{| 052 |} Accidental & Voice

[rdmcatpaw]

[The communicator was hit on by accident, the line is fairly quiet, save for a few mutterings of "should I let go" and "should I stay" before a shakey inhale of a breath which could hint that something upsetting had happened to her. She moves slightly to grab the device, intending to use its text function and notices that its on. As she speaks, her

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[consummateturk]

Hey, Cat? I was thinking about some dinner. You want some?

[rdmcatpaw]

Thank you for the offer but I already ate.

[consummateturk]

You sound like you could use some tea, are you certain you're alright?

[rdmcatpaw]

Thank you again for the offer, but I'll be all right without it.

[commentlog] It's called Daddy Radar. They know

[consummateturk]

[Veld lifted a hand and knocked on the door. In his other was one of the takeaway baskets from the sushi place. Complete with tea. Something about Cat's message bothered him. He was a father, when it was all said and done.]

Cat?

[commentlog] Sorry, your Mithra-daughter is on another deck.

[rdmcatpaw]

[There was no response at the door. Cat hadn't been in her room for several days, sorry Veld.]

[commentlog] Damn kids

[consummateturk]

[Veld leaves a note and the bag. May as well see if he can locate her somewhere else. It would get his mind off his own issues for a while.]

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[rdmcatpaw]

[If Veld journeys to the flower deck, he can find the Mithra far back in the fields, seated on top of her coat bed she had been using for the last few weeks. She isn't wearing the red dress from the party, but instead the yellow sun-dress with the black wrap piece. She doesn't look to be in the best of states, either.]

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[consummateturk]

[Ahhh there she is. Veld walks slowly up to Cat and smiles for her.]

There you are. Are you alright?

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[rdmcatpaw]

[She looks up at Veld and manages a weak smile.]

Not really.

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[consummateturk]

[Veld settles down next to her and looks ahead.]

What's on your mind?

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[rdmcatpaw]

[She glances over before following his gaze for a moment before looking down at her hands.]

I... don't know if I should continue waiting for my fiancee. At the party... Reno... well, he kissed me and... I didn't tell him that I had been already engaged to be wed.

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[consummateturk]

[Veld nods and looks down at his own hands.]

Love can be... a very painful thing, Cat. I wish that was not the case. If Redd is to be believed then we're all going to miss our loved ones forever. If the theories are believed, then... [aren't they all dead? Veld didn't want to finish right now. For Cat's sake.]

You should inform him of the situation. As for waiting? That's something only you can choose.

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[rdmcatpaw]

[She nods to the words of advice.]

Yes, along with an apology for not telling him sooner.

[Her ears remain folded back, as she reached for another flower to pluck its petals from, unable to decide what path to take.]

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[consummateturk]

Reno and I, the unit we belonged to didn't really allow for relationships. We're bad at them because of the nature of our work. He will understand whatever you tell him. He's always been that way.

[It would have been easier for everyone's love lives if they weren't Turks. Veld sighed.]

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[rdmcatpaw]

[She opens her mouth to say something but closes it and just nods. The Mithra doesn't remember if Reno mentioned something of that sort or not.]