Thomas was quiet, listening to Steve's story. He longed to share his own sad tale, but it seemed so.. dark. Still, eventually, he started talking.
"My parents were horrid," he said quietly. "My mother cold and my father-- he managed to burn through whatever money our family had and nearly ruined our name by reputation alone. He was cruel to us, to me in particular." He sighed and took a drink from his glass. "Lucille, my older sister, killed him. She killed our mother as well, and she was sent away to an asylum and I to a boarding school. We didn't see each other again for years. When we were reunited, we had nothing. No money, the house was falling apart."
Thomas sighed. "Lucille had a reputation, no one would marry her and she would have no one. She urged me to marry well, for money." His stomach roiled. "She poisoned them. I didn't stop her."
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Date: 2017-04-20 08:02 pm (UTC)"My parents were horrid," he said quietly. "My mother cold and my father-- he managed to burn through whatever money our family had and nearly ruined our name by reputation alone. He was cruel to us, to me in particular." He sighed and took a drink from his glass. "Lucille, my older sister, killed him. She killed our mother as well, and she was sent away to an asylum and I to a boarding school. We didn't see each other again for years. When we were reunited, we had nothing. No money, the house was falling apart."
Thomas sighed. "Lucille had a reputation, no one would marry her and she would have no one. She urged me to marry well, for money." His stomach roiled. "She poisoned them. I didn't stop her."