The Roof// Friday Evening

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras had, once again, spent the day in her room. However, rather then shivering under the covers, she'd merely been curled up in bed reading some of her favourite adventure novels.

Now, with her head full of deeds of daring do done by people more noble and lucky than they had any right to be, Seras climbed up onto the roof for some fresh air.

Growing up in either the city or in institutions who had a definite 'inside before dark' policy, Seras had yet to grow tired of gazing up at the stars.

She found a cozy place, took out a scarf she'd been knitting, and settled in to enjoy the show.

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[nadiathesaint]

"It's . . . distracting. And it just keeps hurting and hurting, and there's too much else to do without hurting."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras bit her lip, not quite sure how to go about suggesting this.

"Have you ever wanted to...talk to someone about it. Not like we're doing, now I mean. But...someone with a degree. Who could help you make sense of it?"

[nadiathesaint]

"Why do people keep asking if I need therapy?!"

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

"Because you say that you hurt and we want you to feel better. If you were sick, you'd go see a doctor, right?"

Seras sighed and clasped her hands together under her chin.

"I...I don't like therapists, myself. But, if a friend of mine decided that that's what they needed so that they could...feel better about things, then I'd say 'good on you. go for it'."

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia shook her head. "I don't need therapy. I need to . . . do something. You know? Like chalk things or play prosthetic limb ball only . . . not."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras tilted her head.

"Hrm...we could put on a play. In the rain. Like Shakespeare in the park only soggier..."

[nadiathesaint]

"Actually, I was thinking something . . . sneakier."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras raised an eye brow and leaned in clandestinely to listen to whatever Nadia had in mind.

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia smiled. "I can't tell you," she whispered. "Still planning."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras rolled her eyes in an exagerated pantomime of exhasperation.

"Well, if you're going to be all mysteeerious about it, Madame Spy."

She chuckled and whistled the tune to 'If All The Raindrops Were Lemon Drops and Gum Drops' under her breath.

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia didn't know that one, but she leaned back and watched the rain and listened.

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

If all the raindrops
Were lemondrops and gumdrops
Oh, what a rain it would be...

Seras chuckled and stopped singing.

"Much nicer than chocolate pudding, at any rate."

[nadiathesaint]

"I don't know. Falling from that high, they might hurt."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras tapped her index finger against her lips as though she were giving the matter serious thought.

"You have a point. We'd have to pay extra careful attention to weather reports. Cleaning them up would be easier, though."

[nadiathesaint]

"True."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

"School is starting up again. Have you met any of the new teachers?"

[nadiathesaint]

"Not really. I guess I will on Monday."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

"Mm...There's a boy with cat ears running around. And a tail. Have you met him?"

[nadiathesaint]

"No, but he seems to know Walter."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

"Does Walter know him?"

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia shook her head.

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras sighed and looked put out.

"Oh, bloody hell. Not more of this possible future alternate reality bollocks. I've about had my fill of it."

Irritated, she stabbed her knitting needle into the roof's surface.

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia raised her eyebrows at that, but just shrugged. "Yeah. Me too."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras looked down at her knitting needle and did her best to dust off the tip.

"Sorry...I just. I try not to think about it, but it's always there in the back of my mind."

She sighed and wondered how effective a knitting stick would be.

[nadiathesaint]

"I know what you mean. You know, you should really take up beating up practice dummies. It makes you feel a lot better."