2021-01-31 - Catching Up

(TXT to Sparrow) Elias : Sometimes, the lure of knowledge can be both a powerful and dangerous thing. Sorry for disappearing. -- Warlock

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : Figured you'd be back. Told 'em not to worry. To let you do what you had to do. Glad you're back, gorgeous. <3

(TXT to Sparrow) Elias : Almost wasn't. But I am now. It's nice to know someone is glad. How've you been?

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : That's a hard question to answer. 2020 was rough as fuck, and I'm glad it's done, but 2021 has started with my boyfriend getting shot, so. 😐

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : Kinda already over it.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : Anything I can do to help you settle back in?

(TXT to Sparrow) Elias : Ouch. Is he okay?

(TXT to Sparrow) Elias : I don't know, to be honest. I'm not entirely sure if I can settle back in. Time will tell.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : Yeah. He's alright.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : Might have a badass scar to make him even hotter once it's all healed up, so.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : I guess that's a plus?

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : Find anything good on your journey?

(TXT to Sparrow) Elias : Glad to hear that he's okay.

(TXT to Sparrow) Elias : No.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : Shame. Pretty sure finding forbidden knowledge is one of the key tenets of unlocking dark warlock powers.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : Can I ask the uncomfortable question? I wanna ask the uncomfortable question.

(TXT to Sparrow) Elias : You can. I can't guarantee that I'll answer it.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : You talk with Dante yet?

(TXT to Sparrow) Elias : Yes.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : How'd that go?

(TXT to Sparrow) Elias : Better than I'd expected. He let me apologize. He wants one in person, but not yet. I hadn't expected him to be willing to talk to me at all.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : Good. I'm glad. <3

(TXT to Sparrow) Elias : He's angry. He has a right to be.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : It was shit timing.

(TXT to Sparrow) Elias : Is there ever a good time to get swallowed by the Veil?

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : I mean. NOT on your boyfriend's big grand opening is probably better than on, but I kinda figure there wasn't a lot of choice in that. The Veil never seems to give choices.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : Not blame. Just an observation.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : A contributing factor to the anger.

(TXT to Sparrow) Elias : Yes, it was a shit thing to do.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : Hey. I'm just glad you're back.

(TXT to Sparrow) Elias : Thanks. How's everybody?

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : I don't know. Things got bad for me for a while there, and I just kinda ducked my head down and focused on work.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : Mac's reopened her shop after it burned down.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : Bax and Vyv are adorable as ever.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : Corey's talking about enrolling in a program out of state, which will be good for him.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : AJ did the same thing last semester. Pretty sure he's gonna be studying abroad for a while.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : Ash isn't around anymore. Not really sure where she disappeared to, but I don't wanna make things weird with Corey and ask before he's ready to volunteer.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : Last I heard, Cris and Dante were monogamous, but see above re not really being social lately, so I have no idea how well that's going.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : Garrett's gone, too. Has been for a while. Nothing bad, don't think, just had somewhere else to be. Which, I mean, I don't blame him. Place can be intense.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : Monica beamed up to the mothership. Or went back home to live with her family after her grandmom died. Whichever story you choose to believe.

(TXT to Sparrow) Elias : They're engaged. Dante told me Cris asked him to marry him.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : Nicole and Joey are getting superserious, and I'm waiting for one of them to tell me he's gonna marry her before me, but. Still waiting.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : Cool. Good for them. They seem happy together, good for each other.

(TXT to Sparrow) Elias : Yeah.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : I think that's probably all the updates I've got? I dunno. There's been a lot of violence. And revisionist history. It's been a good time to just stay home.

(TXT to Sparrow) Elias : So who are you seeing now? How's that toing? Aside from the bullet wounds...

(TXT to Sparrow) Elias : Revisionist history?

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : Rhys Evans. Do you know him?

(TXT to Sparrow) Elias : We've met, yeah. At the Firefly.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : Oh, yeah, like. The whole town thought I was a mother of thirteen kids for a long while. It was bullshit.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : Yeah. He's the manager there. And the casino. Bit of a workaholic. But that's kinda hot.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : Been more than a year now <3

(TXT to Sparrow) Elias : I don't know him well at all, we just spoke once, maybe twice. Really? That long? Congratulations.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : Met him when he was dressed up as Squirrel Girl a couple Halloweens ago, but we started seeing each other around Jellofest. It's been good. Real, real good. Best thing in my life.

(TXT to Sparrow) Elias : Happy for you.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : No expectation of monogamy, but it's been easy to focus on just him.

(TXT to Sparrow) Elias : It's good when it's easy.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : If he's well enough for karaoke at the Pourhouse, gonna drag him out there.

(TXT to Sparrow) Elias : Hopefully he has a swift recovery.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : Yeah. And hopefully there's no more occasion for him to find himself in the middle of gunfire. This isn't the first time.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : My ability to not worry drops pretty significantly every time there's more shooting. This is the third.

(TXT to Sparrow) Elias : That's a lot of gunfire around here lately. Also.. thirteen kids? How is that even possible?

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : There's been more than that. Rhys has been caught up in it three times. And then tells me not to worry when the third time is not, in fact, a charm. 😕

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : And RIGHT!? Not at all logically possible. Clearly, I was running some adoption scam. I don't even fucking know.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : It was funny for a while. Cuz of how ridiculous it is.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : But my parents...

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : They aren't like us.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : So the effect was. Uh. Effective.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : It was really fucking isolating, and the Veil can go fuck itself 😃

(TXT to Sparrow) Elias : The Veil can, indeed, go fuck itself.

(TXT to Sparrow) Elias : Are your parents alright now? Or is that still going on?

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : Some things are still weird, but not that. Faded a little while ago, thank fuck.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : Parents are alright. Sorta? They don't really know why we didn't talk for months, so they figure I was going through a phase and not keeping in touch with family and are kinda snitty about it?

(TXT to Sparrow) Elias : Glad to hear. Everything seemed normal at home and at the shop.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : But I figure that'll fade eventually too.

(TXT to Sparrow) Elias : That's unfortunate. Yeah, hopefully it will fade.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : Good. Normal's good. I like normal more and more every day.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : I'll try to stop in soon. Or we could go out. I'd like to see you.

(TXT to Sparrow) Elias : I'm at the house or at the store. You're welcome to come by any time.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : I'll find ya soon. Ish. Might be doting on Rhys for a bit. But soon.

(TXT to Sparrow) Elias : Hope he feels better soon. Take care of yourself.

(TXT to Elias) Sparrow : You too. <3