[color=7bcdc8][h1]Wraith[/h1][/color]

That was actually better than Wraith had expected. It wasn't exactly complete forgiveness, and she doubted that her actions would be forgotten for quite a while, but she'd half expected to end up like the wall in the alley had. The words, while not seeming too harsh, were painful for her to hear. [color=7bcdc8]A difference between killing and justice? A last resort?[/color] Justice was the only reason she'd killed in the first place. [color=7bcdc8]If that's true, what does that make me?[/color]

It seemed that she wasn't out of the woods though. All that had really changed was that her fate was up to Ecto now instead of Ditch. Ecto. The guy who she'd torn a hole into by accident, which probably hadn't scored her many points. Did she even deserve forgiveness? From him, or from anyone else? The people she'd killed... Ecto hadn't deserved to be hurt, but did any of them? She'd never even considered that they'd been innocent at the time, but some of them had to have been.

Surprisingly enough, Raven was actually the first one to speak to her. [b]"Wraith, did you even have knowledge of Ecto being in harms way?"[/b] Wraith shook her head firmly, replying as quickly as she could.

[color=7bcdc8]"I didn't know. I tried to give him time to get out, but even then I didn't think-"[/color] she said, cutting off her sentence as soon as Ecto started to speak. It probably made sense to pay attention to him. At the end of the day, he was basically the one deciding Wraith's fate. She listened, as he told his story about the car thief of a few days before, and how he dealt with it. When he turned to look at her, it felt as though her stomach was a block of ice when he asked his question.

[color=00aeef]"Tell me. Would you have killed him?"[/color] Ecto seemed genuinely upset at the idea that she would. She wasn't sure what he wanted from her, but she had a feeling that those in the room who knew more about her 'exploits' would call her out if she lied. She felt sick, almost dizzy, but managed to keep a somewhat composed tone of voice as she started to answer, though anyone who cared to look at her face, or even her body language, could probably tell her real state of mind.

[color=7bcdc8]"Are you asking me what I would have done a few days ago? If you are, then my answer is yes. I've killed a lot of people just like him. It might not be the one you want to hear, but you've given me a chance and I'm not about to repay that by lying to you. But if you're asking what I-I'd do now-"[/color] her voice cracked slightly, the fear and confusion she'd been struggling with over the past few hours boiling to the surface, shattering her cool, collected mask. She knew she was making herself vulnerable, knew she was just showing herself as weak, but she couldn't keep it together anymore.

[color=7bcdc8]"S-sorry."[/color] she muttered, clenching her fists. [color=7bcdc8]"If you're asking me what I'd do now, if I found someone like that, then I don't know. I just- I just don't know, okay! I don't know if I'd kill him! I don't know if I was ever right! I don't know if I [i]am [/i]any better than a murderer!"[/color] with the loss of her put-on personality, she just sounded like a scared little kid, but she was too preoccupied to even think about it.

[color=7bcdc8]"I-I was trying to do the right thing. It's just-"[/color] she was glad for her physical mask at that moment. It meant that no-one could see how close she was to crying, since the silver hid her tears. When she finally finished speaking, her voice was barely more than a whisper. [color=7bcdc8]"If what I did was wrong, if none of them deserved it, then I really am a monster, you know?"[/color]

Ecto could judge her on that. He'd have to, seeing as Wraith couldn't even bring herself to look at anyone in the room. She didn't want to see them look back.