The Amell Legacy: Transgressions

[Haliel Lightsong]

"I've already proven that saying wrong," Haliel says quietly, that warm, gentle look back in her eyes when she smiles at Marian. "You love me enough to promise a goodbye. That's more than... than Glory Lightsong has ever offered me."

[Marian Hawke]

This does nothing for Marian's efforts to get the tears to stop, dammit. "Then-- then let's just promise to always be better to each other than our mothers were?"

[Haliel Lightsong]

"Deal," Haliel says, smiling despite her own tears. "Do... do you... is sharing lunch and just... catching up up with each other too much?"

[Marian Hawke]

"M-maybe. I-- maybe. Okay?"

[Haliel Lightsong]

"In public. And- and- just... light talking. Nothing- no religion, ethics, relationships or- or life goals. Just... casual," Haliel promises, not wanting to make Marian regret this.

[Marian Hawke]

"Maybe. I-- I'm meeting someone tomorrow, but... sometime this week. Okay?"

[Haliel Lightsong]

A brief look of disappointment shows but it fades quickly. "Okay," she agrees, pleased to have this much. "Be well. Mari-" She winces, looking at the open door. "Mary."

[Marian Hawke]

"You too."

[Shisou]

Shiori leads Beth back to her quarters, glad she didn't finish undressing after all. She sits on the bed, fully expecting to hold Beth while she cries yet again about her stupid twin. Why is it that no matter what happens, Carver ends up hurting her and I get to pick up the pieces?

She's not really upset about it, truth be told. She's glad she can be helpful to someone. Her career seems to be over, but she can devote herself to being the Best Girlfriend Ever, and isn't that just as good? 

[Bethany]

Shisou is probably not thus expecting her girlfriend, dress clinging damply to her body, to sag on the closed door and begin to thump her head lightly. "Uggggggh," she groans.

[Shisou]

"Please don't hurt yourself," says Shiori, alarmed. "Talk to me?"

[Bethany]

"What?" Beth asks, eyes snapping open. "I'm not- oh. I'm not really- it doesn't hurt, I'm not doing it hard." She does stop however, sensitive to such requests for obvious reasons. "I just- trying to- did you ever have a thought or think of something and you really don't want to but trying to not think about it is just making you think about it?"

[Shisou]

"...no?" she volunteers, thoroughly confused. 

[Bethany]

"Because I'd love to not think about how I just convinced my brother's girlfriend to spank him as 'punishment' for my mother's bullshit guilt trip suicide instead of cutting himself. Again! Oh and we were all naked in front of my girlfriend during all this, who has got to be all sorts of worried and maybe disgusted and- and- gods, how can you even put up with me and my bullshit?" Closing her eyes again, she thumps her head once, then forces herself to stop.

[Shisou]

"Beth..." begins Shiori gently. "You just found out your mother died. You're allowed to be a mess right now."