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[ ...oh. The very place he was kind of hoping they could hang. So tempted to ask if she has a roommate or a room to herself. ]
I'm just teasing u ;) No probs tho we can make our own fun anywhere right?
I'm just teasing u ;) No probs tho we can make our own fun anywhere right?
[ Oh but then a few seconds later: ]
OMG hey did u know this place has a DRAGON CAFE???
OMG hey did u know this place has a DRAGON CAFE???
Like, everything is dragon themed or what? 🐲
[ Wow, considering what was going on as soon as she came out of stasis that's bold of the natives. ]
I really wanna see this now. Where is it, maybe we could meet?
[ Wow, considering what was going on as soon as she came out of stasis that's bold of the natives. ]
I really wanna see this now. Where is it, maybe we could meet?
Edited 2018-09-28 14:53 (UTC)
[WELL THEN. Claire hears those footsteps into her room, and smiles to herself as she gets the pancakes ready. No chocolate chips this time, just pancakes and syrup, and two big glasses of milk. Because why not?
In proper mom fashion, she comes in with a tray with all of this precariously balanced, and laughs when she spots Bree.]
My, don't you look comfortable.
In proper mom fashion, she comes in with a tray with all of this precariously balanced, and laughs when she spots Bree.]
My, don't you look comfortable.
[ Bree grins from where she's curled up. ]
Your bed is always comfortable.
[ But she sits up so that there's room next to her. ]
Hey, even better circles this time.
[ She has to tease, it's in the rules. ]
Your bed is always comfortable.
[ But she sits up so that there's room next to her. ]
Hey, even better circles this time.
[ She has to tease, it's in the rules. ]
[They're... circular, and almost even to boot. The uglier ones are on Claire's plate. See, that's love. Setting down the tray and very carefully sitting down opposite Bree, she lifts a brow.]
My circles are fine, thank you very much. I'd like to see you do better.
My circles are fine, thank you very much. I'd like to see you do better.
Dragons as in DRAGONS yo!! Lil baby ones
Its close 2 where we were hangin the other nite
Want 2 meet at that spot?
Its close 2 where we were hangin the other nite
Want 2 meet at that spot?
I can't. That's why you're in charge of pancakes.
[ She says that with a laugh and moves to dig in. ]
And of course, thank you. I'm a big fan.
[ She says that with a laugh and moves to dig in. ]
And of course, thank you. I'm a big fan.
yes for sure.
what time and also are you okay with me cuddling a baby dragon because.
[ to take a phrase from him: ]
it's dragons, yo.
what time and also are you okay with me cuddling a baby dragon because.
[ to take a phrase from him: ]
it's dragons, yo.
[This is where a loving birthday text would be in lieu of a card.
You know, if Bree wasn't off in la la land, and Claire wasn't fretting herself into an early grave.]
You know, if Bree wasn't off in la la land, and Claire wasn't fretting herself into an early grave.]
[Once Claire feels they've spent too much time in the station, she urges Bree to stand so they can return to Nadril. She wants to take her home, to Olympia, but Jamie can't leave the city yet. So to the cold it is, back to the rooms they have at the inn. The more she sees Bree move, how gingerly and slow it is, the more she begins to suspect that terrible sinking feeling in her gut is correct.
It makes anger wash over her in a wave, want to demand to know what happened and who did it, but not yet. Bree needs to be safe and warm and loved, and Claire keeps a strong arm around her back the whole way. As they reach the door, she steps forward to open it for her.]
Let's get you in bed, sweetheart.
It makes anger wash over her in a wave, want to demand to know what happened and who did it, but not yet. Bree needs to be safe and warm and loved, and Claire keeps a strong arm around her back the whole way. As they reach the door, she steps forward to open it for her.]
Let's get you in bed, sweetheart.
[ Bree knows it's going to have to come out, that she's going to have to talk to her mother about it, about what happened. She's not sure how to, truth be told.
Right now, she lets herself be guided without speaking much, though when she looks in the room, walking through the door and sees Jamie, she pauses, going from having never met the man to knowing him all over again. ]
You really are still here.
[ Not that she'd doubted her mother, but still. ]
Right now, she lets herself be guided without speaking much, though when she looks in the room, walking through the door and sees Jamie, she pauses, going from having never met the man to knowing him all over again. ]
You really are still here.
[ Not that she'd doubted her mother, but still. ]
Aye, lass.
[ He looks at her, stunned, taking in her clothing and unable to find words. There's distress on her face, on Claire's, and he wants to close the space between them and wrap Brianna up.
So, he does.
Even as Jamie holds onto her, he looks over her shoulder at Claire, silently asking so many questions with one glance ]
Mo leanbh. It's all right now.
[ He looks at her, stunned, taking in her clothing and unable to find words. There's distress on her face, on Claire's, and he wants to close the space between them and wrap Brianna up.
So, he does.
Even as Jamie holds onto her, he looks over her shoulder at Claire, silently asking so many questions with one glance ]
Mo leanbh. It's all right now.
[Helplessly, Claire shakes her head. How does she explain what she thinks Bree's experienced, as well as that their daughter went through the stones to prevent their deaths?]
[ As soon as Bree is in Jamie's arms, the dam she'd managed to keep from overflowing shatters. She can't help it, the sobs rising out of her as she lets Jamie take her full weight, knowing he wouldn't just let her fall.
She cries until the front of his shirt is soaked, no room left for anything else. ]
She cries until the front of his shirt is soaked, no room left for anything else. ]
[ Jamie is all at once elated and stricken. His daughter is letting go of heaving tears in his arms and he can hold her, keep her safe, stroke her hair and whisper soft words to her. He does hold her, gauging where the bed is and sinking onto it as he rocks her just gently. ]
Yer all right now, Brianna. Safe and wi' us.
[ There's a tightening in his stomach of dread as one hand cradles the back of her head like something precious. ]
Yer all right now, Brianna. Safe and wi' us.
[ There's a tightening in his stomach of dread as one hand cradles the back of her head like something precious. ]
[Claire knows that Bree always found the most comfort in Frank. There's something between fathers and daughters, she supposes, and it breaks her heart to see it so plainly here. Jamie is a strong man, they all know it, and their daughter is seeking him for comfort and protection.
If only the circumstances were different.
Quietly, she sits beside them, putting a hand on Jamie's elbow. It's not good.]
We won't let anything happen to you, Bree. You're safe.
[So she hears it from both her parents.]
If only the circumstances were different.
Quietly, she sits beside them, putting a hand on Jamie's elbow. It's not good.]
We won't let anything happen to you, Bree. You're safe.
[So she hears it from both her parents.]
[ Bree finally pulls it together, and she takes a deep breath, finally sitting up, shifting so that she can sit between them rather than be too far out of Claire's reach. ]
I made it all the way to Wilmington.
[ She clears her throat, then looks down at her closed fist. ]
I went to a tavern to sleep. Someone was playing cards and he. Asked me to hold a ring for luck.
[ Now, Bree opens her hand and there, in her palm, is a ring identical to the one her mother still has, so Brianna knows she hasn't gone through that, the world ended for her before she could. ]
I knew it immediately.
I made it all the way to Wilmington.
[ She clears her throat, then looks down at her closed fist. ]
I went to a tavern to sleep. Someone was playing cards and he. Asked me to hold a ring for luck.
[ Now, Bree opens her hand and there, in her palm, is a ring identical to the one her mother still has, so Brianna knows she hasn't gone through that, the world ended for her before she could. ]
I knew it immediately.
[ Jamie looks at the ring and loses all color in his face. He goes white as a sheet and reaches out with a shaking hand to take the ring from the palm of Brianna's hand. ]
A Dhia...
[ He knows in an instant. He knows it. The same man that terrorized his wife terrorized his child. ]
A Dhia...
[ He knows in an instant. He knows it. The same man that terrorized his wife terrorized his child. ]
Edited 2018-12-29 22:49 (UTC)
[Her ring. Claire looks down at the identical one on her hand. Jamie had told her about a man he helped, who in turn, attacked her and stole her wedding ring. He'd been so upset over it, even if it had been some time ago in his life, and not in hers at all.
Seeing Bree with it makes her blood run cold.
Claire doesn't say anything because she can piece it together well enough in her mind. Why her daughter is like this now. What sort of man she met. Abruptly, she grabs Bree to pull her close, her turn now to hold her.
She can't look at Jamie and so she squeezes her eyes shut against the tears that want to fall.]
Seeing Bree with it makes her blood run cold.
Claire doesn't say anything because she can piece it together well enough in her mind. Why her daughter is like this now. What sort of man she met. Abruptly, she grabs Bree to pull her close, her turn now to hold her.
She can't look at Jamie and so she squeezes her eyes shut against the tears that want to fall.]
[ Bree has no idea why she says the things she does, but Jamie's reaction, her mother pulling her in immediately, it just comes out. ]
I'm sorry. I'm sorry, I tried to give him money for it, I tried, I...he wouldn't...
[ She's shaking again and just presses her face against her mother's neck where it's safe. ]
I'm sorry. I'm sorry, I tried to give him money for it, I tried, I...he wouldn't...
[ She's shaking again and just presses her face against her mother's neck where it's safe. ]
[ Jamie's head is bowed, but when he looks back up he's crying, tears freely falling down his face as he reaches out to rub her back. ]
Much, mo naoidheachan, much.
[ He tries to soothe, tries to make it better, but he can't. Again. He can't. ]
Much, mo naoidheachan, much.
[ He tries to soothe, tries to make it better, but he can't. Again. He can't. ]
[Christ. Christ. Claire feels her throat tighten, wanting to cry as well, but one of them has to hold it together. She knows how much this hurts Jamie. For a number of reasons. She risks a glance at him and regrets it. Oh, but she can't hold both of them right now.]
It's not your fault. There is nothing to apologize for, Bree. I won't hear it again.
It's not your fault. There is nothing to apologize for, Bree. I won't hear it again.
[ Now that they know, now that both of them know, Bree just lets it all go. She doesn't mean for her words to invoke more emotion, but she was just trying to do something good. ]
I thought it...it would be a surprise. A good surprise I could give to you. I could see you for the first time and give you the ring.
[ She was only trying to do something for her mother. ]
I thought it...it would be a surprise. A good surprise I could give to you. I could see you for the first time and give you the ring.
[ She was only trying to do something for her mother. ]
[ Every word is like a knife slicing through his heart. A ring that shouldn't have been stolen from Claire to begin with. ]
Don't ever apologize again, Brianna.
[ His words are somewhat choked as he clears his throat. ]
One day I'll kill him. I swear it to ye, Bree.
[ It's all he can do, all he can offer. ]
Don't ever apologize again, Brianna.
[ His words are somewhat choked as he clears his throat. ]
One day I'll kill him. I swear it to ye, Bree.
[ It's all he can do, all he can offer. ]
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