foolishwren | 97. [Action for Goldenrod/Private Text]

[Locked to Ironhide, Minnie Mouse, Otacon, and Dale Cooper]

I don't know if it'll fix anything at this point, because I said some pretty horrendous things to all of you, but for what it's worth, I'm sorry.

I'll understand if you're still mad. None of you need to reply to this.

[Action for Goldenrod]

_{[It's probably not surprising that there's been radio silence from Heather on the 'Gear for awhile, considering... well, everything. Even if she hadn't had her 'Gear confiscated as part of the 'grounding', she hadn't exactly been in a chatty mood.]

[But even if she's bound to the city, she's not bound to the hotel room, and considering that she's sort of in the doghouse at the moment, she's not too interested in staying cooped up with the people who are rightfully upset with her.]

[So she can be found wandering the streets of Goldenrod City with Cujo padding along at her side, window-shopping or occasionally lounging on a bench-- minus the firepowers that blew the metaphorical Diglett-hole into a volcanic mountain a few weeks ago, but unfortunately still with the unattractive aftereffects of the whole ordeal: smoky black hair, patches of scorched-looking skin, and a permanent burnt-toast smell following her around.]}

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I'm in one piece

_{[She can't rightfully say that she's 'all right'.]}

That's a relief.

You had many of us scared and worried, but I think you know that by now.

If it's not all right now, it will be. We're here for you.

_{[Yeeeaah, she knows that part.]}

I was never in any danger

There's more than one way to be in danger.

I was out for a week, so I would appreciate some details.

you mean details on WHAT happened or WHY?

Both.

[stop stalling :/]

_{[jeez okay MOM >:T]}

she killed my dad

I was going to kill her



that's basically it

_{[Except it isn't and both of them know it. Heather herself had said that Claudia would not hurt her or her father in this place.]}

[it's almost ten or twenty minutes before she replies, because... well.]

There was nothing basic here.

What brought you to your senses?

_{[There's a significant pause on Heather's end as well, although it has little to do with attempting to avoid Minnie's question and more to do with the fact that... well, she doesn't actually know the answer to that.]

[She'd been all ready to do it...]}

I don't know

i was going to do it and then I couldn't.

You must know it's better this way. And you know well enough not to do it again.

Are you with your father?

it's not better this way things aren't that simple


and no he's in the hotel room i went for a walk

_{[She can't help but bristle slightly-- she hates being angry with Minnie, but this whole thing...]}

It's better than killing her. You're stronger than that. You're better than that.

I'm not, Minnie





look there's a reason I never told you much about myself

No matter what you tell me, I will still love and care for you, you have to believe that.

I know

_{[Hell, how could she not? This is Minnie Mouse, here.]}

but that doesn't mean you're right about me.

i'm not saying i'm evil or a bad person


i'm just saying i'm probably not what you think i am.

Nothing will ever make me think otherwise. No matter what you think of yourself, those who love you will see you for who you really are.

_{[Minnie obviously can't see it, but Heather's face promptly winds up in her hands. It's hard to figure out what the hell to say in the face of such overwhelming positivity.]}

I'm sorry

I know i've got a lot of people here who care