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Helena Wells-Quinzel is H.G. Wells (indelibleink) wrote in makebelievelog,

Things had been slowly improving after Helena had told her younger self the truth of things that would transpire in her future upon returning to their world. Her younger self had not tried to destroy this world, so there was something to be said about that. After having had the discussion with Anakin and Padmé about how the girl had been progressing, her mood had been improving. At least until she'd realized the date and that Christina's birthday was coming up soon.

Christina's birthday was always bittersweet for Helena. It was perhaps the one day out of the entire year where she could hold onto more of the better memories she had of her daughter, but she also always found herself dwelling on the birthdays that Christina never was able to celebrate, all the birthdays that had been taken away from her. As much as Helena knew she reacted poorly when the sixteenth of May would come around, it was nothing compared to how she got when the fourteenth of July came. The pain of the loss was still extremely potent over a century after the fact, and the two dates always brought the pain she had yet to truly grieve in a proper fashion to the forefront.

As it stood, she was trying to not fall into the same pattern she had previously, but it was difficult. The Victorian woman had started using any excuse to distract herself from the memories even though she knew it was in vain. Not an hour passed where Christina didn't cross her mind in some fashion. Whether it was a memory, or feeling her locket shift against her skin, the memories were always brought back to her. And what didn't come out in her waking life would come out in her dreams. Her sleep was beginning to become troubled again after it had finally leveled out after talking to her younger self. Myka had the ability to calm her and help her focus when Helena felt she was losing control, but Helena also needed to delve into the depths of her imagination. There were things that Helena simply had no words to describe, and the only way she could express herself was through writing or building something.

Or, in this current case, learning about laser tag. In the time Helena had been around Claudia, she'd come to know that the younger woman had a knack for detail. So she was fully expecting some very detailed explanation of this game they would be taking part in. In the time she'd been in the Land of Make Believe, she had also come to know Claudia better, having the time to finally spend time with her without Helena having an ulterior plan of world destruction or being a hologram. Or being dead. She truly enjoyed spending time with Claudia. Even though Helena still had much to learn about how modern technology worked, she loved to see how Claudia's mind worked and see the things she could do.

Stepping inside Claudia's room after being given permission to enter, Helena immediately saw the younger woman struggling with a roll of tape. Arching an eyebrow as she came in, the slightest smirk curved her lips. "Having an issue, darling?"