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[Open post] pieces of your presence here

Oct 28, 2012 23:28

It's one of those late mornings - Helen's been up since dawn, feeling that slow quietness that comes with nostalgia. Her son got married - he and Bridget give her joy, but that has also set her to remembering her own marriage ( Read more... )

remy lebeau, !open post, tom yarbro, helen curtis (m2), arthur (inception), kazutaka muraki, 11-12 (the prisoner)

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villageson November 11 2012, 00:02:48 UTC

11-12 has been happily busy with his husband a lot of the time but of course he is happy to see Helen and goes over to her. His smile is more relaxed than she's ever seen it before.

"Mum."

umpteenthdream November 17 2012, 21:13:28 UTC

When she hears the familiar voice, Helen lights up.

"11-12," she says fondly. She'll open her arms for him, walk over, kiss his brow. "How have you been?"

villageson January 1 2013, 02:54:31 UTC

"Good. Wonderful, in fact," he enthuses. Genuinely happy.

[ooc: Ugh, seriously LJ won't post the icon I choose 99% of the time.. Pretend that's a happy icon!]

umpteenthdream January 1 2013, 17:53:56 UTC

"I'm so pleased, darling," Helen replies as she settles in her seat. "It makes me infinitely happy."

She takes a moment, takes a sip of her coffee, and daydreams.

She has things of her own, of course - she'd like to discuss them with 11-12.

[OOC: No worries, sweetness <3 ]

villageson January 5 2013, 12:03:59 UTC

"Is this... Would you have wanted this for me? Is this what you would have planned on?"

umpteenthdream January 6 2013, 06:54:46 UTC

As usual when 11-12 asks such questions, Helen is ambiguous. It's partially by design, but also because we're not really sure ourselves.

"It's better," she replies, smiling tenderly. "I'm happy for you, 11-12. It's all that matters."

villageson January 6 2013, 07:10:49 UTC

"That's... That means your not entirely happy, are you? Like my father wanted me to... have a family. Have children. Is that what you want too?" He's gone from happy to anxious within a heartbeat.

umpteenthdream January 8 2013, 03:53:29 UTC

"I always wanted you to have free will," Helen replies seriously. "The Village may not have been the best place to exercise it, though."

villageson January 11 2013, 22:05:11 UTC

"Free will. Is it really such a good thing though?"

umpteenthdream January 12 2013, 20:19:20 UTC

"I don't know, 11-12," M-2 replies gently. "What do you think?"

Socratic dialogue: she doth like using it, betimes.

villageson January 20 2013, 00:26:52 UTC

He frowns, looking down. "If I really had free will then the terrible things I did... I really did."

umpteenthdream January 20 2013, 21:24:38 UTC

"11-12...." Helen begins gently, "... did you feel that you did them for a reason, when you did those things?"

villageson January 27 2013, 09:27:24 UTC

"When it was happening, yes. But it was wrong," he pauses and looks pleadingly at his mother. "Wasn't it?"

umpteenthdream January 28 2013, 07:09:24 UTC

Helen reaches for his hands, then, reassuringly. "It may not have been morally correct," she says softly, "but sometimes, one must do... questionable things, in order to survive."

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