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[coppelganger]

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[coppelganger]

It's... he was complicated. He did a lot of awful things.

[ She guesses that she could live to be 100 and she will still never really know how she feels about Paul. Not that it matters. ]

[magnitudes]

Haven't we all?

( She thinks Paul sounds shady as hell, honestly, but this isn't the moment for that. There's a quiet pause, and Sarissa gently traces her fingertips over Sarah's knuckles. Whatever decision you come to now, it won't be an awful thing, she wants to say, but it seems like it'd just be opening up a can of worms Sarah maybe needs a break from, for now. )

When I was in high school I dated this guy - it didn't last long, we didn't fit right and we were idiot seventeen year olds, but he tried to burn down part of the school. I was following after him and undoing the shit he kept starting, 'cause if the fire got outta hand it would have risked a colony of endangered parrots near town.

( Her smile is quietly self-mocking. ) Monstrous exes. I know all about 'em.

[coppelganger]

[ She laughs, kind of, despite her efforts not to, and gives Sarissa a sideways look. ]

God, you're a nerd.

[magnitudes]

You like it - don't even, Steven.

( And she releases Sarah's hand...

... so she can grab a chip and boop her on the nose with it. )

[coppelganger]

[ Oh, no. Sarah's too far from sober to handle that with any modicum of grace. She attempts to throw whatever's closest back at Sarissa. Unfortunately, that ends up being some calamari rings, and they go bouncing off Sarissa and onto the floor. ]

Piss off. [ Because. That's really all she can say. ]

[magnitudes]

Nah. You're stuck with me.

( Lightly, easily, as she gathers up the rings and drops them on her plate. )

Fancy some tea?

[coppelganger]

Sure.

[ Nothing like a cuppa to make you forget about your imminent relationship drama. ]

[magnitudes]

Sweet as. On it.

( And she is going to gently roll off the sofa, but!!! Stops to lean over the back of it, and drop a kiss on the top of Sarah's head. )

It'll all work out.