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Posted: **Tue Apr 30, 2019 4:32 pm**

Tereza looks under the hood of the beat-up car. It's not spectacular *looking* overall, but it runs and its got room for improvement and enough seating for more than two. She sighs and tosses some keys to a guy standing nearby, "Yeah, motorcycle's yours. I'll take the car." As he drives away, she leans against the frame of the garage door and watches the bike go.

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Posted: **Tue Apr 30, 2019 6:37 pm**

"Couldn't fit both of them on the back, eh?" Isolde asks, leaning against the garage pillar.

Posted: **Tue Apr 30, 2019 6:53 pm**

"Something like that," Tereza sighs, "And I kind of needed a new project that's not going to hurt someone if I screw it up." She looks at the car, "Well, not going to hurt someone within reason. What have you been up to?"

Posted: **Tue Apr 30, 2019 7:00 pm**

"Healing up. Pulling packmates' fat from the fire."

"I'd say the usual, but I'm not sure that is."

Posted: **Tue Apr 30, 2019 7:04 pm**

"It's a thing I can certainly appreciate," Tereza says with a genuine smile. "I appreciate what you did during the battle."

Posted: **Tue Apr 30, 2019 7:05 pm**

"Who was that other one? I thought we had all the redheads accounted for."

Posted: **Tue Apr 30, 2019 7:08 pm**

"I'm not sure. I'd never seen her before and didn't see her again after everyone started leaving. But since we're on the subject of newbies," Tereza says, taking a deep breath before continuing, "We're going to have a newbie with us next moon."

Posted: **Tue Apr 30, 2019 7:21 pm**

"Oh I know," Isolde says with a smirk.

"I was just waiting until you got up the nerve to admit it."

Posted: **Tue Apr 30, 2019 7:27 pm**

"Well, it's not something I'm exactly proud of," Tereza says, but only slightly defensively. "Even if it is one less thing to worry about, in relative terms."

Posted: **Tue Apr 30, 2019 7:30 pm**

"You just don't like that you slipped."

"Or that you like the idea, after the fact."

Posted: **Tue Apr 30, 2019 7:34 pm**

"Well, who likes to admit they weren't in control?"

Posted: **Tue Apr 30, 2019 7:42 pm**

"It's more important to figure out why it happened."

"You can't put all the blame on your wolf, can you?"

Posted: **Tue Apr 30, 2019 8:02 pm**

"No, and I can't quite blame Sam either, regardless of what influence she, or rather her evil twin, had in the process. Both of us, wolf and myself, were pretty mortified when it happened."

Posted: **Tue Apr 30, 2019 8:11 pm**

"But there's something about it that feels right, isn't there?"

Posted: **Tue Apr 30, 2019 10:03 pm**

"Yes and no. To a certain extent, it's nice. But it's not all sunshine and roses and I wouldn't wish that on someone I care about."

Posted: **Tue Apr 30, 2019 10:13 pm**

"I wouldn't call much we do 'sunshine and roses.'"

Posted: **Tue Apr 30, 2019 10:20 pm**

Tereza shrugs, "I guess sometimes we do what we have to do and there's not much sense in sugar coating it. I just didn't want to see her hurt."

Posted: **Tue Apr 30, 2019 10:30 pm**

"And now? She's healed?"

Posted: **Tue Apr 30, 2019 10:33 pm**

"Like new," Tereza acknowledges. "You know what I mean though. Would you want Wanda to have to go through this?"

Posted: **Wed May 01, 2019 1:39 am**

"...I'd be lying if it hadn't crossed my mind."

"But no, I wouldn't."

Posted: **Wed May 01, 2019 1:46 am**

"So not matter how tickled my wolf is to have another wolf, especially one that I'm so close to, there's always going to be that part of me that knows I inflicted this on her. I'll get past it, but it'll always be there. And I'm not entirely sure that's a bad thing."

Posted: **Wed May 01, 2019 6:23 pm**

"I wouldn't expect you to forget. I haven't forgotten any of mine, even though I might have wanted to forget a few."

Posted: **Wed May 01, 2019 6:51 pm**

"I guess the trick is to make sure it doesn't happen again."

Posted: **Wed May 01, 2019 7:04 pm**

"The trick is to not... push her."

"Because you may not know how yet, but you can."

Posted: **Wed May 01, 2019 7:33 pm**

"I don't see any reason that I would need to... do that at the moment."

Posted: **Wed May 01, 2019 10:35 pm**

"I'm not saying you'll want to. I'm saying be aware that it's there so you won't."

Posted: **Wed May 01, 2019 10:41 pm**

"Noted. Right now, I've got my hands full just trying to make sure everyone's taken care of."

Posted: **Wed May 01, 2019 10:45 pm**

"Like it or not, there's someone further down the line from you now. You're strong. Willful. That's double-edged."

Posted: **Wed May 01, 2019 11:01 pm**

"What are you implying?"

Posted: **Wed May 01, 2019 11:39 pm**

"I'm trying to help you avoid turning into me, eh?"

Posted: **Thu May 02, 2019 12:01 am**

"You seem to be improving, though it was a very long road to get there."

Posted: **Thu May 02, 2019 12:29 am**

"Yes, but the road to me now goes through some territory you might want to detour around."

Posted: **Thu May 02, 2019 12:38 am**

"That was my plan. I'm not a fan of repeating others mistakes. Too many of my own to repeat."

Posted: **Thu May 02, 2019 6:42 pm**

"If you're lucky, she's strong like you are. It's not always perfect like that, but it's certainly better."

Posted: **Thu May 02, 2019 6:43 pm**

"She dealt with being both fey and human for a long time. I imagine she might be more adept at balancing it than either of us."

Posted: **Thu May 02, 2019 7:04 pm**

"She's a slight little thing, eh? Consider me curious. Sometimes it's the ones you least expect that have quite a wolf wanting out."

Posted: **Thu May 02, 2019 7:06 pm**

"It's possibly I suppose. I guess we'll have to see. I have the Danger Room set aside for the three of us for those nights. Hoping it will be a bit easier on her than the cells."

Posted: **Thu May 02, 2019 7:13 pm**

"So you're locking the redhead out, then?" She smirks wryly.

Posted: **Thu May 02, 2019 7:21 pm**

"For the first night at least. I know I'm barely contained on that night and it's Viv's first. Sam won't like it, but she'll have to sit that one out. After that, we'll play it by ear. If things are holding, Wanda's welcome as well, but that's up to you."

Posted: **Thu May 02, 2019 9:20 pm**

"...probably better she doesn't see me until the edge is off," she nods thoughtfully.

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