A seven-year-old wanders out of the spare bedroom, adrift in one of teenage Willa's Guns N' Roses t-shirts, a soft one that Raylan--the flood-free Raylan, and the Raylan of home--would know she's worn so often that it can't really serve as anything but pajamas now.
She's clearly not worried, regardless of where she is. She vaguely remembers things, sort of. Which means she knows the other person who lives here.
"Dad?" Shouted with the confidence of someone who knows they will get the person they want if said person is here to hear them. "Daaaaaaad!"
She's clearly not worried, regardless of where she is. She vaguely remembers things, sort of. Which means she knows the other person who lives here.
"Dad?" Shouted with the confidence of someone who knows they will get the person they want if said person is here to hear them. "Daaaaaaad!"
You liked it?
( Ken sounds so delighted by that. )
We celebrate Christmas every year in Barbieland. This is the first year I got real gifts, though! But it was sort of lonely.
( Ken sounds so delighted by that. )
We celebrate Christmas every year in Barbieland. This is the first year I got real gifts, though! But it was sort of lonely.
[The holidays are over now. Francis is gone. The latest killing spree has been handled.]
Hi Raylan. Can we... talk about James now?
Hi Raylan. Can we... talk about James now?
She doesn't know about him at all? Like... even his existence?
Hey, it's Kendall. I just wanted to let you know that my and Roman's dad died, and I just told Roman a couple minutes ago. I don't know what else I can do for him so he might come to you.
[ He's gonna leave it there, but then: ]
I knew about it when I first got here, but I didn't tell him because I thought he was doing better here and I didn't want to fuck that up. It really messed him up when it happened back home, and I didn't want to be the cause of that here too.
I know I should've told him sooner.
[ He's gonna leave it there, but then: ]
I knew about it when I first got here, but I didn't tell him because I thought he was doing better here and I didn't want to fuck that up. It really messed him up when it happened back home, and I didn't want to be the cause of that here too.
I know I should've told him sooner.
I'm okay.
[ He's not, but... he's kind of starting to realise that his baseline for okay has been pretty busted since he showed up here. ]
I think he's better equipped for it here than he had been back home, he has more support. I mean, that's not a high bar, because he basically had no support back home except maybe Connor and me and Shiv, but we were all struggling too. But it just happened so suddenly, and there were a million other things happening. Dad was trying to sell the business and Shiv was pregnant and maybe getting a divorce and Connor was getting married and there was an election, and then this happened and it just fucked everything up.
[ He was going to keep this bit to himself, but he figures if anyone should know it's Raylan. ]
After his funeral, there were all these protests on the streets because of the election, and Roman went out and got himself in the middle of it, and he got the shit kicked out of him. And I know he did it on purpose, he went into the middle of it to start a fight and get hurt. And I didn't want that to happen to him here, I didn't want him to put himself in danger. Even when I found out you come back if you die here, because you still feel like you've died and it still hurts like hell, and I don't want that for him. So I held off even when I saw he was doing better, because I thought if anything was gonna make him spiral it'd be this.
Does that make sense?
[ He's not, but... he's kind of starting to realise that his baseline for okay has been pretty busted since he showed up here. ]
I think he's better equipped for it here than he had been back home, he has more support. I mean, that's not a high bar, because he basically had no support back home except maybe Connor and me and Shiv, but we were all struggling too. But it just happened so suddenly, and there were a million other things happening. Dad was trying to sell the business and Shiv was pregnant and maybe getting a divorce and Connor was getting married and there was an election, and then this happened and it just fucked everything up.
[ He was going to keep this bit to himself, but he figures if anyone should know it's Raylan. ]
After his funeral, there were all these protests on the streets because of the election, and Roman went out and got himself in the middle of it, and he got the shit kicked out of him. And I know he did it on purpose, he went into the middle of it to start a fight and get hurt. And I didn't want that to happen to him here, I didn't want him to put himself in danger. Even when I found out you come back if you die here, because you still feel like you've died and it still hurts like hell, and I don't want that for him. So I held off even when I saw he was doing better, because I thought if anything was gonna make him spiral it'd be this.
Does that make sense?
[ Raylan gets to finish saying hi, because Roman is looking at Raylan like he can't quite see him. That's mostly physically true, too--his eyes are glassy, tears threatening to spill over, and all of the bendy body language is completely gone. ]
Kendall woke up.
[ That's not why he's crying. Roman's voice is high, higher than its usual nasal tone as he tries and fails to keep his voice from breaking. Without thinking, he's launching himself at Raylan, grabbing at whatever he can to hold, pressing his face into his shoulder. ]
Kendall woke up.
[ That's not why he's crying. Roman's voice is high, higher than its usual nasal tone as he tries and fails to keep his voice from breaking. Without thinking, he's launching himself at Raylan, grabbing at whatever he can to hold, pressing his face into his shoulder. ]
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All right, bull.
You want ta talk?
You want ta talk?
[Collins huffed at that response.]
To be clear: it ain't about that last incident. If yer expectin' that we can cut short right here.
To be clear: it ain't about that last incident. If yer expectin' that we can cut short right here.
[ He knows Ken. He adores Ken. He's also very aware of Ken being...
Well. Ken. And maybe there's some weird emotions flaring up that Allan doesn't understand whatsoever. Raylan having a cowboy hat isn't good enough. That's actually kind of worrying. And if Ken gets the wrong idea about things, then it's the Patriarchy all over again and Allan doesn't think he has the strength to sit on leather couches a second time just because his friend thinks they're cool.
Knock-knock-knock. There is a very intense scrawny redhead with his hands on his hips and a towel around his neck like a cape staring at Raylan, looking like he just might explode. ]
Well. Ken. And maybe there's some weird emotions flaring up that Allan doesn't understand whatsoever. Raylan having a cowboy hat isn't good enough. That's actually kind of worrying. And if Ken gets the wrong idea about things, then it's the Patriarchy all over again and Allan doesn't think he has the strength to sit on leather couches a second time just because his friend thinks they're cool.
Knock-knock-knock. There is a very intense scrawny redhead with his hands on his hips and a towel around his neck like a cape staring at Raylan, looking like he just might explode. ]
If ya got time before ya take off fer good, I'd like ta take some it. What do ya say, bull?
[He hates asking more than ever right now, but look at him do it anyway.]
[He hates asking more than ever right now, but look at him do it anyway.]
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