// now I've been crazy, couldn't you tell? //
"Perhaps not," Maea acknowledged, inclining her head to concede the point. It still begged the question whether that had been the intent or not – but that was not a question Flora could or should answer anyway. Choosing to drop the subject as she really didn't wish to argue about it, Maea flinched at the sudden laughter.
Casting another sideways glance at the young woman, she recognized the tone all too well, and knew the pitfalls of letting that kind of bitterness take over. "Mhm, and if you succeed you're a hero, while failure makes you a martyr. Yet doing something is the only way to make peace with myself..." Breaking off before she went off on a tangent, Maea shifted aside as someone reached past her for a napkin.
"I do hope you find more to live for," she added, "even if it takes time. I've actually... started talking to someone about my issues. A therapist from Halo - it's only been a few times so far but I think it's helping." You know, just in case Flora ever wanted to give it a try.
Casting another sideways glance at the young woman, she recognized the tone all too well, and knew the pitfalls of letting that kind of bitterness take over. "Mhm, and if you succeed you're a hero, while failure makes you a martyr. Yet doing something is the only way to make peace with myself..." Breaking off before she went off on a tangent, Maea shifted aside as someone reached past her for a napkin.
"I do hope you find more to live for," she added, "even if it takes time. I've actually... started talking to someone about my issues. A therapist from Halo - it's only been a few times so far but I think it's helping." You know, just in case Flora ever wanted to give it a try.
Maea
// I threw stones at the stars but the whole sky fell //
