The Nexus

[House on the Flatfooted] The Inquisitrix is too self-conscious about the impression she's making to lean into the princess, but she does turn to arch an eyebrow at her. "'Snippy'? At least it's a good thing you taught your daughters the important lesson of not selling your soul to demons .&qu...

[Flatchested House] " You're Queenie. Hi." Agatha smiles sleepily up at the tall girl. Then she wakes up a little bit more, her eyes widening in shock. "You're Queenie. Oh my Goddess." She leaps upright, the blanket falling off her shoulders and revealing her blouse is partially...

[Flatchested House] Agatha has just enough foresight to carefully set the mug down somewhere it won't spill before she cuddles closer to Carrie and falls fast asleep. The next thing she knows, it's morning. There's a very silent moment of panic at the unfamiliar view before she gets her bearings. T...

[House on the Flats] The Inquisitrix picks the loveseat first and then, when the winged woman brings out the mugs, the one with the fancy seal depicting a cat batting at a laser dot. She takes an exploratory sip of the tea and then just lets the mug warm her hands. No, only one hand; she puts an ar...

[House on the Flats] Perhaps Agatha only tries to keep arguing because she can't quite accept that Carrie already shares her feelings. Regardless, the kiss shuts her up and calms her down. "...yeah, tea and a fire sounds good." She gives Carrie a soft kiss and then backs off and gets out ...

[House on the Flats] "My empire only recently acknowledged your kingdom as a legitimate nation. So the diplomatic whatever is improving. No, seriously, I know. I have to put my job first and you your family, only if they conflict . The Inquisition does not care about Vulpania, it's entirely an...

[Flatchested House] Agatha is so relieved at hearing Carrie forgive her, understand her, that she doesn't quite grasp the full implications of the bombshell revelation. It even seems funny, in comparison to the very serious matters they were just discussing. Princess Caroline of Vulpania. Her eyes ...

[House on the Flats] Carrie blinks at the hallucinations... but then she gets to watch Agatha take her coat off, and there's something quite lovely about that. And then... the words. She listens, and she smiles, even if there's a sadness to it. She meets Agatha's defiant eyes, her own tawny ones ge...

Agatha leans into Carrie and stares at the screen for a minute. Then she has to wipe at her eyes too. "They look like good kids. And you sound like a good mom. My little crow, all grown." It takes her a few introspective breaths before she figures out why it hurts so much. Just as frozen ...

[Yasnaya Polyana Middle School > ?] The Inquisitrix starts to follow the princess, stumbling for half a step at that revelation before catching up and grabbing her gloved hand while they walk. Silver panic embroiders her eager voice. " You adopted... Can, can I meet them? Is that allowed?"...

"Tell me everything while we walk somewhere I can comfortably kiss you forever," Agatha suggests quietly. Her hands move up from the scarf to cup both of Carrie's cheeks, holding her in place for another needy kiss. "Where are you staying?" [Yasnaya Polyana Middle School] Carrie...

[Yasnaya Polyana Middle School] She came to see her. She prayed to her Goddess for her. Agatha feels herself melting and it scares her. She tries to freeze her feelings while Carrie steels herself, but her eyes begin to shimmer like icicles in the spring as she hears the rest. "What's a good V...

[Yasnaya Polyana Middle School] When Agatha's face turns red, it is surely because of the cold wind. Not because her face is up close to Carrie's incandescent grin. Definitely not because the other woman is squeezing her bicep. This was a better reaction to their reunion than she could have ever ho...

[Yasnaya Polyana Middle School] Carrie whoops, wings flapping as she's spun about. She's filled out a bit as well, at least making it from skinny to lean. She holds onto Agatha's arms and shoulders. "Malnutrition in prime growing years, so sue me---and I missed you too." She's beaming, he...

[Yasnaya Polyana Middle School] Carrie sees that smile and everything's warm... for a second. "Actually I---oh gods okay---" She has barely enough time to stagger her feet and take her hands from her pockets. On impact, she's ready to put her arms around Agatha as her wings start to hasti...

[Yasnaya Polyana Middle School] Carrie sees her. "Thanks," she breathes as a post-post-script. She swallows, sucks in a breath of sharp winter air, and goes for it. "Hey there, Agatha." She smiles, a little flame flickering in her chest just seeing her. Hands in her bomber jacke...

[Yasnaya Polyana Middle School] Carrie takes in the contrast---on one side of the road, the quiet sorrow of a school's corpse. On the other, gentrification. Unlit grime versus lit comfort. That's the point, of course. A powerful flap gets her over the fence easily. She takes a moment to breathe in ...

[RCA Station] Carrie nods. "I'll keep that in mind..." And then Rhett goes on, and her heart twists in her chest. "Oh... oh gods. Oh, Agatha... thank you for telling me. Gods, that's... that's awful, even if it'd only been one of those." She stands. "I'll be getting cleaned...

[RCA Station] Carrie winces at the first two options, then listens to his fateful suggestion. "That... that sounds good. Haven't done a lot of formal praying in... a long while, but I can do polite and respectful, if a little rusty." She smiles a little nervously. "Especially if it a...

[RCA Station]

Carrie listens to his spiel, nodding quietly throughout. "And you aren't taking my clear faith in you as a reaffirmation of your confidence?" She smirks. "I'm shocked, Rhett, shocked."

[RCA Station] Carrie shrugs, totally unaware of what Rhett just sensed. "Sure, I'll believe it. And---uh, I don't know?" She blinks, blushing. "I mean---she's not my girlfriend, just... uh." She inhales. Keep it together. "I don't know what she's doing in the Nexus, but as ...

[RCA Station] He looks at Carrie and sees... "What?" Carrie stares at the shorter, slender girl with the soft grey eyes. "I said I don't know if we're working out." The woman looks away, scratching her neck. "Not for the long haul. You're... you're great. You're wonderful, ...

[RCA Station] On the way over, Carrie tries not to think about some of her history---rather unsisterly history---with either of the goddesses. Carrie notes Tris's reticence, but just pats her arm and gives her a smile. "See you in a bit." Then she opens the door and heads on in. She knows...

[VIP Quarters] Carrie squeezes Kyne's hand, then gives each of goddesses a sisterly kiss on the cheek---she is, at least, aiming for sisterly. "If I'm in trouble, you'll know. And one way or another, I hope to see you two more often. Love you both---oh, and Queenie and Marel say hi." She ...

[VIP Quarters] Carrie deeply appreciates Kyne's tact, and makes it clear with a soft smile and a hand on her sister's shoulder. "I know, hon. I understand. I think I can trust her, I really do. I know people can change---I spent the last handful of years making rather a point of it---but...&qu...

[VIP Quarters] Carrie clears her throat. "If I have to, I'll remind him of that. And I'll bring the spritzer bottle, failing that." She hopes she doesn't need either of those; while she herself hasn't often seen Tobias lose his cool, she knows enough to give the prospect of his agitation ...

[VIP Quarters] Carrie sighs, adjusting her dead anime mom hair. "Hearing it from me might help him keep at least a semblance of his cool, if only to avoid accidentally taking my head off... still, I'll probably tell my girls to get themselves and the other kids out of the Keep for a bit when i...

[VIP Quarters] Carrie winces. "Yeah, I can imagine... I mean, it's gonna sound trite, but it's better to be straight-up about it, but if you want, I can be the the one delivering the news." She knows if... well, if Queenie or Marel were adults and got pregnant unexpectedly, she'd want to ...

[VIP Quarters] Carrie squeezes her shoulder again, putting a wing around her. "I know this is... a lot. I don't know how much I can do while you're still carrying the baby besides moral support. Once they're born, aunt powers activate! But I know that it's not an easy road to get there."

[VIP Quarters] Carrie nods. "I'll have to check with him on that, yeah... but that can come later." She watches Kyne pace, glad the Huntress and Savior are at least okay with Agatha. She swallows down just how badly she wants to see her again---is it silly, being so wrapped up in a woman ...