Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 3:51:34 AM)
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Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 3:53:25 AM)
Please don't be mad at them.. it's okay.. really..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 3:54:32 AM)
It's not ok, Friday. It really isn't. *He parks, drags himself from the car, then gimps around to help her out too* All we have is each other, being what we are. To leave one of us behind is inexcusable.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 3:55:22 AM)
I don't think they knew they did though..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 3:55:56 AM)
They should have checked! *he says as he unlocks the door and hobbles inside*
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 3:58:06 AM)
*She trudged after him, shoulders slumped and head down* I was hiding behind stuff.. and I'd been really quiet..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 3:58:56 AM)
It would have taken half a second to drop a text or a correspondence trace.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 3:59:21 AM)
.. I don't know what that second one is..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 4:00:00 AM)
Using magic to follow the threads that connect people. *he pulls a soda out for her, and beer for himself, then flops into his favorite chair*
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 4:06:25 AM)
*She sank down on the floor by him, looking at her soda and poking at it*
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 4:07:18 AM)
Why are you acting like I scolded you?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 4:08:26 AM)
Cause I made you mad at my friends..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 4:09:04 AM)
No, Friday. The people you know made me mad at themselves.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 4:09:24 AM)
I'm so mad I can't even form proper sentences. God.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 4:12:40 AM)
*She sighed and just slumped* I was having fun.. I even got a hug.. and people were nice to me..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 4:16:08 AM)
Well...that's good at least. I'm glad you had fun, I really am. I spose this is a teachable moment.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 4:16:37 AM)
Teachable for what?
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 4:18:53 AM)
Alright. Think about what happened tonight. What could you have done differently?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 4:21:19 AM)
Not hidden.. been more.. um.. attentive to my surroundings..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 4:21:52 AM)
Both good. The one thing you need to learn first though is always have a plan.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 4:22:14 AM)
*She bit her lip and nodded slightly*
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 4:23:01 AM)
What I try to do is have a look around when I first go someplace, and find the best way out. Then think about places that are close and you feel are pretty safe.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 4:23:25 AM)
*She nodded slightly and sighed*
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 4:23:54 AM)
*He slides out of his chair and crawls over to hug her* No sighing.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 4:24:18 AM)
*She hugged him back and leaned against him*
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 4:25:01 AM)
Make sense?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 4:28:24 AM)
I think so. More or less..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 4:28:45 AM)
It really is best to be a little paranoid. Just a little.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 4:34:13 AM)
I'm always paranoid.. I should've just run away..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 4:34:51 AM)
Only if you knew where you were running. Panicing and taking off can be even more dangerous.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 4:42:19 AM)
I suppose that's true.. I just.. I don't know. I don't want anyone mad at anyone else. *She curled up against him*
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 4:43:57 AM)
You -can not- feel responsible for the actions of others, Friday. You'll drive yourself nuts.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 4:46:47 AM)
But you're mad cause've it related to me
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 4:47:16 AM)
I'm mad because I think you deserve to be treated better then abandoment in a dark park at night.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 4:49:11 AM)
*She shrugged a little bit*
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 4:51:32 AM)
Just because you're not mad at them doesn't mean I can't be mad at them for you.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 4:54:58 AM)
But you don't hafta be mad for me, really, s'ok..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 4:55:50 AM)
I care about you, Friday. When people put you at risk, that makes me -mad-.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 4:57:51 AM)
I think I technically put myself at risk.. but.. I dunno.. just .. don't be mad?
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 4:58:30 AM)
I'll get over it, Friday. Getting mad is good. -Staying- mad is bad.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 5:00:59 AM)
Getting mad is good? But why?
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 5:01:58 AM)
When you stop getting mad that says you've really lost your soul. Anger is the most base of emotions, and when it goes, it's only after all the rest.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 5:02:20 AM)
... *She suddenly looked very worried*]
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 5:03:33 AM)
What?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 5:04:33 AM)
But.. I don't get angry
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 5:05:54 AM)
You feel other stuff, right?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 5:06:08 AM)
Yeah..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 5:06:42 AM)
Then you -can- feel anger, you just haven't found something to make you mad yet.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 5:11:40 AM)
Lots of things could make me mad.. I just.. don't understand why I should be, I try to just reason it out..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 5:12:22 AM)
Well, being mad can motivate you to change things. which is good. For me, it just reminds me that I'm not entierly jaded.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 5:15:04 AM)
*She nuzzled against him and sighed* I'm messed up aren't I?
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 5:17:37 AM)
Nah. A little crooked, but it's cute rather then scary.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 5:26:37 AM)
How is it cute.. I don't really get that. I feel like an idiot.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 5:27:18 AM)
You'll just have to trust me on that. It makes me want to hug you, not get you locked up.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 5:28:40 AM)
I like hugs.. sometimes.. From you they're fine. *She sighed a bit, curling up and just looking.. miserable*
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 5:29:18 AM)
*He gives her a squeezy hug* It's alrgiht, Friday. You did pretty good in spite of things.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 5:33:00 AM)
I guess so.. if you say so..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 5:33:15 AM)
I do. You trust me, don't you?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 5:33:23 AM)
Uh huh
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 5:33:59 AM)
Then trust me on this. You did well enough for someone who's not been told the better ways to do things.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 5:36:38 AM)
*She nodded some* 'kay
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 5:36:57 AM)
*he smiles a bit, kisses her temple* You'll be fine.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 5:37:49 AM)
'kay.. if you say so then..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 5:38:40 AM)
*he laughs, softly* Want another soda?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 5:39:43 AM)
I haven't drunk this one yet..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 5:41:09 AM)
Oh. Well...did you open it? *he asks as he peers*
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 5:41:26 AM)
No..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 5:43:06 AM)
*He takes it from her* Lemme make you some warm cocoa instead then. Help you sleep.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 5:44:58 AM)
I'm not really thirsty
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 5:45:47 AM)
Oh. Ok *he hobbles over to put the soda away*
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 5:51:00 AM)
*She curled up and hugged her legs to her*
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 5:51:19 AM)
*He's back over in a moment, flopping down next to her*
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 5:52:27 AM)
*She curled up against him and nuzzled him*
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 5:52:55 AM)
Feeling more calm, sweetheart?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 5:57:03 AM)
Yeah.. I feel ok..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 5:58:15 AM)
Ok. Want me to help you to bed?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 5:59:38 AM)
*She shrugged a little bit* I'm ok.. *Which pretty much meant she probably wasn't but didn't know any other way to respond* You have school tomorrow?
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 6:00:32 AM)
Yeah...if you're not sleepy, we can stay up and watch silly movies. It's easy for me to make it through days with a little cheating.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 6:05:43 AM)
You don't hafta.. s'ok.. *But she didn't seem to intend to move
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 6:06:15 AM)
*he flicks on some silly movie or another, and snuggles up with her*
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 6:06:33 AM)
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Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 6:07:08 AM)
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Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 8:08:41 PM)
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Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 8:11:21 PM)
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Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 8:12:22 PM)
*Nate is sitting quietly at his desk with a stack of paperwork*
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 8:16:30 PM)
Moving towards the Labs, Ada has a long coat on and faded jeans, very simple attire. There is something off about Ada though, she gazes slowly over the building, tilting her head and gazing slowly over the building, never once does she blink.
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 8:20:05 PM)
Finally, she moves towards the door, standing there for a second before tapping her hand against it, well, provided there isn't an obvious buzzer.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 8:24:45 PM)
*Nate rises after a minute, and hobbles to the door, opening it a crack after peering out the peephole* Can I help you, miss?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 8:25:01 PM)
*Friday is sitting in her little sectioned off area, texting on her cot. After she was done she just sort of.. wandered out and hovered over near the door, chewing on her thumbnail as she stared at it. When the knock came she went skittering after Nate to the door, peeking around him to look at Ada curiously*
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 8:28:22 PM)
Ada stands there, unblinking, though a touch of hesitance as she stands on the edge of the buildings entrance. Shes fairly sure this man isn't the person she was texting. "I am here to see Miss Lovelace?"
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 8:30:10 PM)
*She tugged Nate's sleeve lightly* She's the one I told you I was texting ..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 8:30:37 PM)
Come in, come in. *he says, stepping aside to allow entry*
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 8:32:15 PM)
*She scooted back, staying behind Nate at the moment as she continued peering curiously at the woman*
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 8:36:33 PM)
Starting to step into the room, she touches her clothing down, as though to straighten things out. The clothing in many regards looks like it might've been from an salvation army store, she could look stunning though if in something finer ... just a weird stunning. "I am terribly sorry for the confusing messages Miss Lovelace." Her unblinking eyes roaming to Friday.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 8:38:59 PM)
*The place used to be a garage, and is one large and open space. There are oriental type screens loosely designating 'rooms' in the front of the building, which is furnished in a decidedly victorian style. The rear half of the space is a laboratory apparently stolen from Eddison or Tesla, consisting entirely of turn-of-the-last-century furniture and glassware, as well as a few oddities of victorian scientific technology*
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 8:39:01 PM)
*She wiggled a little and scooted out from behind Nate* It's alright.. Um.. Miss...Lovelace.. *Furrowing her brow some as she tried to figure THAT one out*
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 8:40:00 PM)
"My name is Ada. You can call me that if you wish ..." A small polite smile, though Ada isn't really looking around, theres a sense that shes taking -everything- in, those eyes of hers ...
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 8:40:59 PM)
I'm Friday.. um.. Hi. So.. Um.. How uh.. do you know if we're family or not?
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 8:43:56 PM)
"I'm not entirely certain we truly can Miss Friday." Resting her hands, not manicured but instead with signs of grease and oil beneath short clipped nails, before her. "I think we are both in the unfortunate state of not knowing our parents in truth but more knowing of them?"
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 8:44:20 PM)
*He peers at the pair as he shuts the door, then gimps his way towards the lab* I'll make coffee.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 8:44:58 PM)
I know my parent's names.. and .. some of their habits.. and how my childhood was to a point. But um.. How um.. did you come to find out about me?
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 8:49:47 PM)
"I finally communicated with some of my tradition and they mentioned that there was another Lovelace within the city. It seemed foolish not to communicate with you."
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 8:53:13 PM)
*She fidgeted slightly as she glanced at Nate and then back at her* What um.. Tradition are you?
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 8:55:05 PM)
"I am an etherite, my father I believe was an ethernaut. I am not entirely certain you will know of them or their kind?" Tilting her head just a touch, her eyes still fixed upon Friday.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 8:56:53 PM)
I um.. heard of them.. *another glance to Nate* We um.. kinda thought maybe my parents were. But um.. weren't really sure..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 8:57:29 PM)
*Nate is apparently using labware to brew coffee. Which is filling the place with the smell of coffee*
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 8:59:32 PM)
"Well, they have family in my father, though its at the very best extended family. All in all, we might just share the same last name."
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 9:00:05 PM)
*She nodded somewhat* So.. is there a way to find out for certain?
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 9:03:22 PM)
*With much limping and use of his cane, he sets a tea service down near the couch, along with a pot of hot water, tea bags, a pot of coffee, and several types of sugar as well as cream*
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 9:03:50 PM)
"Perhaps blood samples, DNA tests. Though ... that may not work, my situation is rather unique and so might skew any results." A touch of a smile and a nod to Nathaniel, perhaps a nice relief from the gaze.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 9:05:16 PM)
Nate... do you have any ideas?
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 9:09:19 PM)
It should be rather easy, actually. Some combination of Life and Correspondence will narrow down any relation in moments.
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 9:12:35 PM)
Listening to "Nate", Ada's eyes have moved to Friday's features, trying to detect any similarities between the two of them though largely coming up short.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 9:13:47 PM)
Do either of you have those things?
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 9:16:20 PM)
"No, that isn't at all a field with which I'm efficient Miss Friday. Apologies." Gazing Nates way and wondering if they may for him.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 9:17:18 PM)
I could check your DNA. But that wouldn't reveal other types of relationships or connections.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 9:19:13 PM)
What other types of relationships would there be?
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 9:21:07 PM)
Marriage. Past lives. Shadow-bonds. Friendship.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 9:21:35 PM)
Um.. Well.. could start with DNA I suppose?
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 9:21:35 PM)
"I don't believe anyone could call my DNA normal regardless, so anything you might find additionally could be skewed in other ways not expected."
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 9:26:14 PM)
That might be an issue for a purely scientific testing. Not for an alchemical one.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 9:26:34 PM)
Well.. can.. we try?
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 9:27:16 PM)
Ada stands there, quietly watching the two, her eyes flicker from one to the other, still since her arrival not a single blink.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 9:30:17 PM)
...I suppose. I still think you'd be better to find someone skilled in both arts.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 9:34:28 PM)
Well.. could you try? Do you need us to do anything?
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 9:34:56 PM)
I need a sample from each of you. A hair with follicle attached maybe.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 9:38:15 PM)
*She just leaned over for him to yoink a hair out*
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 9:40:03 PM)
Ada watches the behavior of the two, trying to think on what this behavior means and then a hand rises to her own head, very deliberate as she carefully works on taking a single hair and then pulling upon it near its root. Not an ounce of a flinch.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 9:41:09 PM)
*He hobbles over to the lab, returning with a sample vial which he hands to Ada for her hair, then to Friday for hers. He's got gloves on now* Here.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 9:43:16 PM)
*She looked curiously at the vial and then yoinked out some hair and stuffed it into the vial*
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 9:43:18 PM)
Again that same deliberate and careful manner from Ada as she deposits the hair within the vial. "I'm not entirely certain what you might find."
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 9:44:41 PM)
*He carries them over to the lab, and starts fiddling with things* I can trace familial and mitochondrial DNA. Find out exactly how far back we need to go to find a relationship.
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 9:45:32 PM)
"May I take a seat?" Gesturing though to somewhere where she can watch. "Is there anything you wish to ask Miss Friday?"
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 9:45:46 PM)
Um.. did you know my parents or just of them?
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 9:48:50 PM)
"No, I did not know your parents. I in truth have not met many of the tradition, I am more a member from circumstances than being amongst those who call themselves son of ether."
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 9:51:02 PM)
Oh. I .. don't think I'm a son of ether.. I'm not like you guys..
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 9:52:10 PM)
"You are descended from them though, that at least makes you family. From everything I have seen that is supposed to be rather important."
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 9:53:24 PM)
I think you two have a lot more in common then Tradition. *he says, as he fiddles*
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 9:54:32 PM)
I.. dunno.. I don't really know any of it.. or how things work..
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 9:57:59 PM)
Sitting there politely, she gazes to Friday with a small smile before her eyes gaze back towards Nate. "What do you mean?"
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 9:58:54 PM)
I thought I was just insane until a couple months ago.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 10:03:17 PM)
*A faint tickle at the back of the throat, not unlike breathing in smoke, might be noticed now, but somehow that smoke is cleansing, like sage or pine.*
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 10:03:42 PM)
"A couple of months? I only started to really have a life of my own. So we are perhaps not too dissimilar in some ways." Her eyes flickering to Nate, trying to decipher his behavior.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 10:05:18 PM)
A lot of ways. *he says from the lab, where he's perched on a stoll, hunched over some apparatus or another*
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 10:05:30 PM)
I guess.. *She coughed slightly and peered over at Nate curiously* Howso?
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 10:08:00 PM)
Call it a rough hypothesis. *he mutters*
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 10:11:09 PM)
Ada just smiles faintly. "I think he is finding things he may not have entirely expected."
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 10:14:07 PM)
Oh.. I guess so..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 10:16:12 PM)
I have this sneaking suspicion you were both as much experiment as child. *another mutter, and a sigh*
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 10:16:48 PM)
"I did not have a childhood, so you are mistaken in that assertion sir." A bemused quirk to her lips.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 10:17:59 PM)
How did you not have a childhood?
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 10:21:10 PM)
Did -you- have a childhood, Friday? Really?
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 10:21:16 PM)
"By awakening and starting my life as an adult." Gazing towards Nate and seeing if perhaps he might say what hes seeing before she needs to continue.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 10:21:32 PM)
...no..
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 10:22:09 PM)
Not according to what I've figured out other people's childhoods are like
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 10:26:19 PM)
I'm...not really sure what I'm looking at, as far as Ada is concerned. But the markers I can see suggest modification...same as Friday.
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 10:27:26 PM)
"Thats not anything I was not already aware of. I know that I had genetic modifications, you can see them simply by looking my way. Its not something I'm troubled by."
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 10:27:29 PM)
So.. we were both genetically modified..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 10:30:33 PM)
As far as I can tell, yes, Friday.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 10:32:04 PM)
Well that's pretty much what my parents told me anyway, so I'm not surprised.
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 10:34:06 PM)
"My father died along with the rest of the awakened crew of the ethership when it crashed. I never me the suppliers of my genetic code."
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 10:38:54 PM)
My parents were killed in a seige..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 10:39:20 PM)
...I don't see any obvious connections withing the last handfull of generations...but if you ask my opinion, your shared origins make you as much family as shared genetics.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 10:40:24 PM)
So genetically we're not related?
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 10:43:37 PM)
"I suspect that if we are, its now loosely at best Miss Friday." Turning her head to her and smiling softly. "But I didn't suddenly expect to find a cousin, or a sister I never knew in the first place."
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 10:44:57 PM)
Yeah. I didn't see any obvious connections. But like I said..for all we know, your parents were coworkers or best friends.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 10:46:51 PM)
Oh. Well.. That's a shame. Would've been nice to have family
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 10:47:16 PM)
"You do not need ties with blood to have family Miss Friday. Family are who you choose."
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 10:47:32 PM)
She's got a point there, Friday.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 10:47:52 PM)
I don't really think anyone would willingly choose to have me for family
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 10:48:24 PM)
I guess that's why I kicked you out on your butt. Oh, wait...
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 10:49:01 PM)
You're different..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 10:49:11 PM)
Am I?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 10:50:38 PM)
Uh huh. You like me
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 10:51:08 PM)
Generally, family does.
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 10:51:19 PM)
"And there the point rests again. You can choose who you make your family. It would seem that you have found at least one person that has accepted you into their own Miss Friday."
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 10:53:30 PM)
I guess so.. *She thought about that, scratching her ear a little and smiling sheepishly8
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 10:57:26 PM)
*He goes about cleaning up after himself, then asking* Do you two want your samples back, or should i just burn them?
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 10:57:39 PM)
"Well ..." Moving to brush off her pants, despite a lack of any real need to, she moves to rise. "I suppose I should be on my way. You have my number now Miss Friday? And could you please simply burn them."
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 11:01:07 PM)
*She nodded to Ada* I do.. Thank you.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 11:01:53 PM)
*He starts fiddling with a burner* Alright, miss Ada. Do have a good day.
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 11:02:41 PM)
Another soft smile to her, then starting to walk towards the door, leaving the two alone and finally bereft of her staring. "You too, the both of you." Closing the door carefully behind them and already replaying everything that happened through her head, trying to get anything else from it that she should.
Ada Lovelace IV (Mar 28, 2011 11:02:49 PM)
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Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 11:04:23 PM)
*She moved over to the couch and quietly curled up on it, poking the button to turn on the TV and just kind of staring at it*
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 11:05:07 PM)
*There's a quick burst of burning scent, then coffee again*
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 11:06:07 PM)
*She stayed quietly on the couch, same as she'd been all day... surprisingly quiet and subdued*
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 11:09:56 PM)
Watcha thinking? He asks, handing her a cup of tea and settling in with his coffee*
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 11:10:30 PM)
*She took the tea and just slowly sipped it, shrugging faintly* I dunno.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 11:13:14 PM)
Need time to process?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 11:17:12 PM)
I don't entirely know what I'm feeling but I've been feeling it since last night.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 11:23:32 PM)
Hmm...and you have no idea what to call it?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 11:28:21 PM)
*She shrugged faintly* Lonely
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 11:28:42 PM)
Why are you lonely?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 11:30:46 PM)
*She shrugged* Cause.. I just.. feel like.. I'm all .. cut off from people.. like even when I'm with them I'm not, like I'm not included, not.. a part of the picture, just.. taped on in a corner
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 11:38:45 PM)
You feel like that with me?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 11:39:31 PM)
No, not with you. Just with others.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 11:41:27 PM)
Ok...Look at it this way. You don't interact with people. You're as likely to hide behind someone as say hi. You've got little experience with social interactions, and you refuse to force yourself to experience 'scary' situations. How do you expect people to feel, given those things? You expect people to treat you like a 'normal' person when you don't act 'normal'?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 11:45:06 PM)
*She seemed to just, deflate, shaking her head no* No.. That's.. that's dumb. You're right.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 11:45:55 PM)
Right. So what are you gonna do about it?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 11:51:39 PM)
I dunno. I just.. *She sighed* I dunno
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 11:52:17 PM)
Not good enough! What are you going to do, Friday?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 11:52:48 PM)
*She flinched at the yell and curled up tighter* I don't know
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 11:54:24 PM)
Instead of curling up and hiding like a little kid, take a breath and -think- Friday. You're smarter then that!
Friday Lovelace (Mar 28, 2011 11:56:52 PM)
*She covered her head with her hands and sobbed quietly* I don't know!
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 28, 2011 11:57:47 PM)
You're not thinking! *he sounds...frustrated, but not angry at all*Take a breath, Friday, and think about things you can do to fit in better, if that'swhat you want.