best to take a moment present

[maleficum]

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[wildkingdom]

We'd have to stop at the hotel to get our stuff.

[So they can't just stay on the train until it arrives in Warsaw.]

But it's like ... a eighteen hour train ride to Warsaw, so there'll definitely be some of that.

[nicedemon]

I could sleep for a week.

( he looks over. )

I won't.

[wildkingdom]

I'd hope not.

[But that plan of attack being established:]

Are you okay?

[Asking is a good thing for not-girlfriends to do, and she does care if he's okay. What happened in there seemed like a lot and Parrish is a better person than she is.]

[nicedemon]

( he's seen worse. he's been through worse. it wasn't Iraq. he was never not going to do this. it involved Lydia. )

I don't like how everything went down. I don't like what they did to Lydia. But, it'd done. I was able to be here. Are you? I know this isn't the romantic vacation your wanted.

( he used the r word. call the police )

[wildkingdom]

[Even more shocking: she won't try and correct him. Not that Malia's concept of romance is all that defined or analogous to the rest of the world, but they got to spend time together. And they still have some time to run around Europe.]

I think Allison should re-evluate whatever alliance she has with these guys, but I'm okay. And we can always have another vacation. We can't have another Lydia.

[Because Malia does care. It's just buried deep deep down.]

Even if her taste in men is still questionable.

[nicedemon]

No, we can't.

( He knows. He knows and he sees her. It's why they work. )

I'm not going to take that jab.

( He brings Malia close, though, staying cuddled up. )

[wildkingdom]

And that's why you're the nice one.

[But she will settle in close, closing her eyes as the train continues to rocket towards their destination.]