Room 103 - Pain Is The Price To Survive

by **Miriam Bell** » Mon Dec 06, 2021 2:59 pm

"Makes no sense to me, but I suppose it doesn't have to."

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Mon Dec 06, 2021 3:39 pm

Tereza shrugs, "I have too many other people who consider me their possession and it sucks. I can't and won't put up with it for myself and I won't do it to other people. It's uncomfortable being territorial unless it's to ward off an asshole."

by **Miriam Bell** » Mon Dec 06, 2021 3:53 pm

"Who's talking about possessions. Well, maybe in the abstract... last night's memories are still a bit fuzzy..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Dec 06, 2021 3:58 pm

Miriam and Tereza can feel Sam's presence coming up the hallway toward the suite.

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Mon Dec 06, 2021 4:00 pm

"Just trying to explain why it doesn't bother me. Now, if she dumped me and Viv for you, that would hurt, but we'd get over it eventually. But if she wants to start a relationship with you, as long as both of you are honest with us about it, then hell, have all the fuzzy nights you want."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Dec 06, 2021 5:33 pm

"'It'd hurt, but we'd get over it?'" the voice from the mirror asked, confused.

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Mon Dec 06, 2021 7:23 pm

Tereza looks a little confused herself at the question. "Yeah. I care about her and it would hurt if she stopped feeling the same way for any reason, but it's not like it would kill me or anything. I'm fairly certain Viv feels the same way."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Dec 06, 2021 7:52 pm

"Huh. I just took you for more of a romantic, is all," the voice said, simply.

by **Miriam Bell** » Mon Dec 06, 2021 9:37 pm

"Yeah, that's a bit pragmatic. But maybe that's how you have to be to make this kind of thing work."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 12:52 am

Sam steps into the suite, and her eyes dart between who is present in the common room.

"Am I ah... interrupting something?"

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 4:46 am

"Just weapons-grade awkwardness, nothing critical," the voice from the mirror intoned.

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 3:53 pm

"Just discussing your evening," Tereza adds.

by **Miriam Bell** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:06 pm

"Which I certainly hope you enjoyed." Miriam says, trying to play it cool.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:08 pm

"Could've done with a little less having to go off and fight a giant monster after, aye?"

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:15 pm

"As far as excuses go to not deal with things, it's unique and exciting."

by **Miriam Bell** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:17 pm

"I'm not going to criticize how people chose to bask in the afterglow."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:48 pm

"That's where we're at, is it?" She quirks a ginger brow.

by **Miriam Bell** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 7:19 pm

"I haven't the slightest 'where we're at', to be quite honest."

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 7:23 pm

"This dorm room is fantastic for looking dramatic, for striking poses, and for getting fur on everything.

Communication, not our strong point."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 7:36 pm

"Where do you want us to be at, then?"

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 8:37 pm

"Do we need a pinboard and some yarn?"

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 8:55 pm

Tereza stands, collecting her homework, "I probably don't need to be here for the DTR."

by **Miriam Bell** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 10:28 pm

"If it's all the same to you." Miriam says with a dismissive shrug.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 11:03 pm

“I’m not here to chase anyone out. If Miriam doesn’t want to talk about it, then I guess that’s still saying something.”

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 11:27 pm

"Well, I've already said my piece about it. Anything further is really for you two to figure out," Tereza smiles as she heads into her room, "I won't be far."

by **Miriam Bell** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 11:42 pm

Miriam's cool, distant facade actually slips a bit at that when Sam takes her snide comment as being aimed at the red-head rather than Tereza.

"Well..." Miriam awkwardly clears her throat. "Do we have anything to define here?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 11:53 pm

"I asked where you want this to be at, not where it is right now, aye?"

"Do you want this to just be booze, dancing, and me voiding your warranty in bed? Because that's nothing to be ashamed about."

by **Miriam Bell** » Wed Dec 08, 2021 1:25 am

Miriam looks a bit disgruntled about being ask a direct question with little room except clearly and obviously avoiding it.

"I don't know what I want. Last night is where I'm comfortable. All of this..." she gestures around and towards the door to Tereza's room. "I don't know."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Dec 08, 2021 2:12 am

"Then that's all it has to be, aye?"

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Dec 08, 2021 2:17 am

"Is that what you want, Sam?" the voice from the mirror asked again.

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Dec 08, 2021 11:19 am

"What I don't want is to push her into anything she's uncomfortable with. Nobody should get hurt here, aye?"

by **Miriam Bell** » Wed Dec 08, 2021 3:16 pm

"I've screwed up every relationship I've had, even the purely carnal fun ones. I'm not sure you could hurt me more than I hurt myself."

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Dec 08, 2021 4:18 pm

That was enough of that.

No longer content with just being a voice in the mirror, Will stepped out, and walked over to Miriam's side, placing herself between the vampire and the war goddess, and taking one of Miriam's hand in her left hand, waving at Sam with her right to come closer.

"Yeah, you're a fuckup," Will said, after a moment. "And you're going to screw things up again. Over and over. But then, so will I. And so will Sam. And so will Tereza, and Viv. I mean, probably. I don't know how fairies work."

"But that's part of being human. And part of being friends is that we help smooth over the fuckups, aye? And we don't let the first mistake be the last mistake."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Dec 08, 2021 4:47 pm

"And if I wasn't being clear, I don't have any complaints about that night," she says as she steps closer.

by **Miriam Bell** » Wed Dec 08, 2021 5:13 pm

"Obviously. I do like to think I know what I'm doing." she smirks, but it doesn't take a telepath to notice the relief settling in at having that nagging question answered. "But I'm... glad. The parts I do remember I enjoyed quite a bit."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Dec 08, 2021 5:15 pm

"Well you did have me drink an absurd amount of expensive tequila while mindlinked to me. And then you drank a bit of it from a very ginger piece of cocktail-ware."

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Dec 08, 2021 5:17 pm

Will took her other free hand and grabbed one of Sam's free hands, tugging her a little bit closer to Miriam (and to her as well, shhh don't tell anyone)

"Nothing wrong with a little vicarious living. I highly recommend it, as a matter of fact."

by **Miriam Bell** » Wed Dec 08, 2021 5:30 pm

"I do enjoy living vicariously. And if there's a better way to drink expensive tequila then I haven't found it yet."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Dec 08, 2021 5:53 pm

"So we know how to show each other a good time. As for the rest? I get why you might not want to make that plunge. Not your monkeys, not your circus."

by **Miriam Bell** » Wed Dec 08, 2021 6:04 pm

"Tereza made it abundantly clear that I'm not welcome in that circus." she says, making it sound worse than it was actually phrased. "And I don't particularly care to be added to that grouping either. I don't share."

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