Goodbye (Backdated to 28th)

[fredless]

{There's a good bit of sadness Fred doesn't bother to disguise]

To everyone that's friends with Harmony, she has gone home.

[The Tower feels incredibly empty now]

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[spongetastic]

Fred... I'm so sorry.

[fredless]

It's al...[Fred stops herself. It's not alright] I think she was sad here.

[spongetastic]

This place isn't for everyone.

[fredless]

Hopefully she can be happier now. It's been especially hard lately for her, people going home.

[spongetastic]

I can undestand that. It's been happening a lot more lately.

... Will you be okay?

[fredless]

I think so.

You're still here. Wesley. Elektra. It's not like I'm alone.

[spongetastic]

Don't worry, I won't be leaving anytime soon.

[fredless]

[And because there's some truths Fred faced a long time ago]

I don't think that's a promise any of us can make.

[spongetastic]

I know I can't promise it, but... I don't want to leave. That should count for something.

[fredless]

[That? She understands]

I don't want to leave either.

[Oddly enough, it's stopped being about what it waiting for her at home. It's about what is here]

[spongetastic]

The castle wouldn't feel the same without you. You've been here about as long as I have, right?

[fredless]

It was four years this past October, actually.

[Wesley had been a cat. She doesn't know why that thought decided to be there. It occurs to Fred then that Peter had been one of the first people she met]

[spongetastic]

Wow... Four years. It'll be three years for me in January.

[fredless]

[There's a flicker of a smile, unseen]

I'm definitely starting to pile on the years.

[spongetastic]

You look good for your age. [he's teasing her, of course]

[fredless]

Well, nobody's bringing round the walker yet at least.

[Well]

Not that there's anything wrong with walkers. Just not, you know, yet.

[spongetastic]

I imagine Wesley would make a better crutch, anyway.

[fredless]

I'm not exactly sure if that's what he wants to be used for.

[spongetastic]

[a soft laugh] Probably not.

[fredless]

I'm sure we'll figure something out.

[samson]

Damn it. I didn't get to thank her. [Because it was awkward.]

I'm sorry.

[fredless]

I'm sure she...

[Fred stops. Honestly? She's isn't sure Harmony knew. At least not enough]

I'm sorry.

[samson]

It sucks.

... I don't know. She wasn't happy here, anyway.

[fredless]

[There's a soft sigh]

You notice too, huh?

[samson]

Yeah ... it was pretty obvious. She always used to help me with, like, relationship stuff, but I think she was pretty lonely ...

[fredless]

[That earns the briefest of smiles]

She used to help me with that stuff too.Well, all the stuff, really. I guess that comes with living together.

[samson]

[oh shit that's even more sad] She was your roommate?

[fredless]

We're actually from the same place, we knew each other from before. [There's definitely too much space now. Too much that's empty] We've been living together for over a year now. Closer to two, really.

[samson]

[fuuuuck] Oh, jeez. I'm really sorry.

Is there anyone else here you know from home?

[fredless]

[She thinks about that]

There used to be Lorne. And Cordy and Angel, too. Spike. Charles.

[The list makes her sad]

Now it's just Wesley. Plus Buffy and Faith.

[samson]

[Wow Fred, this is the most depressing conversation ...]

Well, three. That's not so bad.

[fredless]

[She can't help it]

No, three's not so bad at all.