foolishmortals | This is fine. It's fine. We're fine.

[Well that was.

Something.

Underneath everyone’s door they’ll find a slip of paper, in shaky calligraphy, that reads:

INVITATION

Meet in the Dining Room.

Do not bring alcohol of any sort.

Upon arrival into the Dining Room it’s clear that this is very much...not a party.

The center of the room is cleared of all tables, and instead has all the chairs arranged in a circle, facing inwards. On the tables pushed to the side are jugs of water, cups, plates of saltines, and several hastily-made pamplets that read on the front ”How to cope with Child homicide” that contains an advisory list:

Try not to think about it.
Do not get hysterical.
Crying is permitted, but keep it within a reasonable volume. (For the consideration of fellow mourners)
Maintain civility
Do not plunder the belongings of the deceased.
No drinking or gambling your sorrows away. Set an example.

Standing in front of one of the chairs already is Mr.Arrow. He clears his throat as people start to slowly come in.]

I gathered you all here because I believed it would be conductive to group morale if we all worked through our feelings regarding recent events. Talk about your feelings with one another, but not with me.

[He steps back a little, out of the circle of chairs, in what seems to be an invitation for people to sit down and discuss with one another.]

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I like to think I'm a decent judge of character. And you... don't remind me of a lot of people I've known. In good ways.

I... I try to be good. I hope I'm good.

I guess I'll try to keep not reminding you of the bad.

[ squeezes a little ]

I think you're good. I really do.

[Doreen is so glad they aren't looking at each other's faces because her face is beat red and she thinks she's tearing up a little.]

...Thank you, Jyn.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

[She tries to subtlely sniff away the emotions.]

I'm sorry- I'm so selfish. I have it pretty good and you've been through a lot and you're the one comforting me.

We all have our problems. If we start comparing them to each others' nothing ever gets done.

[ She sighs. ]

Besides, I was just a child in a militia. You wore the suit with the limb fur.

[ holy fuck stop the presses jyn erso made a joke ]

[Doreen has a big, ungraceful snort and boy howdy does it come out loud and proud.]

Truly, I have committed horrific crimes against humanity.

The worst.

[ She pauses for a second, weighing options in her head. ]

Doreen, I...

[ how the fuck do people say this ]

[She pulls back a little at the hesitation, getting a look at Jyn's face.]

What's up? If I can rest my shoulder and thoughts on you, I think its only fair you get to do the same.

[ she sees doreen's face and, well.

jyn erso has seen a laser that was going to kill her. she faced it with dignity and grace and courage. surely here she will be the same! ]

I... do you... kriff, I'm- how do you feel? About me.

[ nailed it, best she could have done ]

[Ah.

One of the big questions.

She smiles in the hopes that somehow covers the incredible red breaking out all over her face because oh my god oh my god oh my god]

I'arm. Uh. Its. Well. You see. Its this. Fondness. Big, big fondness. Of. Uh. You. Whew. Erm.

[ oh well there's some redness on her face too now this is fine she's smiling too oh the force she's six-kriffing-teen on skuhl again- ]

Big... fondness, huh?

Y-yeah, just like a. Generally large... appreciation. For you.

[how the fuck did she overtly come on to daredevil at 18 but can't get a full sentence out at 21]

Well, I have a... large appreciation for you, too. I suppose.

O-oh!

So here we are.

Two girls who appreciate each other.

Who've been complimenting and embracing each other for several minutes.

[This all suddenly seems much less subtle than she thought.]

I...

[ ...

. . . ]

... we're already off to a fantastic start.

[The clarify of this moment is astounding. She can see how this has been building until now. She was 90% certain the friendliness between them was just friendliness. If she felt stronger about Jyn than that, and boy did she, then it only made sense to stuff it down and not acknowledge it because ruining a friendship with someone like Jyn would be criminal. And now there's stuff and stuff is real and its. Something new.

But SG is logical and a computer science major. Logically, there is a solution. And its clear and its right in front of her and all that needs to be done is to do it. And its taking a while for her mouth to do it.]

Would you. Like to... continue to compliment and embrace each other? Maybe on a more frequent basis? [That part came out much quieter than expected.]

[ Jyn lets out a small laugh - almost a giggle. Almost. Like a cousin of a giggle. Maybe once removed.

It's not that she didn't see this coming, but... there was a whole mess of other feelings Jyn had to sort through before she could get to this one. And it's... she doesn't really feel done with all of them, not by a long shot, but something nice is happening here and... nice things don't happen to Jyn Erso very often. Or nice people. ]

I... think I'd like that a lot, Doreen.

[There's a flash of a lot of emotions on Doreen's face but one of the big ones is relief.]

That's... awesome. That's really, incredibly awesome.

Yeah, I... same here.

[ Jyn smiles, pretty relieved in her own right. ]

Want to... slip away somewhere? I don't know about you, but this room is suddenly feeling very full.

[She squeezes her hand.]

Ab-so-lutely.

[ Jyn smiles. ]

Alright, where to?

I didn't think that far ahead!

[Said as cheerily as ever. But she pulls Jyn towards the exit.]

Anywhere works.

"Anywhere" it is.

[ And away from the party they go! ]

This is fine. It's fine. We're fine.

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