That's a good thing, isn't it? You need more time to be you, you've been all those other things for the past ten years.
[This place was usually pretty good for that, at least, you could be you without all the junk of the rest of it. Fr the most part. Unless you pulled all that junk out yourself.
It put his mind back to the whole reason they'd met back up here.]
Come on, we should probably get out for our clothes sake if nothing else.
[He made for the steps out of the pool, a slightly disgruntled sound escaping him as he got out and felt the water dragging down on his clothes. At least they hadn't been wearing their shoes.]
[Even if it left her wondering what to do with herself, or what to make of it all. It's hard to be just yourself after a decade of juggling roles and responsibilities.
But that's not a problem that needs addressing right now. She nods, following after Anders as she pulls herself out of the pool.]
Oh dear. I forgot how uncomfortable soggy underwear is. [Case in point, her panties are giving her a major wedgie right now. Argh]
[It's like a slow bubbling up from somewhere he didn't think he could reach on a good day, much less a day like today, one of the worst of his life. But he could feel the bubbling in his chest like a decade-old memory of champagne-bright laughter and the weight of an erring in his lobe. It's a chuckle at first, but it bursts like a firework into a bark of laughter that surprises him but feels a little like it did it's own share of burning away the sludge of the last few hours.]
Come-come here. [He's still grinning a he turns to her and puts his hands on her shoulders. Slowly, a warmth spreads through her. It doesn't dry or fix the state of her clothing, but it would take the chill away until she could get back to her room.]
[It might be a bit at her own expense, but Riona's just relieved to hear him laugh like that. That kind of grief casts a cloud over a person, and makes it easy to forget how to laugh and smile. Even if it's only a little bit, she's glad she was able to give him even that much. She grins sheepishly as he dries her off a bit with his hands.] Thank you. And yes, let's. To dry off properly and get some rest. And drink a lot.
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[This place was usually pretty good for that, at least, you could be you without all the junk of the rest of it. Fr the most part. Unless you pulled all that junk out yourself.
It put his mind back to the whole reason they'd met back up here.]
Come on, we should probably get out for our clothes sake if nothing else.
[He made for the steps out of the pool, a slightly disgruntled sound escaping him as he got out and felt the water dragging down on his clothes. At least they hadn't been wearing their shoes.]
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[Even if it left her wondering what to do with herself, or what to make of it all. It's hard to be just yourself after a decade of juggling roles and responsibilities.
But that's not a problem that needs addressing right now. She nods, following after Anders as she pulls herself out of the pool.]
Oh dear. I forgot how uncomfortable soggy underwear is. [Case in point, her panties are giving her a major wedgie right now. Argh]
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Come-come here. [He's still grinning a he turns to her and puts his hands on her shoulders. Slowly, a warmth spreads through her. It doesn't dry or fix the state of her clothing, but it would take the chill away until she could get back to her room.]
Let's drip our way back to the shuttles.
wrap it up here?