[ The Doctor does seem like a lot of things, and even in his support of a lie, it will come from a place of good, but she also knows there is far more to him than meets the eye.
For how broad his smile can be, seemingly enough to encompass the world with kindness, the pain the Doctor has known and caused—will know and will cause—spans the universe ad infinitum. He understands consequence, and Vanessa thinks he'll do well to explain the consequences of time better than anything she herself might attempt. ]
In the meantime, it may do you well to consider a plan should something feel poorly. If he may begin to suspect something or you struggle to find your words, you may feel free to summon me. I am more than willing to provide a distraction in the interim.
[ So Vanessa will need to put forth her references, will she? She tips her head in thought. A bittersweet thought; something impossible not to visit alongside a memory. ]
I grew up knowing a boy named Peter. I loved him so, but he was not always on his best behavior, especially when we were young.
[ Like a brother to her, though she refrains from saying so, not wishing to belittle the unique connection that twins would share. ]
I do recall when he would carry himself away into his fantasies, trekking across the wilds of Africa. One such time, he decided that his sister and I would suit as exotic prey to capture, and for three days he would set traps throughout our houses. [ A headshake, though she nearly smiles. ] Not all failures.
[It's a silly story, one Wanda has a hard time imagining this current Vanessa taking in stride. Maybe a younger one was just as beautifully foreboding, too.]
I could see Pietro doing that. In record time, mind you. He's... not like me. [Not a witch, not something written about in dark, forbidden tomes.] But he's fast. Faster than the eye can track. It can be a lot if you're not prepared for it.
[There's her warning. But there's one more thing.]
I'd do anything for him. Anything. I won't let him be taken from me again.
[Which might mean forever avoiding any beacons that might send her home or whatever, but she wasn't planning on going back, anyway. Now she has all the more reason to stay and see this world made better.]
[ Faster than the eye can track? That would make it far more difficult to keep track of him in a very precarious situation, but Wanda has abilities she’s never seen before and if anyone can do find ways to keep her brother in her sights, it’s likely her. That doesn’t mean it’s fair. Will she find any happiness while seeking a new life with her brother, or will she spend the entire time managing his?
She may already be able to guess that Vanessa had no intention of returning to her old life from when she had shared finding a new purpose, but some further reassurance may still be in order. This is a weighted matter, one that Wanda needn’t shoulder alone. ]
I too have loved ones that I will not lose to anything; not even the beacons. My support and company, however meager, will remain yours well beyond their activation.
[ A small smile, perhaps even a little sad. Pietro’s future can’t be guaranteed once the undead lieges and their lords are eradicated, but whatever comes of it, Vanessa has no desire to let Wanda face that trial alone. ]
[For as prickly as their first moments meeting might have been, it's long forgotten. It takes Wanda a moment of delay, but she mirrors Vanessa's smile, a hand lifting to give her bicep a squeeze.]
I wouldn't call it meager.
[It's been a very long time since she's had a friend. And never a friend that seems to understand the burden of possessing something so strange within themselves... not to mention a growing list of secrets.]
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Do you think he'd support lying to my dead twin?
[Because, no offense, he seemed very... kindhearted. Sweet. Someone that might have a hard time telling a lie himself, with how expressive he is.]
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[ The Doctor does seem like a lot of things, and even in his support of a lie, it will come from a place of good, but she also knows there is far more to him than meets the eye.
For how broad his smile can be, seemingly enough to encompass the world with kindness, the pain the Doctor has known and caused—will know and will cause—spans the universe ad infinitum. He understands consequence, and Vanessa thinks he'll do well to explain the consequences of time better than anything she herself might attempt. ]
In the meantime, it may do you well to consider a plan should something feel poorly. If he may begin to suspect something or you struggle to find your words, you may feel free to summon me. I am more than willing to provide a distraction in the interim.
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[Vanessa has yet to steer her wrong, nevermind how short a time they've know one another. She wouldn't keep company she couldn't trust.]
... oh, I don't know if I want to inflict Pietro upon you.
[But look at that, there's something close to amusement in Wanda's voice.]
He's very annoying.
[And she loves him very much.]
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I grew up knowing a boy named Peter. I loved him so, but he was not always on his best behavior, especially when we were young.
[ Like a brother to her, though she refrains from saying so, not wishing to belittle the unique connection that twins would share. ]
I do recall when he would carry himself away into his fantasies, trekking across the wilds of Africa. One such time, he decided that his sister and I would suit as exotic prey to capture, and for three days he would set traps throughout our houses. [ A headshake, though she nearly smiles. ] Not all failures.
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I could see Pietro doing that. In record time, mind you. He's... not like me. [Not a witch, not something written about in dark, forbidden tomes.] But he's fast. Faster than the eye can track. It can be a lot if you're not prepared for it.
[There's her warning. But there's one more thing.]
I'd do anything for him. Anything. I won't let him be taken from me again.
[Which might mean forever avoiding any beacons that might send her home or whatever, but she wasn't planning on going back, anyway. Now she has all the more reason to stay and see this world made better.]
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She may already be able to guess that Vanessa had no intention of returning to her old life from when she had shared finding a new purpose, but some further reassurance may still be in order. This is a weighted matter, one that Wanda needn’t shoulder alone. ]
I too have loved ones that I will not lose to anything; not even the beacons. My support and company, however meager, will remain yours well beyond their activation.
[ A small smile, perhaps even a little sad. Pietro’s future can’t be guaranteed once the undead lieges and their lords are eradicated, but whatever comes of it, Vanessa has no desire to let Wanda face that trial alone. ]
Should you wish it.
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I wouldn't call it meager.
[It's been a very long time since she's had a friend. And never a friend that seems to understand the burden of possessing something so strange within themselves... not to mention a growing list of secrets.]