[log] fuck [closed]

[devoutish]

Characters: Alfie Solomons, Emily Kaldwin, Gregory House, John Watson, Royce Melborn, Tifa Lockhart
Location: building 120 and building 101
Date: evening of 190 to morning of 192
Summary: when you see "House" and "Royce" in the same log you know it's gonna be a party
Warnings: ear removal

Catch-all for EVERYTHING - death, murder, torture, yelling, etc. Top-level and tag as you see fit.

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[bywolves]

[ He sighs, almost annoyed. ] Yes.

[powersouls]

[Tifa doesn't respond right away, just crosses her arms and then finally sighs.]

I know this... whatever it is with you and House isn't going to stop, but if you have to be awful to him, Emily can't be around.

[bywolves]

She won't be. [ He didn't want her to be. ] I'm leaving tomorrow.

[powersouls]

[Now she looks incredulous. This isn't at all what she was expecting, and even though she threatened to take Emily and leave when she was talking to Alfie, she's not sure it's what she actually wanted, either.]

To go where?

[bywolves]

Somewhere else. The one woman has clothing for me to pick up. I may go there.

[powersouls]

So you're just going to run away instead of trying to make it better?

[bywolves]

[ That gets him to look at her. ]

Make it better.

[powersouls]

[That response throws her off again.]

What?

[bywolves]

What, exactly, would I do to make it better? Apologize? Say I won't do it again?

[powersouls]

Both, but apologize to her. And then don't do it again.

[bywolves]

[ He laughs, and it's a mean sound. ]

No. That won't happen, and you know it.

[powersouls]

[She scowls in response.]

Why not? Why can't it?

[bywolves]

Because people don't change.

[powersouls]

[That gets an impatient sigh.]

Yes they can. You have.

[bywolves]

How?

[powersouls]

You wouldn't even take a blanket from me the first time we met, remember? Now you're letting Ginger sew things for you and letting us keep watch while you sleep.

[bywolves]

[ Okay. Sure, that's a thing. ] That's trust. It has nothing to do with what I am.

[powersouls]

[Tifa can't help but roll her eyes.]

You're trusting people a little easier, which means you've changed, right? Besides, I'm not even asking for much, just that you make sure Emily doesn't have to see things like this.

[bywolves]

That would be what I'm trying to accomplish by leaving, Tifa.

[powersouls]

Don't be condescending.

[Sorry, Royce, she's touchy.]

I've seen the way you are with Emily, and I know she loves you. Leaving would be worse.

[bywolves]

No, she doesn't. [ Don't. ] I'm not her father. You and Solomons can be in charge of raising her correctly, if that's what you want. You don't need or want my influence.

[powersouls]

I know you're not, but you're the only family she's got. Marlene isn't mine or Barret's either, but that doesn't matter. She needs you.

[bywolves]

Obviously not. Don't think I didn't hear you say to Solomons that you'd be taking Emily and leaving if we cornered House again, Tifa. The walls have ears.

[powersouls]

[Oh. Oops.]

I was angry. I'm still angry, but I don't think Emily would want that.

[bywolves]

[ He looks away, voice a little rougher. ] It doesn't matter what she wants. She'll need to learn that people will leave her regardless, someday. Might as well be now.