Email to Wade and Kevin

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To: [The Mansion Playboys]
From: [Sefton, A]



I don't normally do the sibling threat thing, but considering it's Meggan you two are joking about, let me give you some family history.

For the first twelve or thirteen years of Meggan's life, she was kept in a cage by a freak show and thought she was a monster. When we rescued her, she was the size of a five year old, covered in fur and could barely speak. She learned to talk about five years ago. She then spent three years living with my family's Romany clan. They aren't exactly backward, but they aren't the most modern people in the world. The only reason she's done as well as she has is because her empathy makes her a quick study. Well, that and the fact she's got people looking out for her.

She might be 18 (well, we think she's 18 - she could be younger, she could be older), but Meg's not the most sophisticated girl in the world. In a lot of ways, she still pretty naive. I get that you don't mean to do horrible things to her, but I do read the journals. I've seen the games with Tabitha and the flirting and the rest. And I'm warning you - mess with Meg's head and you'll regret it. I'm not going to stop her from having a life and doing all the normal girl stuff and having friends, but she's going to take her first taste of romance seriously. Really seriously. And the person who makes a game of her is going to be on my shit list.

Keep that in mind when you're talking about people's milkshakes, yeah?

A.

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To: [Sefton, Amanda]
From: [Wilson, Wade]
CC: [Ford, Kevin]
Subject: RE: Meggan


I understand your concerns. I don't intend to do any actual messing with Meggan. She's a sweet kid - key word there? Kid. Like pretty much everyone under the age of twenty-five, she looks like she's twelve.

And, since you read the journals and things, I'm pretty sure you noticed Kevin's replies to my joking, so while I'm not speaking for him, I sincerely doubt you have anything to worry about from his corner.

-WWW

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To: [Sefton, Amanda]
From: [Wilson, Wade]
Subject: RE: Meggan


Who kept her locked up in a cage in a freak show?

-WWW

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To: [Sefton, Amanda]
From: [Ford, Kevin]
CC: [Wilson, Wade]
Subject: RE: Meggan

Miss Sefton,

It was never my intention to in any way disrespect Meggan. She's a valued friend. However, apologies have been made on my part for the obviously impolite nature of my behavior where she is concerned. I would never want to hurt her so measures will be taken.

Apologies for any incidental disrespect or impoliteness to you as an extension of familial relation.

Sincerely,
Kevin Ford

[xp_daytripper]

Kevin,

Like I said, I didn't think you would do anything to hurt Meg deliberately, and I don't want to stop her having friends, or even boyfriends. But she's not used to flirting and I'm worried she'll take something a lot more seriously than intended and get hurt. I was pretty much her mother for a couple of years and I'm kind of protective. I get that she'll have her heart broken one day, but I'd rather that when that happens, it's for real, not because someone wanted to play love games with her.

Thanks for letting me know you understand that.

A.

[xp_daytripper]

Wade,

A couple of walking dead men by the name of Grgic. They're in jail now for human trafficking, but if they ever get out, they won't be around long.

Also, thanks for letting me know. I didn't think you were chasing Meg, but encouraging those sorts of games makes me all growl-y.

A.

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To: [Sefton, Amanda]
From: [Ford, Kevin]
CC: [Wilson, Wade]
Subject: RE: Meggan

Miss Sefton,

With all due respect given your somewhat maternal figure status, you don't know me. I know you read things on the journals, but you don't. I do not respond well to threats or appreciate them being issued when they aren't called for. I take things like that seriously and I found myself genuinely concerned I'd hurt her feelings. I will thank you to refrain from issuing threats to me in the future, even vague ones, unless they are warranted.

Again, with all due respect, you were also out of line. I understand that you're protective, but telling me how tragic her history is isn't something you do if you want someone to be treated like a normal person. The only reason to do that from a standpoint of protecting someone is to ensure that person is treated differently than they are being treated right now. It's unfair for you to imply she's fragile and needs to be tip toed around when she isn't and doesn't. It's a disservice to her and her continual efforts to "catch up" socially or culturally if people don't treat her just the same as everyone else. It's cruel to single her out like that and it wasn't your place to tell me her story, it's hers.

Meggan has cited no problem with the way I treat her or interact with her. You can ask her if you'd like because she told me I have always treated her well and with respect. With no intended disrespect here, your opinion doesn't count for even a fraction of hers. So I will not be treating Meggan as if she's a breakable, fragile thing because that would be a disrespect she does not deserve. I will continue to show her the same respect I always have and I will continue to interact with her the same as I have been until Meggan herself indicates it's a problem.

I will not be bullied by you into changing the dynamic of a friendship that works and that's exactly what your first email to Wade and I was about. I would also thank you to reserve sharing information which isn't yours to share, even if your reasons for doing so are well intentioned.

Regards,
Kevin Ford