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[personal profile] bereavements 2025-07-07 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
( As everyone is starting to say their goodbyes and clean up, Hope's phone rings and she ducks out into the courtyard. )

Hey.
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[personal profile] polydeukes 2025-07-07 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
Hey. So sorry, things were just crazy here. It was a lot of information being passed around.

[She winds her way around to the front room and heads towards the stairs.]

Everything okay?
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[personal profile] bereavements 2025-07-07 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
For the most part? Some family weirdness I need to work through, and my uncle's girlfriend is a witch scientist who wants my blood - long story, I like her, I trust her, to your point. The slayers in Scotland were attacked. Danny was there and aunt Bonnie uncle Stefan and his girlfriend, but there were a lot of survivors. All of the above and more, but they also had real losses. Wynonna called Alice and says it's the start of something called the Gauntlet, an open season option on witches. It's all about consolidation of power and finding worthy heirs for covens, but, at the same time, it also might involve just... taking out witches. And I'm a witch Part witch. And you're a witch. Your sister. So... I called. Five too many times. I'm sorry for worrying you.

( She pulls a Lizzie and just lets it all out. )
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[personal profile] polydeukes 2025-07-07 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
Oh my god.

[Because yeah, that's a lot and she can understand why Hope was anxious to get hold of her.]

Well, we're all okay. Shep had a lot to say and so did we, but we're all safe. Did you text Lizzie too? About Danny?
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[personal profile] bereavements 2025-07-07 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Alice Whatsapped Danny and he got back to her. I kind of had a girlfriend one-track mind and didn't want to inundate Danny with messages. Especially, if he was still in the thick of it. From everyone's description, because, seriously, I think everyone knows everyone now? It was bad. And now they're all gearing up to go after the culprits.

( It's the first time she's vicariously living through the drama and the danger. )

Did everything go okay with your uncle? Had a lot to say doesn't sound bad.
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[personal profile] polydeukes 2025-07-07 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
It wasn't, not really. Turns out he and Lizzie have a pretty big thing in common.

[She's hoping that Hope can read between the lines there, because Shep is still in the house and she doesn't want to spill the beans too much while he's in hearing distance.]

He seems cool though. And he brought his friend Annie, and she's quiet, but nice. I think she was mostly there for moral support and free food.
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[personal profile] bereavements 2025-07-07 11:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, that's one way to bond with a back-from-the-dead -- never-been-dead family member. How did Lizzie take it?

( She gets it. )

Josie, I love you, but if Ivan invited me to his aunt's for moral support and free food, I'd go. I'd also invite you to be support plus one.
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[personal profile] polydeukes 2025-07-08 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
I think she's still processing. But I also think it weirdly helped? It'll be good to have someone who understands it.

[But to Hope's second point.]

I'm glad because oh my god, did you see the pictures of their spreads?

[She wants to shove all of it in her mouth.]
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[personal profile] bereavements 2025-07-08 12:35 am (UTC)(link)
Being a bibrid isn't exactly being a tribrid. But, remind her I'm here if she needs it? In the same - slightly larger boat.

( if she's needed. )

Colm could be a foodfluencer.
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[personal profile] polydeukes 2025-07-08 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Ugh. Colm.]

Unfortunately he is a jerk of many talents.

[But she will redirect back to Lizzie.]

And she knows. But I think it'll be nice for her to have a heretic slash siphon on the family side who's not Kai aka not evil.
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[personal profile] bereavements 2025-07-08 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
Just because he wasn't the perfect project partner doesn't make him a jerk, Josie.

( She can say that. )

It must feel like maybe she's less alone.
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[personal profile] polydeukes 2025-07-08 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
[She disagrees, but moving on.]

I hope so. We haven't really had a chance to talk about it too much.

[With vampire uncle downstairs listening.]

But he's a nice guy. I think it'll be good for my mom having him around too.
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[personal profile] bereavements 2025-07-08 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
Your mom's happy, isn't she? Another sibling coming out of the woodwork. She's always been family first.

( And she took that deathly seriously. Hope remembers her inner Kai showing himself a few times back at school. )

You're still flying back on Sunday?
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[personal profile] polydeukes 2025-07-08 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
She is. I think she's really happy. And yes. I will be there, if you want to come pick me up at the airport?

[Romantic airport reunions may be her favorite.]
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[personal profile] bereavements 2025-07-08 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
I wouldn't be anywhere else. We can get sushi on the way back to the dorms.

( Their favorite. )

I should go, I have to talk to my mom, but -- love you?
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[personal profile] polydeukes 2025-07-08 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
Love you too. See you in a couple days.

[And with that, she will hang up and go track down her sister for post-family dinner debriefing.]