witchesreign | ♥ [Action/Quad/Open] my depth perception must be off again

(ooc: I meant to post this ages ago and for one reason or another just haven't gotten around to it yet. This is backdated ~~forever and ever and ever ago~~ to after this post)

[Rinoa sits curled around Angelo in a shady, tree filled corner of the Quad, her face buried in the dog's furry ruff as she just sits and well pouts? Mopes? Sulks? Cries? There were any number of words that could be used to describe her current behavior and most of them fit. However, if someone were to look for it they'd see the tell-tale sign of tear tracks on the cadets face as well as the dampened portions of Angelo's fur ~~but thankfully not enough to trigger much of a damp dog scent.~~

Her face still buried against the dog her voice was muffled as she voiced her complaint, thinking that only Angelo could hear her.]

Why's he such a jerk?

[Maybe she had taken some things for granted and just assumed they were true, but he didn't have to be so cold about it. It was becoming painfully clear that what meant the world to her was more or less nothing to him. The more she thought about it the more it hurt and the more upset she became. ]

[Anyone's more than welcome to stop by and bother girl and dog new and old CR alike.]

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[ It's so sad to hear those words from Rinoa. Though Irvine can't offer words of certainty when he wasn't there for the conversation between her and Squall, he can do his best. This is the kind of field he's good with, isn't it? Honesty can hurt, but that's how he works. ]

Don't give up on him just yet, Rinoa. [ He shakes his head. ] We'll take it slowly. You can lean on our shoulders for a while.

[ Friends are good to have for comfort. And while said friends might not be able to relate to her or comfort her as well as Squall, they can provide company. Just enough until things straighten out . . . ]

[It's a surprising change from how sure Rinoa has always been and it's certainly not a welcome one. It's a good thing he's good at this sort of thing, as otherwise this could have ended up pretty disastrous sooner or later. Honestly can hurt sure, but being pointlessly harsh with the truth isn't necessary.]

Maybe you could talk to him again. Maybe it'll make more sense to you than it does to me. Could you? [Dark eyes plead with him as she searches his face carefully. Was she asking an awful lot of the sniper? Yes, but that fact didn't seem to phase her in the least. Looks like she was going to take him at his word about that supportive thing. Poor guy.] Thanks Irvine, it really means a lot. You're way more dependable than I thought you were going to be when we first met. [Her voice softens a little and she gives him a small smile.] You're a really good friend.

[Being there for comfort sure, only to then get conscripted into seeing about straightening things out, really Irvine should have been able to see that coming considering how Rinoa could be sometimes.]

[ Surprising as it may be, he can see where Rinoa is coming from. Which is why he nods at her request. ]

Sure. I'll talk to him again. [ One can never ask too much of a friend. He'll do it if that'll please her and ameliorate this mess. Ah, the responsibility of playing messenger. ] Geez, thanks a lot. First impressions weren't too good, huh . . . ?

[ Of course not. He'd behaved unreasonably when they'd first met. But that's in the past. He's just going to keep working to live up to her words -- that he's a really good friend, and not someone who'll let her down by not trying. ]

[That'll make her life a little easier, that's for sure.]

Thanks, I'm sure I can count on you. [She means it too, he's surprisingly dependable for someone who'd at least attempted to seem like a womanizer when they'd first met. Pretty trustworthy too, unlike some people she could think of. Good luck playing messenger though, it was more likely that this situation would get worse and not better, but they could try at least.

Still, she laughs a little at his question trying to not act as down as she feels.] I thought you were a womanizing creep?

[They'd all made some poor decisions around the time they first met, but it really was just old news now. There was plenty of stuff to worry about that was far more important.]

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♥ [Action/Quad/Open] my depth perception must be off again

Haha, oh! You're too kind. (': You're awesome, too.

She agrees by the way. ;) Awe, I just have a really great cast to play off that's all.

A-aww. You're part of that great cast too, you know.

But that's just me, so I have to view myself as an outside entity on principle.