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ＨＡＹＬＥＹＭＡＲＳＨＡＬＬ (wolfcry) wrote in somerealityrpg,
@ 2020-08-15 12:44:00

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WHO: Hayley Marshall-Kenner and Hope Mikaelson
WHERE: Hope's apartment
WHEN: The morning after finding out Landon was sent home
WARNINGS: TBD
SPOILERS? None

Hayley knew Hope had spent the night with the twins, no doubt drowning her sorrows in greasy food and ice cream in an attempt to numb the pain caused by Landon's departure. However, Hayley was determined to see her daughter the next day, especially after finding out that Hope's father, Klaus, had been sent home too. It would be a double blow to her daughter and Hayley knew she had to be the one to tell Hope that her father was gone too. She needed to be there for Hope, like Hope had been there to tell her about everything that had happened back home. Her daughter needed her and there was no one and nothing that could stop Hayley from getting to her.

She did head to Hope's until later in the morning, figuring her daughter had stayed up late and would need all the sleep she could get (if she managed to get any at all). Hayley arrived, bringing fresh coffee with her, and took a deep breath before knocking on her daughter's door. There was always the chance that Hope would not open the door for her and Hayley would not blame her if she didn't. She was in a lot of emotional pain right now. Still, Hayley was going to try even if her daughter did turn her down.

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baculum
2020-08-25 12:09 am UTC (link)

Her body was awash with pinpricks as she tried to reconcile losing Landon and her dad in the same swoop. She really didn't want to cry again, didn't want to put her mom through it just because the Entity had it out for her. How many times had Hope heard those words from Hayley? How many times had it been up to her mom to suffer because of what her dad had chosen to do? Way too many. "You don't have to keep apologizing for him. Or for this place."

Her eyes were glassy with unshed tears when she finally opened them, Hayley of course seeing right to the heart of her and her fears. She might have gotten dubious luck with who her dad was, but somehow her mom managed to make up for all of that and more. "Do you ever wish... it hadn't been him? So you didn't have to keep making his excuses?" Hope knew this meant she wouldn't be her, but there were plenty of times she would have wished herself out of existence, too.

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wolfcry
2020-08-25 08:53 pm UTC (link)

Klaus and Hayley were complicated. Their drunken one night stand had resulted in the existence of the most beautiful being on the planet (at least to Hayley, but she was bias after all). As much as Klaus could drive her crazy, be vindictive and brash, and yes hurt her in his attempts to keep Hope all to himself, Hayley did not wish that night had not happened. As much as he had disappointed Hope, he had given her Hope and for that she would always be grateful to Klaus. He allowed her a chance to be a mother, which while frightened her, also made her happier than anything else in the world. No, she didn’t regret it. She only regretted the pain that had come from her daughter coming from two people with complicated lives and pasts.

“Never.” Hayley reached out and gently touched her daughter’s face. “Never, Hope. Without him, I never would have met you. The most wonderful person in the world who I love so much. I would never get to be your mom and I will never ever regret any part of that. Ever.”

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baculum
2020-08-26 02:47 am UTC (link)

Leaning into Hayley's touch, Hope nodded. It was good, she supposed, that at least her mom didn't regret having her. She swiftly steered her brain away from the thought that her dad might, since he wasn't there to defend himself and it was mostly her broken heart that was speaking, not her rational self. He'd loved her in his own way, she knew that logically.

"You're really good at being my mom," she flashed a small smile. "Is there anything else? Anyone else that left?" She just wanted to curl up in her bed and indulge herself for at least the day before trying to pull the broken pieces together into a semblance of herself and face the world.

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wolfcry
2020-08-28 08:38 pm UTC (link)

As far as Hayley knew, no one else had left. If any of Hope’s friends she had made here had left, Hayley was unaware. She was still new and hadn’t been introduced to everyone Hope knew here. She hoped no one else had disappeared; Hope had enough to deal with losing Landon and Klaus. Her daughter didn’t deserve anymore.

Hayley did smile at the statement. “At least I’m good at something. And it happens to be the most important thing.” God, she loved Hope so much. Even if she was all grown up, Hayley would always feel the need to protect her and yes, take care of her…as much as Hope would allow. After all, Hayley also knew Hope could handle herself too and that made her heart swell with pride. Her daughter was amazing. Hayley felt lucky to be Hope’s mom.

“No one else that I know of. I hope no one you befriended here has left though. I know you have a lot of friends here.”

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baculum
2020-08-30 04:20 pm UTC (link)

She wasn't going to let that statement stand, not after everything she knew Hayley had done. "You're good at a lot of things. I mean, some of those things aren't here... but you were—are—still good at them." She couldn't keep the peace in New Orleans if there was no New Orleans, and hardly any factions of witches, vampires, or wolves, but it had still been a thing she was good at.

"I know it's kind of cowardly, but I don't think I can look through the network to find out if anyone else I know has left. Not right now." Maybe it was a good thing Hayley hadn't had much of a chance to meet her friends. Her heart felt broken enough with the lost potential of having her dad around, and the loss of comfort and happiness Landon provided.

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wolfcry
2020-08-30 06:12 pm UTC (link)

Hayley smiled at her daughter. Without those things, like keeping the peace between fractions, Hayley felt somewhat at a loss as to what to do with herself. With the Mikaelson fortune here, it wasn't as if she needed to obtain employment either. Obviously, Hayley was grateful for the second chance with Hope and Elijah, but there was a part of her that wanted to find a place for herself here too. A place like she had in New Orleans.

"Thanks, Hope," Hayley replied, squeezing her daughter's shoulder. "I hope I can find something here for myself like that. A way to help." It was a goal at least.

Hayley understood. Her daughter wasn't ready to know, not after losing Landon and Klaus at the same time. She needed time. "It's okay, Hope. You have a lot to deal with right now."

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baculum
2020-08-30 06:18 pm UTC (link)

Scooting back on the bed, she drew her knees up to her chest and wrapped her arms around her legs. "Weird stuff happens here, sometimes really bad things, like Mikael, sometimes just weird. Sometimes good. There's usually some way to help when the bad or weird things happen." She'd made a promise not to put herself between the bad things and the people she loved to someone who wasn't here anymore, so did she still have to keep it? She wasn't sure.

"You could maybe find a way to help people who show up here, too? Get them settled? So it's not just during the really shitty times."

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	wolfcry 2020-08-30 07:42 pm UTC (link)
	Hayley felt that suggestion was a good one. She could help people when they arrived and when bad things happened. Maybe beside her own daughter even. "That's a good idea, Hope," Hayley replied. "I could help people when they first arrive and if things end up badly." Hayley held out one of the coffees to her daughter. "Thank you for that suggestion." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

baculum
2020-08-30 07:47 pm UTC (link)

Taking the coffee, she held it in both hands to draw in more of the warmth. "'Course. I've been here... a year now, actually. I missed my anniversary... Anyway, it's easier to see that stuff the longer you've been here." She didn't have quite the same personality traits that made her mom really good at that stuff, but she thought Hayley would be really good at it.

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wolfcry
2020-08-31 08:42 pm UTC (link)

“It’s something I will consider then.” She knew the longer she was here, the easier it would become to handle the weirdness that happened here. She didn’t think she would ever get use to the possibility of losing the people she cared about though…or the idea of Hope losing her. That bothered her more than anything. She knew Hope would be okay, but it was the mother in her that never wanted to leave her daughter alone to face the world…no matter how old her was or how much Hayley knew she was capable of handling herself.

“And in the meantime, you and I can spend some mother-daughter time as much as we can.” She reached out and squeezed her daughter’s shoulder. “It’ll be okay. I know you’re strong, but it’s okay to lean on me once and a while. It’s why I’m here.”

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