tearhiseyesout: (12)

[personal profile] tearhiseyesout 2023-02-01 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
It's your plan, Sierra.

[Because she needs to remind her of that. That this was her grand mission and Jaqueline is along for the ride because she loves her and she agrees that the power dynamics needed to change.]

And there's still time. We have a few days before the solstice.
unsatisfiably: (amends)

[personal profile] unsatisfiably 2023-02-01 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
No. The last thing I need to do is make myself a bigger target. If anything...

( She should ensure he is. But, her plan is neither here nor there. )

Fine. But, this for us, it's to bring them down once-and-for-all.

( She's going to break her binding spell. Like hell she'll be caught dead at 16 years old. )

I guess God really does laugh.
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[personal profile] tearhiseyesout 2023-02-01 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
I'm sure he has his moments.

[Her face softens because this really is not what they had planned. But maybe, in a way, this is better.]

Perhaps if Danny takes his birthright, we can make an ally out of him. Then it won't be a total waste.
ostensively: (bring on the night)

[personal profile] ostensively 2023-02-01 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
It would be better to align ourselves.

( She can admit that. Maybe she's been blinded, and - in a way, manipulated by Monroe like everyone else. She thought she was doing the manipulating but it went both ways. )

Terminus ad exolvuntur.

( Before Jaq's eyes, Sierra returns to her current age, eyes resolute, energy dropping. )

Like the diplomats our parents never raised us to be.
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[personal profile] tearhiseyesout 2023-02-01 04:08 am (UTC)(link)
[Jaqueline smiles when she returns to herself, and nods.]

I can't believe I'm advocating for this, but maybe we can actually make things better. Who would have fucking thought.
ostensively: (the weight of the world)

[personal profile] ostensively 2023-02-01 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
I'll be there, but not how they think. I can't be seen with you until it counts.

( Not with their parents' eyes on them. )
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[personal profile] tearhiseyesout 2023-02-01 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
[Jaqueline nods.]

No, that's smart. They can't start the Gauntlet until they find you. We should continue avoiding that for as long as we can.
ostensively: (fear itself)

[personal profile] ostensively 2023-02-01 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
But, I'll be there.

( And that's what matters. )

It's good to see you.
tearhiseyesout: (1)

[personal profile] tearhiseyesout 2023-02-01 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
You too.

[She wants to reach for her, but she knows her hand will just go right through her.]

Hopefully, we'll see each other for real soon.
ostensively: (storyteller)

[personal profile] ostensively 2023-02-01 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
Well, we won't. But, we will. Love you.

( She ends the connection and lets herself finally breathe. She clenches her fist and closes her eyes. Letting this go won't be easy, but it needs to be done. She has something to do before 9PM. )
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[personal profile] tearhiseyesout 2023-02-01 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Jaqueline sighs as she pulls herself out of the liminal space, before reaching for her phone again, pulling up her conversation with Ezra.]

She'll be there.

[Don't make her regret this.]