∞ 007

[cpt_ressentiment]

Who: The Crew of the SS Starstruck + Any Visitors!
Broadcast: Nah prob not
Action: On board the SS Starstruck, or on the spacestation if you like!
When: NOW! and until the next mingle.

[ Y'all know what this is? This is a mingle. So get in here and mingle it out, everyone. o7

We have plenty of new people, but we don't have plenty of room anymore! Never really figured out a more permanent solution to all that yet, did we...? How's everyone coping, hmm?

Welcome newcomers! And welcome visitors! To the oldbie crew - stay awesome. ♥ ]

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[notmutantbutmiracle]

[Wanda looks Peggy over for a moment, deciding whether or not to tell her everything that's been going on. Not because she doesn't feel like she can rely on her, but more so whether or not she should burden Peggy with her own issues. Eventually, she does break a little, her smile disappears, and a more sad expression takes its place.]

Souji left.

[mucked]

Oh, darling.

[ peggy isn't a stranger to certain accusations -- of being frigid, mercenary, and (at times) dispassionate. but there are some tragedies that require one's full feeling, and even without knowing this souji fellow all that well...peggy can find a wellspring of sympathy in her heart. not least of all because of the plain sadness evident on wanda's delicate features.

she wastes little time in sitting next to wanda upon her bed, but doesn't dare reach for her hand. that is a liberty she won't take. ]

I'm dreadfully sorry. [ she exhales. ] The two of you were close?

[notmutantbutmiracle]

[Wanda scooches over a little to give Peggy room, clearly fine with having her company. She nods her head in response to Peggy's question.]

Yes. We... we were dating.

[It felt somehow embarrassing to admit this. It wasn't something that they particularly had kept secret, but neither was it something they necessarily openly telegraphed either (at least... as far as Wanda could tell).]

[mucked]

[ -- now, this is a pain she understands. the fingers along her right hand twitch, as though she must actively suppress the desire to raise her arm and lay a comforting touch upon wanda's shoulder. ]

There is no heartbreak quite like losing a lover to the unknown. [ peggy exhales. ] Is there anything I can do?

[ she knows how fruitless the question is. no one had been able to help, exactly, in the wake of steve's disappearance. ]

[notmutantbutmiracle]

[Wanda gives a slight shake of her head in response, though she does also give Peggy a weak smile of gratitude for the offer.]

No, it is all right.

[A period of silence follows, long enough for Peggy to question if Wanda is even going to say anything further. But, she does, eventually, speak up again. Almost sounding like she's talking aloud to herself.]

I would have thought I had grown numb to this kind of pain by now...

[mucked]

I don't believe it quite works like that. [ a brief exhalation. ] Some wounds never scar over. They only get deeper.

[notmutantbutmiracle]

[Wanda visibly seems to curl up a bit at that. She knows Peggy's words to be true, and they are of little comfort. Her next words sounding more like a statement than a question.]

I am always to carry this pain then.

[mucked]

[ admittedly, peggy doesn't have much comfort to offer. however: ] If being here has taught me anything, then there is always room for second chances. Second opportunities. We ought not to pin our hopes upon the fickleness of this place, but...

[ peggy's shoulders rise, then fall. ] I lost someone precious to me, once. Now and then, we must focus on how grateful we've been to know them. To witness them in their glory.

[notmutantbutmiracle]

[Peggy's words bring Wanda back into the moment. She realizes immediately who Peggy is referring to, as memories of her calibration room come flooding back to her. Wanda looks at Peggy with newfound admiration. This woman... what she's been through to stay so strong through it all, she was truly impressive.]

[Wanda reaches over with her hand tentatively, an offer to hold Peggy's. Though, she says nothing further out loud, she hopes her actions signify her understanding, and her gratitude to Peggy for being with her here, in this moment.]

[mucked]

[ gently, she wraps her fingers around wanda's. a small squeeze, like a gesture of solidarity. ]

You care for him, still. [ her voice isn't a whisper, but a strong and bold statement. she doesn't tip-toe. ] So honour him in how you live, now. Be yourself, of course -- but take what you cared for in him, and share those virtues with the rest of the fleet. It's how you can keep him close.

[ and doubtless how she kept steve close in the time following his disappearance. ]

[notmutantbutmiracle]

[At Peggy's words, Wanda feels herself begin to tear up again, but unlike before they are not tears of pain and sorrow. She smiles slightly at Peggy's words, nodding her head in affirmation, too.]

I will.

[She gives her friend's hand a small squeeze back.]

[mucked]

And in the meantime? We'll have tea. Whether you want it or not.

[notmutantbutmiracle]

[Wanda lets out a short chuckle at her offer, she takes a moment to take a deep breath, and then stands up, willing to follow her friend to the ship's kitchen.]

Tea sounds nice.

Thank you, Peggy.

[mucked]

My pleasure. [ she does indeed lead the way. ] We must stick together, after all. Shipmates.

[notmutantbutmiracle]

[Wanda follows Peggy out, a small smile lingering on her lips as she shuts the door to her room behind her.]

Shipmates...

Yes, yes we are.

[mucked]

And world-mates as well, I reckon. However distantly so.