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Sleepover Cheer Up

Who: Robyn, Danielle, PEOPLE
What: Robyn is rescued and in need of cheering up, so there's gonna be a bit party for her.
When: Backdated to September 13
Where: The home of company heiress Danielle Masters. So a huge mansion befitting the obscenely wealthy in a on the rich side of town.
Warnings: Shenanigans, cat videos, giant sized life jackets made of pool noodles? And whole aftermath of kidnappings maybe.

[Filtered to Personal Friends of Robyn, Danielle, and those who expressed concern on the Network during the kidnapping plot]

You are cordially invited to a party this Saturday at [address goes here.] Simply tell the guard at the gate for that address that you are here for the party for Robyn in the effort to cheer her up after her ordeal.

There will be food, music, cat videos, a pool, and if you believe Robyn will want you stay the night and are under the age of eighteen, a sleepover.

The staff are aware Seedlings may be in attendance. They do not, however, know this is a Seedling gathering, that I am one, or what Robyn needs cheering up for, just that the party is for her. Please do not inform them.

Sincerely, Danielle.

Welcome to Mansion la Masters. One CEO Masters may have a bit of an ego because this place is certainly not small, with a massive home and sprawling grounds. There was a gate to get into the neighborhood, but as if that wasn't enough, there was another manned gate at the end of the drive. The guard, however, would let anyone in who said they were here for Robyn.

Upon reaching the front door, a butler would lead the way to a ballroom with music, balloons, streamers, and a large buffet table. Which is covered in pretty fancy foods, because there is only so much Danielle could talk the cooks into, but at least there's some nice desserts. There are also helpful signs that lead the way to the pool and out to the backyard that has some nets set up for outdoor games. There is also a nearby room with a large tv and couches, though the movie selection is mostly just choices between kids movies, classics, and sports, but there's no gaming consoles.

If you are obviously Numbered, the staff is kind enough to make not comment, don't even seem to blink. After all, they are paid to be professional.

There is, of course, more to the home than these areas, but if the staff see you anywhere too out of the way unaccompanied by Danielle, they will be sure to insist you return towards the party.

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Usually Danielle could sleep through anything. It was a natural consequence when exhaustion hit like a freight train throughout your life. And when you had to sleep through the beeps of a hospital equipment. However, ever since she had become a ghost, it was harder. She wasn't sure if it was just the new found energy or just because her body was weird. Maybe she would just be startled awake whenever she accidentally stopped breathing and it registered as wrong.

As it was, she woke up in the middle of the night. Not too many stayed, so the sleepover was in her room, and being the proper hostess, she gave Robyn the bed.

At first, she ignored the noise. It wasn't that uncommon for hospital mates to have unpleasant dreams. Then she remembered where she was, and that the noise was where Robyn should be.

She frowned, unsure what to do, before finally climbing off the air mattress and crawling over to her bed, peaking over the edge. "Robyn? Hey, Robyn!" She said, in more a stage whisper than anything.

Robyn didn't exactly respond to Danielle but she let out a sort of panicked groan and rolled once or twice in the opposite direction of the sound. She was too caught up in the dream she was having for the whisper to rouse her. Her lip twitched as sweat beaded down her forehead, she looked frightened more than anything.

Oh.

Oh, what did you do to awaken people from nightmares? Was it okay to just be loud, should she shake her? She hesitated for a few seconds before finally grabbing the blanket and pulling on t hard. Maybe the abrupt movement will help.

That may not get the response Danielle was probably hoping for. Instead of waking her up, the abrupt movement gets a mild scream out of her and she thrashes her arms in Danielle's direction trying to get whatever had moved the blanket away from her.

Danielle yelped, falling back on the floor to avoid the hands coming for her face. "Ow..." She muttered. So, that definitely wasn't the way to do that. She looked up, checking to see if she was still asleep.

It's a little hard to tell if she's asleep or not when Danielle looks up. Robyn has retreated to the other end of the bed and curled up to make herself as small as possible, wrapping herself up in the blanket in the process. Heavy breathing and a few quiet sobs can be heard from the bundled up girl.

Well, that didn't work.

"I'm going to climb onto the bed now," Danielle said quietly, moving onto the bed. She supposed she could tell better if Robyn responded or not.

This time there was a much less frantic response. Robyn slowly rolled over just enough so that she could turn her head over to face Danielle. There were tears rolling down her cheeks and she was still breathing heavily, but she was awake now at least.

"I-I-I-... I'm sorry."

"Shhhh, it's okay," Danielle said, voice gentle and crawling over to Robyn. She still didn't really know how to deal with things like this, but then again...

She could remember being in the hospital room after the Wise Snake attack. After going through all that, still being SICK, and being comforted by one of the few friends she had before the Network. (A friend who didn't remember it anymore.)

She reached out, putting a hand on Robyn's shoulder and gently tugging her towards her. "It's fine, I'm here."

She lets out the smallest of whimpers but stops when Danielle's hand finds it way to her shoulder. She'll go along with the tug and move to wrap her arms around Danielle tightly, holding her friend close as close as she could. She was afraid to let go, afraid to drift back off into another nightmare.

"I didn't, I didn't want this happen... Just one night..."

Edited 2014-10-04 12:24 (UTC)

Danielle will hug her tight, stroking her hair gently. At least that gesture always comforted her when she was younger, she hoped it would help.

"It's not your fault," she said gently. "You're...you're still a kid. It's normal to be afraid."

"I-I know."

It takes a little bit, but Robyn's breathing eventually slows down. There's still an occasional sob but she's at least calmed down now. She holds onto Danielle a little tighter to try and stop herself from shaking.

"Th-this doesn't feel normal... It hurts so bad."

Danielle is patient, at least. She remembers being on the other side, and she hopes having someone be there is as helpful as it was for her. Robyn deserved to have that much comfort, at least. So she'd keep hugging and stroking her hair, letting her cry it out.

"The situation wasn't normal. The reaction is. You're still young and that...that was traumatic. It's normal to hurt, it's normal to take time to heal."

Robyn's quiet after that, well not exactly quiet, she kept crying for a few more minutes. There was a part of her that knew Danielle was right about that, but she wasn't quite ready to accept it. She just felt so small insignificant and didn't know how escape that.

After awhile the crying and shaking start to die down, she then loosens her grip on Danielle just a little bit.

"...I'm sorry."

It hurt to hear her apologizing so much. It wasn't right, it wasn't right at all.

Danielle leaned back a bit, looking to meet Robyn's eyes. "Don't apologize for the stuff you can't help. It...you're not at fault for what other people and fate does to you. You did absolutely nothing wrong."

Robyn's eyes shifted from left to right nervously before they settled on looking down. She didn't usually avoid making eye contact with people but she wasn't usually in this kind of mindset either.

"I-but... what if-" Her voice cracks up a little. "-I don't think that would've happened to someone else. They'd be smarter and wouldn't have gotten caught... Or stronger and would've escaped. They wouldn't be a complete mess like me..."

"Anyone who would have been targeted would have had the same happen," Danielle said, squeezing Robyn's shoulder. "You don't take someone you can't control, and there's a lot of people who can't properly defend themselves. And even if they DID get out, they would have had to face a Vermaxi alone."

"It's not your fault. People are kidnapped everyday, and I know you don't think they're weak, right?"

After the shoulder squeeze Robyn's eyes moved up to meet Danielle's, though she visibly shuddered when she brought up the Vermaxi. She still had a hard time grasping she had been locked in a room with that thing and somehow made it out. It was one of the most prominent things in her nightmares.

"I... Well... No..."

She paused before she added in "I don't."

Edited 2014-10-07 04:55 (UTC)

Danielle nodded. "Anyone can be taken if someone is determined enough. Even Danny could be, he's made for escapes, but it wouldn't be hard to keep him under so he couldn't."

"You're not weak, Robyn. Something bad happened, but the only one at fault is the one who did it. Not you."

Robyn didn't know what to say. Danielle wasn't wrong, she knew it could have happened to anyone. She just happened to be the one the mafia had chosen to take. At the same time it didn't exactly make her feel much better about herself, it may have been the worst situation she had been in, but it wasn't the first. She still wasn't able to get herself out of the mess or the attack before.

"Y-yeah. I know it's their fault but- I'm still not sure about me... If I'm not weak, what am I?" She certainly didn't feel strong.

Danielle was quiet for several moments before sitting back, taking Robyn's hands in her own. "You're exceptionally kind. You're hopeful, bright, and...and despite the fact you don't always believe in yourself, you still keep trying. Still keep fighting. We can't always help the bad situations we're in. That's life."

"But...being able to keep going despite that, to still keep that hope and not become bitter, that's actually a really, really hard thing to do." There was one thing she'd see a lot in the hospital. How bitter and angry people can become when they never got better. How hard it was to not be bitter herself some days.

"We don't always control what happens to us. But we control how we decide to react to it. And being able to go forward without being dragged down, that's really an amazing thing to do."

Robyn eyes shifted downward until Danielle sat back and took hold of her hands. She... hadn't really been expecting an answer to that question, much less one quite as touching at that. She was honestly taken back that Danielle had something so kind to say about her. Her hands tightened around Danielle's and she actually managed a small smile despite the tears on her face.

"I..." She paused, she had no idea what to say. She couldn't think of any words that described how much that meant to her.

Danielle smiled and squeezed her hands. "You're...really amazing, Robyn. You'll hurt for a while, but it's gonna get better because you won't let it be bad forever. Because you're strong. And until then, you'll have friends to support you along the way."

Robyn was silent at first, she still wasn't exactly sure how to respond. She had been convinced she wasn't very strong, she spent a lot time thinking that she wasn't all that amazing. To hear Danielle say it like that, well it stirred something in her heart. It made her feel just a little more hopeful. Things may feel right for her at the moment, but maybe, just maybe they would start to get better later.

She leaned in and let her chin rest on Danielles's shoulder, then she mumbled.

"...You really think so?

Thank you, Danielle, really.""

Edited 2014-10-16 04:04 (UTC)

Danielle nodded, wrapping her arms around Robyn again. "I do," she said softly. It was something she liked about Robyn, that optimism. "Anytime.

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