Emails to Kyle, Yvette, Tommy

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To: Kyle
From: Rahne
Subject: >

Kyle,

Look, I do know you were worried about Yvette. And it can't have been pleasant to have so many people jump on you about it.

But it is true that Tommy's not the only one here who's done pretty bad things... even who's tricked or hurt other people here. Some of the rest of us have changed from things we used to do or think or be taught. You're not the only one who saw them together, or was looking out for her; I saw them and smelled them, and did not find any sign of harm. I'm sure there were others too. (Well, maybe not the smelling part.) And I know someone said this, but it is quite a change if he was being truly friendly with Yvette, who looks different and is more dangerous than she'd like to be.

I know it can be hard to forgive and give someone another chance. Maybe harder when 'twas someone you cared about hurt instead of yourself.

Rahne

P. S. I dropped off some njoki/gnocchi/potato dumplings and venison gravy. I'm not sure it's a traditional combination but I like it.


To: Yvette
From: Rahne
Subject:

Yvette,

I do understand why you're annoyed with him, but I did want to let you know Kyle can be a very nice person too. But he's also... he has a temper, and he's very loyal, and while I won't go into details, one of the bad things from Tommy's past involved somebody Kyle cared about a lot getting hurt. It can be harder to forgive something if it feels like betraying the person it was actually done to, and he probably really was worried about you.

But it's also true that Tommy has changed since then, and I was glad when I saw you two making friends.

Rahne


To: Tommy
From: Rahne
Subject:

Tommy,

I did not see the posts on the journals today until late, but I did see you and Yvette in the library. I thought it was very sweet and did not want to interrupt.

I'm dropping off some of the njoki/gnocchi she taught me to make. They should be eaten soon; I don't think they keep very well sitting.

Rahne

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Reply to Rahne

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To: [Rahne]
From: [Yvette]

Dear Miss Rahne,

Thank you for you emailing me. I was being angry and upset for my friend yesterday and I am sorry for being rude to any one. Angelo is telling me Tommy was with this Friends of Humanity and he did bad things, but I am seeing the kind boy who helped me and was reading Mr. Keats to me and who is sad to be alone. I am sorry Mr. Kyle's friend was being hurt.

The njoki are very good. You are being very good cooking person.

From,

Yvette.

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To: (Rahhe)
From: (Kyle)

It's really really goddamn hard. He ... I mean... JAY! And then Jay had to live with the guy, and it's not like Tommy ever apoligized or anything, and now I gotta live with the guy and everyone wants me to make nice like he never did anything wrong and I can forgive just like that.

What if it's all a big trick and he's going to hurt Yvette, or one of the other new people?

-Kyle

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To: (Rahne)
From: (Kyle)

Augh. And sorry for the blaphsmemeing. I remembered not to swear, but sometimes I forget about the God's name in vain thing.

Reply to Yvette

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To: Yvette
From: Rahne

Yvette,

(Just Rahne is fine.)

It's understandable that you were upset, and while it's certainly a good thing to try not to lose your temper with people I don't think anyone will blame you for having done it a little bit. I'm glad you can see Tommy as a friend. I think it's a good thing for both of you.

I'm glad you like the njoki.

Rahne

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To: Kyle
From: Rahne

I've grown used to hearing people swear and take God's name in vain, but it means a lot to me that you would try not to, and apologize for it, when you email me. Thank you.

I... don't think anyone really expects you to act as if the past did not happen. I sometimes find it strange when people talk about something being forgivable, and what they really mean is that it's excusable, or not so bad. It seems to me that to forgive requires acknowledging that the thing to be forgiven was done, was real, and was wrong and hurtful.

I do think there were good reasons for taking Tommy in, and for having him stay, even though there were also real reasons it was a problem. And I do think he's changed, learned different, even if he doesn't apologize or renounce all of what he said before explicitly.

I won't go so far as Manuel used to sometimes and say that emotions tell the whole story, but will say that I didn't smell any indication that he was afraid or angry or revolted at sitting with a particularly obvious mutant.

I also think this whole situation would be awfully complicated for a trick... aside from not being able to fake manifesting, or being attacked, or all the more recent demonstrations of his mutation, if he had a scheme to pretend to make friends with people to hurt them later, it seems like he would spend less time keeping to himself. If that helps at all.

Rahne

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To: (Rahne)
From: (Kyle)

See, that forgivness thing is what I'm stuck on. I don't think he thinks what he did was wrong! I mean, he's never said and he said way back that he'd never apoligize for it, and ..

He wasn't angry or disgusted? Seriously?

I just don't want anyone else getting hurt like Jay did and I dunno how to stop it except to tell people what he did except I CAN'T tell people because I promised!

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To: Kyle
From: Rahne

That's true, he did say he wouldn't apologize. But on the other hand, as far as I can tell he was being quite genuinely nice to Yvette, and they both seemed calm and content enough.

There are enough people aware of his past that I think if he were really showing signs of... er... lying in wait for something, somebody would probably pick up on it. When I say I do not think he's planning anything, I truly am not just assuming it because he turned out to be a mutant too, or something. (That would be stupid.) That's really how it seems to me.

Apparently he's been nice to Sooraya, too, although I missed that meeting. Something about cleaning windows?

Rahne

Rahne