altered carbon sentence starters. episode one && two. feel free to change pronouns and details if necessary !!

❝ don’t trust anything. ❞

❝ let experience wash over you. ❞

❝ expect nothing. only then can you be prepared for anything. ❞

❝ who cares? we’re getting paid. ❞

❝ have you always been such an asshole? ❞

❝ the only way you’ll learn is by watching, so watch. ❞

❝ you’ll be fine. ❞

❝ i think i’m gonna be sick.
❞

❝ what the fuck? is that normal?
❞

❝ you almost fucking killed me, man. ❞

❝ make them remember. ❞

❝ you had to go be a dick. ❞

❝ some people just need killing. ❞

❝ that’s a little vague. ❞

❝ where did you get this? ❞

❝ some things can’t be bought. ❞

❝ no one has that kind of power.
❞

❝ stop obsessing. ❞

❝ there’s nothing to be afraid of. ❞

❝ who’s fucking afraid? i’m not afraid. ❞

❝ i need to show you something. ❞

❝ what’s your excuse? ❞

❝ are you a moron or just an asshole? ❞

❝ i just want one thing to go right today. ❞

❝ you know. it’s… it’s about the details. ❞

❝ people like you are still stupid. ❞

❝ i was wrong about you, [name]. ❞

❝ i don’t know how to be in this world without you. ❞

❝ there’s more here than you’re willing to see. ❞

❝ never. you hear me? not ever. ❞

❝ no matter how tranquil the world seems, peace doesn’t last long. ❞

❝ she’s not our problem. ❞

❝ war is the only thing we really understand. ❞

❝ ah, for fuck’s sake. ❞

❝ that’s disappointing. ❞

❝ let me know if [name] goes anywhere. ❞

❝ don’t thank me. just stop. ❞

❝ i’m sure he’ll understand. ❞

❝ how tasteful. ❞

❝ you want answers, they come with questions attached. ❞

❝ all this trust is just making me tear up. ❞

❝ don’t threaten me again. ❞

❝ they’re not like us, [name]. ❞

❝ i was worried. ❞

❝ sooner or later, somebody’s gonna have to tell her the truth. ❞

❝ i’ll never see her again, not even to say goodbye. ❞

❝ do you know what that’s like? ❞

❝ violence is almost always, in one way or another, personal. ❞

❝ well, you didn’t answer. ❞

❝ i got drunk to celebrate. ❞

❝ technology advances. but humans don’t. ❞

❝ what the hell is wrong with you? ❞

❝ you gotta get out more, [name]. ❞

❝ you’re just gonna leave? ❞

❝ i thought it would give me a moment of peace. ❞

❝ i should’ve known better. ❞

❝ you’re not supposed to have that. ❞

❝ me and [name] have been best friend forever. ❞

❝ i’m devastated. ❞

❝ you’re better off alone. ❞

❝ this is my place. i’m staying. ❞

❝ if it was me, what would you do? ❞

❝ you’re worth more than that. ❞

❝ you can’t possibly think i’m that stupid. ❞

❝ i’m too tired to do the paperwork. ❞

❝ you wanna know why? because i’m capable of almost anything. ❞

❝ when i get there, i’ll let you know. ❞

❝ i’ll be right next to you. ❞

❝ how about, fuck no? ❞

❝ there’s someone waiting for you. ❞

❝
i’m afraid i had no choice in the matter. ❞

❝ sometimes, complexity can be exhausting. ❞

❝ you fascinate me. ❞

❝ you’re everything this world has lost. ❞

❝ why would i be nervous? ❞

❝ i’ve done terrible things. ❞

❝ please forgive me. ❞

❝ sometimes, surrender can be as savage as any attack. ❞

brinnanza:

don’t let anyone dehumanize you

dehumanize yourself

be the creeping eldrich horror you have always longed to be; rain furious vengeance down upon those who would unmake you

❝ Annoying me is not a GOOD enough reason. ❞ the soldier stresses with a slight roll to her eyes. ❝ Now you gonna tell me the proper reason or not. ❞

_{❝ i think it’s a GREAT reason. ❞ maybe it wasn’t the best of reasons, but it worked… for the most part at least. ❝ — and no. not really. ❞ since he didn’t really have any proper reasoning behind it other than being bored.}

“Who said I was willing to give you my trust ?” Just because she wondered didn’t mean she was okay to trust him right away. Because she wasn’t, he may be some God from somewhere only him knew apparently, but she remained wary && highly suspicious nonetheless. Did he impress her ? More or less. Lagertha was just very careful.

His request didn’t take her by surprise, she expected him to be around for a reason, she just waited for him to spill it out. She hummed lightly, her chin high as she looked up at him with bright eyes. “Then expect my next question to be who exactly do you look for ? Are they someone specifically ?” She wasn’t sure it was her, because he would have probably asked her right away. “Me, maybe ?” she hesitated, but didn’t step back.

_{“i doubt it would be you.” maybe it was, but he couldn’t see it yet. then again, it was hard to see things for what they were these days. making his decision to stay in hell was one done out of a foolish mistake. more to the point, it shouldn’t have been done, and as such… he was looking for a way out of it.}

_{there was doubt it would happen — more doubt than he could ever come to explain. still, there was some hope — even if it was little. “i doubt it would be anyone,” he mused lowly. “all i need is to find the one… and then maybe i’ll be free.”}