Email to Alison

[xp_daytripper]

To: [shiny]
From: [still trouble]



Hey, ~sister~.

I think I broke Nate. He's not dealing with the Columbia thing well at all, which is to be expected, but me planning to get up there and speak has completely freaked him out, and now I'm starting to wonder if it's a good idea of if I'm just being stupid. I mean, it's not like I have a lot of support from my usual people - Pete's backing me, but thinks I'm being naive and wondering where the political activism came from, and Moira's away,and Nate's well... yeah. And you're probably the person who understands this all best. Got any advice?

A.

Comments

[x-dazzler.livejournal.com]

To: [still not trouble]
From: [shiny is as shiny does]
Subject: Another path to travel...

Nathan... is in the process of working out a lot of stuff right now - I think the whole Columbia/coming out thing was maybe a bit too much considering his plate is full as it is, but there was no way you could know that now, is there? Don't worry about him. He'll come around. Give him a bit of time and let me talk to him. He works through things eventually, he just needs to beat his head on it a bit first, you know? He'll outgrow that one day too.

As for what you're planning to do... If you've come to the resolution that this is the thing you want to do, and that it's also the thing you need to do... then go out there and do it. I've been reading some of the comments. You have the support of many people here, adults and students. You're already affecting some changes, without even having spoken at large, yet. Some of the students are gathering around you, offering to help. They're thinking now and being inspired to do something as well.

You're not alone. It may not be those you wanted to be there first, but regardless of it all - you're not alone. And it is a priceless, wonderful thing, that you can go out there and know that there are others who already support you in this.

Most of all... you're making decisions and taking steps on what you feel is right for yourself, for your future, and potentially, for the future of people around you.

It's not an easy thing to do.

Proud of you, ~sister~. Oh so much.

I'll be watching.

Love,
Alison

Subject: Lost for words.

[xp_daytripper]

To: [alison]
From: [amanda]

Thanks. Just... thanks. I can't put into words what it meant to read that, especially from you considering you've been there and done that. And on your own, too. Having people support me... makes it easier, definitely. I don't know how you did it back then, knowing you could and probably would lose everything. It's not half the risk for me as it was for you, Nate's predictions of death and destruction regardless.

Take care of him for me? I'm thinking the best thing I can do for him right now is keep out of his way.

A.