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Post by Copper on Jul 12, 2015 19:47:02 GMT
"Maybe she'd been feeling that way for much longer than we thought."
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Jul 12, 2015 19:55:54 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jul 12, 2015 19:55:54 GMT
"We should have spotted it," she muttered. "We're her parents. How could we not have known?"
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"It only seems obvious in retrospect. Never at the present moment." He shook his head. "I wonder if she left a note, but it was lost."
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Jul 12, 2015 20:00:56 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jul 12, 2015 20:00:56 GMT
"Don't," she said quietly. It still hurt her to think about it. How awful must she have felt at the top of that tower? On the journey up there? How long had she been considering it?
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Jul 13, 2015 0:59:35 GMT
Post by Copper on Jul 13, 2015 0:59:35 GMT
Alfred sat in silence, a tear trailing it's way slowly down his cheek. My beautiful girl. Why did she leave? Why did she do it?
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Jul 13, 2015 1:13:43 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jul 13, 2015 1:13:43 GMT
Izzy cleared her throat quietly, turning again to start the washing up. Since Elizabeth's death she had taken to doing it manually rather than by magic. It gave her something methodical to take her mind off it. Routine was her coping mechanism.
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Jul 13, 2015 1:31:12 GMT
Post by Copper on Jul 13, 2015 1:31:12 GMT
Alfred sat on the couch, looking rather broken. The more he thought about it, the more he analyzed every detail that he knew, the worse he felt.
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Jul 13, 2015 1:57:14 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jul 13, 2015 1:57:14 GMT
"Have Will and June written recently?" she spoke at last, still absorbed in the task at hand. She'd decided to change the subject.
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Post by Copper on Jul 13, 2015 2:00:39 GMT
"I think Will sent a letter a few days ago. June hasn't written since, well... Since she last mentioned a possible conspiracy with the Department of Mysteries."
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Jul 13, 2015 2:04:15 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jul 13, 2015 2:04:15 GMT
"I'd forgotten about that," she murmured, placing a wine glass to one side. "Perhaps we should arrange to meet up in a week or so."
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Jul 13, 2015 2:12:30 GMT
Post by Copper on Jul 13, 2015 2:12:30 GMT
"Maybe. We can do it after Will's last game of the season. Play it off as a celebration. We could use some... some happy company."
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Jul 13, 2015 2:18:06 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jul 13, 2015 2:18:06 GMT
Izzy nodded, pursing her lips. "We really should get the kids together at some point too. See how... how they're all doing."
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Jul 13, 2015 2:34:08 GMT
Post by Copper on Jul 13, 2015 2:34:08 GMT
"Perhaps we could have them over for the beginning of the summer break. Or take them all shopping for school supplies for the next term."
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Jul 13, 2015 2:48:03 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jul 13, 2015 2:48:03 GMT
"That'd be nice," she commented, thinking back to how she'd take both daughters shopping for school supplies every summer. "I'll write to everyone tomorrow."
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Jul 13, 2015 2:50:31 GMT
Post by Copper on Jul 13, 2015 2:50:31 GMT
"I wouldn't expect an answer from the Vargases very soon," Alfred snorted. "From what Will said in his last letter, something happened to Feliciano that June won't let him clue me in about. Whatever it is, it's pretty big."
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Jul 13, 2015 2:59:43 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jul 13, 2015 2:59:43 GMT
"It's nice of them to keep us in the loop," she muttered, placing the last bowl aside. She'd cleaned everything. Perhaps she could move onto the windows next.
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Jul 13, 2015 3:01:03 GMT
Post by Copper on Jul 13, 2015 3:01:03 GMT
"I'm sure they'll mention it eventually. Maybe Feliciano will come out and say something. Overall, it seems like that family is pretty distressed."
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Jul 13, 2015 10:53:32 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jul 13, 2015 10:53:32 GMT
"Feliciano spends his life either distressed or overjoyed," she said softly, her tone bitter. What could compare to losing a child, after all? "I'm sure it's nothing."
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Alfred shrugged uncomfortably, moving to change the subject. "I hope the kids are alright. Basch sent a letter just yesterday saying that he took Cora back to Switzerland for the time being."
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Jul 13, 2015 13:13:02 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jul 13, 2015 13:13:02 GMT
"It's probably for the best." Izzy rummaged in the nearest drawer for a cloth, tugging one out and running it under the tap for a few moments. why couldn't Elizabeth have failed when she jumped?
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