Oh. Uh. Hey Neo. That would be probably be good. I think everyone here is still trying to figure out what's going on. I want the same thing but I... I know some people aren't going to take this very well. Look. I don't know what she told you. But... I think I saw what she was seeing. I can't really say I understand what was going on but I know she was being manipulated. Just do what you can. We... We probably should have been ready for something like this.
I'm managing. I think. I've got a killer headache and it's an adjustment. I'm working through it.
So, you saw it too? I might have caught a glimpse of someone who could have been Cinder in bad light, during that party. But I was so high from the smoke I couldn't think clearly and I hadn't seen her since. I'll admit that I'm a little glad you saw something too, so none of us feels crazy. And we should have been. I really should have been. Roman's my trigger. Cinder's hers. All Superior would have had to do was dangle an illusion in her face and it could have fucked her up seriously. I'd been so worried about myself because she was stable I didn't think.
And yeah, I half expect Nora to bash the door down with her hammer any day. She's not nearly as signed on with the 'peaceful relations' thing as you and Yang were. And we both know that Qrow could fly off the handle without much warning.
I'm going to do what I can to keep her away, but she might slip the leash. I could see her trying to find ways to apologize that might go badly this soon. Just know, I'll protect her but I'm not about to start anything.
Yeah. I saw it at the party too. Right before all this happened. I kind of freaked that she might be here but then Emerald showed up and seemed so happy. So we partied a little and then she asked me to come back to her hotel room to hang out. I didn't think much of it at the time but I thought maybe she hadn't seen Cinder yet. Then... when we got back to the room the illusion popped back up. And... I guess it had been messing with the whole time.
I get that. I do. I'm glad I knew what was going on. And... I know how important those two are to each of you. So I kind of get why what happened... happened.
I don't really know how everyone else is feeling. But I'll uh try and make sure no one breaks down any doors.
That might be a good idea. I know you're good for your word. I might try and reach out to her once I get all this figured out.
She's where I was, and I'm kind of sorry you get to deal with all of this from us. But you were at the center of both our problems, just like Cinder was, and I think you know that. She feels like she's backslid and could backslide anyday and she doesn't want that. It's hard for her to know that this was almost certainly some kind of fucking curse. So she's going to be gunshy for a while, which is probably good.
Take your time with it, and contact her when you're ok doing so. I'm pretty sure she'd be gutpunched but she'd be grateful to hear. I won't expect it soon, all things considered.
Yeah... Well I don't envy either of you for having home stuff pull you into things like this either. It's not right. Yeah. I know where I fit into all this along with Cinder. I don't plan on forgetting about those connections at home as much as I don't want them to rule us. She's been trying so hard to be free from all that. I'm not too surprised she feels that way. Just take care of her and she can take her time to get back on her feet.
I'll do just that. Once I'm ready. I'll try not to leave her hanging too long, but I do need some time too.
Thanks, I appreciate it a lot. Let's try not to let this change what we've been working toward here.
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That would be probably be good. I think everyone here is still trying to figure out what's going on.
I want the same thing but I... I know some people aren't going to take this very well.
Look. I don't know what she told you. But... I think I saw what she was seeing.
I can't really say I understand what was going on but I know she was being manipulated.
Just do what you can. We... We probably should have been ready for something like this.
I'm managing. I think.
I've got a killer headache and it's an adjustment.
I'm working through it.
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I might have caught a glimpse of someone who could have been Cinder in bad light, during that party.
But I was so high from the smoke I couldn't think clearly and I hadn't seen her since.
I'll admit that I'm a little glad you saw something too, so none of us feels crazy.
And we should have been. I really should have been. Roman's my trigger. Cinder's hers.
All Superior would have had to do was dangle an illusion in her face and it could have fucked her up seriously.
I'd been so worried about myself because she was stable I didn't think.
And yeah, I half expect Nora to bash the door down with her hammer any day.
She's not nearly as signed on with the 'peaceful relations' thing as you and Yang were.
And we both know that Qrow could fly off the handle without much warning.
I'm going to do what I can to keep her away, but she might slip the leash.
I could see her trying to find ways to apologize that might go badly this soon.
Just know, I'll protect her but I'm not about to start anything.
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I saw it at the party too. Right before all this happened.
I kind of freaked that she might be here but then Emerald showed up and seemed so happy.
So we partied a little and then she asked me to come back to her hotel room to hang out.
I didn't think much of it at the time but I thought maybe she hadn't seen Cinder yet.
Then... when we got back to the room the illusion popped back up.
And... I guess it had been messing with the whole time.
I get that. I do. I'm glad I knew what was going on.
And... I know how important those two are to each of you.
So I kind of get why what happened... happened.
I don't really know how everyone else is feeling.
But I'll uh try and make sure no one breaks down any doors.
That might be a good idea.
I know you're good for your word.
I might try and reach out to her once I get all
this figured out.
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But you were at the center of both our problems, just like Cinder was, and I think you know that.
She feels like she's backslid and could backslide anyday and she doesn't want that.
It's hard for her to know that this was almost certainly some kind of fucking curse.
So she's going to be gunshy for a while, which is probably good.
Take your time with it, and contact her when you're ok doing so.
I'm pretty sure she'd be gutpunched but she'd be grateful to hear.
I won't expect it soon, all things considered.
I figured someone needed to contact you.
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Yeah. I know where I fit into all this along with Cinder.
I don't plan on forgetting about those connections at home as much as I don't want them to rule us.
She's been trying so hard to be free from all that. I'm not too surprised she feels that way.
Just take care of her and she can take her time to get back on her feet.
I'll do just that.
Once I'm ready.
I'll try not to leave her hanging too long,
but I do need some time too.
Thanks, I appreciate it a lot.
Let's try not to let this change what we've been working toward here.
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And agreed. We've come too far for that.
Get some rest, Red.