Maclay Family Home, Weaverville, Friday Afternoon

[life_inshadow]

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.]

Comments

[brat-intraining.livejournal.com]

Kennedy was... feeling kind of dangerously wistful herself, but drowsy and unfocused enough that she couldn't put together the words to tease Tara about how a nap would be better if she had someone to snuggle with.

In light of that, and the fact that she wouldn't have turned down either of those requests if Tara had made them, it was probably a good thing her reply was so short.

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

kennedy sleepy. nap good. talk to you later?

l- k

[life_inshadow]

Short messages made everything easier. If Kennedy had made a joke about snuggling Tara would have spent the rest of the day thinking about the way Kennedy's hair smelled, the warmth of her skin. And that would have definitely lead to a relapse on the whole breaking up thing.

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

Naps awesome. Later good. Bye.

-Tara