Video - Middle of the Night of August 23-24

[guitar_case_vagabond]

[Raye being in a sour mood on one of these network posts of hers isn't a rare sight by any stretch of the imagination, but this time she's not ranting or raving or looking even particularly grumpy, but she's definitely not happy as she stands out in the street, leaning against a wall. She definitely doesn't look good though and when she speaks up at least there's almost a tremor in her voice.]

Hey. So, uh, I was doing pretty good about keeping stuff under wraps around home and all but... I guess somebody picked up what I looked like when I was grabbing that teleporter thing. So, that... kinda just blew up.

[She blows out a breath and rubs the back of her arm across her eyes, shaking her head and growling a bit.]

Look, fuck the details but does anybody out there have a couch or something? Me and Senketsu are gonna need a place to crash for--

-- for awhile.

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[purestambition]

[ Say hello to the last face you probably want to see right now, Raye. ]

Insufferable, isn't it?

[ Yet actually not here to kick you while you're down, though even she's not betting on Raye seeing it like that. ]

[guitar_case_vagabond]

[Hello, actual last face she wants to see right now.]

Go bug somebody else. I'm not in the fuckin' mood right now.

[purestambition]

[ She ignores the dismissal. ]

You would think a parent would give more care to such things, or at least that is the ideal, is it not?

I suspect my father only wishes I were young enough for him to disown me, after recent events.

[ Thankfully, her mother was a different matter.

Even if it only meant she saw something to gain. ]

[guitar_case_vagabond]

[Okay. Not... what she was expecting coming from Kaiser. Still, she's not letting her guard drop even for a second here.]

Lucky you, I guess.

[She wonders what her mother would have had to say about this. Well... that doesn't matter now, does it?]

Wish I could say anything but the timing was a surprise. I always figured this was gonna be my next birthday present.

[purestambition]

[ Yes. Lucky.

Let's just go with that. ]

Fear mongering has a way of showing people's true colors. The unknown and the unseen frightens them.

Truthfully, most are just a bunch of cowards.

[guitar_case_vagabond]

[Luckier, maybe. Still not saying much.]

[Raye snorts a little at that speech, frowning.]

What? Is that supposed to make me feel better about it or something?

[purestambition]

Of course not.

[ A beat. ]

Do not consider me so foolish to think anything will truly make someone feel better in such a situation.

[guitar_case_vagabond]

Hmm.

[She's still not dropping her guard just yet but... maybe that usual aggression of hers drops a little. If you squint.]

Guess I can't argue that one right now. That whole true colors things, I mean.

[purestambition]

[ She'd probably think less of you if you did drop your guard right now. So, good on you there. ]

Honesty is lost on people such as that. I would say you could consider yourself lucky to not have to deal with such a person for the time being, then.

[ There's a prolonged pause, before she adds: ] Yet, that person is not the reason you are upset, if I had to guess.

[ She's not even remotely posing that as a question. ]

[guitar_case_vagabond]

[So you can think less of her. That's almost a compliment.]

[Bringing that up gets Saretha a sharp look but it quickly fades out as well. She's quiet for a moment before shrugging.]

Well, I'm not really gonna miss him all that much.

[purestambition]

No. I suspect not.

[ Her eyes narrow just a bit. ]

Do you think she will be properly cared for, then? With you not there?

[guitar_case_vagabond]

[Hell, no, she doesn't. Raye's been looking after her little sister since she could barely talk and goddamned nobody out there is gonna do a better job at it. Or even a good job at it.

... That's what she wants to say but there's another ugly truth to admit to tonight.]

... Yeah, I think so. [Their father had always loved her at least.] If I didn't, you'd better fuckin' believe getting me outta there would've been a lot uglier.

[As it was... Abigail hadn't needed to see that, no matter how much Raye had wanted to explode. At least she'd been asleep for it. This was gonna be hard enough without that.]

[purestambition]

So it is not about her care, or even necessarily her well being.

You will miss her.

[ A prolonged beat, and she closes her eyes. ]

On this matter I will bear you credit, Satterfield.

[guitar_case_vagabond]

[There's a long pause on her end. She's right, about all of it, but... this really isn't the person she expected sympathy from.]

Yeah, well... [Hurgh. She can't bring herself to actually thank Kaiser. Even half-assed.] ... whatever.

[purestambition]

[ Honestly, about the answer Saretha expected. That Raye isn't cursing her out at least shows that maybe her words aren't falling on deaf ears. That much is a victory, even if not the sort she would have expected to be seeking from Raye. ]

Big sisters worry about their little sisters. They protect them. It is natural.

[ A beat. ] Be thankful that you have had the opportunity, and do not let this stop you from protecting her.

Do not fail there where others have, Satterfield.

[ And... then she cuts the feed. Abruptly. ]