Chaos In a Nutshell: Fresh-ish Start

75. Velveteen

Yami approaches the woman, keeping a distance still

The woman sits on a stump, looking off at the distance

Yami looks around for something to sit on

Violet smokes a cigarette, shaking her head slightly

"Maybe you should try giving her a drink?" Alayna asks

"I'm getting to it, just...thinking" Yami whisper-yells

Violet hunches over, squinting

"I'm about to pull a cool" Alayna starts walking towards a tree

"Oh no" Yami stares

Alayna starts kicking a tree rapidly

Violet stays deep in her own thoughts, not giving a care about the world around her

"HAH" Alayna does a final roundhouse, knocking the tree down

"I guess...I understand?" Yami's gauntlets turn into a chainsaw

Violet takes a deep puff

Yami starts up the chainsaw, cutting a piece off and dragging it over to Violet

Violet blows the smoke out through her nose

"Just a conversation with more steps" Alayna puts her thumb up

"So...what's up?" Yami asks

Violet rubs her forehead

"...Horrible way to start a conversation, I know" Yami sighs

Violet ignores her

"So what's your story? Troubled childhood? Always bullied? Lost a friend?" Yami asks

"Shouldn't be here" Violet answers

Yami slowly nods

"Yeah...I can kinda relate to that" Yami laughs slightly

Violet shakes her head

"So, let's talk about it" Yami sits down

"No" Violet takes another puff

"Hm, okay then" Yami sighs

Violet continues to stare off

"My parents got drunk, had sex, I was just here because I was, my mom turned me into a cat, then I was 21" Yami remembers

Violet continues to ignore her

Alayna looks around

Violet sighs

"My parents got drunk and popped me out too" Violet explains

"Yeah?" Yami stares

Violet rubs her eyes

"I had a brother, still do, he's the closest thing I've ever had to a dad, my actual one always beat my mom, just kept....beating...hitting....punching...making her bleed" Violet squints, looking at the grass

"Oh, that...your parents were abusive" Yami slowly nods

"One day, she had enough, dad flipped the table over, I was about...7, 8, my brother was at least 14, he was used to this, he was yelling at her, he started punching her...she looked at me, then my brother, her eyes were pleading for....who cares, you shouldn't care about this" Violet snaps out of her trance

"I do care, but if you don't wanna continue, then don't" Yami explains

"...That following day, I went to my mom's room, wanted to check on her....there was a gun in her hand, and a bullet hole in her head, she shot herself...I went and told my brother, he was in shock, we left, and never saw our dad again, I did what I could to scrounge up some money, but it was mainly him that did it, me and him found a gig at Gears, we worked there until I found out just how horrible they were, my brother...he managed to become a head honcho there, that guy on the video? That......that was him" Violet tells a story

"Oh...I get it now...and I've got a plan" Yami nods

"You thinking on convincing him?" Alayna asks

"We're gonna get him on our side" Yami reveals

Violet shakes her head

"I know it's a long shot, but there's a chance" Yami states

"...I've tried, we're gonna have to kill him, as much as I...I just can't do it" Violet stares

"I've dealt with worse, we're getting him with us, unwilling, or conscious, alright?" Yami asks

"Telling you, it won't happen" Violet states

"And I'm telling you it will" Yami gets up

Violet says nothing

"Can I count on you to come with us?" Yami asks

"...No promises" Violet answers

"That's fair, I'll see you later" Yami walks away, back to her group

Violet stares off in the distance...thinking