[It's not her powers, or the full extent of them, that's the smallest of her fears; it's what she could become once she accepts there's only one place to go. That is one of the hardest things to admit.]
There's been too much to talk about ourselves.
[The impulse to leave him strikes quick again. She anchors herself, though, by willing the impulse dead. The idea of him being ever-present is... well, it's what she wants. The act is not so easy to follow on her part. Why she's so ready to run, she doesn't know.
She clears her throat before taking a quick breath. Beneath the hurt and the fear, she manages to pull a smirk through.]
Well, if you're looking for a story, I can tell you that I probably got into as much trouble in France as you did.
Oh, lots of times. As soon as I was old enough to attend a fashion show without jumping out of my seat.
[She rolls her eyes, thinking. France had been one of the places she remembered fondly. She had good memories from there, as well as Italy.]
So, I went to a party after I left home. France is like hundreds of miles from home, word hadn't gotten there yet, and they didn't really care once some our contacts found out about my powers. A lot still cared, though, and they didn't want me or my family going to the shows. Anyway, I crashed this party of someone who didn't want me there and I may have sort of, accidentally set some fireworks off meant for the next night by putting my hands on the boxes. Thinking about it, maybe it wasn't that much of an accident.
[Not a shining moment, not her worst moment either.]
I may or may not have had to pay fines for damages and disturbing the peace, as well as getting banned from the future shows from this guy. I've got loads more of those and from when I stayed in Italy during the summers, too.
[ He ought to be horrified by that. Setting off fireworks in the
middle of a party? That’s basically like setting bombs off, isn’t
it?
But the way she tells it, he can’t help himself. He starts to laugh,
instead. ]
For God’s sake, you’re lucky you weren’t arrested. Did they still have Red
Guards when you were there? I can see the Cardinal’s face now. He’d have
called you a witch, most likely.
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There's been too much to talk about ourselves.
[The impulse to leave him strikes quick again. She anchors herself, though, by willing the impulse dead. The idea of him being ever-present is... well, it's what she wants. The act is not so easy to follow on her part. Why she's so ready to run, she doesn't know.
She clears her throat before taking a quick breath. Beneath the hurt and the fear, she manages to pull a smirk through.]
Well, if you're looking for a story, I can tell you that I probably got into as much trouble in France as you did.
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Really? I didn't even know you'd ever been to France.
What did you do?
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[She rolls her eyes, thinking. France had been one of the places she remembered fondly. She had good memories from there, as well as Italy.]
So, I went to a party after I left home. France is like hundreds of miles from home, word hadn't gotten there yet, and they didn't really care once some our contacts found out about my powers. A lot still cared, though, and they didn't want me or my family going to the shows. Anyway, I crashed this party of someone who didn't want me there and I may have sort of, accidentally set some fireworks off meant for the next night by putting my hands on the boxes. Thinking about it, maybe it wasn't that much of an accident.
[Not a shining moment, not her worst moment either.]
I may or may not have had to pay fines for damages and disturbing the peace, as well as getting banned from the future shows from this guy. I've got loads more of those and from when I stayed in Italy during the summers, too.
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[ He ought to be horrified by that. Setting off fireworks in the middle of a party? That’s basically like setting bombs off, isn’t it?
But the way she tells it, he can’t help himself. He starts to laugh, instead. ]
For God’s sake, you’re lucky you weren’t arrested. Did they still have Red Guards when you were there? I can see the Cardinal’s face now. He’d have called you a witch, most likely.
I can’t believe you did that.
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[And incredibly angry with bad habits, but she won't mention those. She frowns.]
Totally ruined one of my favorite dresses that night, too. And no, just cops. It would've been a bigger mess if I was arrested, trust me.
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[ He's never on the side of the Red Guards, anyway. And he's still smiling at her. ]
Personally, I think it sounds like fun.
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That depends. Who are we letting a firework off at, exactly?
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It made for a pretty light show. A lot of kids broke curfew to see that. It was pretty fun seeing the kids out there.
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Some things are worth breaking the rules for. And sometimes you just can't help yourself.
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