10-28-2025, 10:52 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-28-2025, 10:52 PM by Rachel Shale.)
Rachel was cognizant of Cruz’s hand on the table. An offer for contact. It was one she took. They weren’t together and weren’t getting back together, but they were friends and that meant something. It was the touch the opened the floodgates though. She squeezed his hand and leaned her head on the other, allowing herself to cry for a bit. It had hurt to recall, but it had felt good too.
She took a deep breath and wiped her eyes before taking a drink of her water glass on the table. She didn’t apologize for her tears or being upset. Elyse had struggled with that and had been on Rachel for doing it too. Her feelings were valid. She looked at Cruz. ”One moment.”
She pulled out her wallet and sent Nox a message. ”Heya - it’s Rachel. I’m still kind of dealing with things from the whole sentient situation. Been looking for someone to talk to about this kind of stuff, but I can’t just talk to anyone. Cruz said you might know someone - wanted to see if that was true.”
Rachel put her wallet down. ”There! Message sent. I can’t back out now,” she smiled. ”Im not sure I know who Sage is. Maybe if I saw him, but I’m not recalling. she got serious. ”Cruz - I was perhaps a bit harsh when we last saw each other. This situation has shown me that. I may not fully understand it all still, but I think I understand better than I did. I’m sorry.” it was a genuine apology for someone who thought she had done something wrong. ”its led me to make some changes in my life though. I got to get to know me a little better. Don’t think I can continue with my Master’s right now, so I’m not returning to university in January. I have a job, and it’s going to provide me with a place to live too. Be living with someone who has some experience with working with trauma victims too. I’m pretty excited about it actually. she leaned in conspiratorially too. ”Turns out I can use magic now too.
She took a deep breath and wiped her eyes before taking a drink of her water glass on the table. She didn’t apologize for her tears or being upset. Elyse had struggled with that and had been on Rachel for doing it too. Her feelings were valid. She looked at Cruz. ”One moment.”
She pulled out her wallet and sent Nox a message. ”Heya - it’s Rachel. I’m still kind of dealing with things from the whole sentient situation. Been looking for someone to talk to about this kind of stuff, but I can’t just talk to anyone. Cruz said you might know someone - wanted to see if that was true.”
Rachel put her wallet down. ”There! Message sent. I can’t back out now,” she smiled. ”Im not sure I know who Sage is. Maybe if I saw him, but I’m not recalling. she got serious. ”Cruz - I was perhaps a bit harsh when we last saw each other. This situation has shown me that. I may not fully understand it all still, but I think I understand better than I did. I’m sorry.” it was a genuine apology for someone who thought she had done something wrong. ”its led me to make some changes in my life though. I got to get to know me a little better. Don’t think I can continue with my Master’s right now, so I’m not returning to university in January. I have a job, and it’s going to provide me with a place to live too. Be living with someone who has some experience with working with trauma victims too. I’m pretty excited about it actually. she leaned in conspiratorially too. ”Turns out I can use magic now too.