Valerie smiled, the Watcher was being honest with her feelings which persuaded her to do the same. Granted she might not grasp exactly what it meant right then but she looked forward to having someone to talk to about such things. Plus the books Julianna had would no doubt be useful, the blonde could see the bright side already. “It’ll be nice to be able to discuss such things with someone other than myself.” Not that she spent a lot of time talking to herself, but there were occasions when she did to try and solve problems or answers to questions her mind kept repeating. Regardless she assumed Julianna would understand, why reach out otherwise?
Lips pressed together as she glanced at the woman. Tried to predict a reaction before she reached into her back pocket and curled her fingers around the small, dark pebble of a stone. In moments of deep thought she’d taken to rubbing her thumb against it. The motion soothing in its own right. If trust were to be earned it had be shown in kind, Valerie reasoned with herself, then scooped the stone out of her pocket to place it on the table between them. “So far it hasn’t done anything.” She shrugged lightly. “But since it could potentially do anything or nothing I didn’t want to leave it laying around for any kind of surprises. So where I go it’s gone, seemed safer that way.”
Though she paused, teeth capturing her lower lip for a split second before she added, “All I ask is that I get it back when you’re done.” Valerie could have listed reasons why, all of them valid, but the truth was she knew, unequivocally, that she’d see Beth again. It would be on her terms once she knew her true identity. She wasn’t entirely convinced that it bothered her. Perhaps in a sense, more bothered that she wasn’t.
“Oh, no, I mean yes you did give me your number, no I won’t need it again because I wrote it down in case random catastrophe struck.” Valerie cringed and brought one hand up to press against her forehead. That must have sounded horrible. Yes I kept it to warn of impending doom, make sure to call your loved ones before we’re all in pieces.
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on 2013-11-09 04:55 am (UTC)Lips pressed together as she glanced at the woman. Tried to predict a reaction before she reached into her back pocket and curled her fingers around the small, dark pebble of a stone. In moments of deep thought she’d taken to rubbing her thumb against it. The motion soothing in its own right. If trust were to be earned it had be shown in kind, Valerie reasoned with herself, then scooped the stone out of her pocket to place it on the table between them. “So far it hasn’t done anything.” She shrugged lightly. “But since it could potentially do anything or nothing I didn’t want to leave it laying around for any kind of surprises. So where I go it’s gone, seemed safer that way.”
Though she paused, teeth capturing her lower lip for a split second before she added, “All I ask is that I get it back when you’re done.” Valerie could have listed reasons why, all of them valid, but the truth was she knew, unequivocally, that she’d see Beth again. It would be on her terms once she knew her true identity. She wasn’t entirely convinced that it bothered her. Perhaps in a sense, more bothered that she wasn’t.
“Oh, no, I mean yes you did give me your number, no I won’t need it again because I wrote it down in case random catastrophe struck.” Valerie cringed and brought one hand up to press against her forehead. That must have sounded horrible. Yes I kept it to warn of impending doom, make sure to call your loved ones before we’re all in pieces.