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Jez: I'm taking a break from the city for a while.

Jez: If any of you hired me for a job I'll still work on it and email you the results.

Lacey: Excuse me??

Lacey: Are you okay? What's wrong?

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cassidy-bolton‌:

Although he felt his parents’ hands were tied when it came to him and his children, he decided to just nod at Lacey’s words.  Whether anyone would admit it or tell him flat out, Cassidy knew he had been a strain on his family.  Not just because of the overdose, but for years now.

“Not sure selfless is the word,” Cassidy commented with a shrug.  “I know and that is kind of what scares me.  Even though I love her, I am not sure I could ever make her a priority in my life.  At least not anytime soon.”  There was a lot on his plate and admittedly most all of it was his fault.  But he knew he had a lot to sort out and a lot to improve on.  “Yes, we are still going to talk to each other.  She is one of my closest friends.  If I am being honest though, it is hard.  I know it sounds fucked up, but sometimes I wish she would just pull the cord with me.  She keeps giving me chance after chance even though I have hurt her so much.  I want her so badly, but I can’t be what she needs. Not when I am trying to sort things out. The whole situation is fucked. And don’t get me wrong, I know it is messed up because of me.  I dunno.”

“It takes a lot to be honest with yourself like that, Cassidy. At least give yourself credit for that.” She wanted to try to give him something to try and boost his confidence. “I may not know Cassandra, but just from what I’ve heard, I think she’ll understand that. Your kids are going to come first, and she knows that. If she wants it any other way, that’s a red flag in my opinion.” Lacey knew she was friends with Dan, too, so surely Cassandra had to be decent person. Cassidy might have questionable taste in women at best, but not all of them had to be terrible. “She loves you. That’s a lot to ask from someone - to pull the cord when you still have that hope inside of you that things will get better. You’ve been getting better. It’s going to take time, sure, but I can understand her wanting to be there to support you. Have you asked her if she is upset over the choice to be just friends? Just because the two of you both want something romantic doesn’t mean it’s what she needs. I imagine it means a lot to her that you two can just be in each other’s lives. It doesn’t have to be a bad thing that you want to wait at the moment.”

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maxnormalcy‌:

Alicia wasn’t the greatest with expressing in vague ways what’s going on. She just wanted everyone to be more forward, was it hard to just say what you feel or want. Honestly how many people get them selves in situations for the factor of politeness or some fantasy it’ll be okay in the end. “Right — like how can you not believe them..” letting out a shaky laugh Alicia gave a half smile to Lacey. “Sorry I’m not great with … substituting situations. Just say the first thing that comes to mind and go with it.” Nodding awkwardly hopping it’d give her some excuse to the ‘not so hypothetical’ scenario. Out of the two, jez and kai, she supposed kai would be the easiest to approach on the subject. He might have his moments but if she really ended up freaking out he’d probably just leave. “Is it … kind of messed up that I feel hurt I mean — it feels wrong to be mad at them.”

Giving the girl a soft smile, Lacey decided to quit the bullshit. Obviously the girl knew about the supernatural. Lacey just wasn’t sure whether to confirm it or not. Whoever the person who told her was... probably crazy, and if her friend hadn’t told her yet? Either they weren’t as close, they didn’t trust her, or they were stricter than some on telling others. It felt like supers had become more lax about keeping the secret when it came to humans, which had not been good sometimes. She didn’t know Alicia that well, and it didn’t feel like her place to decide whether or not she was trustworthy. “It’s all right. I much prefer non-hypothetical situations, personally,” Lacey joked. “Well, did you approach them on the subject? Until then you aren’t going to know for sure what they’ll tell you.” It was a possibility that her friends weren’t even supernatural. Who knew what the person who had told Alicia about them was lying about? There was no reason for Lacey to assume he knew everything.

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vagueduty‌:

  “Oh I know - I feel like that way with everyone. Maybe we’re all just too old with time flying by.” She teased the older girl, her face was actually hurting from the friendly smile. Though she felt like if she dropped it now Mel would have a resting ‘bitch face’ the rest of the night. With her siblings and most of the people they knew outside their family a part of the light coven Mel was the least seen person in the town. She knew more than a few Dragoumis’ were dying for her to just pick a side too - it made it all the more fun to be floating around ‘other’ coven members. “Oh so good. I got my own place and a job as a tour guide. I think this year is totally going to be my bitch.” Nodding with a confident smile before pushing her food between them - offering Lacey some. “What about you? And don’t hold out the good stuff, I don’t have cable yet.”

“Wouldn’t be surprised,” Lacey chuckled. “I think that’s just an unfortunate part of adult life. Melanie was pretty smiley in general, but she must be in a good mood with how much she was grinning. The youngest Dragoumis had yet to pick a side. As long as Melanie was happy and not hurting anyone, Lacey didn’t really care what side she picked. “That’s amazing! Looks like you’ve got everything figured out. Are you liking your tour guide job?” She gave her a small smile and took one of the fries from her plate and eating it. “I’m afraid I don’t anything nearly as interesting as you. Same old, same old pretty much. Work is going well, spending time with the coven and getting too involved in other people’s problems.” It wasn’t like Lacey tried to get involved, at least not usually, but she didn’t mind it. She was more than happy to be supportive of her friends and offer help where she could. It wasn’t as if she had a lot on her own plate to deal with. She liked being useful.

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marcus-darring‌:

“The only possible way to remove that would be to come out. To show the world they’re not alone. Can you imagine how terrible it would be?” He frowned. “The world already has too much prejudice in the human world and then in our own with prejudice against species. Could you imagine if more humans knew? Can you imagine how many more hunting parties there would be?” The thought of a unified world tended to go one of two ways, harmony and war. Marcus being the avid reader that he was knew that human history lended itself towards war whenever the possibility was offered. 

“I know my issues aren’t exactly an easy fix. I’ve been dealing with them all my life.” Marcus looked round when he realised he was in the way. “Oh um, should we…” He motioned to a nearby table. “Talking isn’t always my strong suit. I much prefer reading. I can do it at my own pace.”

“I mean, there’s so many things that I couldn’t possibly imagine, but it’s bad enough with just the things I can. It’s bad enough there are supernaturals who do want to come out in the world. Personally, I don’t want to be changing that any time soon. All of us have enough to deal with as it is without adding something so huge.” Lacey appreciated that Marcus was so intellectual, someone who genuinely enjoyed thinking about some of the things she also enjoyed. She imagined his thoughts went above and beyond her own, but for now she was able to keep up.

Lacey wasn’t sure whether she should regret the comment or not, but soon it was their turn to order anyway. It was more than enough that Marcus was doing this in the first place, and she told him to go find somewhere to sit while she ordered. After she had purchased their food and gotten utensils and napkins, she went over to the table and laid out their meals. “Here we are,” she said, smiling at him and sitting down. “Do you have any favorite restaurants in town? I’ve lived here for so long and still haven’t been to more than I’d like to admit.”

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maxnormalcy‌:

  Nodding it almost felt like a ‘duh’ being unspoken thrown at her face. She should just get it off her chest, maybe a looney bin is where she should be? Do you disclose that to your therapist? Hey my mom’s got un-diagnosed schizophrenia, that literally no one knows but me and my dad... Swallowing after a beat she finally made direct eye contact with Lacey. Like she wasn’t already nervous about talking.. well about herself. “Let’s say.. some guy tells you he’s a–um–a werewolf and that like.. the supernatural is real. I mean not twilight more like Supernatural Supernatural. Okay? Not only that your friends and pretty much everyone you know could or is a part of that world. Right? Not totally the weird part of this um.. situation. The weird part is the fact you feel like the only person that’s telli– can be honest with you is the said werewolf – who you don’t even really know? Like one why would you trust him – at all. And b how– how do you get passed feeling like a jerk towards your friends because you’re hurt they couldn’t tell you the truth?”

Fuck. Did Alicia really know about the supernatural? Surely all of this was too much to be coincidence. It was already surprising she knew about Danse Noire but, apparently, hadn’t known about the supernatural until recently. If this ‘hypothetical’ situation was, in fact, true like Lacey was thinking. What werewolf had been so blunt with her? One that Lacey knew? “Hmm. Admittedly, it would be difficult to believe a complete stranger like that. I suppose if they showed me proof and I had to believe it without a shadow of a doubt, that would be a different situation. I can tell you what I’d do, at least. If my friends are true friends, then I would approach them on the subject and see if they tell the truth. From there it depends on what they do. If they come clean and say they’re part of this community, you have every right to be upset they couldn’t tell you the truth, but I’d still want to hear their side of the story. If they deny it, then I suppose you have to choose what to believe.”

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cassidy-bolton‌:

The self doubt crept in as he wondered if it was even possible to be less dependent on his family.  “Well, the kids are living with us now so I see them every day. Sadly, I am not Daniel in the kitchen. I have never been much of a cook. Even my mac and cheese from the box is disgusting.  At least that is what my kids tell me.  But I get what you mean and I am trying to make small attainable goals.  Right now, spend more time with the kids and save up to get a new apartment.  I know my parents love us, but I also know it is a burden on them to have us all living at their place.”

Cassidy nodded understanding he could not control Cassandra’s feelings.  Hell, if he could he would have kept her away from him and all his toxicity.  However, their connection from day one has always brought them together through dark times and fun times.  “I—I uh, I told her I could not focus on us while Daniel was behind bars.  Of course I want Cassandra and me to figure things out.  But how can I figure things out when I don’t have my life straightened out? I’m an addict and I just relapsed. My brother is in jail and I have four kids that need me.  I love her, I really do.  But I can’t make her a priority right now and she deserves to be with someone that can.”

“Exactly. Small attainable goals. And if your parents weren’t okay with you living there they wouldn’t offer. If it becomes a major problem then we can try and think about something to solve it.” If it were some other time, she might’ve encourages Cassidy to try and learn how to cook more, considering not everyone had to be a professional chef to cook decent food for their children. But it was a small problem in the grand scheme of things and she wanted to focus on the big picture for the moment.

“Well, I think it’s very selfless of you to tell her that. Even if she chooses to remain single, that doesn’t mean you’re ready for a relationship. It’s good that you want to be able to make her a priority and you realize that you aren’t ready for it at the moment. Not everyone would be able to make that choice.” Whether or not Cassandra was happy about the decision, she had no idea, but she would like to think the other woman understood where Cassidy was coming from. “Are you two still going to talk to each other? You were friends first, correct? I think it would be good for you to be able to have her support, if nothing else.”

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  How could a drink and some good food be wrong? The witch had planted herself in one of the booths at the 77, munching her way through whatever was placed in front of her. Sure she could do a number of things - spells, or mundane tasks but remembering to eat or grocery shop? Way down on the list of things she did or remembered. This was a rare moment to stuff herself for the next three days. Light hues flickered to the waitress with a grateful smile as the girl refilled her pint glass just as an infamous friendly face came into view. The dark witch found herself all to quick waving at the girl. “Lacey!” She shouted from her seat, “Come sit here!”

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Bars were not Lacey’s scene, but she was curious to see how 77 was doing with Dan in custody. Even if she couldn’t help out, she still wanted to know. After work she stepped into 77 and looked around the familiar building. To her surprise she saw Melanie at one of the stools, and Lacey gave her a small smile before going to sit down to the youngest Dragoumis. “Hey, Melanie. Feels like forever since I’ve seen you. How have you been lately?” With everything going on, Melanie’s own lack of drama meant Lacey hadn’t heard much of her for the time being. It didn’t meant Lacey cared any less about the witch, who she would always see as a little sister.

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maxnormalcy‌:

For a second she wondered if the other knew of the supernatural, it was a dancer at the apparent supernatural club who suggested Lacey anyway. It would make sense but Alicia didn’t want to start talking about vampires, werewolves and witches then end up in a looney bin with a label ‘mental’ breakdown. Chewing on her lip she listened to her, “Yeah… I don’t know it’s like I know it but yeah- help would be great.” She let out a nervous laugh, “Um..” Her eyes flickering around, checking to see if lacey was the time to record her ‘sessions’ even if this was a last minute one. “If I told you a hypothetical situation could I still get advice on it or no?”

There was a lot of doubt and questioning coming from Alicia - it didn’t take much magic at all for Lacey to sense that. God, this was exactly why Lacey never took on human patients. It was simply too difficult to dance around the topic of supernatural things all the time. Humans could be so frustrating sometimes. “Help is what I’m here for,” Lacey assured, giving her another smile. “Of course. Any hypothetical situation at all. What’s on your mind?” This ‘hypothetical’ situation piqued Lacey’s interest to say the least. If it had anything to do with the supernatural, would it be a dead giveaway that Alicia knew about the community? It was a question Lacey didn’t know the answer to.

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marcus-darring‌:

“I think it has become somewhat easier to hide in plain sight as well as harder in other ways. The way our emotions are tied to the less human parts of us there’s no way for us to totally integrate into human society. There’s always going to be a wall between us and them. A level of society that we need that they don’t.” He hadn’t really stopped to think about social economic impact supernatural species had on every day life and how that greatly differed from species to species. 

“I can only begin to imagine the problems each species might come up against. I mean for myself there are problems with self image or at least one of them. I don’t mind this current self but I don’t always look like this.” He motioned to himself. “I’m rather caught by the topic now. I’ll have to see what books I have on the subject when I get home.”

It was a pessimistic was to look at things, but Lacey understood where he was coming from. Their species had to make a difference, too. It was much easier for her to integrate into human society than it was for him, or at least she assumed so. If it truly came down to it, she felt she would be able to blend in if it were that important. “Yeah. I suppose it’s always been a bit us versus them, no matter how things progress. I don’t think there’s ever going to be a way to get past that no matter how much social change there is. The differences are too staggering.” All people - human or not - were social creatures to a degree, which meant they would band together based on similarities till the end of time.

Lacey gave him a sad smile. “I wish I could tell you self-images issues are an easy fix, but I have a feeling it’s even harder for you than it is others.” She couldn’t say she envied him. “What? What issues each species faces? In that case I’m sure there’s plenty written on the subject. And I’m sure people would be willing to talk about it if you wanted to ask,’ she suggested. Herself, sure, but it was something that might allow him to get out in the world more.

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cassidy-bolton‌:

Cassidy sucked in an air full into his lungs as he nodded.  “Not sure what I should even say on the matter,” he said. “I never did it to hurt Daniel, I just well I just needed the money.  And well I am always tired of leaning on Dan to help me out.  It seems like every other week, he is cooking for my kids and me.  Buying groceries and I know he does it to be nice, he does it because he cares.  But is just feels like I can’t do anything, I can’t take care of my kids without his help and I know it says more about me than it does him.  I just want to get to a point I am not fully dependent on everyone.”  Really, Cassidy hated speaking his inner thoughts.  Even now with Lacey listening, he just felt he was being whiny when he needed to suck it up.

It appeared Lacey was not shocked about his relapse.  Then again, the research he has done it really was only a matter of time. “No, I did pass out at one point and Cass found me though.”  There was a brief pause, he hated divulging things that happened between Cassandra and himself.  However, he needed to be fully open with Lacey if he ever wanted to get better. To a point where he could be a functioning member of society that could handle a relationship.  “She helped me and I went back to her place to shower.  Things got emotionally complicated.  We slept together.  We both know how we feel towards each other, but I am so fucked up.  It really isn’t fair to keep her waiting on me.  And then Adriana called the next morning about Dan before we could sort anything out.”

Lacey would like to think that she was about as understanding as one person could be. While she did understand Cassidy’s perspective on things, she couldn’t help but be a little frustrated at his victim complex. She found it a bit hypocritical for him to not want to lean on Dan and then stole... from Dan. Call her crazy. “You’ll get to a point where you aren’t fully dependent on everyone. I mean, what’s stopping you from doing all those things for your kids right now? You have your job, and I know your parents want you to see your kids either way. I doubt they’d try to stop you from cooking or going to get groceries or any number of things.” In her eyes, Cassidy was running out of excuses.

Whatever happened between him and Cassandra, he wasn’t happy to tell Lacey. Lacey didn’t take it personally, it was his own decision whether or not to tell her. She listened to him talk about what happened. “Well, I’m glad you’re open enough to not want Cass to wait for you, but it’s not up to you. We can’t control our feelings, and from what I can tell hers are strong enough to where it’s not that easy to move on. Maybe you could talk to her about what she sees for the two of you in the future, where she wants you to be if the two of you did try to be in a relationship.” The situation was fucked to say the least, and it was all Lacey could do to hold back any judgment about Cassandra.

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leonshepard‌:

“I can tell, the city looks a lot better.”  At her question, his eyes shifted as he took in a breath.  Even though it has been a few months, it still pained him to discuss his brother.  “My eldest brother,” he paused for a moment.  “Um, he passed away a few months ago and I dunno.  There is a lot of regret, because I never came down to visit my family and I have four other siblings.”  Leon tried to explain.  Hearing she was a psychologist, he chuckled amongst himself.  Of all people to say something about Mason to, it had to be someone with a degree in psychology.  “Defense attorney,” he responded.  “Cool,” he looked up at the bartender.  “May I please have another drink and whatever this lady wants. Thank you.”  He looked back at her.  “So what is your scene, if it isn’t the bar?”

“Oh, gosh, I’m so sorry to hear that. I apologize if I overstepped,” she said, not having expected such an answer. “At least you’ll be able to see your other family, I hope.” Unfortunately she had yet to find a good response to near-strangers telling her awful news no matter how many times she went through it. At least the man didn’t seem too uncomfortable with her profession. It was always a crap shot how people would react. Lacey told the bartender her order and turned back to the man. She didn’t know anything about defense attorneys, but she imagined it was stressful. “Um, my couch? My friends’ couches? I work a lot, and the free time I do have is usually spent with my friends at one of our houses. Or spending time alone at my own home. Sorry, quite the boring answer. What about you? I can’t imagine being a defense attorney leaves you with tons of free time.”

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cassidy-bolton‌:

“I am an asshole even when I am sober,” Cassidy pointed out.  “And if we are being really honest here, I stole even when I was clean, because I couldn’t muster the nerve to ask Dan again..” There was a brief five year window where Cassidy managed to stay clean when his daughter Lily came to live with him, maybe the occasional night out where he would get high.  But it was rare since he actually had a kid living with him. Cassidy sorrowful eyes looked up towards Lacey while she started to discuss Daniel.  Some part of him knew this had to be weird, she dated Daniel in high school and she was there during Cassidy’s childhood.  A time where things looked a lot differently for him.  “Knowing Danny boy, he won’t want to revisit the incident.  Not with being in jail and everything.  Even when he gets out, he will say we need to move on.”  It was just who his brother was, a forgiving man that didn’t hold things against the people he loved.  “I know and I am working on being supportive.”

Now here came the other part of the story.  “I—I fucked even more, one fuck up to top the next.”  Cassidy began, not sure if he should even share at the moment. “After our fight, I lost control. My emotions were all the over the place,” he tried to explain.  Handling his thoughts, feelings, emotions, etc. was something he needed to work on. “I used,” he finally admitted though he was sure Lacey could connect the dots.  “And I called Cass, because for some reason I can’t ever let her live in peace.”

All Lacey could do was nod. What could she do? Tell Cassidy that, yes, he was a huge asshole? That was the last thing he needed to hear. If other people started validating his self-deprecating feelings and thoughts, someone close to him, it would only makes things ten times worse than things already were. “Exactly. Perhaps at another time we can bring it up with Dan again, but for now he has other things to worry about. Once again, that doesn’t mean we can’t talk about it, okay?” It was clearly a big deal for Cassidy, and even if they couldn’t get Dan in there to talk about it, that didn’t mean she wanted to throw away such a big issue. As much as she would like to solve it, she wasn’t going to bring Dan into this when he had other things to worry about.

Cassidy using again was the least of her worries, which was saying something. She had known that it was only a matter of time before he relapsed. “Alright. It’s... understandable, all things considered.” While she wasn’t happy about it, it was a problem she was at least trained to overcome. “You didn’t overdose, did you? What happened with Cassandra?” Lacey had only briefly met Cassidy’s on and off girlfriend. Or not girlfriend. Lacey wasn’t quite sure how far they had gotten or if they had ever put a label on things. Their relationship seemed complicated to say the least. Obviously things weren’t over between them despite the human woman breaking things off after Cassidy’s earlier overdose, or at least not over from Cassidy’s end.

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maxnormalcy‌:

 A snort of a laugh came from the brunette, unable to imagine herself being some social warrior and ‘stepping’ away from the norms. She always felt the pressure, it was weird but reassuring to have something to relate to with others. The idea of money struggles or feeling the pressure of just - whatever. And she needed normalcy, knowing all her friends were different species is kind of a mind-mess. “I guess not, no I’ve never really thought about money first when I’ve thought about going out and stuff.” Admitting with a short nod. “I just never pictured my life and now that it seems like it’s getting down to the nitty-gritty of things I have no idea what to think or do.”

“I promise it wasn’t meant to be a bad comment. Honestly, I think you underestimate what you have figured out. I know there’s so much pressure to have your whole life figured out by your age, but that’s all it is. Pressure. You don’t need to have everything figured out, now or ever. You have friends and a passion and at least a little idea of what you might want in the future. None of those are small things.” Lacey gave her a small smile. Alicia really did seem like a good person and Lacey felt she was just in an awkward period of life at the moment. “Look, we can’t be happy every second of our lives. There’s nothing wrong with that. If you want to start actively trying to work on your happiness, that’s great. I’d be more than happy to try and help you with that. But no matter what, we can’t control all aspects of our lives no matter how much we want to. Part of life is just learning how to accept that.”

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cassidy-bolton‌:

It came to no surprise she wanted him to delve deeper into his brother and his fight.  Still, he was ashamed of why they fought and his reaction to the fight.  “Yeah um,” he swallowed thickly.  “I—I was stealing from the bar when I was working there.” Cassidy’s eyes lowered from her gaze, not wanting to see the any judgment she may have.  Although she was helping him with his issues, she also happened to be a family friend and he crossed many lines over the years not to be judged for them.  “I stole and fixed the books.  And well, I let our father get mad at Dan and let Dan think he kept messing up.”  He took in a breath.  “Well Dan found out and confronted me and I dunno, I should have apologized the moment he brought it up.  But I made stupid excuses and,” he sighed.  “And he wanted to hurt me Lacey, he never in my life has raised a hand to me.  But he almost did that night, but he stopped himself.”  It was a scary to say the least to see his brother in such a rage. Words could hardly explain it.

After a few moments, his eyes finally lifted towards her.  “When did I become such an asshole?”  It has been so long, Cassidy really was not sure when that shift even occurred anymore. “It is not even all of it Lacey, fuck..” He started shaking his head thinking about the rest of the night.  Every moment of progressed erased in an instance.  “What is wrong with me?  I don’t even know why I do it?  Why I keep on fucking things up.”

For the first time since their first appointment, Lacey questioned whether she should’ve taken Cassidy on as a patient. It was difficult enough when she was emotionally invested in the lives of his family and friends, and now Dan was involved. Part of her wanted to yell at Cassidy upon hearing what had happened, take her frustration out, but she refrained. After taking a moment to process the information, she nodded. What the hell was she supposed to say? She hadn’t been there. Was Dan actually going to hurt Cassidy or was Cassidy just projecting or remembering it incorrectly? What did it mean he had stopped himself beforehand? Did that excuse the fact that he had almost hurt Cassidy? There were so many unanswerable questions.

“Cassidy, I don’t think you’re an asshole. And I don’t think Dan or anyone else who loves you thinks that. You’re sick. There’s a difference. It’s actually very common for addicts to steal from loved ones. It’s a... complicated situation.” God, Dan was in prison now, had been arrested just after this fight with Cassidy. Lacey felt so helpless and she hated it. “In some ways, I... I don’t know how much the fight is even on Dan’s mind right now. I’m not saying what happened is a small deal, and if things were different I would want us to work on this, but with Dan right now,” she paused, lost for words. She almost never felt lost for words. “For this, I think Dan’s feelings about the situation are the most important thing. If he wants to confront the issue, fine, but I can imagine he might want to put this on the back burner for the moment. My best advice would be to just support Dan however he wants and need right now. I really don’t want this to fall by the wayside, I promise. I just think it might be best to think about this when things are more settled. Does that sounds okay? You’re still completely free to talk about it as much as you want, but as for a plan going forward for the moment that’s what I would suggest.”

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maxnormalcy‌:

  Lacey calling it a goal seemed new, Alicia just wasn’t the type to have a picture in mind of what the future held. So many things were unknown, who knew what could happen not just in her life but the world - she almost felt selfish sometimes if she thought too much about her one little life. Maybe it’s another reason why she’s been drinking and engrossing herself with Darren, dealing with Kai and Jez things to avoid her own life. “Yeah,” Saying softly, mindlessly - to show she was still listening to the brunette. “It messes me up, trying to figure out what would make me happy, since it seems like our world says the things you need to be happy include money - out of all things they think paper is a symbol of happiness.”

It seemed Alicia had thought little about her own life for whatever reason, but it was good she had even a small idea of what she wanted her life to look like. She knew a couple of things that made her happy, which was more than some people had. “It can be hard blocking out social pressure and what society says sometimes. I fully believe you can step away from what you’re being told by society and think about your own life and choices. Of course it’s easier said than done and societal pressure might always cloud our views a bit, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a worthwhile thing. Yes, financial stability is not going to make one miserable, but trust me when I say money isn’t the key to happiness. I’m not going to tell you to not think about money at all, it’s part of our world and a key responsibility, but don’t let it consume you. You didn’t list money as something that made it happy. I know this is only the first session, but I don’t believe you’re the sort of person to let money become the source of your happiness.”