Yeah. That's really understandable. And sometimes it's very, very hard to know when to accept it, and when to keep fighting for it -- whatever it is. I talk about accepting the end of friendships, but when all this is over, I'm sure going to try to find a way to reach people I've met here again. I never even met my parents to mourn them and I still plan to violate time and space to get them back.
[Morgan shrugs. The difference to him is clear, but that's from time and experience and some guidance by people very well suited to help him in this matter.]
If I were in that situation, I think what I'd try to do is take it one piece at a time. You can't come to grips with everything at once... just part by part, you know?
[ She ducks her head and bites her lip. She's really afraid that they won't be able to meet again outside of Avalon. That once their job here is done it will be like it never happened, and they won't remember. Or that the moment she's sent back home she'll cease to exist along with everything else. It's not a question anyone could answer with certainty, so she keeps it to herself. ]
I guess that's what really bothers me. That I tried and failed once already. That... That every time I try to make things better I end up making them worse.
[Morgan is substantially less concerned about that, because he can be. He's a Mage who has powerful friends and lives on a nexus world, so to hell with worries like that. He'll find a way, damn it.]
You don't need me to tell you about trying and failing once. Besides. You're talking to me, instead of brooding on a roof. Isn't that some progress towards things getting better?
You're allowed. [Morgan stretches one arm out to grab a lock of hair, the better to play with it a bit while they talk. What can he say, he likes her hair.] It's not something you fix in an instant, just gradually over time. So long as things are slowly moving upwards overall, no matter how the ups and downs in the short term go, you'll get through. Which you will. I believe in you.
[ Her lips twitch, but he's being too sweet for her to hold a grimace. Of course she's not allowed to feel sorry for herself. But she can't say that, because it's not a mindset she has any intention of changing, so there's no point arguing about it. Instead she watches him fiddle with her hair. ]
Well, I have had worse. And I did decide to come back to life eventually.
And you got me to back you up. Or stand by you. Or in front of you, if you need a big ol' meat shield. [Morgan winks at her, ducking his head a little to make certain he can catch her eye.] I dunno about you, but I figure if I have an awesome partner like you, I must be doing something right. So I'll keep trying to be incredible so you think you're doing something right!
[Luckily, he'd gotten a lot of his screwing-up romantically out of the way before her. The thought of just how bad this would go if he were more like he was back in the day is just -- well, let's NOT think about it, okay?]
Well, yes and no... since I'm in no danger of ever failing to meet them, right? [His playful wink is full permission to pick on him for his alleged ego.]
[ She hums her agreement and closes her eyes. Getting emotional is exhausting. So is eating two quarts of ice cream. Maybe she can just sleep through the inevitable stomach-ache... ]
True. You can't get under a bar that's already on the floor.
Oh, God, you had to say it like that. No, Morgan, don't treat that as a challenge! [He scrunches his eyes shut, slapping the heels of his hands to his temples.] Stay good to girlfriend! Somehow resist!
[ She was trying a little, but she did think that being laid out like a bum would take away from the effect. Her smile turns smug. Clearly when you have a stomachache from eating too much ice cream some vigorous exercise is the best cure, right? ]
[Oh yes, she's got a hell of a body. That counts for less than she'd think, honestly; he appreciates it to be sure, but rockin' bods aren't uncommon, especially where he's from.]
How close? [Practically purring this, Morgan lets himself sprawl onto the table, the better to stretch forward enough to slip his fingers over his cheek and back into her hair. Hopefully the answer is 'very', because that's about to be her only option.]
[Morgan takes a moment to open his eyes after they part, his smile utterly happy. But when he does open them, well, that's when all the wickedness rushes right back in.]
My dear, I will give you one that stretches on for hours.
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Date: 2022-08-03 05:00 pm (UTC)[Morgan shrugs. The difference to him is clear, but that's from time and experience and some guidance by people very well suited to help him in this matter.]
If I were in that situation, I think what I'd try to do is take it one piece at a time. You can't come to grips with everything at once... just part by part, you know?
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Date: 2022-08-03 05:09 pm (UTC)I guess that's what really bothers me. That I tried and failed once already. That... That every time I try to make things better I end up making them worse.
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Date: 2022-08-03 05:14 pm (UTC)You don't need me to tell you about trying and failing once. Besides. You're talking to me, instead of brooding on a roof. Isn't that some progress towards things getting better?
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Date: 2022-08-03 05:23 pm (UTC)I dunno. I'm just feeling sorry for myself, I guess.
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Date: 2022-08-03 05:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-08-11 02:48 pm (UTC)Well, I have had worse. And I did decide to come back to life eventually.
[ Doesn't make it suck less, though. ]
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Date: 2022-08-14 02:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-08-22 01:12 pm (UTC)Well, of course. You know how incredibly high my standards are.
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Date: 2022-08-23 08:45 pm (UTC)Well, yes and no... since I'm in no danger of ever failing to meet them, right? [His playful wink is full permission to pick on him for his alleged ego.]
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Date: 2022-08-27 05:08 pm (UTC)True. You can't get under a bar that's already on the floor.
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Date: 2022-08-31 02:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-09-03 03:28 pm (UTC)[ She grins wickedly up at him, still stretched out on the table. ]
Not for long, anyway.
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Date: 2022-09-05 01:09 am (UTC)[He doesn't think she's TRYING, but that grin... it does things to him.]
Is it a threat or a promise or a hint?!
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Date: 2022-09-05 04:24 pm (UTC)All of the above?
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Date: 2022-09-07 07:44 pm (UTC)[He can't help it. He's got it bad for her.]
See, answers like that just show why you're such an amazing girl.
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Date: 2022-09-10 11:44 pm (UTC)[ The one and only thing she has confidence in: her bod. ]
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Date: 2022-09-12 01:26 pm (UTC)[Oh yes, she's got a hell of a body. That counts for less than she'd think, honestly; he appreciates it to be sure, but rockin' bods aren't uncommon, especially where he's from.]
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Date: 2022-09-17 09:13 pm (UTC)Oh? Maybe you should explain it to me.
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Date: 2022-09-26 12:22 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-09-28 02:45 pm (UTC)I dunno, it's been a pretty long day. I might need a closer look.
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Date: 2022-10-03 01:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-10-05 03:50 pm (UTC)[ The answer is 'extremely', but it's much faster to just lean up and kiss him. Moments like this, she's very glad she keeps up her flexibility.
She lets the kiss stretch on for a moment before pulling away. ]
I think I need a more detailed explanation.
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Date: 2022-10-10 02:58 pm (UTC)My dear, I will give you one that stretches on for hours.
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Date: 2022-10-11 01:01 am (UTC)I was hoping you'd say that.
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Date: 2022-10-11 09:58 pm (UTC)Then c'mon. I have some opening notes to make before I really start getting into the meat of the speech...
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