wiress:
( She doesn't often go home...this is why )

wiress:
( part two )

When they stopped in District 3, she ignored the offers of transport back to the Victor Village. She just wanted to walk, and even though it wouldn't be pleasant, she needed to be away by herself till she got home. It was cold and the air was awful as usual, but she got to Beetee's house as the sky was beginning to redden with the sunrise.

His door was locked, so she pulled a hairpin out of her hair and picked the lock, tiptoeing into the house. “...Beetee?”

wiress:
( part one )

wiress:
The Tour was over.

( and there are loose ends to tie up )

wiress:
( Tour preparations had gone deceptively smoothly... )

wiress:
( You don't have a face to me. )

lilymaid_sweet:

Elaine held onto her husband for dear life as they rode Faran through the portal...at least as much as she could hold on, with her belly full with their child. She did not fear for herself or her husband as much as the child. The baby should be safe within her, but if she were not safe, then neither would he or she be, either.

But she trusted Sparhawk to keep them safe, if he could do so, he would.

But where would they end up? She dearly hoped that they would be together.

If they were not, she did not know what she would do.

But finally, Faran came to a stop, and Elaine picked up her head and looked around. "I...do not recognize this place."

child_beauty:




Stability results were moderately high which suggests you are relaxed, calm, secure, and optimistic.

Orderliness results were very high which suggests you are overly organized, reliable, neat, and hard working at the expense too often of flexibility, efficiency, spontaneity, and fun.

Extraversion results were very low which suggests you are extremely reclusive, quiet, unassertive, and secretive.

trait snapshot:
clean, secretive, does not make friends easily, observer, hates large parties, risk averse, perfectionist, reclusive, solitude loving, more practical than abstract, does not like to stand out, high self control, intellectual, mind over heart, very cautious, takes precautions, respects authority, irritable, emotionally sensitive

http://www.iloveindia.com/astrology/sun-signs/pisces/index.html

child_beauty:

Mary Constance Bessell

She has brown hair and brown eyes.

She is six years old and in kindergarten in the local school.

She is a good little girl, but sometimes makes mischief, like any other little girl.

When she was very young, she used to call Martha "Mother" and sees no reason to change her thinking.

child_beauty:

Name: Martha Chastity Bessell

Birthday: March 15, 1994

Age: 16

Hair: Dark Brown

Eyes: Dark Brown

Height: 5'2''

Build: Slender and strong

Parents: Father - Ted Bessell
Mother(deceased) - Marina Bessell

Siblings: Mary Constance Bessell (age 6)

Bio:

Martha's father is the pastor of the Evangelical Fire Pilgrim Holiness church in town. It is an ultra-conservative offshoot of the already ultra-conservative Pilgrim Holiness movement. He's a great guy, if you're not his daughter. He does a lot of charitable works, feeding the homeless, food drives, clothing drives.

He preaches for three hours on a Sunday. His two young daughters, Martha and Mary, join in with the singing. Sadly, their mother is gone, and has been for the past four years. It's amazing how close their family is. Picture-perfect, really.

At home, what Father says goes. No matter what it is.

The family has no television, no computer or cell phones. Not even a radio. Magazines, with their worldly values, are not permitted. The only books in the house are the ones he brings in.

The girls go to public school since, as he tells his congregation, "We are called to be light to a lost and dying world." The girls wear long skirts, sneakers, and long sleeved shirts. Their hair is worn long and braided. There is not a piece of jewelry in the house.

Martha plays the mother. She makes all the meals, makes her own clothes and those that her sister wears, and does all the housework. It's never good enough, which earns her beatings. She covers up her younger sister's misdemeanors, which earns her more, and doesn't often fool her father. Mary is frequently spanked.

At night, Martha often plays the mother in more ways than just housekeeping and child rearing.

She stays quiet, in school and at home. She's covered with bruises, but no one ever sees them. Their modest dress helps them stay hidden. And the other things stay hidden, as well.

At school, Martha does not speak unless directly called upon by a teacher, which isn't often. The teachers are uncomfortable around her, as are the other students. It keeps them away from her, and prevents questions, so she doesn't mind. She's a decent student with slightly above average grades. Not that it matters. Her father says that as soon as she's out of school, she'll most likely be getting married.

Martha worries the most about her sister. Somehow, she knows that they're going to have to leave soon, and leave together. Maybe whoever she marries will let Mary come with them.

But till then...she has to stay to take care of her. Martha is the only mother that Mary knows.

mystic_twin:

WHOOSH! THUD! "Ow."

Whatever Ganieda landed on, it was hard. And there seemed to be grass upon it. She opened her eyes.

"Blue sky," she said. "That's encouraging."

There was another whoosh and a soft thud on the ground next to her. "Are you well, Sam?"

At least she hoped it was Sam. She'd be terribly put out if it weren't.

Damned temporal gateways. Always sneaking up on a person.

She listened. She could hear birdsong. Also encouraging.

"Sam?"

angel_mercy:

The small dream-communion that Angela had with her mother had helped a little bit, though Angela still felt listless and as if she were moving in a dream. She took a lot of naps, though, and it helped.

Upon waking from her latest nap, Angela went to find Merlin in his workroom. "Love, are you in here?" He'd been working so hard on a solution to get her back to where she'd come from. And so patient.

It made her love him even more than she had before.

angela_love:

Do you think in some weird (or not so weird) alternate universe, we ever hook up?

I mean, you are really cute...