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Tweak says, "Bring it on!"

Michael Carpenter | The Dresden Files (swordoflove) wrote in thedoorway,
@ 2013-08-05 03:05:00

Entry tags:

harry dresden (books), michael carpenter, molly carpenter

I've been spending a great deal of time helping out at the Church in the past few days. There is a cathedral not far from here which has fallen into disrepair, and I have been very glad to have been able to offer my services. It saddens me to see so much neglect towards the church, towards faith, in these days. There are so many people who seem so lost in this world, and need a little guidance, a helping hand.

But alas, one cannot force people to have faith, it is something that must come from within.

[Filtered to Molly]

Are you doing okay?

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	Molly \| Michael wintersoul 2013-08-05 07:23 pm UTC (link)
	I'm all right, Daddy. I'm good. How're you? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Molly \| Michael swordoflove 2013-08-05 10:33 pm UTC (link)
	I'm...doing alright. I miss your mother, and your brothers and sisters, but I wouldn't want them to be here. Would you like to go to dinner? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Molly \| Michael wintersoul 2013-08-06 05:34 pm UTC (link)
	I know what you mean. Dinner would be nice, Dad. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Molly \| Michael swordoflove 2013-08-06 05:37 pm UTC (link)
	I'll let you choose where you want to go. It'll be nice to...talk to you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Molly \| Michael wintersoul 2013-08-06 06:01 pm UTC (link)
	You know you can talk to me any time, Daddy. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Molly \| Michael swordoflove 2013-08-06 06:07 pm UTC (link)
	I know. But you're all grown up now. And...and the Winter Lady. I don't quite know what to make of that, Molly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Molly \| Michael wintersoul 2013-08-06 08:37 pm UTC (link)
	You're not the only one. I don't know what to make of it either. And I think it's kind of moot here. I mean, Mab's not here, Neither is Titiana. Winter Lady is a worthless title without them. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Molly \| Michael swordoflove 2013-08-06 08:39 pm UTC (link)
	I don't like you being stuck with them, Molly. I don't trust the fae. We've got to find you a way out, somehow. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Molly \| Michael wintersoul 2013-08-06 09:05 pm UTC (link)
	There's only one way out. But like I said, it doesn't matter here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Molly \| Michael swordoflove 2013-08-06 09:05 pm UTC (link)
	There's always a way. But hopefully we won't have to worry about it here. Let's get something to eat, and we can talk about everything in more detail. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Molly \| Michael wintersoul 2013-08-07 09:10 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah. I'm trying. Okay. I really want to see you, Daddy. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Molly \| Michael swordoflove 2013-08-07 09:51 pm UTC (link)
	I want to see you too, sweetheart. It seems like I haven't seen you much at all, lately. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Molly \| Michael wintersoul 2013-08-08 06:44 am UTC (link)
	We need to change that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Molly \| Michael swordoflove 2013-08-08 10:13 am UTC (link)
	Yes. I know there are parts of your life I'll never understand now, but you're still my daughter, and I still love you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Molly \| Michael wintersoul 2013-08-08 06:36 pm UTC (link)
	I love you too, Daddy. I'll try to do better and see you more often. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Molly \| Michael swordoflove 2013-08-08 06:38 pm UTC (link)
	I'd like that. Maybe we should have dinner on Sunday afternoons, or something. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Molly \| Michael wintersoul 2013-08-08 06:56 pm UTC (link)
	I'd like that. As long as you're the one who does the cooking. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Molly \| Michael swordoflove 2013-08-08 06:57 pm UTC (link)
	I can do that. Or we can order pizza. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Molly \| Michael wintersoul 2013-08-08 07:30 pm UTC (link)
	Pizza's good. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	flickum_bickus 2013-08-06 06:58 pm UTC (link)
	It's good to keep busy. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	swordoflove 2013-08-06 06:59 pm UTC (link)
	The Lord frowns on idleness. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	flickum_bickus 2013-08-06 07:15 pm UTC (link)
	So you've mentioned. I'm not exactly lazy, but I can't picture him ever smiling at me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	swordoflove 2013-08-06 07:41 pm UTC (link)
	You should give Him more of a chance, Harry. I think you'd be surprised. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	flickum_bickus 2013-08-06 07:57 pm UTC (link)
	There are a lot better men that he could pick than me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	swordoflove 2013-08-06 08:10 pm UTC (link)
	There are no limits on how many He can choose, Harry. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	flickum_bickus 2013-08-06 08:16 pm UTC (link)
	So he's just waiting for me to stop trying to out-stubborn him, is that it? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	swordoflove 2013-08-06 08:19 pm UTC (link)
	You will never do it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	flickum_bickus 2013-08-06 08:22 pm UTC (link)
	See, I don't like that word, "never." Some people say I'll "never" out-stubborn Winter, either, but I aim to prove them wrong. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	swordoflove 2013-08-06 08:23 pm UTC (link)
	But this is god, Harry. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	flickum_bickus 2013-08-06 08:48 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, well, if I'm hearing correctly, God says I can out-stubborn Winter. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	swordoflove 2013-08-06 08:50 pm UTC (link)
	You can at least die trying, and perhaps that would be better than giving in. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	flickum_bickus 2013-08-06 08:58 pm UTC (link)
	Tried to die once. It didn't take. If God wants me stubborn and all, then so be it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	swordoflove 2013-08-06 09:00 pm UTC (link)
	You should come to Mass with me, Harry. You need all the help you can at fighting this. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	flickum_bickus 2013-08-06 09:07 pm UTC (link)
	Maybe I should. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	swordoflove 2013-08-06 09:09 pm UTC (link)
	...really? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	flickum_bickus 2013-08-06 09:52 pm UTC (link)
	I don't understand it, but it wasn't just the Winter Queen who kept me alive. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	swordoflove 2013-08-06 09:52 pm UTC (link)
	No, Harry, it wasn't. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	flickum_bickus 2013-08-06 10:27 pm UTC (link)
	Why? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	swordoflove 2013-08-06 10:28 pm UTC (link)
	Why what? Why did He help you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	flickum_bickus 2013-08-06 10:59 pm UTC (link)
	Why me? Why not Susan? Why...any of this? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	swordoflove 2013-08-06 11:01 pm UTC (link)
	He obviously has plans for you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	flickum_bickus 2013-08-06 11:13 pm UTC (link)
	I need more, Michael. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	swordoflove 2013-08-06 11:14 pm UTC (link)
	That's why it's called faith, Harry. We don't always have all the answers. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	flickum_bickus 2013-08-06 11:37 pm UTC (link)
	I don't know how much faith I have left. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	swordoflove 2013-08-06 11:38 pm UTC (link)
	It is always there, if you search for it. (Reply to this) (Parent)