the roof - monday midday - 9/14

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Fiona didn't often come up here. For one, despite an uneven temperament, she wasn't much for 'emo'ing. For another, she was usually reasonably comfortable in her room. But today, she'd come up to the roof with her phone and a couple of books and had decided to make a time of it. The wind was actually sort of refreshing and there was something to being up here, sitting in the sun, that fit her mood for the day.

Which, her being her, was thoughtful for the moment.

Her call to Eliot went well, her call home went quickly, her call to her Uncle Henry involved a few soft laughs, her call to her Aunt Dallas was aborted quickly if only to save her from going pink, and her call to her Uncle Aaron was about the same as the last one with one small addition.

"You have other abilities, Fiona. Learn them, get comfortable with them, know their limits, or they'll be used against you someday."

...which was the most relaxing thing ever, of course.

Dad was a little better, but he kept asking about Griff and how she felt about him which was just weird and nothing she wanted to talk about with her dad. When he asked what his parents did and what his prospects for the future were, she gave him a quick goodbye, claimed she had to go (which wasn't strictly a lie, since she was reasonably sure she'd die of mortification soon enough) and closed the phone. Wuhf.

The books weren't nearly so stressful but she was almost hoping someone would come up and provide a little company.

[open like a roof!]

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[living_endless]

Didi shook her head. "I'm not really from anywhere. I was in New York last."

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Not really from anywhere?" he repeated. "Nomad? Living off the land and telling campfire stories in every state?"

[living_endless]

"Something like that," Didi said, calmly and almost off-hand. "I'm Death. Doesn't really give you much of a chance to settle down."

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Death." Someone didn't believe her. "Are you drunk right now?"

[living_endless]

"I don't actually drink that much, no."

Not believing her was familiar. Didi almost appreciated it.

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"High?" Alex asked. "Get some good hallucinogens in you?"

[living_endless]

"Nope, do you?" Didi's roll of her eyes was almost imperceptible. "You don't have to believe me. It's just true."

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"No," he said and shook his head briskly, "and I don't. So, good to know we can agree there because that's pretty fucking unbelievable."

[living_endless]

"Good to know," Didi said dryly. "Enjoy your cigarette, Alex."

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"I plan to," Alex said, not minding the dismissal. He really thought she was high as a kite.