life_inshadow | Maclay Family Home, Weaverville, Friday Afternoon

Tara hadn't had either the time or the inclination to keep in touch with her Fandom friends this summer (other than Kennedy, and look how well that turned out), but today was turning out to be a quiet day. Her father and brother were working, and her mother was in and out of appointments all day. Besides, at the supermarket that morning her checkout girl had been Weaverville's single Goth. Something about her reminded Tara intensely of Raven, and there she was, homesick for a place that wasn't really technically home.

When she got home, she talked herself into sending out a quick email. She figured people would probably appreciate knowing she was still alive, anyhow.

To: Fandom-friends
From: wiccan.tara@gmail.com
Subject: Any Interesting Invasions?

Hey guys,

Sorry for the mass email, but I just have a second and wanted to check in and let you know I'm not dead or anything. Sorry for leaving without saying goodbye; I was short of time and wouldn't have been any fun for anybody to talk to, anyhow.

So, um, hi! How are you? How weird is the island being these days? Any new magic-users I should know about?

I can't come back yet, but I'll see you guys in September. Promise.

Love,

Tara

She hoped no one would notice that she had carefully avoided talking about how she was.

[OOC: If you think you got this, you did! Open for email/phone/text responses. I just missed her.]

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Tara was grateful to hear from Sookie; not just because Sookie herself was so deeply kind, but because she'd feared all of the graduates would vanish into the ether.

To: rhymeswithcookie@gmail.com
From: wiccan.tara@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Any Interesting Invasions?

SOOKIE!

It's great to hear from you! I'm getting by. The really exciting days are when my brother goes out and there's a good movie on TV, so, you know, nothing like Fandom levels of drama. Or of trauma. Mostly I've just been hanging around the house, being with my mom, stuff like that.

Anyhow. How was being a kangaroo? I was a guinea pig, but that's probably less Australian and hoppy. And Atlantis? Wow. I wish I could see it.

Take care of Bobby.

- Tara

P.S. Thank you for the offer. I know it isn't really my place to ask and you don't have to answer if you don't want to, but -- your parents are gone, right? Is there anything I should know that will ... kind of help me get ready? I'm trying to just enjoy what I have while I have it and not think about the future.

To: wiccan.tara@gmail.com
From: rhymeswithcookie@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Any Interesting Invasions?

The important bit is that you're getting to spend time with your mom. Fandom drama can wait indefinitely -- Atlantis doesn't have a thing on being able to be there for her, I bet.

Kangarooing was...hoppy. Bobby takes alarmingly good care of marsupials, it turns out. August is already too soon for my taste, though.

- Sookie

PS -- My parents drowned when I was seven, yeah, and there was Gran last year. I don't know if there's anything that would help to prepare, really. It was very sudden, with me. I'd have given anything to know that there was limited time, so I could enjoy it while I had it. It sounds like you're already there, though, honey. I'm so sorry, though. I'm always around if you need to talk about it, though.

To: rhymeswithcookie@gmail.com
From: wiccan.tara@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Any Interesting Invasions?

Aww, I bet Bobby and marsupial-Sookie were just adorable! The summer already feels really long to me, but I'm in way different circumstances. It'll still be weird to get back to the island and find everybody gone. Do you know where you'll be next year yet?

On the rest of it -- it's appreciated, and thank you. I don't have more to say about all of it right now, but I'm glad to know people will be there when I do.

Tell Bobby I said hi.

-Tara

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