Albatross

Fractured wrote:An older man, wearing a tie-dye Grateful Dead
concert T-Shirt, black shorts and sandals, walks slowly toward the
funeral. A solid white button is prominent above his heart.

As he approaches, his steps take on a deliberate pace, and his bleary eyes are laser-focused on Ollie.

"You are Ollie. I saw you at the park." His breath smells faintly of vodka. "I
mean, when I postcogged it. My name is Finn. Ghoster is...was...my
apprentice. I saw what happened. I saw you try to save him." Suddenly, he's hugging Ollie...but he's only closing the gap so he can whisper his condemnation.

"But you are a fool, as well as a coward. You could
have saved him, if you had been smarter. The other young one is on your
head as well. It is only by Fate's hand that Valkyrie survived. I would
strike you, but I can sense how much you need the catharsis, and I
won't give it to you. Now prove what a coward you truly are, and run
away. He lets go of Ollie and looks challengingly at him- he has
no true malice, but if the boy were to stay for this, he needs to show
he has learned some backbone from the ordeal.