Whatever Happened to that Diamond Drop

Undeserved Guilt

It was a normal day for Cerebella.... well as normal for a circus girl that was secretly a part of  a Mafia family. She was currently in a large room with a lot of folders and filling cabinets. Reason being that her boss/father figure Vitale requested she retrieve some documents regarding a heist that was going to happen in a few days. She thought nothing of it other than the fact that she was a little bummed that she wouldn't be a part of it cuz it was considered "grunt work" which to her basically just meant  jobs she could do and still have a practically completely clean conscience the next day after doing them.

But unfortunately for her she gained favor of higher ranking members too damn early, and now was stuck pulling her weight around doing some of the more fucked up jobs, the kinda stuff she would feel incredibly guilty for the next day, the kinda a stuff she would stay up in the middle of the night wondering if she still deserves to live after doing the things she's done

But regardless she was still a part of the Mafia so it was either do it or die most of the time besides most of the victims were either associates of that Rotten royel family or an idiot that thought it was a good idea to mess with the maifi so who's ever leg she was asked to break had it coming.....at least that's what she told herself

But then while looking through the filing cabinets looking for the document Vitale requested she found an odd folder

It looked like any other folder except for a picture that was sticking out of it

She grabbed the folder to get a better look and saw it was a picture of the current Skullgirl, the one that was picking off mob members left and right

And out of curiosity she opened the folder..... and was absolutely horrified with what she found out

It was at this moment she knew why Marie was killing so many of the Medicis

At that moment she no longer cared about the consequences of betraying them

She no longer cared about wanting to please her precious Vitale

She quietly put the folder back noticed in nearby window and used her living hat to glide out of it without being noticed and from there
She just ran and ran.....and ran

It was right then and there that she was no longer a Medici and for once she really didn't want to be

A month later

Cerebella had skipped town and was currently leaving in an apartment on the opposite side of new meridian

She knew it was going to take a lot more than that to for get away from the Medicis but she was also limited to how ever much money she had on her when she decided to flee so it wasn't much

She was currently in the bathroom of her apartment trying to dye her a pinkish color
But then her stupid hat had to chime in again

Vice: you know....if you really think about it, you weren't even involved with any of it

Cerebella: zip it Vice

Vice: it's not your fault though

Cerebella: BULLSHIT.....

Vice: I understand you're horror with the situation but why are you acting like your that should feel guilty about this

Cerebella: BECAUSE I'M NO BETTER THAN THEM

VICE: ..... I get the feeling you don't just mean the Medicis, if it's not too much to ask would you mind elaborating on that

Cerebella:.... Before I was a part of the Medicis I was born in to a country that was destroyed and utterly ravaged by war. As you can imagine my childhood was an absolute hell. Having to constantly having to scaveng around for food and shelter, knowing that at any moment I could die just like that and I was not the only one there were many others just like me around my age but eventually nere the end of the war I was able to sneak into the Canopy Kingdom and when I was 13 I stole a golden watch from a fancy man and not even a minute later he caught but was impressed enough that he offered to take me under his wing.

Vice: that's a rather hurt breaking the story and I'm sorry you had to go through that but that still doesn't explain why you blame yourself for what happened to those children

Cerebella simply took a deep breath before speaking

Cerebella: do you want to take a wild guess as to who started the war that destroyed my home land

Vice:it was the Renoir's wasn't it

Cerebella: yeah it was, they turned my homeland into a wasteland, it was a complete and utter hellscape where children like me at the time were dying left and right and I've always hated them for that.....so imagine my shock when I find out that the people I've been working for were running a child trafficking ring..... the man I've basically considered a dad I've never had was out there ripping innocent children away from there familys and selling them to the highest bidder right behind my fucking back........ you know at least the kids apart of the hellscape I use to live in had the fucking luxury of being dead, here through at best those poor kids would become slaves and at worst some pedos plaything

The room was filled with a silent yet tense atmosphere and it was clear neither of the two wanted to say anything as to them there was nothing to say about what was said

...........

Vice: so what do you plan to do then, you can't seriously think running away from your problems is a good idea

Cerebella: no shit it's not a good idea, assuming they don't think I'm dead by now it's only a matter of time before the Medicis start looking for me.

Vice: then again I must have what are you planning to do

Cerebella: ...... for now lay low until I can think of a way to avenge those poor kids

Vice simply gave a light chuckle

Vice: and here I thought I lost you completely to your own self-hatred

And so Cerebella simply continueed to dyeing parts of her hair pink so that she could make her self less recognizable

TO BE CONTINUED🔜