Email to: Cassidy, Terry

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From: de Guzeman, Manuel
To: Cassidy, Terry
Subject: The Faire

Terry:

I feel that I should ... apologize, for what happened at the Faire. See, if I hadn't made myself sick with those corn dogs and funnel cake and whatnot, and if I hadn't been so tied up in the squaredancing thing, I could have stopped them with a thought long before they could have hurt you.

I know we're not supposed to use our abilities around the norms, and I know my power scares the shit out of people, but I just wanted to say that I'm sorry.

I could have stopped it, and I didn't.

Your injuries are my faut.


Manuel

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To: [Manuel]
From: [Terry]
Subject: Bruises mean I get to be blunt.

Manuel,

It's nice that you're concerned but stop trying to steal my guilt. I've been at this school for five years and between powers training and self-defense classes it's not as though I don't have the ability to protect myself. If I had needed to, I could have stopped him.

I didn't. Bobby did. And instead of full-blown mutants attacking humans for no good reason hysteria we're just going to be able to let this go with no one but me worse for the wear.

Powers aren't the answer to everything. Would it have been nice to not get beat up in the first place because you calmed him down and turned him away? Sure. But it worked out anyway.

Plus faire food is its own punishment. *g*

Terry.

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From: Manuel
To: Terry
Subject: Well, shit.

And here I thought this meant that I was making progress, learning to empathize with someone else's injuries, someone else's pain.

Turns out I was pulling it straight out of your brain after all. Damn. And I thought that I was doing well, too.

I'm very sorry to bother you. Your guilt is yours and yours alone.

Manuel

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...that's entirely not what I mean. It was a figure of speech. Unless you really are taking my guilt in which case, stop because it's not necessary.

Do you really not have that much faith in your shields?

Terry.

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From: Manuel
To: Terry
Subject: Faith

I have little faith in anything. My shields least of all. Most of the time I can block the day-to-day stuff out. The strong feelings, the important ones - those are much, much harder to block. Just the other day I found myself worrying for Rachel.

Perhaps I did feel a little guilty about your ordeal.

Perhaps not.

Manuel

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To: Manuel
From: Terry
Subject: RE: Faith

Tell you what, if you're also feeling really confused about Bobby (moreso than you're feeling guilty even) and just a little bit in love with Alison? Then you're feeling what I'm feeling. If not, you're feeling whatever your feeling.

If you tell anyone I told you that, I'm going to smother you in your sleep. (Yes, that's a joke.)

Terry.

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From: Manuel
To: Terry
Subject: Robert

He's quite straightforward.

And, judging by your little revelation, it would seem that I do feel rather guilty about it after all.

I should thank you for that.

As trite as it may sound - go with your feelings. Don't think too much.

He does have, after all, a very, very nice ass.

Manuel

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To: Manuel
From: Terry
Subject: Bobby

He also thinks I'm his little sister. I think. That's what he says. Could you...no. Nevermind. That wouldn't be right. If I ever ask you to tell me how he feels, just tell me no, okay?

I'm going to go hide in shame now. Please please please don't tell anyway what I told you about Bobby and Alison.

Terry

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From: Manuel
To: Terry
Subject: Perhaps.

But what he says and what he feels are two very different things.

But don't read too much into it - I've caught him checking me out a time or two before as well.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained, neh? And if he throws you over or is determined to be a fool, then you and I could, perhaps, go mourn over a pint or four?

Manuel

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To: Manuel
From: Terry
Subject: Stupid laws

Are you going to buy my drinks? This country has stupid laws.

I don't know what to do about him. Everyone tells me I should just tell him but...I don't know. Nothing ventured, nothing horribly shot down and mangled either.

Terry

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From: Manuel
To: Terry
Subject: Drinks

I turn 21 in November, and even so, I rarely get carded. *smiles*

And ah, the fear. That one I know quite well. Fear of risk, fear of being made a fool.

As one of this place's very great fools, I can tell you this: Risk it.

Manuel

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To: Manuel
From: Terry
Subject: I wish...

I didn't get carded. But everyone does. Terrible.

I'm not a risk taker. I don't like risk. Risk leads to pain and I don't mean bruises.

Terry

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From: Manuel
To: Terry
Subject: Then may I welcome you...

To the brotherhood of fools?

First Guinness will taste very, very good.


Manuel

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To: Manuel
From: Terry
Subject: Do I get a membership card?

The first guiness always tastes good. It's the last that you have to watch out for.

Terry

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From: Ancient Master of Foolery
To: New Initiate
Subject: Membership Card

It's in the bottle of the glass, didn't you know?

;)

Manuel

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From: Neophyte
To: Grand High Poobah
Subject: So I can get more than one?

I've been there before. Many times.

Terry

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From: A devotee of the grape
To: A devotee of malt
Subject: The bottom of the glass

We'll have to go there together sometime. Either in celebration or in consolation.

Manuel

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From: Irish Ale
To: Spanish Wine
Subject: In vino veritas?

It's a deal.

Terry

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From: Spanish Wine
To: Irish Ale
Subject:

Slainthe!

Manuel