Post by 10 on Aug 4, 2008 18:00:57 GMT -5
Shin: *taps on door of house after church*
Lexa: *answers* Hi, Shin.
Shin to Lexa: is Niobe home? *knows but still asks*
Lexa: *nod* Upstairs.
Shin to Lexa: may I go see her? *still not quite himself*
Lexa: ...all right.
Shin to Lexa: thank you mam
10: (the slight formality is a clue he is back in his shell a little, if she would know that depends on how well she can read him)
Lexa: *indicates that he can go up to her room*
Shin: *goes up, stares at the door for a minute*
Shin: *light tapping*
Niobe: ...c'mon in?
Shin to Niobe: *enters* I need a friend
Niobe: ...OK... *is rather bewildered by this*
Shin: *not depressed per say but pretty down*
Shin to Niobe: so how mad is she?
Niobe: *sigh* Truthfully? I think it's borderline between "more stressed than angry" and "coming down from Mt. Anger".
Shin to Niobe: *silent sigh* all I wanted was a nice party where everyone had fun
Niobe: I know.
Shin to Niobe: even tink, who I am pretty sure everyone hates right now
Niobe: Well, she didn't give a good impression.
Niobe: Although I don't understand that "Walter" guy that you and apparently my brother hang out with.
Shin to Niobe: yea, my mistake
Shin to Niobe: I have to fix this, I just have to
Niobe: *takes his shoulders, sits him down* OK, you want to fix things? First thing is: Although the thing she did with the rings was very sweet, this "tink" girl was probably the biggest havoc source there.
Niobe: The arguments contained her mostly, she was the one who said you had that thing about Jake...
Shin to Niobe: I know she isn't easy to deal with, but I cant abandon her
Niobe: ...what?
Shin to Niobe: never mind, I know she was the center of it. I need to know what to do to fix this
Niobe: *knows he is asking the exact wrong person, but that asking the right person would get him nowhere* ...
Shin to Niobe: she is back in Greenland by now probably, I just need to fix things with Joss
Niobe: ...First off, you have to realize, the five of us have been friends for practically forever. Her comment that the "Peter Pan" bit was an inside joke was... well, to say the least, damaging to a frightening degree.
Shin to Niobe: it was one time, and do you even know when I said it?
Niobe: No, but in my experience, the fact that you said it, combined with her calling it an inside joke - which means multiple times...
Niobe: I know that you'd probably never have said it again... But the point is that she implied it was.
Shin to Niobe: I told Jake I was sorry for it
Niobe: .o(Of course, he's only really matured in the past few months, ever since his dad went nuts...)
Niobe: ...
Niobe: .o(He's not the hero we deserve, but he's the hero we need feels appropriate right about now...) Look, it might be that that wasn't enough. Jake is... a bit of a glass cannon, emotionally speaking.
Niobe: Powerful, but fragile. And when you break his feelings once, he's going to hold it against you for quite a while.
Grim: ((This is 'Obe's opinion of his character, so you know.))
Shin to Niobe: and you think I don't know what that feels like?
Niobe: No, what I'm saying is that you need to know that he's like that all the frickin' time.
Shin to Niobe: I just don't see how I can forgive what happened but no one else can
Niobe: ...forgive what happened when?
Shin to Niobe: I lived most of my life as a human liability to some orphanage owner, did it ever occur to anyone that ditching me on a beach was more than just a minor sting?
Niobe: *was she even in on that?*
10: (it was the island thing when he first showed up so yes)
Grim: ((OK. I think that may have been when I was offline, so...))
10: (he went back to get Mary a towel and when he got back they left)
Niobe: ...
Shin: *eyes closed, facing a wall*
Niobe: *sigh* Shin, I wish I could tell you, but... the best I can say is that back then none of us knew that about you, but we knew that about Jake.
Shin to Niobe: I know, and I could go into why she didn't think it was a big deal to say it but that isn't the point
Shin to Niobe: I can't change the past, I know I need to fix this but I have no idea how
Niobe: ...I'm not sure how... I'm sorry, Shin, I just... maybe time's the answer, but I've got no idea.
Shin to Niobe: *silent sigh* next year I just order pizza in my room, maybe Joss if we can weather this
Shin to Niobe: thanks
10: (he kind of left it open ended)
Niobe: ...*sigh* Good luck.
Shin to Niobe: do you forgive me?
Niobe: ...yeah, I do.
Shin to Niobe: I really suck at this people thing don't I?
Niobe: We all make mistakes... and, to be honest, you just kinda made a big one with several... ripples.
Shin to Niobe: I know
Shin to Niobe: I just don't know how long to wait
Lexa: *answers* Hi, Shin.
Shin to Lexa: is Niobe home? *knows but still asks*
Lexa: *nod* Upstairs.
Shin to Lexa: may I go see her? *still not quite himself*
Lexa: ...all right.
Shin to Lexa: thank you mam
10: (the slight formality is a clue he is back in his shell a little, if she would know that depends on how well she can read him)
Lexa: *indicates that he can go up to her room*
Shin: *goes up, stares at the door for a minute*
Shin: *light tapping*
Niobe: ...c'mon in?
Shin to Niobe: *enters* I need a friend
Niobe: ...OK... *is rather bewildered by this*
Shin: *not depressed per say but pretty down*
Shin to Niobe: so how mad is she?
Niobe: *sigh* Truthfully? I think it's borderline between "more stressed than angry" and "coming down from Mt. Anger".
Shin to Niobe: *silent sigh* all I wanted was a nice party where everyone had fun
Niobe: I know.
Shin to Niobe: even tink, who I am pretty sure everyone hates right now
Niobe: Well, she didn't give a good impression.
Niobe: Although I don't understand that "Walter" guy that you and apparently my brother hang out with.
Shin to Niobe: yea, my mistake
Shin to Niobe: I have to fix this, I just have to
Niobe: *takes his shoulders, sits him down* OK, you want to fix things? First thing is: Although the thing she did with the rings was very sweet, this "tink" girl was probably the biggest havoc source there.
Niobe: The arguments contained her mostly, she was the one who said you had that thing about Jake...
Shin to Niobe: I know she isn't easy to deal with, but I cant abandon her
Niobe: ...what?
Shin to Niobe: never mind, I know she was the center of it. I need to know what to do to fix this
Niobe: *knows he is asking the exact wrong person, but that asking the right person would get him nowhere* ...
Shin to Niobe: she is back in Greenland by now probably, I just need to fix things with Joss
Niobe: ...First off, you have to realize, the five of us have been friends for practically forever. Her comment that the "Peter Pan" bit was an inside joke was... well, to say the least, damaging to a frightening degree.
Shin to Niobe: it was one time, and do you even know when I said it?
Niobe: No, but in my experience, the fact that you said it, combined with her calling it an inside joke - which means multiple times...
Niobe: I know that you'd probably never have said it again... But the point is that she implied it was.
Shin to Niobe: I told Jake I was sorry for it
Niobe: .o(Of course, he's only really matured in the past few months, ever since his dad went nuts...)
Niobe: ...
Niobe: .o(He's not the hero we deserve, but he's the hero we need feels appropriate right about now...) Look, it might be that that wasn't enough. Jake is... a bit of a glass cannon, emotionally speaking.
Niobe: Powerful, but fragile. And when you break his feelings once, he's going to hold it against you for quite a while.
Grim: ((This is 'Obe's opinion of his character, so you know.))
Shin to Niobe: and you think I don't know what that feels like?
Niobe: No, what I'm saying is that you need to know that he's like that all the frickin' time.
Shin to Niobe: I just don't see how I can forgive what happened but no one else can
Niobe: ...forgive what happened when?
Shin to Niobe: I lived most of my life as a human liability to some orphanage owner, did it ever occur to anyone that ditching me on a beach was more than just a minor sting?
Niobe: *was she even in on that?*
10: (it was the island thing when he first showed up so yes)
Grim: ((OK. I think that may have been when I was offline, so...))
10: (he went back to get Mary a towel and when he got back they left)
Niobe: ...
Shin: *eyes closed, facing a wall*
Niobe: *sigh* Shin, I wish I could tell you, but... the best I can say is that back then none of us knew that about you, but we knew that about Jake.
Shin to Niobe: I know, and I could go into why she didn't think it was a big deal to say it but that isn't the point
Shin to Niobe: I can't change the past, I know I need to fix this but I have no idea how
Niobe: ...I'm not sure how... I'm sorry, Shin, I just... maybe time's the answer, but I've got no idea.
Shin to Niobe: *silent sigh* next year I just order pizza in my room, maybe Joss if we can weather this
Shin to Niobe: thanks
10: (he kind of left it open ended)
Niobe: ...*sigh* Good luck.
Shin to Niobe: do you forgive me?
Niobe: ...yeah, I do.
Shin to Niobe: I really suck at this people thing don't I?
Niobe: We all make mistakes... and, to be honest, you just kinda made a big one with several... ripples.
Shin to Niobe: I know
Shin to Niobe: I just don't know how long to wait