[She glances down as the rabbit hops along and then looks back at Majima for a moment.
It's only fair, really. Since she'd asked him a pretty personal question that he'd answered. She considers for a moment, then types up a message.]
My mom and I don't really have that much in common and mostly I try to avoid my stepdad. Billy's harder to avoid. They basically make him try to look after me.
[Aka, breathe down her neck 24/7 and control her as much as he possibly can.]
[God. The very thought of Billy showing up here is her literal worst nightmare. It's something she tries really hard not to get to her but there are moments when a bunch of new people flood in that she's sure he's going to be one of them and she's paralyzed by anxiety over it. So far she's been lucky. They've all been lucky. Billy showing up here would be a disaster in so many ways simply because he has no control over his temper when he gets pissed. And he gets pissed a lot.]
He likes making my life hell so the latter, probably.
[She's not sure if it's because he's a literal sadist or if it's because he has so little control over his own life that he prefers controlling hers because it's allowed. Encouraged, even, by his dad.]
[Eddie said the same thing. That people here would step up to the plate in ways that her own family wouldn't. She believes it. Maybe especially from Majima.
Her chest tightens at his reassurance, though. She's tried telling herself not to get attached to people here, but...it keeps happening anyway.]
[ Majima still wasn't sure if it was a coincidence that so many of the arrivals here came from families that were strained, broken, or worse. He'd always had the idea that people outside the Champion District, or places like it, did enjoy the support of those picture-perfect families. Complete with smiling parents and 2.5 kids.
But maybe it was more common than he'd assumed: painful silences, anger, blame.
Whatever the case, he'd survived to find people to care about. And having found them, he was that much more determined to hold onto those attachments, to do whatever he could to help. ]
You're welcome.
[ He smiled warmly at her; though brief, the expression banished some of the old shadow from his face. ]
Alright, so let's see how these bunny houses're supposed to work. Any plans in that book of yours?
[She hasn't spent a lot of time thinking about that, partially because she's done her best to keep her own background quiet overall - because it's what she's used to doing. She knows a little about Eddie's life, about Jake's and Eleven's, but she's largely in the dark about the rest.
She just knows she has no desire to go home, even if here is terrible in its own ways. But she smiles back at Majima when he smiles at her, and then she opens the book, flipping through the pages until she comes to the chapters on housing.]
[ He picked up the purple rabbit, who peered over the edge of his hand at the plans as if perusing them as well... at least until the bunny started nibbling at the edge of a page.
Majima lifted him safely out of reach. ]
Guess he likes the design. Alright, should we head back? We'll have to scare up some materials first -- probably ask the construction guys if they can spare some scrap wood.
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Date: 2018-04-12 12:39 am (UTC)From:Guess I was kinda wonderin' about your family situation. Y'know, how big a jerk yer brother was, or if you were okay livin' with your mom.
You ain't have to tell me, though. Don't see much point in bringing up bad memories.
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Date: 2018-04-12 02:06 am (UTC)From:It's only fair, really. Since she'd asked him a pretty personal question that he'd answered. She considers for a moment, then types up a message.]
My mom and I don't really have that much in common and mostly I try to avoid my stepdad. Billy's harder to avoid. They basically make him try to look after me.
[Aka, breathe down her neck 24/7 and control her as much as he possibly can.]
We hate each other. He's an asshole.
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Date: 2018-04-12 05:19 pm (UTC)From:That blows.
[ It made sense, though, that Max gave off the impression that she could and did take care of herself -- it sounded like she'd basically had to. ]
If he ever showed up here, you think he'd shove off to do his own thing, or get up in your face about it?
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Date: 2018-04-12 06:11 pm (UTC)From:He likes making my life hell so the latter, probably.
[She's not sure if it's because he's a literal sadist or if it's because he has so little control over his own life that he prefers controlling hers because it's allowed. Encouraged, even, by his dad.]
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Date: 2018-04-12 09:23 pm (UTC)From:If he ever does show up here, it ain't gonna be like back home. Plenty of people around to tell him to step off if he makes trouble.
And remember you can call me anytime, okay? 'bout anything.
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Date: 2018-04-13 02:42 am (UTC)From:Her chest tightens at his reassurance, though. She's tried telling herself not to get attached to people here, but...it keeps happening anyway.]
Thank you.
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Date: 2018-04-13 06:48 am (UTC)From:But maybe it was more common than he'd assumed: painful silences, anger, blame.
Whatever the case, he'd survived to find people to care about. And having found them, he was that much more determined to hold onto those attachments, to do whatever he could to help. ]
You're welcome.
[ He smiled warmly at her; though brief, the expression banished some of the old shadow from his face. ]
Alright, so let's see how these bunny houses're supposed to work. Any plans in that book of yours?
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Date: 2018-04-13 11:53 pm (UTC)From:She just knows she has no desire to go home, even if here is terrible in its own ways. But she smiles back at Majima when he smiles at her, and then she opens the book, flipping through the pages until she comes to the chapters on housing.]
Looks like there are some different options.
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Date: 2018-04-14 03:00 am (UTC)From:Oh, so they're called hutches.
Well, either way it's a house, right? So it should have a roof and not just a bunch of netting.
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Date: 2018-04-17 01:21 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2018-04-17 02:54 am (UTC)From:Majima lifted him safely out of reach. ]
Guess he likes the design. Alright, should we head back? We'll have to scare up some materials first -- probably ask the construction guys if they can spare some scrap wood.
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Date: 2018-04-17 10:04 pm (UTC)From:[She pets the rabbit gently before hugging the book to her chest and heading toward the door.]