to school and be friends...I just...I just...I killed someone the other day, Ralph. I looked into her eyes as she died. And I'd be dead if I didn't, and she deserved it, and she would've done the same to me...but I'm always lying now, Ralph. Every day I'm pretending to be someone who wouldn't do that. It's all fake; my parents, the movies, the friends. The Shawn they know isn't here...he never really existed. It's all just faking. And you're the only person who knows that, Ralph. You're the only real friend I have. And you can hate me if you want, and I deserve it, but at least we can still be lonely together." His voice broke, and he was clearly fighting tears. But that reedy little survivalist voice in his head couldn't help but point out that while he was telling the truth, it was a carefully chosen one, one designed to get a specific response from Ralph. That Shawn was still showing Ralph a persona, just like he did everyone else.
OOC: 23:55, Today: Shawn Cramer rolled 6 successes using 10d10 with the World of Darkness nWoD system with a target of 8, rerolling 10s with rolls of 6,9,2,6,6,9,8,10(+1),8,9. Manipulation + Empathy + Striking Looks + WP.