When a Phoenix meets a Raven

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 4:15 pm

"This is more or less true."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 4:16 pm

"And I just think that must wear on you. You don't really have peers, aye?"

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 4:21 pm

"I..." she trailed off.

"Very, very few."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 4:22 pm

"And I don't pretend I quite rate on that scale, but I imagine I'm a better conversationalist than quite a few of them."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 4:26 pm

"You might be, you might..." she said, eyeing her, considering.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 4:28 pm

"Though I suppose I could try to sound profound and aloof if you prefer."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 4:31 pm

"Well, our interactions since I've returned have not been...

They've been awkward, let's admit it."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 4:33 pm

"I have to wonder if that's not why you've tried to make a bit of a project of me. Did you think it would be easier for me to reach up than for you to reach down?"

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 4:36 pm

"Perhaps I was wrong about that. I shouldn't have tried to force you to do something you didn't want to do."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 4:43 pm

"I think perhaps it was just... bad timing, aye?"

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 4:48 pm

"It's possible. Timing has never been my strong suit."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 5:06 pm

"It doesn't mean I want to cut you out of my life for pushing me, Altamira."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 5:34 pm

"I never said that. I just said that our encounters were awkward."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 5:43 pm

"Perhaps we should change that, aye?"

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 6:20 pm

"I'm not sure you can decide to end awkwardness just by saying 'let's not be awkward.' I'm fairly sure that's not how anything works."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 6:21 pm

"We can try and meet in the middle a little better, aye?"

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 6:26 pm

"I certainly agree, in principle. Did you have any specific ideas?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 6:33 pm

"Shooting from the hip, I'm afraid. I promise to be more open-minded, though."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:01 pm

"Then all I can say is alright, that sounds fine," she shrugged.

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 12:50 pm

"Could probably be a bit more specific if you had an idea of something you just wished I could understand. Something to reach for, aye?"

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 1:16 pm

"To be honest, Sam, I think I'm out of the telling you what do business. I don't think it's had any real positive effect."

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 1:37 pm

"Not even if I'm offering?"

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 1:50 pm

"Not unless I understand why you're offering. It's a bit of a 180."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 8:29 am

Mira walked over, and sat on the edge of Sam's desk.

"You know what I think? I think the reason you're so concerned about me fitting in is that you're worried you'll aliennate people if you go down this path at all. Am I right?

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:38 pm

"That's not entirely theoretical, but is it so strange that I want to try to help you?"

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:48 pm

"Not at all.
What do you mean, "it's not entirely theoretical"?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:52 pm

"I mean I have been off-putting at times."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 1:08 pm

"So have we all.

Do you want to talk about it?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 1:13 pm

"Suppose we need to, if we're going to meet in the middle, aye?"

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 1:16 pm

"Of course.

Come on, tell Mira all about it."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 1:20 pm

"It just seems that whenever I dip a toe in it, my decisions are... questionable. I'm not certain even Nailah wants me that way, even given how much she's encouraged me."

"And then when people do treat me like the Morrigan, I don't think I quite like being put up on a pedestal. I suppose it doesn't help that the situations where that has resulted have been less than ideal to begin with."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 1:22 pm

"You mean Melpomene?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 1:25 pm

She nods slowly. "She manipulated a depressed girl into trying to sacrifice herself to me."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 1:28 pm

"That must been horrible," Mira said, sympathizing. "It wasn't your fault."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 1:29 pm

"I've been visiting her on and off, but the one thing that can't really be shaken is how she sees me."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 1:33 pm

"Your her Goddess, no matter what you say?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 1:39 pm

"If anything, the fact that she thinks I saved her life has only strengthened that."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 1:41 pm

"And you're uncomfortable with her seeing you that way? Or are you uncomfortable that she'd go to such...extremes to begin with?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 1:47 pm

"I've mostly been worried about who pushed her to this. I tried to remove those influences from her, and I'd hoped that in their absence she'd wean off of it."

"It doesn't seem like she has."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 1:47 pm

"Have you considered that this wasn't just implanted in her head? That she believed in the Morrigan before she was pushed to irrationality?"

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