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* Michelle is sitting on the couch in the living room, petting the cat. She's wearing a green tunic belted at the waist with a white sash. Her hair is down and her moon earring is waxing towards full. * Meghan slowly walks up the steps to Ellesmere. She has Abagail on her back and a bag in one hand. She takes a breath and watches the door for a moment. She is wearing a dark blue dress and her hair is back in a braid, which Abagail has a hold of. * Nacheyla is lounging across one of the chairs, her feet kicked up over the arm. She is eating jerked meat of a variety perhaps better left to the imagination. * Meghan reaches for the doorknob and opens the door slowly. Just as she does so Abby begins to make squeaky baby noises. * Michelle looks up from the cat, glancing towards the door. * Michelle picks the cat up and deposits it on the couch, standing to move towards the door, "Meghan?" * Meghan smiles and closes the door behind her "Hello 'chelle" * Nacheyla looks up and absently stuffs the end of the meat into her mouth. "ello!" * Meghan looks past Michelle to Nach and smiles at her as well "Hello Nacheyla" * Michelle smiles faintly upon seeing Meghan and Abby, "Well this is a surprise. The letter you left Jaret gave me the impression we wouldn't see you till the Spring thaw." * Meghan looks back to Michelle "I couldn't wait so long." <Michelle> Did you finish? * Meghan nods and places her bag against the wall. "Enough to leave. I'll probably being seeing Sissra over the next few weeks, every once in a while. Bust she was satisfied enough to let me go." * Michelle smiles at Abby, "And how has the little princess been?" <Nacheyla> ::peering into the small waxed bag, she pulls out another piece of dried meat and begins gnawing on it:: Learn anything interesting? * Meghan shrugs the backpack off and it falls away from Abby onto the floor, leaving Abby in Meg's hands. Meg holds her out to Michelle "Missing you almost as much as I have." Abby gurgles and waves her hands to Michelle. * Michelle takes Abby, cradling her and smiling at her, "Were you a good girl while your mommy studied?" * Meghan smiles at Michelle and Abby and ten looks past them to Nach "Quite a few things yes. Mostly more about empathy, and control." <Nacheyla> ::grinning:: Well, control is a good thing... ::she rolls her eyes upwards, resting on a point of the ceiling just below where Temire's bedroom is:: * Meghan nods and looks back to Michelle and Abby "I've been a poor substitute to your singing I think." * Michelle smiles, "I'm sure she'll forgive you. I assume she didn't actively try to silence you like I did to my mother." <Meghan> ::Abby grabs a fistful of Michelle's dress and stares up at her. Her eyes sparkle and she laughs and calls out:: Ma! <Meghan> ::grins:: No she didn't. * Michelle smiles at Abby, "You obviously spent too much time with Kevil and Jaret before you left. You're learning their silver tongues." <Nacheyla> ::at the mention of Kevil's name, Nacheyla's face darkens and she mutters dire implications under her breath:: * Meghan grins and steps into the living room, going to sit across from Nach. "How have you been?" * Michelle walks over the couch and sits down, "So tell us what you've been up to." * Michelle looks at Nacheyla, "Why are you upset with Kevil?" <Nacheyla> ::muttering:: Call it parental disapproval... ::she shrugs:: * Meghan chuckles "Why am I not surprised. He is Kevil after all." * Meghan looks over to Michelle and sits back "I have mostly spent my time in training sessions. Sissra will create a situation for me and give me an puzzle to solve. Usually it was something to do with empathy. But there were a few that helped me to control my anger or fear." * Michelle nods, "That makes sense." <Meghan> They were progressive. After the first couple of weeks I had the ability to focus much better. I learned a lot. ::she glances over to Michelle:: About many things. * Michelle bounces Abby, letting Abby hold one of her fingers. <Meghan> So how have things been here. Have I missed many exciting things? * Nacheyla nearly falls out of her chair, giggling. * Meghan raises an eyebrow at Nach and smiles a bit. "I'll take that as a yes?" * Michelle giggles at well, glancing at Nacheyla, "That's not very nice." <Nacheyla> ::snickering:: No, but it's still *funny*. * Meghan looks between Michelle and Nach a bit confused. * Michelle smiles, still giggling, "True. Good thing she's not home." <Meghan> Humm Temire? * Michelle smiles and nods her head, "Yes." * Meghan nods "Do tell. Unless I should wait and ask her myself?" * Michelle giggles, "You probably shouldn't ask...Unless you want to watch her turn red." * Meghan chuckles and nods. "Ah, ok." * Michelle smiles down at Abby, "At least we don't have to worry about you acting like that, do we." <Nacheyla> ::picking out the last piece of jerky:: I hope Xarroch comes back soon, I'm almost out... ::looking over at Meghan:: Let's see... things you might be interested in... Tyl'gainia ran off to Waterdeep, Kevil nearly got Loria killed twice, that dark elf woman of Jaret's got arrested... ::thinks:: I can't think of anything else, off the top of my head. * Michelle giggles, "Well besides Temire." <Nacheyla> ::nodding:: But that's not *news*, that's *gossip*. * Meghan nods "Why has Tyl gone to Waterdeep?" * Michelle smiles, "Is there a difference?" <Nacheyla> ::shrugging:: She hasn't gotten her memory back... Vallel told me she was feeling a bit... overwhelmed. <Meghan> ::Abby sighs contently and leans against Michelle, her hands full of Michelle's tunic:: * Meghan nods "I can understand that." * Michelle smiles down at Abby, brushing her hair, "Do you like my tunic that much, or did you just miss me?" * Meghan smiles over at them. "I think she was ready to threaten my life if I kept her from you much longer." * Michelle smiles at Abby, "That wouldn't have been very nice." <Nacheyla> ::raises an eyebrow:: Aggressive baby you have there, Meg. * Meghan glances at Nach "Well I am sure she wouldn't have truly. But she did miss 'chelle a lot, more than most anyone else in fact." * Lisl climbs the steps to the back porch, a good-sized buck balanced over her shoulders, a still-wriggling rabbit held by the scruff in her off hand. * Michelle smiles, "That's only because she had you there." <Nacheyla> ::eyeing the baby:: Oh, I don't know... she seemed awfully enthralled with Jaret, but then ::sighing in a mockery of unrequited love:: what woman does not? ::lays her hand on her forehead and throws her head back:: * Meghan laughs * Michelle looks at Nacheyla and shakes her head, "Well I think you're the only woman in the room who hasn't felt that way about Jaret at some point...At least until Lisl joins us." <Nacheyla> ::muttering:: Well, I hope she gets something while she's out. I'm still hungry. * Meghan nods in agreement with Michelle. * Lisl wipes her feet on the mat a little self-consciously, pushing open the door and easing her way into the kitchen sideways, calling, "Michelle, my ears are burning! Nach, I brought you a snack!" * Meghan chuckles and looks back towards the kitchen. <Nacheyla> ::getting to her feet with some difficulty:: Good. I'm all out of those ::makes some strange noise like a bag of rocks being struck with a dinner plate:: that Xarroch got me. * Michelle calls out, a giggling in her voice, "Well I'm glad they still work." * Lisl pulls open the door to the cold room one-handed, grunting softly as she manhandles the deer's tied feet onto a meathook and eases it off her shoulders. <Meghan> ::Abby yawns and her eyes blink with sleep:: <Lisl> ::muttering to herself softly:: Not all that works... maybe it's time to move out to the mother-in-law cottage, after all.... * Michelle begins gently rocking Abby, "We'll put you to bed soon Abagail. But you can go to sleep now." * Meghan smiles and watches Michelle and Abby. * Nacheyla puts one hand to her lower back. "Augh... starting to feel the extra weight here, I think." * Lisl raises her voice again. "Come and get it while it's hot, Nach!" <Nacheyla> ::walks into the kitchen:: I'm coming, I'm coming... ::grins at Lisl as she walks into the kitchen:: Meghan's back. * Michelle glances at Nacheyla, "I can put something in your tea if you want, though it will probably make you lethargic and need to pee more." <Lisl> ::grins at Nacheyla as she closes the coldroom door and holds up the wriggling rabbit:: Yes, so I gathered. Staying? <Nacheyla> ::shrugging:: I don't know. ::goes over to the door:: Excuse me a minute... ::closes the kitchen door and proceeds to make short work of the rabbit, her eyes glowing hot-red:: * Meghan reaches over and runs her hand over Abby's back gently. * Lisl coughs softly into her fist, turning away a little to give Nach some privacy, her eyes on the connecting door to the living room. * Michelle continues to rock Abby and looks seriously at Meghan, "So...What now?" <Nacheyla> ::wiping blood off her mouth as she disposes of the skin and bones:: I think we should give them a bit to work it out, don't you? <Lisl> ::turns back to look at Nacheyla:: Sure. ::pulls a kitchen chair out, turns it around, and sits on it backwards:: How are you feeling? <Nacheyla> ::washing her hands in the sink:: Much better now that I'm not so hungry... I'll be glad when he's eating on his own... * Meghan glances up at Michelle and looks thoughtful for a moment. "Well I hope to be able to start again." she looks down and then back up to Michelle. "I don't know that I have the right to ask you for another chance. But I am hoping you will let me earn that right." <Lisl> ::grins:: Well, if memory serves, you'll be feeding him for awhile yet after you're done carrying him around. <Nacheyla> ::winces slightly, crossing her arms over her chest:: I hope he doesn't bite. <Lisl> ::laughs:: Ahhh, it's just milk teeth. <Lisl> ::looking more serious:: Although, considering the father... hm. * Lisl winces, hugging the back of the chair to her own chest. * Michelle sighs and looks down at Abby, "I just don't know Meghan...I think you're going to have to prove to me that things are different before I can trust you like that again." * Meghan places her hand on Michelle's arm "I know, I'll do everything I can to do just that." * Michelle looks at Meghan, "I'm sorry..." * Meghan blinks and shakes her head "Please don't be. I am the one who is sorry. To think of what I have put you through." She shakes her head lightly and looks down. <Nacheyla> So, how are the pups? ::she beams at Lisl:: * Lisl glances over her shoulder towards the connecting door with a thoughtful frown for a moment, turning back with a smile as Nacheyla asks her question. <Meghan> ::Abby yawns and shifts slightly in Michelle's arms:: * Michelle shakes her head, "We'll see what happens." * Meghan nods and pulls her hand back. <Lisl> They're lovely. Eyes still closed, of course, but it could be any day now... ::smiles fondly:: If she makes the spring, they're calling the bitch after me... she'll be... ::grins:: Well, just think of *your* children, and remember that my kind has much shorter generations. * Michelle continues to rock Abby, "I've moved into Sabrina's old room so you'll still be adjoining the nursery, but I'm right across the hall. Hopefully that will be close enough for Abby." <Nacheyla> ::nodding, then with a wicked smile:: And you *are* older than I am, after all. <Lisl> ::wrinkles her nose at Nach and puts a finger to her lips:: Hush, you. * Meghan nods "She's missed you a lot. She would be content for you to hold her for a week straight I think." <Nacheyla> ::batting her eyelashes at Lisl:: Yes, Auntie... * Michelle giggles and smiles at Abby, "Want to spend the night with me. I think there's probably room in the bed for you if you've really missed me that much." <Lisl> ::snorts:: Not *that* much older! <Nacheyla> ::getting up, she sticks her head into the living room:: Opinions here? Is one hundred and twenty years considered "much older"? * Meghan smiles "I don't think you'd get an argument from her" * Michelle giggles and turns to Nach, "Depends on who we're talking about. A hundred and twenty years is nothing between a couple of billion year old beings." <Nacheyla> ::huffily:: Three hundred and one. * Meghan chuckles * Michelle grins and giggles, "Yeah, I'd say one hundred and twenty counts as 'much older' then." <Lisl> ::muttering:: I'm nowhere *near* four hundred yet. Well... not THAT near. * Michelle grins, "Sorry I missed your tercentenary." * Meghan shakes her head and calls out "Hello Lisl" * Lisl stands, herself, peering over Nacheyla's shoulder out the door. "Hello, Meghan, welcome back." * Meghan smiles over at them "Thank you. It's very good to be back" * Michelle grins, "So what are you two old timers discussing back there?" <Nacheyla> ::mock-glowering at Michelle:: You know, you're not so old that I can't take you over my knee. <Lisl> ::grins:: What else do two old biddies discuss? Kids. <Lisl> ::laughs:: Now *that* I wouldn't mind seeing. * Michelle giggles, "Yeah, but I can probably out run your for the next six months or so." * Meghan chuckles <Nacheyla> ::holding up her fingers:: Four months... ::looks down at her stomach:: You are definitely not staying in there for fourteen months, you hear me? * Michelle giggles, "But it's warm..." <Lisl> ::grins:: She could always cheat. ::pats Nach on the shoulder:: Don't worry, it's not an elfling. Just think, you could be at this for a year and a half! * Meghan yawns a bit around a smile <Nacheyla> ::rolling her eyes:: I've had three half-elven children, Lisl... trust me, I *know*. ::her eyes take on a slight hint of pain:: * Michelle shakes her head, "I don't want to think about it Lisl." <Lisl> Mmm... ::grimaces:: Sorry, Nach. * Meghan stands and stretches. "Well I need to get some sleep. It's good to see everyone again." she smiles * Michelle smiles, "Goodnight Meghan and welcome home." <Nacheyla> ::nodding:: Good night, Meghan... get some rest, I'm sure it's been an exhausting time... ::she sounds like she doesn't quite mean the visit with Sissra:: <Lisl> ::nods:: Sleep sweet, Meghan. ::turns to Nacheyla:: Which reminds me... would you mind if I moved out to the mother-in-law cottage? <Lisl> ::smiling slightly:: I'm sure I could still hear you if you bellowed loud enough. <Nacheyla> ::nodding:: That's fine... I think you'll hear me if I yell for you. * Meghan nods and leans to lightly kiss Michelle on the top of the head before heading up to the bedroom. <Lisl> Right, then. ::glances around the room, and opens a closet behind the couch to pull out a somewhat ratty-looking thick flannel blanket:: Right. I'm set. Deer's all dressed, I can butcher in the morning... need anything else, before I head off to bed, Nach? <Nacheyla> ::shaking her head:: I think I'll head up to bed, too... * Michelle stands up, still cradling the sleeping Abby as she walks over to Lisl and Nach. * Michelle gives Lisl a one armed hug, "In case I haven't said it already, it's good to have you back." <Lisl> ::glances up the stairs, dropping her voice slightly as she hugs her back:: Thanks. And... wise choice, 'chelle. <Nacheyla> ::in a low voice:: I'm around, if you need to talk, hon. * Michelle hugs Nach as well, "Thank you both...I think I'm probably going to need it." <Nacheyla> ::smiling grimly:: Just remember that just because she's back doesn't mean you have to meet her halfway. ::lays a hand on Michelle's arm:: * Michelle nods, "You'll probably have to remind me...No, you'll definitely have to remind me. I nearly met her halfway this evening." * Lisl raises an eyebrow at Nacheyla. "Been talking to your... daughter, Nach?" <Nacheyla> ::glances at Lisl:: Well, yes. * Michelle looks confusedly between the two. <Nacheyla> ::shrugging:: Loria's been... busy. <Lisl> Mm. ::nods:: There's an understatement if ever I heard one. I'll probably go see how she is tomorrow. * Michelle shakes her head, "Let me know if there's anything I can do to help, but I think I've got my plate full at the moment. At least till Meghan and Temire are settled into their new routines." <Nacheyla> ::shakes her head:: I'm not messing into that unless asked... <Lisl> For right now... ::stretches up one arm and gives a huge yawn that appears to be mostly teeth:: ...bed. ::shakes her head:: Got it covered, Michelle. ::raises an eyebrow:: Temire? She's back, too? <Nacheyla> ::with emphasis:: Oh, yes... she's *definitely* back. <Lisl> Ahh-- that's right, you'd said something about that last night, didn't you? Hm. Well, all the more reason to move... ::snorts:: puppy love.... * Michelle nods, "I think she came back a few days after you all left. Stay in the house a week and I guarantee you'll figure out what we're talking about." * Michelle giggles, "So says the old bitch." Michelle winks at Lisl. <Nacheyla> ::shaking her head:: Right. Bed. That way... ::with that, she heads up the stairs:: <Lisl> ::shakes her head:: No, thanks all the same. ::sticks her tongue out at Michelle:: An' proud of it! G'night, you two. * Michelle smiles, "Goodnight Lisl." * Michelle follows Nach up the stairs, singing a soft lullaby to the sleeping Abagail. * Lisl waves casually and snags the cottage key, heading out the front door and trailing her blanket behind her. |
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