She soothes him. She always does. And he takes a long inhale and lets it out slowly, if not losing it entirely, at least letting it settle inside him.
She's always been the voice of reason and he exhales again, shorter and more completely.
He never realized it was hard on her to let him go... but he knows he should have. While he misses her presence when he's outside the Drift and being with her is the only place that really feels like home... he goes out into the world when he leaves her. She's.... left alone. He's sure Tendo and the mechanics are helpful but - in the Drift his hand still automatically lifts to rest on one of her displays for a long minute.
Then he nods.
Couldn't do it without you, Gipsy. You're right.
A soft huff of affectionate amusement.
You're going to be good for her. All right. I'll have faith.
And I'll see if there's a way to make Stacker see that doesn't involve touching him.
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so awesome. I couldn't go this year so I hope you had enough fun for both of us!
Date: 2013-09-13 06:56 am (UTC)She's always been the voice of reason and he exhales again, shorter and more completely.
He never realized it was hard on her to let him go... but he knows he should have. While he misses her presence when he's outside the Drift and being with her is the only place that really feels like home... he goes out into the world when he leaves her. She's.... left alone. He's sure Tendo and the mechanics are helpful but - in the Drift his hand still automatically lifts to rest on one of her displays for a long minute.
Then he nods.
Couldn't do it without you, Gipsy. You're right.
A soft huff of affectionate amusement.
You're going to be good for her. All right. I'll have faith.
And I'll see if there's a way to make Stacker see that doesn't involve touching him.