Blue Fish Mingle!

[save_the_souls]

Who: Blue Fish Crew + Visitors!
Broadcast: If you'd like?!
Action: The Blue Fish!
When: Month of May!

[Get in here Blue Fish! It's time for a mingle post! Visitors are welcomed, but anyone who requires doors will need to know someone from the crew that can let you in thanks to the passcode on the door.]

Comments

[dancingmd]

[Beverly hums softly, skeptical.]

If you do start feeling like that, you can always come talk to me. You know that, right?

[bryces_pup]

Thank you for your offer. It is appreciated.

[Notice that that's not a "yes".]

[dancingmd]

[She does notice, and it's nothing she hasn't pulled herself before. She sighs.]

Riona, I know you're embarrassed, and I know you don't want to talk to me about it, which is fine, but you ought to talk to someone. Keeping things bottled up will make it worse, believe me.

[bryces_pup]

[This goes beyond simple embarrassment.]

Talking about it made it worse, too. So my options are a bit limited.

[It isn't that she doesn't want to talk about it with Beverly. She just doesn't want to talk about it at all.]

[dancingmd]

[She gives her a pointed look.] You weren't exactly a sober state for talking things through.

[bryces_pup]

That's not what I was referring to. [In fact, she's referring to what's partly responsible for that drinking binge.]

[dancingmd]

Then what were you referring to?

[bryces_pup]

[Dead-eyed look. Nice try, doctor.]

Something which I already tried to talk about and it accomplished nothing.

[dancingmd]

So you try it once and it doesn't work and that's it? It's hopeless?

[Deep breath, Beverly. You're getting worked up. She rubs her temple.]

I can tell we're going in circles here so. Just. Don't cut yourself off.

we can wrap this up here if you want?

[bryces_pup]

[...sorry, Bev, that's precisely what she plans to do.]

I will be fine. Thank you.

[She does not want to argue, so it's time to make a getaway.]

Forgive me, but I need to get to my duties. I've neglected them the past few days. [With a forced smile, she gets up and nods to Beverly as she goes to leave her room.] Thank for you stopping by.

sure!

[dancingmd]

[She'll give Riona the out, for now. This is hardly over, however.]

No. [Beverly holds out a hand and opens the door.] I'll go.

[She steps out but can't resist saying one last thing, though she doesn't turn around to do so, afraid that if she does, it'll only engender a possible argument that neither of them want.]

You're not a horrible person, whatever you may think right now. And... I'm really glad to have you as a crewmate, and my friend.

[With that and a small sigh, she heads out down the hall.]