019 - Accidental Video

[capuletnomore]

[The feed points upward in the early morning light, and not at an easy angle to see all that is going on. But the trunk of the memorial tree is clear in view, as is the crown of a head of blonde hair.]

How - how dare they. Knowing what becomes of him.... Have they not taken enough?

[What starts out harsh changes to sadness as she speaks. With

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[buntails]

[She knows. She knows the pain of seeing all these stones when two of her friends have disappeared so recently.

And she knows the pain, always, of losing Mamoru, from their past and their present and their future.

So Usagi is at the tree before long. She's carrying a blanket, which she moves to drape across Juliet's shoulders, wordlessly.]

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[capuletnomore]

[She looks up, feeling the weight of the blanket around her shoulders, and wipes at her eyes so that she may see clearly. Despite the cold, her face is flushed and covered with tears and her eyes are red.]

U-usagi....

[And she turns to fling herself into the other woman's arms.]

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[buntails]

[She keeps her smile in place, and gently returns the hug. She makes no motion to move away, even as their embrace stretches longer and longer.]

I'm so sorry, Juliet. I'm so sorry.

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[capuletnomore]

[She sobs, just sobs, for several minutes. She's kept herself together the entire morning, until it came to physically carving her cousin's name. She can't keep the tears back any longer.]

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[golden_hawke]

-=Of course he didn't bother saying anything on the video. He just goes there with his lockjaw trailing behind as some sort of guard. When he comes upon Juliet, he makes certain he drags one foot to scuff the ground and let her know he's there before he moved to touch her.=-

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[capuletnomore]

[She just barely hears the sound, and when she sees Hawke standing near, she reaches for him immediately, sobbing.]

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[golden_hawke]

-=He holds her tightly, sniffing some himself. He may not have known Tybalt well, or agreed with him completely, but to see her in such a state upset him.=-

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[capuletnomore]

[She sobs into his shoulder, grateful for the embrace. She needs the physical comfort. She did not have such the first time she had to deal with this - there was too much to do and not enough time. She'd had to send Nanny away on errands before she could let herself grieve. But here, here there is nothing to keep her from mourning, and she is grateful her friends have not let her mourn alone.]

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...Juliet.

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[capuletnomore]

[Sometime a little later, after she's managed to compose herself, she begins returning messages. She's still sniffling a bit, and her eyes are puffy and red.]

H-hello, Lord Saxon. You - you are w-well, I trust?

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[soundsofdrums]

[He's a bit hesitant, but she's the only person other than the Doctor that he genuinely worries about.]

Do you need some place to stay?

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[capuletnomore]

[Her breath hitches at that. Further proof of his kindness.]

I - you are most generous, Lord Saxon. And perhaps, in a few days, I may have need of a place. But I - the house is one that Tybalt chose, for us. I do not think I can leave it, not right now. To lose the last thing which connects us....

[She feels the tears slide down her cheeks. She didn't think there were any left.]

Oh, Lord Saxon, I truly have lost him!

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[angle_on_it]

[Oh, no... Sokka can only imagine Juliet's heartbreak. The poor dear, she's been through so much.]

I'm /so/ sorry, Juliet. Do you need me to bring you anything?

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[capuletnomore]

That is most kind of you, Sokka. I do not know what I would need at the moment. I my thoughts are not very coherent and i fear I am not good company.

[She is grateful for the text, since it lets her hide some of how she's feeling - even if the typos give away that she's distraught.]

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[angle_on_it]

Between friends, good company isn't required. I have some hot chocolate. Would that help?

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[capuletnomore]

[That does make her smile, just a little.]

Hot chocolate? I know not exactly what it is. I have heard of chocolate but never tried so any myself.

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[capuletnomore]

[She finds this later, after mostly composing herself. She still looks as though she's been through the ringer.]

I - I thank you, Harry.

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[capuletnomore]

That is most kind of you. I - I would not know what I needed. Tybalt, he - he gathered more firewood only yesterday. What does one need in a time like this?