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Rome, Italy [Thursday morning]

May 12, 2011 09:59

The service was held in a small chapel on the outskirts of the city. Nothing fancy, nothing even all that official considering that the Agency itself wasn't involved in his particular event.

( Hilshire looked even more reserved than usual... )

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Arrive sie_bruder May 12 2011, 13:59:43 UTC

Speak to one another if you wish

Re: Arrive swordsandsoccer May 12 2011, 14:24:33 UTC

Dolf... had not wanted to do this on his own, so he was clinging pretty tightly to Cally's hand right now.

He'd always had to do this alone before, with people who didn't quite understand funeral tradition the way he did. Not having to do it that way... made things easier.

Re: Arrive onlymistaken May 12 2011, 15:57:25 UTC

To say that Cally understood funeral tradition the way Dolf did would be vastly overstating the case, but loss and the respect for it, the need to remember and say goodbye, she knew well. More importantly, perhaps, she understood by now the helplessness and self-blame that Dolf was feeling.

Which is why she was there no matter how out of place she herself felt, and squeezed his hand back.

Re: Arrive swordsandsoccer May 12 2011, 20:34:42 UTC

"We seem to keep showing up to funerals," Dolf said. As far as attempts to lift the mood went, it was kind of sad, especially since he couldn't drum up the humor to sell the statement.

It just kind of... flopped.

Re: Arrive onlymistaken May 12 2011, 23:17:32 UTC

"As places to spend time with our friends go," Cally agreed quietly, acting as if it hadn't, "I'd prefer happier ones, yes."

Re: Arrive swordsandsoccer May 13 2011, 04:08:00 UTC

"Next time, we should go to someone's birthday party," Dolf murmured. "First birthday?"

Re: Arrive onlymistaken May 13 2011, 04:10:33 UTC

"Do we have any friends that young?" Cally asked, quirking something that might have been a smile.

Re: Arrive swordsandsoccer May 13 2011, 04:13:23 UTC

"Maybe we should make some," Dolf replied. He took a deep breath, then released it.

Re: Arrive onlymistaken May 13 2011, 14:05:56 UTC

"I believe the principal and vice principal have children." That was Cally squeezing his hand again. Then sounding slightly horrified at a thought. "...Not together."

Re: Arrive swordsandsoccer May 13 2011, 14:47:47 UTC

Dolf pulled a face. "...isn't the vice principal with the mayor?" he said, followed a second later by, "I don't want to think about that right now."

Slightly aghast.

Re: Arrive onlymistaken May 13 2011, 14:54:21 UTC

"Nor I, though you have to admit it makes for an excellent distraction."

Re: Arrive swordsandsoccer May 13 2011, 14:57:30 UTC

Dolf's chuckle was soft, watery, and audible, and his resulting smile was tiny but there. He seemed to realise that a second later, his expression molding into oh god did I just laugh at a funeral?

Re: Arrive onlymistaken May 13 2011, 15:45:23 UTC

Cally dropped the handholding all together and went for a full-armed hug. "Stop that. You're allowed to try to feel better. I certainly doubt Triela would mind."

Re: Arrive swordsandsoccer May 13 2011, 18:29:45 UTC

Dolf clung back to her pretty effectively, pressing his face into her shoulder. "She'd make fun of me for being too somber," he whispered. "A lot."

Re: Arrive onlymistaken May 13 2011, 18:43:19 UTC

"I approve; someone needs to." Cally smiled gently, not that he could see it. "Shall I try to take up the slack?"

Re: Arrive swordsandsoccer May 13 2011, 18:51:29 UTC

"She'd say someone needs to do it."

Dolf's voice was probably supposed to sound more amused than it did, but at least he was putting in an effort.

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