[video] once there was a way to get back homeward

[nascensibility]

[It wasn't enough, she thinks, to lose so much back home that she had to return here to another loss she was only just rebuilding. It wasn't enough to take away, it wasn't enough to really hurt, no, to quietly return to a familiar room, empty with its vast walls and dark corners. Slowly she filled it again, odds and ends of furniture and the trappings of a home to which she can never return.

She has a reputation to uphold even in spite of the circumstances, better to nurse the greatest wound out of the public eye, a garish scar across her stomach. Evelyn could swear the blade reached her heart.

The exhaustion nestles deep into her bones, a palpable chill that reminds her what she is.

What she isn't.]

I've been informed I was away for a little while, [she addresses the network, unable to muster more than a tired smile.] Perhaps someone might catch me up. I'll be-

[For a moment Evelyn appears distracted, hand gravitating toward her waist.]

I'll be in the library. I've also got several, erm, dogs that need homes. Please let me know if you're interested.



Private to Philip, 11:31 AM
I’m back. May I come and see you? It's important.
-E

Comments

[Video]

[whiskeyslinger]

Easier said than done, but I appreciate the advice.

[ She wasn't sure what she was expecting, but the woman's given her some straight answers, even if they're not particularly informative.]

Thanks.

[Video]

[nascensibility]

I'm-

[Evelyn realises she is being reticent. She realises that her Wonderland Welcome Wagon is not nearly as cheerful as it could (or should) be, that her best efforts to smile are not enough, that all she feels is tired.]

...I'm sorry I'm not more helpful today, I've- I've come from a very trying experience, back home.

[Video]

[whiskeyslinger]

It's alright.

[ It's clear that the woman is exhausted. Ellen's not going to keep her.]

You take care and this place is small enough I'm sure I'll see you around.

[Video]

[nascensibility]

[She appreciates the offer for conversation at another time. It gives her the ability to recover when she's still not certain she wants to be in the public eye.]

Likewise. Take care.