[Genuinely, maybe in a way that hurts a little to think about. It was always the most consistent way to still be close to Pierre, and certainly the closest she'd ever get to having her own kids. Her eyes are on the scissors and the hair pinned between her fingers, and her smile is a little rueful.]
Good thing I get to spend so much time with you now, hmm?
[Maelle watches Sciel's expression through the mirror. They all left their lives behind, hoping for the best but preparing for the worst when the Continent could kill them well before they reached the Paintress.]
Sounds like I need to cause trouble to keep you on your toes.
[Her gaze flicks up to find Maelle's, smile broadening.]
I'd be disappointed if you didn't! These are peak troublemaking years, you know. You should be climbing out of windows and staying out late with scoundrels your own age.
[Auriel is now behind them, a place they’ll never see again, but the experiences there are… forever. Sciel’s attention goes back to hair, still smiling.]
Nothing serious, though, so no one’s coming for dinner any time soon.
[Hard to say, but she has to say something. Her shoulders rise and fall in a shrug.]
Something where I could imagine a future together. That cuts most people here out, doesn’t it? Unless they have no intention of going back to their own world.
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[She offers Sciel another piece because they're running low. Sad.]
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[She waves off the candy –– you keep it, you enjoy it –– and resumes cutting.]
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Have you seen the jars of the sour strips? The strawberry ones.
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[She shoves more candy into her mouth, trying to hide her amusement.]
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[The eventual belly ache might serve the same purpose.]
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Not you, though. You're fearless.
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I'm invincible, obviously, given the smaller, shriller children I've wrangled.
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[Maelle can be worse if need be!]
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[Genuinely, maybe in a way that hurts a little to think about. It was always the most consistent way to still be close to Pierre, and certainly the closest she'd ever get to having her own kids. Her eyes are on the scissors and the hair pinned between her fingers, and her smile is a little rueful.]
Good thing I get to spend so much time with you now, hmm?
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Sounds like I need to cause trouble to keep you on your toes.
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I'd be disappointed if you didn't! These are peak troublemaking years, you know. You should be climbing out of windows and staying out late with scoundrels your own age.
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Our apartment is a little too high for me to climb out the windows and I don't know any scoundrels my age. I can... stay up late?
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Good enough. Not sure that'll trouble me, but I'll take it.
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[ 😇 ]
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Hmm! Maybe I should start bringing my dates home so you have more opportunities to be sassy and rude!
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Oooh, that would be very, very bold of you. I would have so much fun.
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[She is under no circumstances doing this.]
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[Maelle smiles innocently.]
Any good dates, lately? I might be nicer to them.
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[Auriel is now behind them, a place they’ll never see again, but the experiences there are… forever. Sciel’s attention goes back to hair, still smiling.]
Nothing serious, though, so no one’s coming for dinner any time soon.
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[You opened this can of worms, Sciel. Maelle may not have any interest in relationships herself, but she sure will be nosy about others.]
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Something where I could imagine a future together. That cuts most people here out, doesn’t it? Unless they have no intention of going back to their own world.
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[Things in Sciel's grasp, once. She had some of what people dream of with what little time alotted to them.]
Getting old together?
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