Title: Ephemeris, Ch. 12 WC: 2700 this chapter, ~30,000 so far
Rating: T
Summary: "When it's dark, and the wounded places inside fill with fear that whispers that this is something awful she's dreamed up-something awful she's done to them all-she lays her head in Martha's lap without a word. She slips on to the couch at Alexis's side. She strokes the girl's hair as they watch the sun come up. The three of them tell the story to one another over and over and over again. They tell each other to hope."