[It's faster than she expected, so she draws the (incorrect) assumption that Rei was already nearby. It takes her a few moments before she gets to the front door and swings it open, perhaps a little too hurriedly.]
Rei! Hey, hi.
[There's a rather large white cat at her feet, which she nudges with her foot to shoo back into the house. She steps aside to allow Rei to enter.]
[Rei huffs a laugh and steps inside, giving the cat a small smile and making sure to close up behind herself.]
Cute cat. Giant.
[And fluffy. Hopefully it doesn't mind the smell of dog. And crow...]
So. I'm not going to beat around the bush. I'm here to check on you, see how you are holding up, and make sure you are eating something...healthy something.
[Holding up a large basket, covered over with a cloth...]
[She puffs out a breath of air on the giant cat comment. Yeah, Bongo's definitely getting too fat. Admittedly it's somewhat Max's fault - it's hard to resist giving treats to a cat that's supposed to be dead. Even just a look is all it takes for Max to cave and dish out the grub.
...Also, she's been overfeeding him ever since Chloe died. Her small, petty way of being annoyed at Chloe.
As for how Max has been doing... she doesn't answer. But she certainly looks somewhat disheveled. Almost sick. She glances at Rei with some surprise.] Thanks, uh... Wowser, I don't have anything for you...
[Rei puffs out a breath of her own, sagging forward a bit and pushing the basket towards Max. Insistent, almost shoving it into her arms, she looks the younger woman right in the eye.]
Max, I don't care about getting gifts. I've been stress baking and cooking for the last week. I just want to give you something.
[She raises an eyebrow, hoping that will deter any potential argument.]
And...again...make sure you're eating something. I have...experienced...your situation before, and I know how easy it is to make yourself sick.
[That certainly works. Max takes the basket, almost on instinct, but also because she just has such a hard time saying no. Not that she'd turn down such a thoughtful gift...]
Okay, okay.
[Fine, she'll eat healthy and think about taking care of herself. Sheesh...]
Thanks... Do you, uh, wanna sit and talk for a bit?
[It's not something she'd usually offer, but she actually feels like it today. Especially after Rei hinted toward her own similar experience.]
I'm sure it's great. [She leads the way to the dining room, setting down the basket and opening it up to inspect the contents.]
Mi casa es su casa and all of that. [She gestures at a chair. It's nice to have someone else in the house. With Eddie staying next door for a while and Chloe... gone. Well the house has been feeling empty. She shifts over to the kitchen just to grab whatever plates and utensils they might need, calling out to Rei all the while.] I guess you cook a lot, huh?
Ish? Sometimes. More than most, because I don't really like a lot of American food, and this being as small a town as it is there aren't a lot of options.
[Considering she's from Tokyo, though, most things are small.]
[Inside the basket is a couple of containers of the soup, those little clear plastic take-out tubs, filled. and also a foil wrapped loaf of banana bread, and two thermoses, one labeled tea and the other labeled more tea.]
Honestly I haven't asked Chloe about her family much. It seems like there's some trouble there, and I really don't want to ask her things that'll bring up painful memories.
[Tea is excellent, Max misses having a tea buddy very much. You can bet that's the first thing she goes for.
And the soup.
...And the bread too.
Everything is the first thing she goes for.]
Uh. Yeah. It's... not the best family dynamic, I guess. It used to be.
[But things change often. And sometimes violently.
Max finds herself wanting to talk about it more than she should.]
She has a step-dad who's just... terrible at being a dad. He tries, but...
[She shrugs.]
Saved my life, though. Way back. And I know how much he loves Chloe and her mom. Like he, uh- he...
[He killed someone when he found out what happened to Chloe. Why is she talking so much? God. She stuffs her mouth full of bread before she can say more.]
[Rei takes the other tea thermos and pours herself a cup into the lid while she listens to Max, just letting her go and say whatever it is she needs to say. Chloe had talked about her step-dad already, and the impression Rei got was that he was inept, but unable to connect well with her. Maybe that would change.
Or maybe not and Rei's general opinion of men would be validated. Who knows.
Max's final statement earns a raised eyebrow, and Rei takes a sip of her tea before saying anything.]
[Rei slides a little closer, setting her cup down and reaching out, her palm resting on Max's shoulder.]
He did the right thing.
[And, Rei's voice hardens, her jaw tightening. There's a certain quality to her voice that isn't usually there. Anger, steel, and a special kind of zeal...]
And if someone tries to hurt Chloe when I'm near, I'll make sure the Authority doesn't have anything left to find.
[The distressing thing is she'd been just a hair's breadth away from catching Reaper before the cats got him.]
[If pressed, yes. She would, could, and has. But angry as she might be at Reaper, she has enough control over herself to rein in her temper. She meets Max's stare, the edges in her expression softening a little.]
I am not entirely what I seem, from the outside. Some people know, here, people I trust. I...have powers, gifts, and I'm supposed to protect people who can't defend themselves.
[A pause, and she looks away]
And I'm sorry, I haven't done a terribly good job at protecting Chloe.
[Even as Rei's expression softens, Max continues to stare. Thinking. If Max chose differently back home, a lot of people would have died to save Chloe. And that's what she'd choose now, if she could do it all over again, right?
So Max would kill for Chloe, too.
It bothers her once it's phrased that way in her mind.]
No... don't apologize. [Max is obviously bothered by the turn this conversation has taken. She stares at the food.] I don't blame anyone but Reaper for what happened. [Though she wants to, very much.]
[Max belatedly registers Rei's admission of having powers.] Gifts?
[Rei doesn't say anything. She just holds out an arm, deliberately pointed far away from Max, and wills power into it. A small but very tangible and real ball of flame flickers to life above her palm, growing and twisting into the form of a snake, a bird, a heart, and finally back to a ball.
After a moment, she finally says something in a quiet, nervous voice.]
I'm a pyrokinetic. And an empath. I can feel people's emotions, and control fire.
[And there's so, so much more to her than that, but right now isn't the time. Sharing this bit of herself with Max is absolutely something she can and should do, though.]
[The staring only continues, this time at the flame, even after it settles back into a ball. Max leans away slightly, taken very much by surprise. Rei's admission of being an empath is enough for Max to look directly at the other girl, however.]
You can... feel emotions? Like... now?
[She wonders how much of her own emotions - her constant worry and mild heartbreak over Chloe, her anger at Reaper, her loss and grief and uselessness all rolled into one - Rei can feel.
Max shakes her head. It's a lot to take in. To think Rei was hiding all of this...]
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Date: 2018-12-31 10:42 pm (UTC)Uh. Beats me, honestly. But soup does sound nice.
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Date: 2019-01-01 07:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-01-02 11:46 am (UTC)...Hey the house is pretty empty right now and there's not much to offer in terms of food or anything...
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Date: 2019-01-03 05:17 am (UTC)I'll be there in a few minutes.
Also I'm amused you live in Dunwich Hollow, but I kind of like Lovecraft.
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Date: 2019-01-04 01:33 am (UTC)[She would definitely not make that joke in front of certain people.]
See you soon!
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Date: 2019-01-04 03:12 am (UTC)Rei may have cheated by transforming, flying over here, and stopping because the roads still aren't plowed...]
Hello?
She's not transformed anymore right? :D
Date: 2019-01-05 03:21 pm (UTC)Rei! Hey, hi.
[There's a rather large white cat at her feet, which she nudges with her foot to shoo back into the house. She steps aside to allow Rei to enter.]
Better come in before Bongo bolts.
She is not, no. That's a complicated reveal for later!
Date: 2019-01-06 04:13 am (UTC)Cute cat. Giant.
[And fluffy. Hopefully it doesn't mind the smell of dog. And crow...]
So. I'm not going to beat around the bush. I'm here to check on you, see how you are holding up, and make sure you are eating something...healthy something.
[Holding up a large basket, covered over with a cloth...]
Also bringing you your christmas gift.
One I am looking forward to hehehe
Date: 2019-01-06 06:00 am (UTC)...Also, she's been overfeeding him ever since Chloe died. Her small, petty way of being annoyed at Chloe.
As for how Max has been doing... she doesn't answer. But she certainly looks somewhat disheveled. Almost sick. She glances at Rei with some surprise.] Thanks, uh... Wowser, I don't have anything for you...
[She eyes the basket, guilty as hell.]
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Date: 2019-01-06 06:21 am (UTC)[Rei puffs out a breath of her own, sagging forward a bit and pushing the basket towards Max. Insistent, almost shoving it into her arms, she looks the younger woman right in the eye.]
Max, I don't care about getting gifts. I've been stress baking and cooking for the last week. I just want to give you something.
[She raises an eyebrow, hoping that will deter any potential argument.]
And...again...make sure you're eating something. I have...experienced...your situation before, and I know how easy it is to make yourself sick.
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Date: 2019-01-06 06:35 am (UTC)Okay, okay.
[Fine, she'll eat healthy and think about taking care of herself. Sheesh...]
Thanks... Do you, uh, wanna sit and talk for a bit?
[It's not something she'd usually offer, but she actually feels like it today. Especially after Rei hinted toward her own similar experience.]
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Date: 2019-01-06 06:46 am (UTC)Yes, please?
[She hates the idea of Max more or less being alone, dealing with this.]
Lead the way and...maybe try the soup before it gets cold. I made it out of a new recipe, some sort of chicken enchilada? It sounded good.
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Date: 2019-01-06 10:07 pm (UTC)Mi casa es su casa and all of that. [She gestures at a chair. It's nice to have someone else in the house. With Eddie staying next door for a while and Chloe... gone. Well the house has been feeling empty. She shifts over to the kitchen just to grab whatever plates and utensils they might need, calling out to Rei all the while.] I guess you cook a lot, huh?
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Date: 2019-01-06 10:10 pm (UTC)Ish? Sometimes. More than most, because I don't really like a lot of American food, and this being as small a town as it is there aren't a lot of options.
[Considering she's from Tokyo, though, most things are small.]
You?
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Date: 2019-01-07 02:52 pm (UTC)[Which is a big difference from actually cooking well. Chloe was much better in that regard.
...The implication being that no, Max hasn't been eating that well.
She finishes setting the table, then sits and starts picking out the best looking stuff from the basket.]
...Did you know Chloe's mom is a cook? She worked at a diner. Best food in town.
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Date: 2019-01-08 04:23 am (UTC)[Inside the basket is a couple of containers of the soup, those little clear plastic take-out tubs, filled. and also a foil wrapped loaf of banana bread, and two thermoses, one labeled tea and the other labeled more tea.]
Honestly I haven't asked Chloe about her family much. It seems like there's some trouble there, and I really don't want to ask her things that'll bring up painful memories.
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Date: 2019-01-08 02:45 pm (UTC)And the soup.
...And the bread too.
Everything is the first thing she goes for.]
Uh. Yeah. It's... not the best family dynamic, I guess. It used to be.
[But things change often. And sometimes violently.
Max finds herself wanting to talk about it more than she should.]
She has a step-dad who's just... terrible at being a dad. He tries, but...
[She shrugs.]
Saved my life, though. Way back. And I know how much he loves Chloe and her mom. Like he, uh- he...
[He killed someone when he found out what happened to Chloe. Why is she talking so much? God. She stuffs her mouth full of bread before she can say more.]
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Date: 2019-01-08 05:24 pm (UTC)Or maybe not and Rei's general opinion of men would be validated. Who knows.
Max's final statement earns a raised eyebrow, and Rei takes a sip of her tea before saying anything.]
He did what?
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Date: 2019-01-09 02:46 pm (UTC)...He shot someone that hurt Chloe.
[Hurt is too small a word, but it will do. Max doesn't look at Rei, instead lifting a cup of tea and drinking it too quickly, burning her tongue.
Then she shakes her head, eyes watering from the heat or something else.]
People are always trying to hurt Chloe.
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Date: 2019-01-10 04:23 am (UTC)He did the right thing.
[And, Rei's voice hardens, her jaw tightening. There's a certain quality to her voice that isn't usually there. Anger, steel, and a special kind of zeal...]
And if someone tries to hurt Chloe when I'm near, I'll make sure the Authority doesn't have anything left to find.
[The distressing thing is she'd been just a hair's breadth away from catching Reaper before the cats got him.]
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Date: 2019-01-10 02:57 pm (UTC)But he... he killed the person.
[She continues to stare at Rei, a little bit scared, a little bit dumbstruck. That's exactly what she's saying, isn't it? She'd kill too.]
How would you...?
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Date: 2019-01-10 03:24 pm (UTC)I am not entirely what I seem, from the outside. Some people know, here, people I trust. I...have powers, gifts, and I'm supposed to protect people who can't defend themselves.
[A pause, and she looks away]
And I'm sorry, I haven't done a terribly good job at protecting Chloe.
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Date: 2019-01-13 02:43 pm (UTC)So Max would kill for Chloe, too.
It bothers her once it's phrased that way in her mind.]
No... don't apologize. [Max is obviously bothered by the turn this conversation has taken. She stares at the food.] I don't blame anyone but Reaper for what happened. [Though she wants to, very much.]
[Max belatedly registers Rei's admission of having powers.] Gifts?
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Date: 2019-01-13 10:11 pm (UTC)After a moment, she finally says something in a quiet, nervous voice.]
I'm a pyrokinetic. And an empath. I can feel people's emotions, and control fire.
[And there's so, so much more to her than that, but right now isn't the time. Sharing this bit of herself with Max is absolutely something she can and should do, though.]
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Date: 2019-01-14 09:59 am (UTC)You can... feel emotions? Like... now?
[She wonders how much of her own emotions - her constant worry and mild heartbreak over Chloe, her anger at Reaper, her loss and grief and uselessness all rolled into one - Rei can feel.
Max shakes her head. It's a lot to take in. To think Rei was hiding all of this...]
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