002.

[strangel]

FORM: Crystals
SENDER: Helena
RECIPIENT: everyone
WHAT: ??? family ???
WHEN: Early May
WHERE: Kirkwall
NOTES: (some talk of death and trauma in a few threads) when can she acquire her custom spec in sestrahood?

Hello crystals. I have question.

( There is a long pause before Helena continues. Long enough that it could seem plausible that the question is never coming. And then, with a rush, )

How do you be good twin?

I'm— not sure how to be good sister. We were being apart long time. I thought maybe peanut butters would be good present, but I think it made Sarah unhappy.

( Stiltedly, ) I stole her crystal, do not play this for her. Thank you.

Comments

[zombra]

Oh. Okay.

[ That does take a second of thought. ]

Because you didn't invite her, or didn't tell her where you were going?

[ Tessa's sister used to get mad at her after Tessa got her own car and would head out shopping after school. Maybe this is a similar thing? ]

Then you're one up on me.

[ She has a nasty habit of letting others make decisions for her. ]

[strangel]

Didn't tell. Not used to telling.

( Not used to having someone to tell. With Tomas it was different; orders, supervision, alternating with fending for herself in whatever way was necessary by whatever means were necessary. )

Maybe you can practice.

[zombra]

Ah. For what it's worth? Heading off to get her peanut butter doesn't sound like something you should have to run by her first. But then again, I don't know you two or your relationship. Maybe she just wanted to be involved?

[ It seems such a benign thing to get testy over, but then again, sisters can be crazy like that. ]

I really should. It'd do me some good.

[strangel]

No. I went to rift with Inquisition without telling. To show I can be helpful. Peanut butter was good coincidence.

[zombra]

Oh, wow. Okay, that does make things clearer to me. Um, I'm sure she already explained this to you, but seeing how demons pop outta those things, she was probably worried you'd get hurt so going off without telling her... yeah. Something might've happened and she wouldn't be there to help.

At least that's how I'm reading the situation. Like, feel free to tell me I'm wrong about her. I just know-- I mean, I had a sister sooooo, if she'd run off to do something dangerous, I would've been upset she didn't let me know.

[strangel]

But she never used to be knowing where I was.

( This is strange. She's pretty sure it's strange. Why would it need to change now? )

[zombra]

Well was home as dangerous as it is here? Like were there demons and dragons and crazy shit like here?