Void Rift (rp) - Intermission

"Imagine a bee hive and a human. They're living side-by-side, until one day, the human decides he needs to cut down the tree that the bee hive resides in. He does this, and in a retort for cutting down the tree, the bees attack him, and sting him. The human then blames the bees for stinging him for no reason."
Pause.
"What I'm saying, is that no matter how you look at a situation, there's always someone or something to blame. But sometimes, you can just learn from the experience, and perform better next time. As in, next time I think of something that might hurt you, I could keep my mouth shut."

 

"You're not entirely to blame, it's just..." Stephanie sighs again, "N-Never mind...I forgive you..."

Stephanie stays where she is, still facing away with her hood over her face.

 

"Do you..."
I think for a second.
"Do you want me to leave you alone?"

 

Stephanie just turns around and hugs you, rather tightly.

 

I put my arm around her, and just relax.

 

Stephanie seems to appreciate it, and keeps hugging.

"Sorry for...overreacting..." Stephanie says.

 

"Don't sweat it."
I say, keeping still.

 

After a while, Stephanie pulls away and goes back to sitting the way she was.

"Thanks...for everything..." She says, sadness in her voice.

 

"Hey, I should be thanking you. You gave me these sweet things, after all."
I start hovering, trying to cheer her up.

 

"Yeah...you wanted flight, and I felt like I needed to prove myself to the others, so...that's what I did." Stephanie says. She seems a little happier.

 

"Prove yourself? C'mon, they already knew you're great, and they still know. You're one hell of an alchemist, and an even greater person."
Pause.
"If... you're fine with being called that."
I stop hovering.

 

"It's just...when I first got here, I felt like Ihra didn't want me...she just wanted to see Katie, and I had to show her why she shouldn't just send me away..." Stephanie says, her tone still sad.

 

"Well, you shouldn't be going away, anyways, even if Ihra said so. Sure, it's courteous to do what people want, but look at what we're dealing with here. The..."
I pause, thinking.
"A lot of us are dealing with an entire race of mind-controlled people, and we're trying to cure a dragon that's probably more than a-hundred times my size. We're on a mission, here, and the more the merrier, especially with someone as valuable as you."

 

"Thanks..." She says, sniffling, "I'm glad I've come off as v-valuable..."

You can just about see Stephanie crying, despite her facing away from you.

 

"You want some alone time?"
I ask.
OOC: Don't feel inclined to let Thirteen go just because I've asked twice. Just letting you know.

 

"Y-Yes...please..." Stephanie says, trying to hide her tears behind her cloak.

 

"Alright."
I say, before flying ack to Abigail.

 

"Did you make out, I mean, up, with her?" Abigail says, embarrassed at her mistake.

 

@Nepeta Leijon
"Hey, I don't want to ruin your moment, or suggest anything, but your shadow counterpart, Shadow Stephanie, was hitting on Thirteen, so...first come first serve." You hear me fly off.

 

"What? I don't understand..." Stephanie says, confused.

Stephanie sighs heavily.