[ "somewhere outside," indeed. it's cold as usual, and jade's by now accumulated more proper clothes for a place like this, because whatever comparisons she might make, lofaf was definitely never quite as cold as this part of canada. it might be the winds here, cutting right down to the bone no matter how many layers or how thick of a jacket she might have on, blowing her unruly hair into her face and eyes no matter what she does to try to prevent that. she's waiting, mittened hands at her sides, and she has her lunchmuffs on too because they're warm even if she can't use pesterchum anymore and she feels better for having them.
she'd been hoping to avoid this conversation altogether, use her usual excuses about the problems of knowing the future before it happens; or better yet, just never get into it to start with (or better yet, not be in a situation where she knows about something awful and he doesn't. thanks for nothing, canada). could it change anything if he does? even for the better, somehow? she doesn't think so, but she's not the one with the timey wimey magic powers. the rest of us cant take back things that have happened, as she'd said (and in fact she doesn't seem to have any powers to help with things to start with, but she's been doing her best). and maybe it's in some small way a relief, not having to keep something from one of her friends like this, even if everything else about all this is terrible.
some very small way.
so she waits, keeping an eye out for dave, and knowing full well that the real hard part is still yet to come. ]
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she'd been hoping to avoid this conversation altogether, use her usual excuses about the problems of knowing the future before it happens; or better yet, just never get into it to start with (or better yet, not be in a situation where she knows about something awful and he doesn't. thanks for nothing, canada). could it change anything if he does? even for the better, somehow? she doesn't think so, but she's not the one with the timey wimey magic powers. the rest of us cant take back things that have happened, as she'd said (and in fact she doesn't seem to have any powers to help with things to start with, but she's been doing her best). and maybe it's in some small way a relief, not having to keep something from one of her friends like this, even if everything else about all this is terrible.
some very small way.
so she waits, keeping an eye out for dave, and knowing full well that the real hard part is still yet to come. ]