[CHEATING AND MAKING THIS AN ACTION THREAD TRY AND STOP ME. Leia's been feeling mildly guilty since she put in the paperwork for a transfer to the Bishop. She's leaving the Windrose without a communications officer, now that Amethyst has been sent away, for one thing, and for another, the entire decision was a sudden one.
But there are some things that duty demands, and one of those is if your teenage daughter shows up from the future, you don't abandon her.
The least she can do is let her crewmates know. She finds Misty in the kitchen and clears her throat.]
I wanted you to know--I've put in a transfer request to the Bishop.
[Misty was busy grinding... Something. Herbs? Spices? Perhaps it is best not to ask. At first, she looks up with a smile for Leia but when Leia announces that she's leaving, Misty's face falls and she drops her pestle with a loud thunk on the counter.]
No! You can't leave... We were just... Don't you like us?
[Well, that's not the reaction she expected. Misty's always been a little...airy...but she never struck Leia as the sort to react so strongly to something as small as a ship transfer.
What feels small to Leia, though, might not be for her friend.]
I do--I do. [Note to self: Break it a little more gently next time. If she can figure out how.] But circumstances--well, they changed. Suddenly.
[Leia freezes at the question--if it can be called a question at all. Don't ask, she wants to say, but people are going to find out. She might as well be the one to tell them.
She sits down at the galley table, summoning all her energy in hopes that she doesn't sound as uncertain as she feels about this.]
...I have a daughter, apparently. She's from my future.
[... okay almost never have a reason for it. Misty’s still upset at losing Leia, but her anger almost immediately dissipates. In fact, she goes so far as to hug Leia, throwing her arms around her shoulders.]
Well of course you have to go to her!
[She pulls back and grips Leia’s hands emphatically.]
She’s lucky to have such a good mama.
[What’s that like, having a family who gives a shit about you, even when they never even knew you existed?]
[The way Misty's emotions turn on a dime is intense, to say the least, but at least she seems a little less miserable. And the hug is sweet of her. When she pulls away, Leia gives her a tentative smile.]
She's more than half my age. I've got a lot to learn about parenting--and fast.
[And it's not something Leia would have thought of. The perpetual tangled drama of her family ties isn't something she wants to share, for the most part...but this would be something small. Mostly unrelated.]
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But there are some things that duty demands, and one of those is if your teenage daughter shows up from the future, you don't abandon her.
The least she can do is let her crewmates know. She finds Misty in the kitchen and clears her throat.]
I wanted you to know--I've put in a transfer request to the Bishop.
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No! You can't leave... We were just... Don't you like us?
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What feels small to Leia, though, might not be for her friend.]
I do--I do. [Note to self: Break it a little more gently next time. If she can figure out how.] But circumstances--well, they changed. Suddenly.
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[That comes out more as a demand than a question. Everyone leaves and no one ever gives a good reason for it.]
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She sits down at the galley table, summoning all her energy in hopes that she doesn't sound as uncertain as she feels about this.]
...I have a daughter, apparently. She's from my future.
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Well of course you have to go to her!
[She pulls back and grips Leia’s hands emphatically.]
She’s lucky to have such a good mama.
[What’s that like, having a family who gives a shit about you, even when they never even knew you existed?]
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[The way Misty's emotions turn on a dime is intense, to say the least, but at least she seems a little less miserable. And the hug is sweet of her. When she pulls away, Leia gives her a tentative smile.]
She's more than half my age. I've got a lot to learn about parenting--and fast.
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[And it's not something Leia would have thought of. The perpetual tangled drama of her family ties isn't something she wants to share, for the most part...but this would be something small. Mostly unrelated.]
Thank you.
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[Her brow furrows.]
And... you are gonna come back to visit, right?
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[She's moving ships, not galaxies.]
And you'll have to visit me on the Bishop. Maybe I can introduce you to her.
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