vanillajello: (Lazing about.)
Kate Gregson ([personal profile] vanillajello) wrote2010-09-27 01:50 pm

Room 324, Monday Afternoon

After the arrest and everything, yesterday had continued to be just as moodswingy a day as many of the others before it. On one hand, her video had gained more than 250,000 hits in a single day, and Lynda had invited her to the Crossroads art shindig this Friday. On the other, she and her brother had had to listen to their parents fighting for like two hours in the evening. That always made her feel like an orphan. It sucked.

As did having to leave Marshall alone with the mess she could escape, especially when it was going to be his sixteenth birthday tomorrow. But Kate was still insanely glad when she finally managed to convince her parents to unground her so she could come back to Fandom.

She flew back, her parents paid for the tickets. She was too late for her classes, and probably would've skipped them anyway, so once she made it into her room, she just dropped her bags on the floor and fell over onto her bed, burying her face in her pillows.

Home sweet home, or something.

[ooc: Door is cracked, post is open, girl is... a lot of things.]
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[personal profile] therewaslife 2010-09-28 02:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"Perhaps there was a...reason that she kept it from you and your family?"

Bod was trying to see all sides of the issue even if he really just should have been on Kate's side. It was difficult to remember the boyfriend duties when his logical mind was so loud.
therewaslife: (→ | oh yes?)

[personal profile] therewaslife 2010-09-28 02:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"I didn't mean it like that," Bod sighed, rubbing his face and shaking his head. "I meant, I don't know. Maybe she was embarrassed that she wasn't really all the way recovered? Maybe something else happened to her?"

Bod shrugged and would probably later rethink trying to be helpful like this.
therewaslife: (→ | pose)

[personal profile] therewaslife 2010-09-28 02:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"Are you going to give her a chance to explain?" Bod wondered quietly, looking down at her. "She didn't tell you when it happened and she should have, yes. Are you going to give her a chance to tell you why?"
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[personal profile] therewaslife 2010-09-28 02:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"She's your mother, Kate," Bod said gently, shaking his head. "You might not need to know why but you can't not talk to her forever. You don't think you'll be able to forgive her?"
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[personal profile] therewaslife 2010-09-28 03:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's unfair," Bod said, frowning. "I really can't see your mother meaning to hurt you or the rest of your family just because of what she might be struggling with. I don't think she did it on purpose."
therewaslife: (→ | thinking is a way of life)

[personal profile] therewaslife 2010-09-28 03:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Bod winced but nodded. That sounded unfortunate and very, very public which probably only added to Kate's current mood.

"I'm sorry for that," he said sincerely. "I just think it does matter, that she didn't set out to hurt you or your father or your brother. Do you really think she'd think of herself first? Before her family?"
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[personal profile] therewaslife 2010-09-28 03:21 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm not on anybody's side," Bod said, maintaining his calm in spite of her getting angry. He'd half been expecting the explosion of emotion at some point.

"I'm trying to have a logical conversation with you based on the facts I have," he added. "I haven't degraded your point of view at all."
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[personal profile] therewaslife 2010-09-28 03:31 pm (UTC)(link)
"Crazy or not, she's still your mother," Bod replied after she'd gotten her latest angry retort out of her system. He didn't think it'd be the last, though.

"And I'm sorry she's not better both for you and for her," he added after a moment. "You make it sound like you're just going to give up on your family, Kate."
therewaslife: (→ | still alive)

[personal profile] therewaslife 2010-09-28 03:39 pm (UTC)(link)
"I think you'll be making a mistake, if you are," Bod said honestly. "You're going to have instances where you need your family and not having one is the hardest thing in the world to realize."

He knew that all too well.

"And knowing you made that choice of your own free will is going to be even harder to deal with."
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[personal profile] therewaslife 2010-09-28 03:48 pm (UTC)(link)
"Right," he mumbled, looking down and making to move off her bed. He'd seen that look before and it never stopped twisting his stomach. "I can go. I'm doing no good here."
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[personal profile] therewaslife 2010-09-28 04:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Something about that sentence, for some reason, made Bod's calm waver enough that he stopped and turned back towards the bed and towards her, almost near glaring.

"And your boyfriend is here," he said quietly but sharply. "I'm sorry if I didn't do something that you expected of me but you're being unfair to me now, assuming that I'm not here for you. I am always here for you. Obviously, you want something else right now so I'm going to go."

Maybe it was unfair to get that from her statement but Bod thought he was allowed some unfairness.
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[personal profile] therewaslife 2010-09-28 04:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Bod glanced at her bowed head for a moment more and almost decided to stay on his own. He knew he'd been unfair but he'd gotten a little stung by her words just like she'd gotten stung by his.

So, his shoulders drooped and he headed towards her door again, quiet and dejected that things had turned out this way. It was making a real case for him not talking ever again.

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