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 Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2022 11:45 am
Evan was outside making calls to everyone he could think to, and things had been going well except for the fact that he couldn’t reach Zac. Talia was alone inside, but it wasn’t for long. Evan was giving her a bit of privacy but he’d made sure she knew that she could come get him if she needed anything.
Food was on the stove and he was coming in and out to check on it and her regularly.
Soleiyu had gotten the gist of everything before he’d come running in.
He didn’t recognize the girl on the couch but Evan had said that’s where she was.
Soleiyu was not a cat. He was a perfectly respectable, classy, good Mauvian.
And, as soon as he saw her, he propelled himself from the ground into her lap and pressed his head against her until he collapsed and rolled around so he could make sure she knew she was his.
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2022 1:57 pm
Talia blinked and watched as Soleiyu rubbed and rolled on her, and began to laugh softly, putting the letter down and reaching to pet him softly. “Hey Soleiyu. I missed you too. I still love my music box, just so you know. The song is always stuck in my head.”
She felt her eyes beginning to sting yet again, and by this point, she was growing a little worried about becoming dehydrated from all the crying, but. It was an emotional night, obviously.
“I’m glad that I got to see you, and I’m glad that you’re here...I wasn’t expecting to get so lucky. How are you? Have you been okay?”
She tugged the mauvian onto her chest and pressed her forehead against his. “I’m so sorry I took so long…”
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2022 8:11 pm
“I’m better now,” he declared, and he would have kept doing somersaults in her lap if she hadn’t picked him up. He wasn’t going to rest until every last inch of her was covered in his fur, but this was nice. For a comment, at least. “You’re home. Of course I’m okay. Whatever happened before doesn’t matter, it’s not your fault. I’m glad I didn’t have to wait any longer. A lot of people are going to be here tonight. I’m going to get to sleep here, right? I want to sleep on top of you. I already know that I fit perfectly. I’ll protect you and make sure you have good dreams.”
He was a good luck charm, he was good for lots of things. Mostly he just wanted to be able to make sure she was still here and was still real. He’d had a lot of dreams about this before, but this was the first time he let himself really think this could be it, this whole nightmare could be over.
She was home again.
Even if she didn’t remember everything from before, she knew she was free. The other pieces could click into place–they could go to her Homeworld, could call the Court together, could give her time to find herself in all of this.
…He just didn’t think he wanted to let her out of his sight ever again.
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2022 8:19 pm
Talia laughed softly, nodding and squishing him against her. “I would like that. Having you sleeping on me sounds like it would be fantastic. I am tired, so I hope today isn’t too terrible, I mean, I know that there are going to be a lot of people, but I kind of want to just sneak up to bed…or…whatever after I see Malcolm…if you think that would be okay? It’s…been a really long night and…I’m still…wobbly.”
She hoped that he would understand…she was too…well. Not uncomfortable to tell Evan, but the idea of spending the night cuddled between Evan and Malcolm with Soleiyu sleeping on top of her was…honestly, the closest thing she could think of to utter perfection.
“I don’t mind meeting everyone…um…again…but. Tonight I just want the people I know, so you and Evan and Mal…Do you think Mal will stay the night? Do you think he’ll still like me?”
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2022 8:39 pm
Soleiyu snorted indignantly, but there was only fondness in it. “Of course he’ll still like you. You might be his favorite person in the world. In this incarnation or any other. You seem as sweet as before, worrying about him already. I can’t promise that the house won’t be busy. Zac and Airi and Tobias live here, but we can either stay in Zac’s room, or Evan’s. Zac is gone a lot, Evan’s trying to reach him now but he isn’t picking up. Which isn’t anything to be worried about, he just does that. Rosalyne--that is, Ilse, is staying in the living room for right now. She's not permanent here. I think. I don't know, we'll see what the future holds."
He wasn't going to worry about that right now, that was more stress than anyone needed tonight. "If we stay in Evan’s room we’ll displace Airi and Tobias, so–if you want some down time, we can just head to Zac’s room. It’s partly your room, too. And it’s mostly mine, anyway. Zac isn’t here so we can eat in bed, too. And close the door so it’s quiet. You’ll be able to rest and meet everyone tomorrow morning, maybe?”
He was open minded to anything, but he was a planner and wanted things resolved and sorted out quickly so she could start feeling better soon.
“No one’s going to fault you for being tired, so you don’t have to feel bad about an early night. I think you’ve earned it.”
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2022 8:45 pm
“Oh, okay good. Yeah staying in Zac’s room sounds good. Why don’t we go there now? I can hide out for the night.” She picked up her bag and the letters, holding Soleiyu against herself as she did so. “Point the way, Sol, and Evan and Malcolm can join us, and that’s it. I’ll do more tomorrow.”
Talia was pleased that Malcolm would still like her. She wanted him to still like her. He was such a good friend.
She didn’t ask about any of the other names, she couldn’t deal with all of them right now. Her brain didn’t seem able to hold much of anything past her own name, which still felt…somewhat foreign on her tongue and in her thoughts but…it wasn’t bad.
Trying to stifle a yawn, Talia sighed, seeming to droop as the utter weight of everything that had happened really started to descend. “Yeah..which room is it. I’m…done for the night.”
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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2022 9:13 am
Soleiyu didn’t mind being picked up, and though he would never admit it he had begun purring at some point in time. “Straight down the hall, it’s the one at the end. You’ll pass a door on the right, that’s Evan’s room. On the left is the bathroom, but Zac has one in his room. Your shampoos and such are still in there. I’ve been using them, I didn’t think you’d mind.”
His tail danced while she carried him and he made no effort to make the trek any more difficult or uncomfortable for her.
The room looked almost unlived in; the bed was made and it had an obvious personal touch to it, but there was something unexplainably untouched about the place.
It felt lonely, almost. The room was cool and it seemed like the perfect temperature to climb under all those pillows.
“You get comfortable, I’ll text Evan to bring in some snacks. I’ll tell him to send in Malcolm and come in when he’s ready. But I’ll stay with you.”
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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2022 11:01 am
Talia nodded, making her way over to the bed, her body remembering the path, even though her mind did not. She sighed and flopped onto the soft mattress and softer sheets, closing her eyes and just snuggling closer to Soleiyu. “You are the greatest Mauvian ever, and I hope you know it.”
She yawned largely and rubbed her eyes before closing them and nestling into the pillows. “I’m…just going to rest my eyes for a few minutes, I’d love Malcolm to come in…and food when Evan finishes…”
Her voice grew softer and a moment later she was silent, exhaustion utterly claiming her.
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