tucky: (I respond well to disembodied voices)
Tiffany Doggett ([personal profile] tucky) wrote2015-05-10 04:24 pm

♻ 018 | text/video

[filtered to Dillon, Iris, Mason, and Simon]

[Everyone on this filter gets the same message, sent separately.]

Can you come see me? I need to talk to you.

[Then, after a moment, an addition.]

Don't worry its nothing bad.

[video]

[Later, after finishing visiting with and giving her news to the above people, Tiffany sets herself up to make a public announcement. She sits cross-legged on her bed, turns on the recorder... and suddenly realizes that she has no idea how she wants to say this.]

I...

... There's a Bible verse that I like. It goes like this: "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."

[She isn't reading it off of anything; she's memorized it. Considering the last verse she took the time to memorize was about smiting God's enemies for Him, this is an improvement.]

If you know me much at all you probably know I'm a big believer in God. And when I first learned about Him, it was the best deal I ever heard of. I'd never been a part of anything before; never been in anybody's fold. But here I was, learning about somebody who'd love me, and give me a reason to be - I wanted that, you know? Who wouldn't? Feeling like you're loved is the nicest thing.

But then I came here, and I learned that being loved is only part of what's important. You gotta love back, honestly and truly. And I do. I have met the most amazing people and made the most amazing friends, and I wouldn't trade any of you for anything. I told Dr. Cambridge a while ago that I got a lot of hate in my heart sometimes, and that's true. I used to like showing it around a lot. But on the Barge I learned that I got a lot of love in my heart too, and I like showing that around even more.

So what I really meant to say is that I graduated, and it's 'cause of y'all, and I love you very much. Even the people I don't like I kind of love a little bit right now.

[She almost adds Except Arthas here, but bites her tongue.]

But especially the people I like; the people who have helped me. And some of you feel the same way and some of you don't, and that's okay, because love is not self-seeking and me feeling it is enough.

[Pause.]

I'm gonna stay. I'm gonna be a warden. It's kinda scary to me, but I'm doing it. I don't always like how it is on the Barge and last month I was thinking maybe I'd leave, but... I can't do that. It's like my home, now.

That's all.

[And she ends the feed.]
characterdefect: what was it that (◈ saw the darkest hearts of men)

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[personal profile] characterdefect 2015-05-10 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[The last time someone he loved graduated, Roderick . . . well, he had a tantrum. He knows it. He knows it wasn't right. It's just that when you see someone go in the wrong direction, when you see them walk away from you, it hurts. He's no good at being abandoned.]

[This time, he can't quite get as angry. Maybe it's because he's still in that warm being-back glow; maybe it's because it's Tiffany and not Morgana, Tiffany who he still sees as a little weak and malleable despite everything. Maybe it's because he's different, now (but not different enough, never different enough to get where she's gotten to).]

[He doesn't turn on video, because he knows he won't be able to hide his disappointment in his face. In his voice, though, that's something else.]


You proud of yourself?
versusnurture: (➵ let's retrace where they scrawled)

[personal profile] versusnurture 2015-05-10 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Congratulations. [She's grinning wide, after their last conversation; wants to reach through the phone and hold Tiffany close, just for a minute.]
takeyouapart: (dubious | bewildered)

Spam - backdated to before this goes up!

[personal profile] takeyouapart 2015-05-10 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[Merlin doesn't often check Tiffany's page in the book that's become his Item; the carving on the leather changes if she's been killed, and she's rarely hard to find around the ship. It's only because he's reading his grimoire for something else that he idly flips to the back page where information about his Inmate is recorded, and -

And she's not there. The paper is blank.

There's a moment of sick panic, because there are two reasons this might have happened, but after the way they talked at the party the previous night? He's not letting that panic take hold just yet. Instead, he walks the staircase to her floor. All the while there's a bitter incredulous voice in the back of his head, that sounds like Arthur sounded when he told him he couldn't save his life, and it's asking him how he could think even for a moment that anyone in his care could actually succeed -

Her door is still there. And he knocks.]
irishrotter: (that looks tasty)

[personal profile] irishrotter 2015-05-10 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[He comes, of course, all concern when she opens the door despite her reassurances.]

What happened?
walkthedarkpath: (PB > Side spikes)

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[personal profile] walkthedarkpath 2015-05-10 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Be wise with how you show your emotions, Tiffany. They can be used against you.

[ Hes not dead! ]
routemistress: (snow)

[text >spam]

[personal profile] routemistress 2015-05-10 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
on my way bb

[She's true to her word; it's no more than ninety seconds after her text message that she's knocking on Tiffany's door.]

Cooooeeeee!!
Edited 2015-05-10 21:52 (UTC)
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[personal profile] leavetreadmarks 2015-05-11 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
[Letty is not an effusive person, but she's smiling wide when she replies anyway.]

Man, how much ass are you gonna kick, sister?
maced_eggs: (hurt)

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[personal profile] maced_eggs 2015-05-11 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
...Whus wrong, Tiff?
demolitions: unless otherwise noted (with a grain of salt)

[personal profile] demolitions 2015-05-11 11:30 am (UTC)(link)
Congratulations.

[It's said a little more tonelessly than might be expected, given the usual cheeriness of the word. He still has something of a Us vs Them mentality about wardens and inmates and he would have been happier for her if she'd just graduated and left to have her second chance. By staying and becoming a warden, she's basically joined the Other Side.



Plus, he might be a little jealous and frustrated, considering his own lack of progress.]
rickitikitarr: (nice and thoughtful)

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[personal profile] rickitikitarr 2015-05-11 01:20 pm (UTC)(link)
My sincere congratulations.
babyfacedkiller: (hopeful)

[personal profile] babyfacedkiller 2015-05-11 02:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[Lloyd's nursing a hangover, but it's the happy kind for a change, or as happy as hangovers get, anyway. The party has left him with a nice, satisfied feeling, and Tiffany's announcement cheers him up even more. It's a nice speech, kind of touching, and even the bit about God doesn't bug him that much. If some bearded asshole in the sky gets her rocks off, who's he to judge?]

Holy shit, Tiffany. That's incredible. How long did it take you?
sauntervaguelydownwards: (in aziraphale's words: "?")

[personal profile] sauntervaguelydownwards 2015-05-11 03:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Seriously?

...huh. Good job, I guess.
orderfromchaos: (so much unsure)

[personal profile] orderfromchaos 2015-05-11 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[Knock, knock, then nudge the door open anyway.]

...you called?
youwillgotohell: ( smile ) (In your eyes)

[personal profile] youwillgotohell 2015-05-12 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
[She can't really help the smile that tugs at her mouth. It pulls up the corners, and the more Tiffany speaks, the harder it is to resist. It's sweet, and parts of it are so familiar that it's almost bitter, too - that old taste, remembered hate burning the back of her throat. It's just - nice, to see someone else realize how exhausting it can be.]

I'm glad for you.
absentconstellation: (magic eyes)

[personal profile] absentconstellation 2015-05-12 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ Needless to say, Pounce is very pleased. ]

I look forward to working with you, Tiffany.
formerself: (yeah whatever)

[personal profile] formerself 2015-05-12 11:33 am (UTC)(link)
Fuckin' good on you, Tiff.
forgetyourusedtobe: (❈ though some)

[personal profile] forgetyourusedtobe 2015-05-13 03:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey, you did it. Congrats, Tiffany.
voluntaryapnea: (genuine smile)

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[personal profile] voluntaryapnea 2015-05-13 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[He hasn't talked to her a lot but he can't help smiling at her announcement anyway. He had nothing to do with it, but he's pleased anyway.]

That's great, Tiffany. Congratulations.
anewlanguage: (surprise)

[personal profile] anewlanguage 2015-05-13 11:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[He'd been sure she was going to go back home, set something right, go on living. When she says she's staying, there's only the briefest show of surprise, though; he's not much for grand expressions.]

Yeah? Good. You'll give 'em hell here. Or something better I guess. Give 'em heaven?
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[personal profile] bodilesswarrior 2015-05-14 04:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[Barbara's grinning from ear to ear. After so much loss, so much disappointment, so much frustration - hearing this feels a bit like flying again.]

You'll be amazing.