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Airy Miller: Dear phone, this is super lame but I have no where else private to write. ANYWAY, I met two guys today. We'll call them T and N. I know that's stupid but talking to myself via text isn't much better. Airy Miller: Dear phone, this is super lame but I have no where else private to write. ANYWAY, I met two guys today. We'll call them T and N. I know that's stupid but talking to myself via text isn't much better. Airy Miller: I don't know what I'm doing but I'm staying with them... Airy Miller: I don't know what I'm doing but I'm staying with them... Airy Miller: T is nice and he answers all my stupid questions but he's only awake at night. Airy Miller: T is nice and he answers all my stupid questions but he's only awake at night. Airy Miller: N... is really confusing me. It's a shame guys like that don't fall for girls like me. Airy Miller: N... is really confusing me. It's a shame guys like that don't fall for girls like me. Airy Miller: This is stupid I'm going to stop now. More so since T let me on his phone plan so I have the internet again. Airy Miller: This is stupid I'm going to stop now. More so since T let me on his phone plan so I have the internet again.

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I am angry but I'm not angry at you.

[Airy rests her palms against him, letting her fingers run over his skin.]

Can I ask what happened exactly? You said it was the mist. I guess there isn't a way out of it?

[It's something she's thought about since her first run in with the mist though she hadn't thought it was actually the mist.]

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I've no idea how long I was out there, tryin' to find me way back. I had no clue where I was... then, there she was... [He trails off for a second, wondering how exact she really wants him to be.]

We were just smokin' and talkin' for the first couple moments, but then we -- well, we both acknowledged what was goin' on when we realized we couldn't keep off each other...

[And he still feels guilty. Because no matter why it happened, Widowmaker was one of the few people Cassidy had marked down on his personal No Fly List. Yet here he is again.]

And right when it was over -- soon as it was done, the fog cleared. I could see the way back to the castle.

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I guess... there isn't any waiting it out?

[She wonders if he'd even really tried and while she wants to ask, Airy also doesn't want the answer. It hurts. It's never going to stop hurting but it's a pain that she supposes she has to get used too. There will always be complications and Airy can only hope that the warmth can out weight the pain.

She just wishes it didn't feel so sharp.]

I don't really want to know the details.

[Airy's trying to become a better liar but her thoughts and feelings are still obviously painted across her features. She doesn't want to think of Cassidy enjoying anything with that woman, even if Airy knew from personal experience that it's difficult not too.]

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Have ya heard of anyone else waitin' it out? Cause I doubt that woulda been possible...

[What has she heard? She already knew about the fog, somehow. She hasn't said, yet, whether it was from personal experience or not.]

...can I ask, what have ya heard?

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[Airy pauses, uncertainty knotting at her core.]

I haven't actually heard a lot of things...

[She looks down at the water and continues speaking.]

I got trapped in the mist a few days ago. I was training and I didn't think about it and... well, eventually I couldn't ignore the mist. No matter how hard I tried. It didn't really feel like it was me, except that it was.

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You know what it’s like, then. How it pulls on ya til you can’t stop yourself...

[He trails off, not liking how much it sounds like an excuse, but... she knows. So maybe it’s not so much an excuse as a reason. Hopefully.]

Who were you with?

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I know... I hadn't even realized it until... well it felt like it was too late. I couldn't really control myself.

[They haven't really talked about their past partners or slips and Airy falters when Cassidy asks. Not that she's against telling him but she hasn't had the practice talking about this kind of thing.]

I don't know if you've met him. He's new. His name is Mordred. He'd been helping me control my powers more because he knows a lot about magic. [She chews briefly at her lower lip before continuing.] We've talked and he knows about you and everything. We sort of decided to pretend it hadn't happened so we can still be friends.

[It's awkward.]

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But he treated ya all right? He didn't hurt ya or nothin'?

[In the wake of all this Widowmaker stuff, that's Concern Number One.]

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A little. I have a few small bruises on my side but I didn't tell him about it. It was the first time something like that mist happened to him and afterwards he was really freaked out.

[Airy doesn't want to go into details since Mordred hadn't exactly looked comfortable with all of it.]

He took care of me afterwards. Like, got me water and made sure I was okay and apologized a lot.

[It's actually the first time someone has shown that much care to Airy after the fairies weird games or maybe even after sex in general. It isn't something Airy's ever compared before but he'd been more than amiable and attentive.]

What about you? Are you okay? [She can't imagine that Widowmaker is as rough with Cassidy as she is with Airy but it's worth asking. Besides emotional whiplash, Cassidy heals well from physical things making it hard for Airy to tell.]

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[Bruises will fade, and people who are otherwise gentle can get carried away in the moment. What's more reassuring is her description of how Mordred behaved afterwards. Cassidy may not love the thought of some random man's hands on Airy, but at least Mordred was a gentleman about it. If and when they meet, Cassidy will make an effort to show there's no hard feelings.

But now Airy is turning the conversation back onto him.] Yeah, I'm fine... [Considering the circumstances. That counts for something, right?]

It's just, of all the people I coulda run into out there, it had to be bloody Miss Orc Sword. And I tried tellin' her -- you keep on after me girlfriend like this, you do sommat else to hurt her, you and me are gonna have a real problem... don't see as it made any sorta difference, though.

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[Airy runs her fingers across Cassidy's forehead, brushing away a few strands of dark hair.]

I don't doubt that you did but I don't think that anything you do will change her mind. She's a monster and I don't mean like a vampire but an actual horrible person level of monster. [She wants her and Cassidy to avoid Widowmaker but that doesn't seem very likely; knowing that Cassidy doesn't really like her helps but only just a little.] I'm just worried about you.

I'm not sure this mist is something we can avoid or how long it'll last. We'll both have to be careful. But you can always come to me. I know I come to you with every little thing sometime.

[She leans forward, the water swirling in thick warm ripples around her, and presses her lips against his forehead.] Even if sex isn't comfortable right now. I love being with you and holding you and being here for you. I can be strong and less emotional about it... even if I'm annoyed. [Her love for Cassidy far out weights any other emotion.]

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[Cassidy's lips twitch at her kiss, like he's thinking about smiling.]

I'm maybe not up for much right now... [His arm curls a little further around her, while his other hand draws idle patterns on his knee under the water.] But I do like feelin' how warm y'are.

Maybe we take a glance outside before goin' anyplace for a while. If it's lookin' a bit misty, we head back in, build a fort, and get stoned.

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Mmmmm, [Airy hums happily as she leans against him, letting her head rest on his shoulder.] I like this too. Maybe tonight we just lay like this and tomorrow we can have crazy wild sex and get high and just enjoy it.

[She nods her head though the motion is short and restricted by the position.]

Yeah. I'd like that.

Actually, that sounds like my three top favorite things: you, pillow forts and getting stoned.

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Those are all quality things.

[Did he just call himself a quality thing...? Yes, he did. It takes him half a second to realize she basically tricked him into complimenting himself. Now he does smile, a little.

For the first time, and out of the corner of his eye, he registers the sight of the whiskey bottle in her basket.]

Oh. I see ya brought the necessaries. [It's a touch awkward, but he twists until his free arm can pluck the bottle out of the basket. He pulls the cork out with his teeth, spits it onto the floor next to the bath, and takes the first swig before offering it to her.]

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[Airy laughs, her voice echoing through the baths as Cassidy reached for the basket. She'd brought it for both of them though she assumes that Cassidy needs it more than she does.]

Of course. It helps to have something take off the edge. [She takes a healthy swig of the bottle before shifting and leaning against him.]

Speaking of relaxing, do you think I could convince you to give me another massage?

[riotousjunkie]

Now? Sure. Just give us another taste of that, there, first.

[He reaches to take the bottle again. He's been keeping his right hand under the water for most of their conversation — she might notice, now, the damage that's been done to his knuckles. They're not actively bleeding, but the skin over them is red, scraped raw. Whatever caused this happened recently.]

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[A warm laugh escapes Airy's lips as she passes the liquor bottle over to Cassidy. She's kept her eyes on his face throughout the conversation but now she lets her gaze wander. He's pleasant to look at and handsome though Airy doesn't think that Cassidy realizes how attractive he is.

She pauses when she sees the scrape on his hand and reaches for his knuckles to take a closer look. She isn't used to seeing Cassidy injured.]

What happened?

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[In the process of lifting the bottle to his lips, Cassidy pauses allows her to inspect his hand. Right. That. He follows through with taking that next drink before he answers.]

Must've happened out there. [In the mist, at the same time as... everything else. Cassidy sets the bottle down behind them, then examines his knuckles again.] There was this stone wall nearby where we were... thought I felt a scrape.

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[Airy lightly brushes her fingers over his knuckles. It doesn't look too bad but she can't help but worry.]

I guess it got rough?

[A hint of disappointed touched the edge of Airy's voice though she hadn't meant it too.]

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[He assumes she's disappointed because she hadn't wanted to know the details. And he doesn't want to give them to her, so he tries to keep it vague.]

You know how she is. [He focuses on the gentle way she's holding his hand. It's a welcome contrast to the memory of his knuckles pressing and grinding against the stones.]

Should be fine in a coupla days. Not really worth goin' out of me way to heal.

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Yeah. [Airy agrees, trying to force her lips into a smile.] I know how that is. I mean, it's rough. [She swallows and tries to shake the icy feeling away by wiggling her head back and forth.]

Ah. Right. Okay.

So um... whiskey. I think I need more of it.

[She doesn't even know if Cassidy had taken a sip yet but Airy takes the bottle and tips it back. She guzzles a little more than she means too before returning the bottle back to Cassidy's hand. Her head is spinning and her stomach is burning from the liquor but its better than the uncomfortable icy feeling from before.]

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...or maybe I'll nip down to the brothel, get one of the girls to donate a coupla drops.

[Based on that reaction, that might be the best course. See, this is why he was concerned about seeing her so soon afterwards.]

Actually — know what, I will do just that, later today. Long as it's clear skies outside.

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[Airy shakes her head and nearly falls backwards into the water.]

No. It's fine. It's not... someone said something at the party at Hysterum. It's not... [She paused and rose his hand to her lips, gently kissing his knuckles.] It's not what you think Cassidy.

Don't worry about it. Just, stay here with me. I feel better when you're near. It's just me. There is something wrong with me.

[riotousjunkie]

Wha — [Cassidy's eyebrows drop low. He's missed a step here.] Hang on, there, who was sayin' what, now? There's nothin' wrong with ya.

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[Airy really should just tell him the whole story but she isn't sure if this is the right moment. After a pause, words spill from her lips, voicing her thoughts in no particular order.]

It was this guy I met in that really weird dream thing. Stuff... happened. Like with Orc Sword. It was weird and we met again and I told him about you like we agreed and he teased me a little bit and...

Well, he asked if my boyfriend knew some of the things I liked and... it was awkward. [Airy licks her lips and begins to feel the whiskey warming her limbs and torso. She has no idea why she thought drinking that much had been a good idea.]

Just that... things are.. sometimes they leave bruises. [She gently lifts his hand while trying and say but not say what she was trying to not say.] I shouldn't have said anything about it but it has nothing to do with the mist. It's just me... liking weird stuff.