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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[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. ]