And I'll Be With You When You Dream

[violentenvies]

[It's Sunday night! Boy, today sure has been a day, hasn't it?? Memories returned, Father's Day Gifts given, and Benjamin sure had a Time, didn't he?

Looks like it's time to find ways to cope.

Thus, the bed frames from Broadhurst dorm are being worked on being taken apart by Varian while the mattresses are becoming The New Floor.

Additionally, there's plenty to eat and drink, what with the hot pot provided by Rina, cookies that might just taste a bit burnt from Farrah, apples from Orpheus, more delicious potatoes from Maya, as well as sandwiches by Cassandra. There is also quite the variety of pie, from caramel, to bittersweet chocolate and strawberries, and several other varieties from the vending machine. Finally, there's popcorn brought in by Spongebob. If someone wants a drink, there is some delicious hot cocoa, provided by Elsa, as well as the tea brought in by Discord. There's also a variety of drinks from the vending machines.

Everyone's invited of course. There are a variety of games happening, and there's even a TV that's been wheeled down from the Library. So bring your pajamas, whatever they happen to be, and settle in for a sleepover!]

Comments

[mayavericks]

Barker-san.

[The surprise is clear on her face. But more than that, there is concern. Her eyes are wide and her brows are lifted. She shifts so that she can face him more readily, moves her opposite hand so that his is sandwiched between hers.]

You will be there. I know you will be. We will all make it out of this together, and you will be there to watch me shine upon the stage. And not just myself -- the rest of my classmates as well.

[barberic]

[Her sudden burst of concern takes him by surprise - partly because he doesn't feel like he's capable of such a burst of passion, and partly because he'd mostly been talking about the chronological gap - her great-grandparents might be children, in his time, if they've been born yet.

But his hand is pressed between hers, and she sounds so... determined, that something deep inside him that's atrophied overnight can't help but rise to meet her, just slightly.

His hand tightens around hers.]

I hope you're right, my dear. Whatever happens here... I have business to attend to. But if I can't come to two thousand eighteen... I'll always be cheering you on.

[mayavericks]

Whatever business you have to attend to...Know that you are not alone in it. [Another pat to his hand.] We are your friends and family, and we will stand with you.

And once it is all said and done... Then you can come forward in time and watch us perform.

[barberic]

...[He manages a soft, sad smile.] I'd love to introduce you. To my wife and my daughter.

I'm sure Johanna would be happy to meet her stage sister. [He brings Maya's hand to his lips and kisses the back of her hand, then lets it fall again.]

Thank you, for checking on me.

[mayavericks]

I would like to meet them in turn. You speak so highly of them, I... know they will not disappoint.

[She gives his fingers a careful squeeze]

You don't need to thank me. It is... What family does, right?

[barberic]

[Family. That's loaded. He feels like he was a different man when he met all of them here in the academy. He feels like he's lied to them.

He's afraid to lose them. Like he lost Lucy and Johanna.]

Family... [He squeezes her fingers back, slightly, looking down at their joined hands and then back up at her.] Yes. We are, aren't we.

[mayavericks]

We are. [She pats his hand, then traces her fingers up and down the span of his own.]

And I do not know about you, but... I would do all I can to protect my family.