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Tweak says, "numa numa, baloon!"

Lady Mary Crawley (ladycontrary) wrote in toboldlyrpg,
@ 2017-06-16 19:58:00

Entry tags:

! enterprise, ^ log, leia organa | star wars, mary crawley | downton abbey

WHO: Mary Crawley & Leia Organa
WHEN: 226406.15 Thursday
WHERE: Observation Deck
SUMMARY: Mary and Leia have a chat about life
WARNINGS: Possible sex talk

Mary was slowly adjusting to being back on board the ship after spending time on land. She hadn't spoken to Jim since their conversation about not pursuing a relationship, and that was just as well with her. Her feelings had mellowed a bit in the past few weeks, but she still kept mostly to herself, performing her duties on the ship and then going back to her room. She had at least cut down her visits to the Downton simulation in the holodeck. Pike was right in that it wasn't good for her.

Today, she was sitting in the observation deck at a small table with a pot of tea. Sometimes she just liked to look out at the stars. On the ship, it was the closest to being 'outside' that she could be. Mary heard someone moving behind her and looked up to find Leia standing a few feet away from her.

"Hello, General."

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mirrorbright
2017-07-09 10:24 pm UTC (link)

Leia didn't admit that this wasn't a usual situation that she found herself in. She hadn't pulled back with Han, all those years ago, and look where that got her. With Kes, it had been different. That was loneliness and passion without the emotion attached to it. Here with Chris it was something else entirely, something she wasn't sure she needed to (or, more, wanted to) define.

"I think maybe we're wired to always want more and get close," Leia said casually. "I grew up expecting to make a political marriage," she admitted. "I'd marry someone from one of the other royal houses or even a off-world prince, if that's what was needed at the time. In the end, after Alderaan was destroyed, as we settled in to rebuilding the government of the galaxy, it probably should have been even more important, but I chose love." She shrugged. "It didn't work out," she said, "and here I don't have to make any choice, either way. I can simply enjoy what I have and what I can have." Leia looked at her. "Maybe it's because I've spent my entire life working for other people and being who it was expected that I'd be that here, even with sex, I can just be me and do what I want."

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