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unknownseas2021-02-20 08:28 pm
ltcommandroid) wrote in unknownseas2021-02-20 08:28 pm
it is a funeral.
[Well. That was certainly something.
Emotions are clearly high, so for once, Data steps out of his helper role and takes on the brunt of organizing the after-trial gathering. He's seen enough of them by now to know what's what. He's also seen more than enough in this particular trial to decide that the bar, while possibly being the most logical location, may be distressing to some! So instead, we're gonna do something different. Data will deliver invitations, that sort of look like a computer printed them, to each of the rooms:]
Please come to the ice cream parlor if you would like company at this time.
- Data
[Everybody likes ice cream!
There are no decorations, but there are some snack selections from the buffet and the cafe, depending on what you want, and a tray or two of mixed drinks courtesy of Jimmy Buffett. Data and Parker are both here. If you're sad, you may pet Parker (probably). If you're too depressed to make your own fancy sundae, Data will do it for you (definitely).]
Emotions are clearly high, so for once, Data steps out of his helper role and takes on the brunt of organizing the after-trial gathering. He's seen enough of them by now to know what's what. He's also seen more than enough in this particular trial to decide that the bar, while possibly being the most logical location, may be distressing to some! So instead, we're gonna do something different. Data will deliver invitations, that sort of look like a computer printed them, to each of the rooms:]
Please come to the ice cream parlor if you would like company at this time.
- Data
[Everybody likes ice cream!
There are no decorations, but there are some snack selections from the buffet and the cafe, depending on what you want, and a tray or two of mixed drinks courtesy of Jimmy Buffett. Data and Parker are both here. If you're sad, you may pet Parker (probably). If you're too depressed to make your own fancy sundae, Data will do it for you (definitely).]
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Is it... alright if I sit here with you for a little while?
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Nods]
It is always alright for you to sit with me.
[But do you really want to, Flayn was the binch this time.]
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Lorna sits down next to her, however she doesn't make to read anything yet, instead regarding Flayn for a moment before...]
I have one other thing to ask... can I see your hands, for a moment?
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[Sure? Flayn closes the book and holds them out. They're normal hands. What's up?]
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Have you... tried that breathing exercise we did before? If not, I thought... maybe it would help both of us feel calmer to do so again.
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...I have not, but I would like that. Let us do so.
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But, she's not thinking about her own hands, instead focusing on the ones in her own as she quietly goes through that breathing exercise they did before after the previous trial. Inhale, exhale. Inhale, exhale.
Lorna does this at least three more times for herself, before she brings her attention back to Flayn.]
Do you... feel any better now?
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She is quiet at first, then nods once.]
A little. But...I am sorry. I am so sorry for how I behaved today.
[She uttered a SWEAR and yelled at a woman marked for death and frankly that's not okay.]
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[Lorna frowns for a moment, before she sighs.]
Today was... tense, for everyone I think. It's understandable to be angry.
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Lorna forgives her
Good, that's. Lorna's high up on the list of People Flayn Would Want to Forgive Her.]
...May I hug you, Lorna?
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when was the last time this poor girl had a hugbefore, after a moment of consideration...]... You may. I think I'd like that very much.
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[And Lorna gets a gentle, warm hug from Flayn, who gives good hugs and dearly treasures her roommate.]
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Flayn does indeed give good hugs, and while Lorna is awkward with reciprocation at first, it isn't long before she gently lifts her own arms to try to hug Flayn back. It's thankfully not a super tight one, but it's pretty obvious from her grip that Lorna has not had a good hug in a long while, and is trying her best to get across her appreciation for it here.]
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...Thank you so very much.
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[And Lorna means it, too. She's glad that if there's one thing she's good for in this place, than it can be for something like this.]
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Of course...! Hugs from a friend always help.