everybody says time heals everything || but what of the wretched hollow, the endless inbetween?

[thetitania]

who: Erza Scarlet [thetitania] and Lluvia Loxar [elementfourplay]
what: Dealing with loss.
where: Their very sad house.
when: Severely backdated; a few days after Lucy's disappearance.

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[thetitania]

Erza was not as visibly upset as Lluvia was, but the evidence of her distress could be seen in her posture: the rigid, tense way she was sitting. "I've been informed that this...happens. That people leave suddenly without warning. But it's so..." Her teeth clenched, and her fist slammed on the arm of the chair. "So ridiculous!" Any number of things could've happened, she thought suddenly. People could be covering something up...but even that seemed farfetched. Deep down, she knew that it wasn't a lie or an elaborate cover up.

The not knowing was the worst part of it.

After a long silence, she sighed, stood to her feet, and there was an unfurling of smoke as she exquipped into dry clothing. The effort to do so was becoming less taxing, over time. "We've both been out in the rain all day." She put a hand on Lluvia's shoulder, an attempt at comfort.

"I'll make tea."

Ditto D:

[thetitania]

"A guiding star." Erza smiled, but it was a sad sort of smile. Resigned. "I hope so." The comfort, childlike as it was, did seem to cheer her up a bit.

She made her way into the kitchen and started to go through the cabinets, searching for tea. "I wouldn't mind help. It would be good practice for you too." She located the tea a moment later, and then set out to find the cups. "Have you made any progress with regaining your magic?" This was a safe line of discussion, she felt. It would help to take both their minds off of Lucy's sudden disappearance. It was odd, at home, she didn't normally speak to Lluvia very often...it wasn't that she didn't like the woman, but she just wasn't as close to her as she was with her other nakama. Maybe, while they were stuck together in this place, they could get to know one another a bit better.

"It takes a long time to get abilities back, as I've been informed. However, I think if we began a training regiment...we might be able to help one another."