AMETHYST

[leylined]

Keywords: Psychic, dreaming, healing

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[leylined]

She said she'll help me free of charge if I go. I said okay. She told me it's skyclad but I didn't want to be rude to her so I said okay again. [He pauses.] Oh god.

[liberty_bodice]

[Blue dissolves into giggles] You're screwed.

[leylined]

Blue, I can't. That's like- what if Orla's there? You're not going, are you?

[liberty_bodice]

No. I opted out of the nude events ages ago. [She reaches over and pats his shoulder] It's okay. I can get you out of the naked part. Not the rest, though. So you might have to see Orla and Jimi and possibly Calla naked.

[leylined]

Ew. [Not that them naked is anything objectionable, but Blue's since become like a sibling to Adam, so by extension it'd be like looking at extended family.]

[liberty_bodice]

Yeah. Generally. I mean, I have to see it all the time, but it's not necessarily something I'd wish upon my friends. I can go with you. Protect you from the nudes.

How's the research going, anyway?

[leylined]

You don't have to throw yourself between me and your heathen pagan kin, Blue.

It's...coming along okay, I guess?

[liberty_bodice]

You've never seen them skyclad, Adam. I might.

Helping at all?

[leylined]

The only one I'm scared about is Orla. I've seen how she looks at us.

I haven't really started yet. Jimi said choosing the right crystal's important. And I should get more than one.

[liberty_bodice]

Good instincts. She'd eat you alive.

There's a shop, next town over. We can go check it out, if you want to.

[leylined]

Not necessarily a bad thing. [He smirks.]

[He pauses and looks away.] No car, unless you can somehow get the family one.

[liberty_bodice]

Gross, don't do that. [She makes a face]

[Blue nods] I can get it, in a little while. And I can drive, too.

[leylined]

Then keep your creepy cousin away from me.

[A small weight lifts from Adam's shoulders when she offers. He isn't sure he's ready to drive again, yet.] It's good practice, right?

[liberty_bodice]

I'll keep them away, don't worry.

Calla will be home from work in about fifteen, and then it should be free for a couple hours, until Jimi needs it later for the class she's teaching at the community college. We should be able to get there and back. Even with me driving.

[leylined]

Are you positive?

[liberty_bodice]

Shut the hell up. You want tea or something while we wait out Calla?

[leylined]

[Adam looks around for a moment to see if anyone's there. Satisfied, he looks back at Blue and shakes his head adamantly.] Literally anything else.

[liberty_bodice]

[She grins, then waves him toward the kitchen. She pokes her head into the fridge, where she comes back with iced tea] I made this, it's safe.

[leylined]

[Adam feels a little guilty snubbing the tea, Maura worked hard on them. But he values his taste buds more than his manners.] Thanks. So, how have things been going with you and Gansey? [Said with all the maturity of a ten-year-old.]

[liberty_bodice]

[Blue would give him no hell about it, she'd ducked out of tea tasting ages ago. She pours him a glass of normal sweet tea, and has one herself, taking it to the table.] Really? Are you five? [Then she shrugs] Working on it. Seems to be getting better now that we know everything worked. What about you?

[leylined]

Thank you. [He smirks and takes a sip from his glass.] Only sometimes. But that's good. I'm glad to hear that. [He shrugs.] It's getting there.

[liberty_bodice]

You're welcome. [She rolls her eyes with a good-natured smirk of her own.] Only sometimes. [Her voice is a quiet scoff.] It's good. It'll take time, but that's okay. We have time now. [She raises an eyebrow] Are you getting there?

[leylined]

You do. [He smiles a bit with that admission. It worked.] Of course I am. [Which is a lie.] It's slow going, but it's getting better. Talking to you guys is helping.

[liberty_bodice]

[She smiles back at him.] We're not going to lose him. It's good. It doesn't cancel out the rest, but it's good. [Blue watches Adam for a second. She wants to believe him, and doesn't have much reason not to, but she's worried.] You can always talk to me.

[leylined]

[Adam shakes his head.] There's nothing to talk about, really.