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Killer Tomato B2, Sunday Early Evening

May 30, 2010 20:18

Rosalind had draped her suit jacket over the foot of her bed, one button of her shirt undone, and had kicked her shoes off. Which was about as relaxed as she ever got, unless she was sleeping ( Read more... )

where: killer tomato cabin, family: wee!elena

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findingelena May 31 2010, 01:34:59 UTC

After a couple of rings, there was a loud clatter, followed by "-- res'dence, Elena speaking."

Formal phone greetings were stupid. But Dad yelled if she just said "Hello."

Some day, she might even learn to wait until she had the receiver at her mouth, to start talking, so that her last name didn't get cut off.

findingelena June 1 2010, 03:04:33 UTC

"Why not?" You could almost hear her eyes narrowing. "You don't ever come home any more."

give_areason June 2 2010, 00:17:22 UTC

Her sigh was strictly internal.

"I have a long term assignment."

findingelena June 2 2010, 00:58:55 UTC

"So?" She was almost pleading, this time. "You could still come visit. An' then go back to your assignment afterwards. Can't you?"

give_areason June 2 2010, 01:16:34 UTC

"It's not that simple," Rosalind said, trying to find words to explain that didn't sound like excuses to her own ears, with her sister on the line, when they normally were perfectly good reasons. "It's not as easy as calling in sick to school."

findingelena June 2 2010, 01:29:14 UTC

"You could ask," Elena suggested. "Tell them that it's really, really important that you come for my birthday. We could pretend it's my birthday."

give_areason June 2 2010, 01:44:36 UTC

"And what about when your real birthday comes along?" Rosalind had to ask.

Just... had to.

findingelena June 2 2010, 01:50:22 UTC

"Then we say it's your birthday."

Duh.

give_areason June 2 2010, 01:57:34 UTC

So help her, she was actually smiling slightly.

"That would still be only two visits a year, Elena."

findingelena June 2 2010, 02:11:25 UTC

"Dad has a birthday," she suggested. "Maybe we pretend we have brothers. And maybe your assignment would be over by then."

give_areason June 2 2010, 02:23:59 UTC

She--couldn't get her sister's hopes up. Keeping this game up for much longer would be cruel, wouldn't it?

Rosalind sighed. "I don't know if I can visit no matter whose birthday it is."

findingelena June 2 2010, 02:54:30 UTC

"Fine," Elena said, her good mood evaporating. "Don't come. We're fine without you."

give_areason June 2 2010, 04:08:39 UTC

Rosalind set her jaw.

"I did not say I would not try," she said, an edge in her voice. "But I'm on a job."

findingelena June 2 2010, 04:45:30 UTC

"Did too," she huffed. "Your jobs are stupid. I bet you're doing something boring."

give_areason June 2 2010, 13:09:24 UTC

"I did not," she said flatly, a chill in her voice. "Just that it might be impossible. I do not know yet, Elena."

She wasn't sure, for one, if Tseng would permit her back on Gaia while she was still recovering from her coma. It rather--defeated the purpose of having sent her away in the first place, did it not?

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