[location: inside luthor plaza] screams from the haters got a nice ring to it

[luthoran]

The city will never be home, but at least now he is starting to gain some sense of control. Between the unexpected temporary population boom, the various incarnations of vampire panic, and now the recently ended language glitch it was easy for the average person to be constantly reminded of how far from home they had been transported. Maybe

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[ location: lex's office ]

[cheerioless]

All things considered Quinn was fairly content in Taxon, after all she had her own apartment, she had a great job and she didn't have to worry about being what her father wanted her to be. She did miss a few things from home, like the glee club (more than she would ever admit), but she was determined to regain her status and at least try to keep going on - and trying to forget most things from home

[ location: lex's office ]

[luthoran]

When Lex arrives in his office he expects to see Quinn poised and ready for their usual morning routine before he leaves for lunch. What he sees is not something that would have ever crossed his mind as an alternative. He likes Quinn largely because he sees a lot of himself in her. She's ambitious, knows when to play nice and when to be assertive, and has more guts than anyone he's seen in quite a while - especially for someone so young

[ location: lex's office ]

[cheerioless]

Quinn jumps slightly when she hears Lex's voice and turns to look at him. The last thing she wants to talk about is why she was on the verge of tears, especially with Lex. She likes him, but she'd prefer to keep the news of her disappearing pregnancy a secret. Enough people know about it, and she'd rather not have to deal with the stares like the ones she got back home.

"I'm fine," she lies, forcing a smile. "Allergies," she shrugs, hoping the excuse will be good enough, but seriously doubting it. "I made blueberry muffins," she adds, indicating to a basket of them as an effort to change the conversation.

Come on Fabray, she tells herself. You're better then this. Don't let them see you cry, remember?

[ location: lex's office ]

[luthoran]

He doesn't believe the allergy excuse for a minute, but if that's what helps Quinn then he isn't going to push the issue further. This is the kind of thing that needs to be on her own terms. Of course he wants his employees to remain productive, but part of that is ensuring that they stay with the company. The last thing Lex wants for Quinn is for her to quit due to work pressure building on top of whatever was bothering her.

Instead he gives her a polite smile and walks toward the basket. "Thank you. My mother would have told me that this would spoil my upcoming meal, but a little snack can't hurt right?" His smile turns somewhat conspiratorial and he withdraws a single muffin, placing it on a napkin. He splits the muffin in half and returns to Quinn, offering her the half with the napkin.

[ location: lex's office ]

[cheerioless]

"Not at all," Quinn replies, with a smile of her own. "And of course they have no calories," the last part is sarcasm. She accepts the muffin half, with a nod of thanks.

"Hypothetically," Quinn says. "Say right up until the second someone woke up in the Sanctuary they were pregnant. Only when they wake up they're not..." Quinn pauses, now that she's started talking she has no idea where to go with it - or even why she started in the first place. It's more than enough that Stefan, Martha and a few others know. "...what would you do?"

[ location: lex's office ]

[luthoran]

"I would be amazed that I was pregnant to begin with," he says in a measured tone, regarding Quinn evenly as he breaks off a piece of the muffin. As he eats he turns over her words in his head. This was likely regarding her or a friend of hers and right now his inclination is to lean toward the former.

"Hypothetically I would make certain that I was physically healthy first. An abrupt change like that could seriously effect the body. That is more immediate and something I could have control over." His expression shifts into the smallest hint of concern. "Then I would see if there was a means to find out what happened back home. Both lives are equally valuable and it wouldn't be right not to receive my own medical attention if it were necessary."

[ location: lex's office ]

[cheerioless]

"Right, of course," Quinn flushes slightly. This is way too awkward. She sets her half of the muffin down, her appetite suddenly gone.

She had talked to a doctor but she haven't gotten checked out. Martha had suggested that maybe the aliens had allowed her to give birth, but then messed with her memories. But it was more than that, Quinn could feel it.

Kurt had told her Beth was healthy and had been adopted, but Quinn was still uncertain. Their time lines were different, didn't that mean things could change.

"How would you find out? Tests?"

[ location: lex's office ]

[luthoran]

"I'm not a doctor, but I would imagine that would be the way to go. Beyond that I'm afraid I can't offer much more of an opinion."

Lex sets down his own muffin and crosses the room to the couch, sitting beside Quinn with enough room to remain perfectly professional. "Quinn. If there's something you need for yourself or for a friend you don't have to be shy in asking. I can't help if I don't know."

[ location: lex's office ]

[cheerioless]

Don't cry Quinn, she tells herself - do not cry. She takes a deep breath, and looks at the floor.

"I was pregnant. Right up until I got here. One second I could feel this life inside me, but then it was just gone. My stomach was flat like it never even happened."

She wipes her eyes, not wanting to add how it felt like a part of her had gone wherever Beth was, like a part of her had actually died.

[ location: lex's office ]

[luthoran]

"I can't even imagine," he says quietly. He leaves the couch briefly and returns with a box of tissues, setting it onto the couch between them as he sits.

"But you should know that you did nothing wrong. What I think is that the aliens chose to take you, but not your baby."

[ location: lex's office ]

[cheerioless]

"If my father were here, he'd say I'm getting what I deserve," Quinn admits. She can see him with a holier than thou look on his face, likely saying something about God punishing her. Maybe it was punishment Quinn still hadn't pushed that idea aside completely.

She manages a faint smile as Les brings over the tissues, and takes one, dabbing her eyes with it.

"A part of me can't help but wonder if they took her. Maybe they're holding her somewhere."

[ location: lex's office ]

[luthoran]

"That would be entirely cruel, even for them," Lex replies. "These aliens don't know anything about running a city, they can't possibly care for an infant."

"I'm not trying to dismiss you," he adds, knowing that sometimes his headstrong ways can cause for words to sound more harsh than he intends. "But I do believe that wherever your child is, she is safe."