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Jul. 28th, 2005 09:21 pmMel is out somewhere, probably training or with Mike, and so Lilly's taking this time to start decorating her room. There's music playing, and she's sorting through the pictures she's gotten since she arrived at the bar. The ones of her and Susan in silly hats make her laugh every time, as do the ones of her and Mal in grass skirts. She's trying to decide which photos will go in which frames when there's a knock on the door.
"Who is it?" Lilly calls.
"Who is it?" Lilly calls.
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Date: 2005-07-29 04:30 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-29 04:33 am (UTC)"What up, sai? Want to see pictures? I have these awesome ones of me and Susan in hats and everything."
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Date: 2005-07-29 04:35 am (UTC)"Not right now, thankee."
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Date: 2005-07-29 04:40 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-29 04:45 am (UTC)Training from an early age on how to be a bastard does not particularly help. Except that it means he will say it, and not let himself set it aside.
He steps in, with a smile that fades quickly.
"Sure. But maybe not right now." Sober, now, and compassion in his eyes. A little apologetically, "I've a message for you."
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Date: 2005-07-29 04:48 am (UTC)"I don't think you're here to tell me the Prize Patrol's coming up the steps behind you, Alain. So whatever this message is, I'm guessing it's not good. What's up?"
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Date: 2005-07-29 04:54 am (UTC)He hates this.
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Date: 2005-07-29 05:06 am (UTC)"She's back? I thought, after last time..." she trails off.
After last time, Lilly thought she was done. Celeste was gone. She'd never have to see her mother again, never have to stand there and wonder again how it is you walk away from your dying daughter and don't care.
She straightens her shoulders, takes a deep breath, and attempts to keep her voice level.
"Well. What's her message, then?"
It works.
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Date: 2005-07-29 05:09 am (UTC)He's trying not to think of another time he bore a message like this, and not entirely succeeding.
Gently, "She says she wants to talk to you. You've no need to, if you wouldn't --" A fractional shrug. "-- but I thought you should be warned, either way."
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Date: 2005-07-29 05:12 am (UTC)"Why would she want to talk to me? She never even wanted to do that when I was alive. Why now?"
She looks at Alain, her face as calm as she can make it.
"Do you know?"
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Date: 2005-07-29 05:14 am (UTC)Even gentler.
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Date: 2005-07-29 05:21 am (UTC)"If she's here, it's for Duncan, it's got to be..."
Lilly's face is dead pale, but she lifts her chin to look up at Alain, and her eyes are determined.
"Let's go."
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Date: 2005-07-29 05:22 am (UTC)A single, small nod.
"Okay."
He lets her lead the way.
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Date: 2005-07-29 05:26 am (UTC)