Dawn and Skye, #messages and scones

speNih|Offline	[>Skye: You're /tired/. But no rest for the wicked, they say.]
20:47	speNih|Offline	[You get up and shuffle over to the stove. You put a kettle on.]
20:48	ontExp|offline	[There's a knock at the door! And an alert on your PC-of-choice.]
20:48	speNih|Offline	[You go to the door and open it, and give your best attempt at a smile.]
20:48	speNih|Offline	["Hi, Ontexp."]
20:49	speNih|Offline	[It's not her; you've been able to give her cheerful, unburdened smiles for a while now.]
20:50	ontExp|offline	[And you've recognized, that, and you've been /so/ glad of that. You spread your arms, offering a hug.]
20:50	ontExp|offline	["Spenih, what's wrong?"]
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20:50	speNih|Offline	[You curl into the hug.]
20:51	speNih|Offline	["She found a [ ontr vanc ]."]
20:54	speNih|Offline	["And opened it."]
20:57	speNih|Offline	[You reach for a box of tissues on the counter with a free arm.]
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20:59	ontExp|offline	[You carefully walk the two of you over to the counter to sit down. "...Do you want to talk about it? Or about something else?"]
21:02	speNih|Offline	[You sit down and put your head down on the counter. It's too much to hold up right now. "She mourned all the people she's killed." You laugh, a little hysterically. "And then someone came on with a kill list and actually had some names right for who she's killed."]
21:03	ontExp|offline	["Oh..."]
21:04	ontExp|offline	["That's..."]
21:04	ontExp|offline	[You sniffle. "I'm sorry something so fucked up happened."]
21:05	speNih|Offline	[You swallow a giggle and move the tissue box so it's between the two of you. "She is, too. But it happened, and she dealt with it. She's still alive. She can still move forward. It just hurts some nights."]
21:06	speNih|Offline	[You sit up properly and blow your nose again.]
21:09	ontExp|offline	["Some nights, and some days. I don't blame you for laying low if that's what public's like right now. Do you want a scone?"]
21:10	speNih|Offline	["It's always like this," you say tiredly. "Some nights they're just more in her face." You look up at the mention of a scone. "Blueberry?"]
21:14	ontExp|offline	[You nod, and decaptcha one, and a plate, and a little pat of butter, from your array.]
21:15	ontExp|offline	["I've got blueberry."]
21:16	speNih|Offline	["Thank you," you say. The little act of kindness makes your heart want to break all over again. Everyone thinks you're better than you are. You nibble on the scone and get up to get the kettle when it whistles.]
21:18	ontExp|offline	[You don't mind the memories that aren't yours so much, when they're about nice, helpful things like 'what should I bake?']
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21:19	speNih|Offline	[You pour the hot water into a teapot with some black tea from someone you can't remember anymore. "It should be ready in a few minutes."]