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Tweak says, "Vive la Republique!"

MarinaNova NPCs (marinanova_npc) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2017-02-06 14:30:00

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Day 414 - Mistletoe Mingle

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thisiscalm
2017-02-14 11:28 am UTC (link)

"Timey-wimey wibbly-wobbly... yes."

The last time he brought that up it was with the Doctor and it really didn't end in a good conversation, so he's appropriately apprehensive while saying it.

"And I know... intellectually I know that. There are too many variables to account for, too much that could happen to change the future we saw. Still..."

He lets that hang. She knows better than anyone perhaps how messed up he was. It's going to linger for awhile, for sure.

"Are you not... affected by it? At all?"

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	notrosesshadow 2017-02-14 09:28 pm UTC (link)
	"Of course I'm affected by it. I'm not a robot Reid," she snaps back. This is exactly why she shouldn't keep burying things. Martha drops her eye contact. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have yelled. I just... it was tough, those twenty years." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2017-02-15 09:33 am UTC (link)
	It's fine that she snaps. She probably needs it and he's certainly not one to judge people for emotional outbursts when pressured. "They were." Quietly. "It's... fine if you don't want to talk about it. I won't pressure you. But... if you want to, we could." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

notrosesshadow
2017-02-15 08:45 pm UTC (link)

Martha pressed her lips together Her own issues seemed so minor compared to the issues Reid had dealt with. But keeping him and everyone else at arms' length clearly wasn't helping anything.

She put her head in her hands and took a deep breath.

"I've always wanted to help people. I like helping people. But I've somehow forgot about myself. I constantly put everyone's needs before mine. And I have since I was about eight. Except when I walked away from the Dctor and when I married Mickey.

"And after twenty years? I don't know how much more of me there is to give Reid."

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thisiscalm
2017-02-19 08:27 pm UTC (link)

Honestly, he has a feeling helping each other is the best way to keep your sanity and remain human. He could do with some more listening instead of getting all caught up in his own head, the way he has been over the last few weeks.

"I understand that... I really do." And although it sort of goes against what he's been telling himself he adds: "Maybe we could see it as, uhm. As a warning? It's not too late to break harmful patterns."

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notrosesshadow
2017-02-20 01:12 am UTC (link)

Martha dragged her hands down her face before bringing them palm to palm, her index fingers resting on her chin. She took a deep breath as she brought her thoughts back together. Finally she looked back at Reid and dropped her hands.

"I told myself that when we came back. That I wasn't going to let myself forget... me. So far I've been doing a piss poor job of following my own warnings. Or any of the advice I've been giving other people. It... It's so easy to fall back on fixing things. Helping people whose futures were far more dire than my own. Am I making any sense?"

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thisiscalm
2017-02-26 01:44 pm UTC (link)

He listens patiently, face breaking into a wry smile when she finishes. Oh yeah, that sounds familiar.

"More sense than you might think." He sighs. "Back home... it was much the same for me. It was easier not to think about my own problems when I tried to keep people from dying. Problem is, there's always going to be someone out there worse off than you and eventually, your baggage is too heavy for you to be able to help them."

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	notrosesshadow 2017-02-27 04:15 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah. You're right. I suppose I should practice some self love and figure out a way to deal with my own baggage. Maybe Oz's meditation tutelage would help." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thisiscalm
2017-03-07 06:13 am UTC (link)

"That's, uhm. That's not a bad idea. Whatever helps, really." He pauses, realises that she already knows so many of his little dark secrets that he doesn't even need to be careful around her. When did that happen.

"I used to go to support groups, back home. People who, uhm. Work in law enforcement and have drug or alcohol issues. That helped a lot, talking to people who understood where I came from."

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	notrosesshadow 2017-03-08 07:12 pm UTC (link)
	Martha nods. "It's a great idea. There weren't support groups for the types of things I needed support from back home. I think it's why Mickey and I ended up together. We understood each other in a way that few people ever could. And maybe we could start something like that here. But I wonder if it would work if you took the "anonymous' part out of it." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thisiscalm
2017-03-09 05:34 am UTC (link)

"The group therapy sessions they've arranged in the past were... close. I don't think the forced nature helped much though." He frowns a bit. That really is the closest he's gotten and even then he seemed to be one of the few that took it as a serious chance to connect.

"I think there was someone who tried to start a general support group some time ago, but I guess it never got off the ground."

Like so many other things here.

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notrosesshadow
2017-03-13 10:54 am UTC (link)

"Yes, the therapy sessions. I was still fairly new and not interested when they came around." If she recalled correctly, she had ended up in the relationship therapy event thanks to her failed relationship with Tom.

Again, Martha wishes Deanna were still here. General support groups just aren't the same. Not when she knows everyone here. At least, they didn't feel the same to her.

"Speaking of things that never got off the ground, are you still up for that story club we talked about?"

Because stories she could do.

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thisiscalm
2017-03-13 05:35 pm UTC (link)

Oh, he wishes Deanna was around every week. There were a lot of times when he really could've used her advice as a professional, or as a friend for that matter. They've lost so many people that could've made their stay here a little more bearable.

The change of subject makes him light up though, excited to focus on something that isn't quite so heavy.

"Oh yeah, absolutely! It'd be nice to have something else to think about, actually."

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	notrosesshadow 2017-03-22 07:11 pm UTC (link)
	A smile is good. And catching. Her own face lights in response. "Great! I was thinking... since we never did find a room. What if we used somewhere in the library?" In fact, Martha wasn't sure why she hadn't thought of it in the first place. The library was the perfect spot to host this. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2017-03-24 05:56 am UTC (link)
	"That's not a bad idea. Kind of, uh. Appropriate." Why didn't they think of that in the first place? It's perfect. "It would make it easier for those that just want to read something aloud, as well." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notrosesshadow 2017-04-05 09:26 pm UTC (link)
	"Right! Maybe we can do it after hours even so we don't bother "regularlibrary goers." Or we could find a relatively out of the way place." She'll have to call Ianto and ask him probably. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2017-04-06 04:05 am UTC (link)
	"Sounds like we have a plan, then." He smiles, genuinely excited about what they've got going here. "I, uh... I should probably get going before another bot shows up." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notrosesshadow 2017-04-11 09:08 pm UTC (link)
	"Great. And that's a good idea. I'll let you know once I hear from him." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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