ISLA
"But of course he will," Isla says, chuckling around another bite of cake. "What's the use of having such slayable shifts if he doesn't let the kids have a victory or two? I'm surprised you don't take part and let him lead a heroic adventure against you." Bouncing her eyebrows, the Remedy evidently thinks it's something Remi ought to consider if he hasn't actively committed to it already.
Setting her fork down and giving her own tea a stir, she can sense the ripples of uncertainty that ride along beneath her friend's words as if by instinct now, and she reaches out to rest a hand atop Remi's, her feelings steady with reassurance in a way they hadn't been when considering her own situation. "Too fast, too much, too soon - it will all work out no matter what happens," she says warmly. "She has you and Ronin to catch her if she falls, so she'll be just fine."
As for Isla, it's the first time she's heard herself referenced in that way out loud - a mother - and a flush of something quiet and unexpectedly protective surges through her. "You're the best, Remi," she mumbles, cheeks pink with delight that she promptly tries to hide behind her tea. It's still very early, but already the shock is beginning to fade into steadier ground, and the memory of Remi's support will ring through her long after they leave the teahouse and head home.
~FIN
Setting her fork down and giving her own tea a stir, she can sense the ripples of uncertainty that ride along beneath her friend's words as if by instinct now, and she reaches out to rest a hand atop Remi's, her feelings steady with reassurance in a way they hadn't been when considering her own situation. "Too fast, too much, too soon - it will all work out no matter what happens," she says warmly. "She has you and Ronin to catch her if she falls, so she'll be just fine."
As for Isla, it's the first time she's heard herself referenced in that way out loud - a mother - and a flush of something quiet and unexpectedly protective surges through her. "You're the best, Remi," she mumbles, cheeks pink with delight that she promptly tries to hide behind her tea. It's still very early, but already the shock is beginning to fade into steadier ground, and the memory of Remi's support will ring through her long after they leave the teahouse and head home.
~FIN
she's a runner
rebel, and a stunner
rebel, and a stunner
