[they will have earned their sauna trip!! it's early enough in the day that he hasn't realized yet what's going on, so he only grins as he heads her way.]
Yeah! I've never seen—
[whatever he's about to say, though, it's lost when some stardust settles over the two of them. he blinks, surprised, but he doesn't have much time to react before a memory (with a cw for death, grief, and brief/vague mentions of parental abandonment) begins. oops.]
Later, she will take a minute to process the fact that Rupert is apparently royalty. But for now, she covers her mouth with her hands when the memory ends and the stardust fades away.
[no, even after the feelings from that memory fade away and he wipes at his eye, blinking once or twice, he can't really say that it's okay. instead, after a long moment:]
...I'm going to find out how to stop it before it can hurt anyone else.
... You will. You have a good head on your shoulders and I get the feeling you can be pretty stubborn. So if there's anyone who can kick that weird smoke's ass, it's you.
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week three, monday.
But for now, Sheila looks absolutely delighted by everything in this room.]
It was about damn time! [She claps her hands, giddy when she turns to Rupert.] Isn't this exciting?
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Yeah! I've never seen—
[whatever he's about to say, though, it's lost when some stardust settles over the two of them. he blinks, surprised, but he doesn't have much time to react before a memory (with a cw for death, grief, and brief/vague mentions of parental abandonment) begins. oops.]
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Later, she will take a minute to process the fact that Rupert is apparently royalty. But for now, she covers her mouth with her hands when the memory ends and the stardust fades away.
All she can really thing so say is—]
... Oh, sweetheart. I'm so sorry.
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[no, even after the feelings from that memory fade away and he wipes at his eye, blinking once or twice, he can't really say that it's okay. instead, after a long moment:]
...I'm going to find out how to stop it before it can hurt anyone else.
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[he hopes so!! but, also:]
I'm sorry you had to see that.
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It's okay, you don't owe me any apologies. If anything, I'm sorry you had to relive that.
[But then, more stardust settles over them — and there's another memory.]
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—What the heck was that?!
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looking away fastly]
Negotiations broke down?
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