[21][written/action]

[silversnowfall]

[first of all, there are several inconsequential doodles. This should be concerning because Nephry just doesn't doodle. Next there are several sentences that are so well crossed out they are unreadable. An ink spot where the pen rested too long on the page. A few more doodles.]

I...think I should go for a walk. I will take my journal with me just in case, however.

[and for those out and about, Nephry can be found standing on the bridge between houses 32 and 33 and Community Housing 5. It is quite the long walk, and it will continue in a short while if she's not interrupted. She will answer written or voiced messages too, of course. ...The doodling is kind of a giveaway that something is wrong here]

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[silversnowfall]

Thank you, Your Majesty.

[she takes the cup of tea and sips it carefully. Just having this short chance to sit down and relax makes her look a lot better]

[Action]

[silversnowfall]

Oh, no, I wouldn't trouble you, Regal. Or Professor Nebilim.

[Action]

[lezareno_prez]

She would hardly object to her former student stopping by for a visit, especially now that the weather is getting colder.

[Action]

[silversnowfall]

...Perhaps for just a few minutes.

[enrappigtured.livejournal.com]

[He merely smiles in response, looking quite relieved when some color actually returns to her complexion.]

[silversnowfall]

...I feel like a fool for straining myself so much.

[enrappigtured.livejournal.com]

Please don't. It happens to the best of us.

[silversnowfall]

I'm more than old enough to know better.

[enrappigtured.livejournal.com]

You're young at heart?

[Lame, but come on, Nephry. Stop being depressed.]

[silversnowfall]

[the face she makes isn't exactly a smile, but it's not all that depressed either]

I'm surprised at you, Your Majesty. The kitchen is still in one piece.

[enrappigtured.livejournal.com]

I can at least make tea, you know.

[silversnowfall]

[you haven't proven that in the past]

[enrappigtured.livejournal.com]

[You can ask Martel!]

Are you feeling better?

[silversnowfall]

Yes. Thank you.

[enrappigtured.livejournal.com]

[Still, your eyes look tired.]

Perhaps you should sleep for a while.

[silversnowfall]

I will. There's no need to exhaust myself even further.

[enrappigtured.livejournal.com]

[He takes the tea cup from her, putting it back on the tray.]

I suppose I'll take my leave, then.

[silversnowfall]

Good night, Your Majesty.

[enrappigtured.livejournal.com]

Sleep well.

[Peony gives her one last smile before gently closing the door behind him. As much as she tried to deny it, he knew that most of this was because of him. He leans on the door for a moment before heading back to the kitchen. He won't be seeing her like this again.]

[emp3thy]

I'm glad.

[silversnowfall]

...Do you have anyone waiting for you? Friends and family, I mean.

[emp3thy]

Friends, yes.

[silversnowfall]

I hope you get back to them soon.

[emp3thy]

[...He's just silent, folding his hands over the railing beside her and looking out over the river.]

Is homesickness all that's bothering you?

[silversnowfall]

...No. But everything else is much more complicated.