mysicksadlife | [003] - Voice: Excuse Me.

[003] - Voice: Excuse Me.

[She's been putting this off. Actually, she's managed to put it off for a very long time now. But as slow as she may be, she knows when there's something she needs to say.]

Look, this probably isn't how you're supposed to do this sort of thing, but I'd rather get it out there up front and over with. I'm sorry for any... strange things I may have said or done while I wasn't quite feeling like myself.

That goes for Valentine's Day, and more recently. Though I have to admit recently wasn't that bad. In fact, if it was always like that here, I could probably get used to it. Eventually. Enough to hold my complaining down to a dull roar, anyway.

So I was wondering, too, about these filial spirits. If magic is really something here, it probably behooves me to try to see it at work. Anyone willing to volunteer to let me? I'm not saying I'm going to try it out myself, or anything like that. I just want to see it.

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You won't say that anymore once you've been home for about five minutes.

[But there's another of those not-smile twitches. She misses them, too.]

I know, he's embarrassing and crazy and makes me worry. But still!

It's a normal part of growing up: Your parents worry over you til it's you worrying over them.

That's what I've heard. [She knows Mom worries a bit about Grandma Barksdale, but Dad and his parents...]

Relax. Dad's not going to stop freaking out over every little thing, but I'm pretty sure he'll be around for a good long time still. He's pretty tough when he has to be.

[Just... not when he can get away with making someone else handle it.]

Yeah. Like when he and Trent went out in that hurricane to find you and Jane, he really got tough about that!

I think the storm messed with his testosterone levels. We should have checked.

Maybe, but it was nice to see him actually taking charge. Usually he just ends up breaking down and yelling at Grandpa.

And everyone else within ear range.

...do you think he'll ever get better about that?

Only with a lot of nagging and reminding. And you know how that just makes it worse.

Then how can we save him from himself? [genuine sadface here]

I hate to say it, but the most we can do to keep his stress down is not to upset him ourselves.

[i.e. no more fun at his expense, no more tricking him, no more purposely pushing his buttons...]

I guess...maybe from now on I should tell him about my dates in advance.

Or at least only show him the presentable ones.

No more guys with earrings or hair longer than mine.

[Considering Trent...

Well, alright, he's a great guy but she's not sure Jake would have liked him dating a daughter anyway. Still...]

I think Dad can handle those if the guy knows how to treat you right.

That'll be the day. Boys are so immature!

And yet you seemed to enjoy them quite a bit back home.

Well, they liked doing stuff for me, how could I not?

There's your first sign you found the right one: You don't want to use him like that.

[She's pretty sure he's going to be doomed to following Quinn's every whim anyway; but maybe by the time she grows up, she'll be nicer about it.]

You think so?

[She's screwed up a couple relationships, so she's not sure she's the best to be giving advice here, but she is sure on this particular point.]

Yeah. I don't know a lot about dating, but I know you're supposed to be able to like and respect each other.

I guess I'll have to take your word for it, then.

Shouldn't you be the one saying these things? You have more experience.

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[voice] and now i dash for class T_T moar later!

Okay!

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and class beckons again /waves! i've been loving all these though <3