[snuggle up real close everyone]

[cephalon]

Who: The fair crew and visitors of the Windrose
Action: Aboard the Windrose
When: May

[It's a mingle! Make friendly everyone~]

Comments

[pain_train]

Kind of. This is the Proles skyline, but the dome's whole. And the buildings don't have big holes in them like this.

But Vision told me he saw something like this in my dream during that things months ago, so I'm trying to paint it and then I'll show it to him.

[passingthrough]

I wasn't here for that, but someone mentioned it. [At least she assumes it's what was mentioned to her.] Could you have been seeing the future?

[pain_train]

I don't think so? At least I hope not. If the dome cracked, everyone would be fucked. Besides, I... know the sunset that's going on outside the dome in the picture. Kind of.

Vision said he thinks it's like... a metaphor for my brain?

[passingthrough]

[You and Vision are really close, aren't you?] How so? [Are you saying your brain is cracked?]

[pain_train]

[She taps one of the holes that cuts through a building with the inert end of the stylus.]

I've got holes in my brain.

[passingthrough]

[Wrath, what?]

...Actual holes or are you saying there are gaps in your memory?

[pain_train]

Gaps in my memory I guess? Beverly probably would have said if there were real holes.

[That's just what it feels like.]

[passingthrough]

Do you know what caused them?

[pain_train]

[She shrugs.]

From what Charles said, probably all of the Compliance debriefings. That's... I always kind of suspected that, so it makes sense.

[passingthrough]

[Well, that's everyone she might have suggested talking to about a problem like that.] Is it something he can help with?

[pain_train]

Um. He's having me keep a timed task log so I don't forget things so much?

[passingthrough]

Yeah? Does Kurt know you're timing him? [Yes, she knows!]

[pain_train]

[Thoughtful:] Do you think he'd try even harder if he did?

[passingthrough]

[Equally thoughtful. She shouldn't be thinking about this. Why did she bring this up?]

Actually, yes.

[pain_train]

That's good to know.

Guess I'll mention it to him.

[passingthrough]

This should probably be more weird and awkward for me. [So far she's pretty okay with it and she did bring it up.] So, things going well?

[pain_train]

Why? Nothing wrong with being happy a friend is happy.

I guess so? Kurt's a good friend. He's nice to me. Uh. Very courteous. So I'm really glad he likes me.

[passingthrough]

I guess not. I was married to a friend of his back home and younger. I don't think he would have appreciated any...details back then.

[pain_train]

Well yeah, but you're talking to me, not him. If he wants to be a dumb boy about things, that's his problem.

[passingthrough]

He can't help being a dumb boy. [Smiling a little. She thinks of him as neither dumb, nor a boy (because, you know, man)]

[pain_train]

I know. And as dumb boys go, he's not that dumb. I like Kurt a lot, Kitty. He's a good friend. I'm glad he transferred over to the ship.

[passingthrough]

I am too. It's good having family again. And I'm glad you guys are getting along. [Thinks and hopes that's good for both of them.] I'm sure he could use more friends.

[pain_train]

I'm glad you've got family here, then. [It seems like such an abstract concept to her. She doesn't remember having family. The closest was the army, and... yeah.] Yeah, I think he could use more friends too. He's been integrating pretty well with the crew I think, once he actually started talking to people. Maybe he just needs a little more settling in time, since it's pretty different here.

[passingthrough]

Yeah. I needed several months back in the prison. Took me a little time to relax here too after the move. [And it's not like she's issue free.] And he was in it longer than I was.

[pain_train]

[She nods. That sure makes sense.]

Anything I should be doing to help?