[log] The Council of Norfinbury [day 67, semi-closed]

[gtfoourgalaxy]

Characters: Everyone who attends the town hall meeting on Day 67 at Building 28, as well as people who phone in. This is a lot of people.
Location Building 28
Date: Day 67, all day for mingle, around midday for meeting
Summary: Snowbos meet up to talk snowplans.
Warnings: Snowplans may result in swearing. House and Jack are present, with all that implies.



[This is your general mingle log for the day! Start toplevels at your pleasure. Below there will be a toplevel for the actual Council of Snowhell.]

Comments

after walkoutage; that's a word now;

[phaseshifter]

[ It doesn't take too long for Angel to follow Steph outside. Only because she's been prompted to, though, which she's both ashamed and vaguely mutinous about.

Mostly the former.

Taking a breath to steel herself at the door, she steps out into the cold. ]

Oof. Steph? Stephanie.

oxford's new word of the year

[spoileralert]

Go screw yourself, Angel.

[ Her voice comes from around the corner of the house. She's at the wall farthest from the greenhouse, arms crossed tight around herself against the cold, staring out into the snow so nobody will see that she's crying. ]

[phaseshifter]

Don't... mmh.

[ She can't very well say "don't be that way" after getting so peeved at people trying to police how she behaves, can she?

Angel heads around the corner, but stops short of actually approaching. Instead, she just asks in a very small voice: ]

We aren't friends any more, are we?

[ They're words she's said before. After betraying people for Jack, no less. Is that what she's done this time, too?

Ugh. ]

[spoileralert]

Don't be stupid. [ It's harder to keep the wobble from her voice as she thinks about losing one of her few friends here. ]

This isn't middle school, I'm not gonna dump you for being a jerk.

[ Worst combo apology-acceptance ever? ]

[phaseshifter]

I didn't mean to be a jerk! I was just...

I mean, it doesn't matter. I'm sorry for upsetting you and I was a jerk whether I meant it or not and do you want a hug.

[ Her words come out in a big jumbled rush towards the end. STILL NOT COMING CLOSER WITHOUT PERMISSION OK. ]

[spoileralert]

No. Yes. I just.

[ She chokes on a sob and falls into a crouch. God, she misses her family. She wants to go home. She wants a shower and a bed and pizza and for her mom to yell at her about staying out too late and spending too much time on her computer. ]

I'm not projecting.

[phaseshifter]

Oh no no I'm sorry--

[ She runs the remaining distance between them, sinking into the snow herself to swamp Steph in a hug. This is awful. Angel is awful. ]

I shouldn't have assumed - I'm so sorry. Don't cry, I - I left my tissues inside...

[spoileralert]

[ She can't hold it in anymore, and she sobs loudly as she sort of falls into the hug. ]

I want to go home.

[phaseshifter]

I know, I know, I'm sorry...

[ She's only half-aware she's saying anything, instead concentrating on stroking Steph's back as comfortingly as she can. For the first time, she feels lucky to be dead and have no home to go back to - at least it means she has nothing to miss. She can be happy here.

Maybe Steph can't. ]

It'll be alright. Shhh.

[spoileralert]

[ Steph just sobs and shivers and occasionally tries to say something but ends up just sobbing instead. Finally she tires herself out, sniffles and breathes heavily through her mouth. ]

I'm-- s-sorry this all h-happened. All of it.

[phaseshifter]

What? You don't have anything to be sorry for. None of it's your fault, you goof.

[spoileralert]

I'm still sorry. And I still hate your dad.

[phaseshifter]

That's cool. I'm not sure I've ever had a friend who doesn't.

[spoileralert]

I'm just trying to help, you know?

[ Hold on, she is going to wash her face with snow. It actually feels really good when she's been all red from crying. ]

[phaseshifter]

I know. And it's not like I can blame you, he's an as-- a butthole. But he really does just want to protect me, in his messed-up control freak wa-- um, be careful you don't get frostbite.

[ FUSSFUSSFUSS ]

[spoileralert]

Not like I've never handled snow before. [ She's from Jersey, they get actual snowfall. ]

You know it's messed up. Why don't you trust your friends to see what's going on?

[phaseshifter]

That's not fair. I'm not saying it isn't messed up! I'm saying it's not going to happen again, and he already got the - the snot beaten out of him for it. That's enough.

[spoileralert]

I don't care what happens to him now. I care about you.

[phaseshifter]

And I'm fine, you doof! Honestly. Not even a little worse for wear.

[spoileralert]

Your dad locked you in a basement until you went literally insane.

Ang, that's abuse.

[phaseshifter]

I didn't go nuts, Rhys did.

[ IT'S AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION. ]

I'm not saying it wasn't wrong or seriously messed up, but I really am a hundred percent fine. Not even a single booboo.

[spoileralert]

It's not really your physical health that concerns me.

[phaseshifter]

My brain is fine too. It was only a few days!

[spoileralert]

[ She turns to tap a finger at Angel's chest, eyebrows raised. She means emotionally. ]

[phaseshifter]

Oh.

 

 

 

Nope, I'm fine there too. Ask anyone who saw me after!