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unknownseas2020-04-26 02:12 am
bathymetric) wrote in unknownseas2020-04-26 02:12 am
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WEEK 4
Another trial, another week, and still you're probably running lower on answers than you'd like. And on people - you lost three since last Sunday. By the end of this week, you'll have been here for nearly a full month, yet still the days crawl on.
You wake up Sunday, again with no memory of Saturday, but this time with a simple message on your devices: You may resume requesting items, if you like. Enjoy. Guess it really was just a stealth motive after all, but at least it's being communicated that it's over! That's something, at least.
And when you leave your rooms on Sunday, there's another new area to explore! This one is... certainly more ambitious in its construction than the last one, to say the least. But hey, you have a pretty neat place to host parties, if you feel so inclined! That's... fun...
Hey, you gotta find the fun in situations like this where you can! Silver linings, right?
SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY
[ ooc: Welcome to Week 4! Remember to turn in AC here, threads for regain coins here, and if you feel so inclined you can visit Angel's office hours over here! ]
You wake up Sunday, again with no memory of Saturday, but this time with a simple message on your devices: You may resume requesting items, if you like. Enjoy. Guess it really was just a stealth motive after all, but at least it's being communicated that it's over! That's something, at least.
And when you leave your rooms on Sunday, there's another new area to explore! This one is... certainly more ambitious in its construction than the last one, to say the least. But hey, you have a pretty neat place to host parties, if you feel so inclined! That's... fun...
Hey, you gotta find the fun in situations like this where you can! Silver linings, right?
SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY
[ ooc: Welcome to Week 4! Remember to turn in AC here, threads for regain coins here, and if you feel so inclined you can visit Angel's office hours over here! ]
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Well, she's grateful that it's in the air, but she's going to take Mira up on that lean. ]
It has. And it still does, even today. Lana was cleared of the murder charge, and the judge was understanding of the fact that she was blackmailed, but we're still dealing with the aftershocks now, ten years later. Lana is...
[ She adjusts the glasses on top of her head, now that they've gone a bit askew. ]
She's still serving off a sentence. For the corruption, for the obstruction of justice, for the forged evidence she was forced to present. It's almost up now, but I highly doubt that she could ever practice law again. It doesn't seem likely that she'd be able to work on the force, either, all things considered. I'm grateful that the world knows she's not a murderer, and that we were able to grow close again, but all of that hard work she put in, everything she did to support me, that Chief Gant ruined all of it, and it never would've happened if...
[ She grips Mira's hand again. ]
If I never pushed Neil Marshall.
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Ema-- This isn't on you. You were so scared; people-- people do things they'd never do otherwise when they're scared. [ The way she says that... boy, she's sure familiar with that.... ] This is completely on Gant.
He could have easily not done what he did. But he chose to take advantage of you and Lana. This is his fault, not yours.
[ a pause. ]
But-- but I know how hard it is to believe that.
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[ The hug is a little surprising, but definitely not unwelcome. It's not that she doesn't do physical contact, but...she's not exactly used to receiving it. Not from anyone who isn't Lana, anyway.
Even so, there's something refreshing, about being held like this after laying her heart bare. It feels right, and she can't help getting caught up in the moment and returning it in kind.
For the first time since she started to share that horrible chapter in her life, her voice becomes unsteady. ]
Thank you. It's not that I don't believe it. I know it's not that easy. But I just...there have been so many nights where I think about what could have happened, if I didn't do that. Lana and I could have been that team, that duo we always dreamed about. She never would have had to spend those two years growing cold. She wouldn't have had to commit any crimes, or suffer any punishment...
But I visit her, all the time, and she smiles at me, like she doesn't have a regret in the world. Like she's just happy that we can be a family again, that that's enough for her, and I just...
[ She can't keep herself from sniffling. ]
I just want to do right by her. That's all.
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Mira holds her a little closer. ]
If I were Lana... I'd be so proud of you, Ema. You've worked so hard, back home and here. If she could see you here, I think she'd be speechless by how incredible you've been.
[ She squeezes her gently. ]
But it's hard to not think about how she's suffered, isn't it? Especially in a place like this, where we're so often left to our thoughts... Especially when you love her so, so much.
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[ Those sniffles get a touch more frequent, as she listens to Mira's words. She's trying hard not to let herself get choked up more than she already is, but it's proving difficult, the more Ema speaks, and the more Ema hears. She feels the lump in the back of her throat, and her eyes getting glassy, but... ]
I'm sorry. I know that...this week is hard on everyone. I know it. [ With a motive like this, how could it not be? ] But now more than ever, I can't stop thinking about her, and it's...
[ The exhale that she gives is all too shaky, and she squeezes just a touch tighter. ]
When I think about what her greatest wish would be, I just think about the way that she smiles at me like that, and...I can't be half as strong as she is. But she...Lana makes me want to try, for you, and for everyone else...
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Even if it's hard... that doesn't mean you should try to pretend everything is okay. [ Geez... that's sure a thing for her to say, isn't it? But she means it. ] If it's hard... that's all the more reason to talk about it.
Being scared, or-- being upset, that isn't weakness. It takes a lot of strength to be vulnerable, to tell someone about all of this... And, really, all you can do is try. I know you're trying so hard, Ema. But you aren't alone, okay? I'm here for you, at least. I can help you carry whatever it is that weighs on you.
That won't change. I promise.
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If, if there was anyone I was going to tell, anyone who was going to get it...I knew it would be you, Mira.
[ And she doesn't have the words to express how grateful she is, that she was able to confide in her like this. That she unloaded all of this baggage onto her, and came out of it feeling stronger for it, rather than smaller... ]
All of the best decisions that I've ever made in my life...they all happened because I was able to rely on someone, when I was feeling weak, or when I was in a pinch. Every single one. And this was one of them.
[ She lets out one last sniffle, and actually wipes her nose with the sleeve of her labcoat-- ]
I really can't thank you enough. Just talking about this was...I haven't gotten to do that with anyone in a long time.
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[ Well... that surprises her. But she hugs Ema close again. ]
I'm glad you told me... because you trust me with something so personal. It-- it means a lot. Relying on people-- it's not as terrible as people like to make it out to be, you know?
[ It's something she's had to learn. She pulls away, smiling as she does. ]
If you ever want to talk about anything... you can come to me. Even if it's late. I'm rooming with Zerinda, but... Just knock, and I'll come out.
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[ Her eyes are still glassy, but she tries hard to flash Mira a grin. Far be it for her not to return her's, after all of that. ]
Well, I won't let that happen, no matter what. I want to be a person that people can look at and know that I'm someone they can count on in a tight spot. Especially the people I care about. And that includes you, big-time.
So if I'm ever low, I swear I'll come knocking. But...but it goes both ways, okay? Room 12, way in the corner. You can't miss it. You need me, I'm there, no matter what. That's a promise from me.
[ She puts her pinky out, just so they can lock. ]
I'm with you.
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I will. And, you know... I know I can definitely count on you, Ema. You never have to worry about that. [ It's strange to be able to say that, but... she's glad for it. ] I'm... I'm really glad we met.
[ Even if she's scared of what she'll find each Friday... she knows that much. ]
A lot is uncertain here... but not that. Never that.
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[ Even if it's only a little...ah, wait, that reminds her-- ]
Here, actually, I got these from the machine. They're spares, but I think they'd look good on you.
[ She goes rummaging through her labcoat pockets, and pulls out a pair of glasses with pink lenses; the same as the kind she's wearing on top of her head. ]
Now we can match. And they go with your new hair, which is always a plus. Take them, really.
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[ She turns a little pink--she's not used to compliments, not from people outside her tiny, tiny circle back in her world. But maybe she's starting to learn a little bit. Either way, when Ema pulls those glasses out-- ]
Really? [ She looks at her with wide eyes, and then she smiles as she takes the glasses. ] Thank you. I'll wear them well, I promise.
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[ She flicks the ones on her own forehead up a bit, and laughs a little; the sound is a bit strained, as though there's still a lump in her throat that she's trying to swallow, but it is sincere. ]
A-anyway...if I'm not mistaken, I think I at least owe you a hot chocolate.