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[throwabookatit]

you know there are only like five girls here how fucked up is that???

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[throwabookatit]

[ She doesn't have to say another word. Rebecca pulls her forward into her embrace, softly running her hand down the back of Maya's head. ]

[itwasfeyt]

[She hasn't had a hug like this since Mia was alive.

A flood of feelings come rushing into her that she's not entirely sure how to describe, but it all leads to her wrapping her arms around Rebecca and... letting out a sob against her. Emotions she didn't want to think about anymore were bubbling back to the surface. She hated it, showing how sad or tired she was. If everyone could see her as just "happy Maya Fey" that would be so much easier.

Instead... she's this, a girl who's lost so much, and keeps seeing it over and over again.

This school sucks.]

[throwabookatit]

[ Soft, soothing hushing, as Rebecca pets Maya's hair and holds her. ]

It's alright, dear. Cry as much as you need. I'll stay right with you, 'til you tell me otherwise.

[itwasfeyt]

[She sniffles almost endlessly, on account of trying to tell Rebecca that things are Okay when they're clearly not.

Eventually, she does manage to calm herself enough.]

....T-thank you.

[throwabookatit]

[ She doesn't let Maya go yet, nor does she pull away. Not until Maya's made an indication that she'd like that. ]

You're welcome, it's no trouble at all. If you...have problems, with this sort of thing, you know... I'm here for you, okay?

[itwasfeyt]

[There's a beat, and Maya shifts slightly against Rebecca. An attempt at a nod, which isn't terribly easy in her current position.]

Okay.

[Another beat, a few more sniffles. She's gotten most of this out of her system by now]

...Hey, Rebecca? Have you been seeing things too?

[throwabookatit]

[ Ha... There's no point in lying, is there? Especially when, as the week goes on...they seem to keep getting worse. ]

...Yes. Yes, I have. I've, um... I've been seeing my friends, from back home.

[ Her friends, and a few people she...doesn't recognize, entirely. ]

[itwasfeyt]

[Oh.... Maya nods, understandingly.]

Me too. There's... a lot of people I know by now. Some of them are nice. The others... aren't.

[throwabookatit]

...It was rough. [ She might as well... She might as well. ] They were all...in a state of mourning, or...or well. Isabella.

[ The person she'd asked Maya to channel. ]

[itwasfeyt]

[She mirrors Rebecca's expression.]

Whenever I saw Mia, she was smiling at me... like she was happy to see me again, but I couldn't see her all the time.

[She would always disappear. Never staying.]

[throwabookatit]

Belle's...just smiling at me. As if she's saying hello in the morning. ...Ash looks a mess, he...he's having such a hard time, with...what happened. It's just...one big reminder. Everywhere I look.

[itwasfeyt]

...What happened, Rebecca?

[throwabookatit]

...It's not a good story, Maya. You... You really don't want to know.

[itwasfeyt]

Oh... [She can tell, just by the way she says it.] But, maybe you can tell me some other time, then?

[throwabookatit]

...If I figure out how it ends. I'll tell you. I swear.

[itwasfeyt]

Y-you will! Just, uh... think positive!

[Maya, you're the one that needed a hug just now...]

[throwabookatit]

[ The enthusiasm draws a smile from her, though it's kind of sad. ]

Now, now... [ A light pat on Maya's head. ] This...won't last forever. Can't. That's what I keep telling myself.

[itwasfeyt]

[The headpats ease her murderous tendencies]

Of course it won't! Eventually, the people doing this just have to crack, and they'll let it end. We can't be stopped by a couple of illusions.

[.....right]

[throwabookatit]

Right. [ Being so forcefully optimistic is weird for her, but. ] ...If it doesn't work, then they'll... [ try something else ] have to let it end.

[itwasfeyt]

[If they try something else, what's the worst that could happen?]

Exactly! Eventually, Todd and the others have to get sick of us.

[throwabookatit]

[ jsyk drizz i hate you ]

...Why do the lot of you call him that, anyway? Todd.

[itwasfeyt]

[i value our friendship also]

Oh! Uh... [taps her chin. hmm.] Can't remember! But I think you can ask Tess?

[throwabookatit]

...Somehow, that makes complete and utter sense.

[itwasfeyt]

It does doesn't it?