Issue 1 Downtime

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:08 pm**

Miranda was surprisingly quick and made it back to her room, shutting the door just as Nailah came into the hallway. She began pulling out her books and notebooks out of her backpack, fully intending to do her homework.

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:23 pm**

She's not running away form me, is she? Nailah doubts herself as she walks down the hallway and gently knocks on the door.

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:25 pm**

The sound in the room dies briefly. Finally, there's a quiet "You can come in, Mom."

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:27 pm**

"Is everything alright?" she asks carefully, cracking the door.

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:29 pm**

There were a couple of possible futures where Miranda attempted to lie to Nailah, but apparently Miranda discarded them. "No." She was sitting on her bed, her books spread out in front of her.

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:32 pm**

"We kind of ambushed you with what happened in the Danger Room there, didn't we?" she asks, sitting down next to her.

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:38 pm**

"It's not that," she said, looking at her history homework. "I'm not sure how to explain it."

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:41 pm**

"Want to give it a try?"

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:48 pm**

She mulled that over. "It just felt... wrong."

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:55 pm**

"What did? The battle?"

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:58 pm**

"Mum changing it, sort of... I don't know. Words aren't working with me."

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 8:11 pm**

"Something about Sam changing it didn't feel quite right?"

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 8:12 pm**

She nodded slowly, biting her lip a little.

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 8:19 pm**

"There's nothing bad about that. I don't particularly like that program either. Too many individual bits and pieces that could go one way or the other. I don't know how she makes any sense of it."

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 8:20 pm**

"I understand how she does... but manipulating both sides..."

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 8:26 pm**

"You'd rather have her stick to one side?"

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 8:30 pm**

"If it were me, yes." She was quiet for a moment, "But I'm not the Morrigan, so I suppose she can do what she wants."

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 8:45 pm**

"Oh she can be wrong. In fact she needs us to set her straight when she is."

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 8:47 pm**

"That's not my place."

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 8:49 pm**

"Yes, she's your mother and you should listen to her. But you'll see what I mean when it happens."

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 8:53 pm**

"I've already overstepped myself a couple of times tonight. I'll learn to stop."

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 9:06 pm**

"What do you mean you overstepped yourself?"

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 9:11 pm**

"I interfered with that counterattack that she set up for one."

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 9:24 pm**

"And you think that was a bad thing to do?" she asks curiously.

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 9:26 pm**

She looked like she was contemplating explanation, but finally settled on "Yes."

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 9:32 pm**

"That's interesting. Because I'm not sure Sam would see it that way."

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 9:41 pm**

Miranda didn't seem to have much to say to that, so she settled for a surprisingly teenage response and shrugged.

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 9:44 pm**

"Well, if you want we can talk about that with Sam, but if you don't want to that's alright. I just wanted to make sure you're alright. Want me to leave you to your homework?" she asks, putting her hand on Miranda's back.

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 9:54 pm**

She 'stared' hard at her history book and then shook her head, "No."

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:00 pm**

"As long as you do get it done." she smiles. "So... that's your shrine then?"

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:05 pm**

She nodded. "It's not much." The scented water looked freshly changed and actually lent a nice smell to the room.

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:09 pm**

"It's not about how glorious it looks. The Gods wouldn't ask for more than you can spare."

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:12 pm**

"I found the table and got one of the art students to help me fix it up. And the art is mine."

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:21 pm**

"It's very nice. Is that Isis and...?"

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:22 pm**

"Hecate," she says, actually pronouncing it. "They both speak to me, but for different reasons. Well, not literally speak to me."

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:27 pm**

"I think I can see why." she smiles. "And I send the occasional prayer to Isis myself."

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:31 pm**

"Good to know. I'll have to figure out more to do to the shrine as I go, but that's a learning process."

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:33 pm**

"I have plenty of books about Egyptian Mythology in particular you can borrow once you exhaust the library."

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:37 pm**

"That would be good. The library's collection doesn't go into as much depth as I would like sometimes."

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:44 pm**

Miranda can sense the presence of unseen ravens. Not in the room, but just outside in the hallway.

It's as if they're respecting boundaries.

"How's she doing?" Comes a thought to Nailah.

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