[Open, Major Event] Drag My Feet Along the Floor

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Class Log #001, 14 June 2066 (Monday)

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[lyall]

[ There is that ache again, in her chest. It makes her wish that she were back in the house in the West District so she could bury her face in Mitsuru's fur. ]

Why... why did she not come back? [ Because there was a promise. She is sure of it. ] For me.

[icarusalsoflew]

[ This merits a cigarette. Give him a moment. ]

I looked into it with some acquaintances of mine from the Court of Summer in London. I can't say for sure, but your mother must have been sick with consumption - pulmonary tuberculosis. She likely collapsed on the way back to you, and was tricked by an agent of the Masters.

[ Drag, exhale. ]

There are records to back that hypothesis up, especially since one such agent that existed during your time period deliberately prayed on sick parents in order to get to their children. His M.O. was that he'd "help" his victims by keeping them in his home, and taking advantage of their weakness, promising them that they were going to fetch their children for them up until they perished.

[lyall]

[ It is the same thing, always, in her dreams.

Gentle hands, words that meant before night came, she would not be alone.

Bowing her head now and thinking on what her King has told her and how this makes her feel.

Was it better or worse that she asked? She is unfamiliar with the numbness in her chest. ]

Thank you.

[ It is probably not the right words to say, but they are the only ones she can think of. ]

[icarusalsoflew]

Mm.

[ After a beat: ]

Is there anything else that you'd like to know?

[ It had taken quite a bit of work, but he had managed to uncover a startling amount of information. ]

[lyall]

[ Is there anything else that she actually needs to know?

Apologies, Blade King. Your erstwhile not!daughter This one seems to be at a loss for words. ]

No, sir. [ She can hardly address you as her liege in class. ] Thank you again.

[prismed]

[ Waiting for Uncle Hikaru to turn away from them before rounding back to Lyall with a comforting bump against her shoulder. ]

That wasn't so bad, right?

[ A little more gentle than how she's been with you already. ]

[lyall]

[ The smile she offers is a little wan, a little sad.

If what her King said is true ( and she has no doubt that it is ) then her mother may have tried to keep her promise, only to find that she could not.

Have a nod now, before, well -- this might sound a little out of the blue, Kitty. Sorry, she's a little twisted up inside. ]

I hope your uncle comes home soon, Kitty. It is good as well, that he seems the kind of man who would keep his promises.

[prismed]

It sounds like your mom tried to too.

[ She'd hug you, but she's not sure if you'll like that yet. So she's settling for a hand on your hand instead. She's seen her mom do that with sad people before, and it seemed to help? ]

[lyall]

[ There is a knot in her throat and she can feel the hint of water burning in her eyes. She will not cry here though; such a thing can wait for another time, another place.

Mustering a smile now as she looks shyly your way. ]