week 6 - mary - saturday post-trial

[completelycrazy]

[Newt tracks down Mary as soon as he can after the trial. They, uh, sure have some things to talk about, huh!

He finds her at the kotatsu in the greenhouse. This isn't all the private, but... Whatever? It probably doesn't matter at this point. Everyone's just kind of milling around, anyway.]

Hey. [He sits down next to her and gestures at her back.] I like your wings.

Comments

[withsadness]

Maybe?

[She pauses.]

I don't know...I'd have to ask Max...or Anthy or Maya. I didn't pay attention to any of those things before because I never thought I'd have to know. But would you think about it if you could?

[completelycrazy]

Um...

[God, what is he doing?]

Yeah, I'd think about it. I just, um, I don't think Hermann would go for this, you know? [He pauses.] Not that, uh... We talked about some stuff, and, well, it's like I said. I can't send him home by himself. I've screwed him over enough.

[withsadness]

[Mary goes quiet. He's letting her down gently, isn't he? It's not exactly that her face falls, but it does lose a measure of that hope and excitement.]

Oh...yes, I understand.

[She looks at the table, frowning.]

I know not everybody that I want can come with me, or want to...because you earned a new life for yourself. I just don't want to ever have to miss you.

[completelycrazy]

[He gives her a squeeze.]

I know. I'm sorry. I don't want to miss you either... But I will think about it, okay? I mean that. If I can stay in my world and still work with you, then that's a game-changer. The problem is just, um, if I can't.

[withsadness]

I just want things to be good all the time...

[She heaves a sad sigh and wraps him up in a hug, all but pulling herself into his lap.]

But if there was never anything that made you sad, then the good things wouldn't mean anything...that's what I bet Anthy would tell me.

[completelycrazy]

[Screw it, he's completing the journey for her. He pulls her into his lap and rests his chin on her head for a moment.]

Yeah, that's true, but it doesn't make the sad things any less sad, you know? But I'm glad I got to know you, even if we don't get to see each other anymore after tomorrow.

[He's hoping that won't be the case, but it's not like they're out of the woods yet.]

We'll ask Anthy or Max or someone about it after the whole judgment thing, okay? There's gotta be something we can finagle.