...she got long-winded, I apologizeohshiny_tomatosAugust 27 2011, 03:53:17 UTC
[when Parker sees this, she freezes up. The kind of freezing where she doesn't know what to say or think or feel, and all she wants to do is stab something. Or someone. Or a couple of someones. With a dull spork. Thaaaat would be fun....
Achem.
She's been keeping to herself all week, ever since her own entry, and she's trying to stay away from the journal in hopes she doesn't write more, but she can't help and watch it. See what other people are saying.
She doesn't like this one. At all. Because she cares. And she doesn't want to care. Because the world hurts, a lot, and apparently it hurts to see it hurting the people you care about. And she doesn't know what to do with that.
She thinks about replying, but she remembers how she didn't really want to talk to anyone when it was her. But Bela talked to her then, Bela wanted to help her, and she wants to be good like that and help back. She thinks about going to see Bela, and she doesn't know what she's supposed to say to make it better. She knows words can't do that.
It's awhile, but eventually she goes to Bela's room. She's not there. She goes several other places she thinks Bela might be, and she's not there. Finally she ends up at the fountain, where they've spent a lot of time together, and she sees Bela.
She still isn't too sure what to say, and she knows if it were her she wouldn't want to talk just yet, so....she sits down on the bench beside Bela's. And she looks up at the fountain. And she waits. Quietly.]
<3 it's all goodenjoythe_rideAugust 28 2011, 00:18:03 UTC
[it takes Bela a moment to realize that someone else is even there, and when she does finally turn to look and sees Parker, she isn't entirely sure what to do. Yes, Parker is her friend, and yes, she's probably just trying to do the right thing, but she doesn't know what to say beyond ... ]
[Parker still doesn't know what to say either. Not one bit. She's quiet for awhile and takes a deep breath, her eyes still on the fountain..]
Did...did you know the design of the fountain is based on the Bassin de Latone at the Versailles Palace? It's been here since 1927 and it's one of the largest fountains in the world.
[it takes a bit longer. a long bit longer. this isn't something that easy at all for her to just say, but...she's been trying to learn to be okay with it and embrace it this week. she knows it's not a bad thing, and she knows it can help make things feel better....and she just wants to help.
She takes a deep breath, keeping her eyes to the ground. Her voice is quiet and tentative.]
I...care. About you.
[she doesn't even know if that's the right way to say it, but they're the right words.]
Achem.
She's been keeping to herself all week, ever since her own entry, and she's trying to stay away from the journal in hopes she doesn't write more, but she can't help and watch it. See what other people are saying.
She doesn't like this one. At all. Because she cares. And she doesn't want to care. Because the world hurts, a lot, and apparently it hurts to see it hurting the people you care about. And she doesn't know what to do with that.
She thinks about replying, but she remembers how she didn't really want to talk to anyone when it was her. But Bela talked to her then, Bela wanted to help her, and she wants to be good like that and help back. She thinks about going to see Bela, and she doesn't know what she's supposed to say to make it better. She knows words can't do that.
It's awhile, but eventually she goes to Bela's room. She's not there. She goes several other places she thinks Bela might be, and she's not there. Finally she ends up at the fountain, where they've spent a lot of time together, and she sees Bela.
She still isn't too sure what to say, and she knows if it were her she wouldn't want to talk just yet, so....she sits down on the bench beside Bela's. And she looks up at the fountain. And she waits. Quietly.]
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Parker?
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Did...did you know the design of the fountain is based on the Bassin de Latone at the Versailles Palace? It's been here since 1927 and it's one of the largest fountains in the world.
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No, I didn't.
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It cost $750,000 to make.
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Except it was over eighty years ago. That was more then.
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That is true.
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Can I tell you something?
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She takes a deep breath, keeping her eyes to the ground. Her voice is quiet and tentative.]
I...care. About you.
[she doesn't even know if that's the right way to say it, but they're the right words.]
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I care about you too.
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I don't want it to hurt. The....things and...I mean. [her eyes close for a moment, she's...really not good at this.]
I don't want you to hurt.
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I don't want you to hurt either. And I'll be okay, love. Really.
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