the roof - tuesday evening - 10/6

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

Usually, Liir made a point of doing this sort of thing in private.

For one, he wasn't much for spreading around how he felt or making others tolerate him when he was in a less than cheerful mood. For another, Makejoy was usually a rather good cure for any unpleasant emotions; it was nearly impossible to feel melancholy for any length of time when you were constantly being pounced to the bed and licked all about the face. Lastly, there was the sky, which was one of the few places where he could really be alone unless someone else happened to be flying.

Today, however, he was on the roof. And, to be utterly frank, he was doing something that looked very much like moping even if he'd insist he wasn't. After all, hadn't he done this already? He'd done it twice, in fact, which was more mourning than Elphaba Thropp really needed, if you asked Liir.

That didn't mean that he wasn't on the roof, fingers ticking through the brush and flowers of his broom, staring out at nothing at all. It just meant that he'd probably blush furiously when and if he was interrupted in doing so.

[open to the sky and to pinging!]

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[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He snorted.

"I made her remember."

If his stupid talent had one use, it would be that, wouldn't it?

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

"That's a neat trick," she said.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"Sometimes. Mostly it's bothersome. Memories are always bittersweet, no matter if they're good or bad. I've been able to remember things like that since I was little."

Another huff.

"It's amazing what you hear when no one else talks to you much."

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

Joan nodded and decided to go for the hug finally.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He took the hug surprisingly well.

"I'm being an ass of the highest order about this all, aren't I?"

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

"I don't think so," she said. "You had a pretty big shock with her showing up this weekend."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

The look in return was largely wry.

"That doesn't mean I'm not being an ass. It just means there's an explanation for it."

Liir breathed out. And didn't know what else to say.

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

Joan hugged him again. "I can forgive you being an ass over something like this."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He finally hugged her back.

"Even if it will probably continue for a couple of days?"

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

"I think I can handle it."