after he passed out we removed everything electronic from his room, stuck in some old books and an ancient typewriter from goodwill. for 20 min. we had him convinced he'd drunk himself backward in time.
Dean's here. He showed up probably forty minutes ago.
I know it's cruel of me to ask, but I think he should rest tonight. There's a lot on his plate and the first night is always hard. He knows you're alive here and that you're upstairs.
[Just inside his front door will be an official-looking envelope containing separation papers, legal to Siren's Port courtesy of Mary's new citizenship status.
On the stove is a small casserole dish of macaroni and cheese- the kind Mary used to make, that John loved so much. Deanna made it the first time he had dinner at their house.]
[ She'd debated deleting and not sending this but for the unawkward part of her that understands what the dying and coming back part feels like? Well, she's there ]
I'm glad that you're alright.
[ She hopes. Assumes. From his 'I'm back' he hadn't seemed too... worse off ]
And I know what it's like, if you need to talk.
[ Okay maybe the non-awkward was still a lie but it's not an every day topic ]
[This was awkward - he'd planned on having Mercy help with this part. So he just used a backdoor code to send the call straight to voicemail.]
Hello John? I'm sure you've noticed by now that Mercy Thompson is no longer in the Port. I've been handling getting her estate straightened out and there is some property here for you. The address is -
[He leaves the address, a nice little one story house over a double garage, in sector four, an easy walk to the coast, closer to sector eight than sector six.]
[ As much as Darcy might've liked to get everything out in time, Wonderland had a weird way of screwing up her plans. So, after a solid day's sleep, she starts making her rounds - dropping off gifts on each floor while using a little red wagon. In front of John's door, he'll find a basket that contains:
• a blanket • a festive mug • a few different flavors of tea • honey • another mug of hot chocolate supplies with a note to just add hot milk • a chocolate dipped stirring spoon • ridiculous fuzzy socks • a tiny stuffed animal • assorted candy • a few bottles of booze, including a very nice bottle of bourbon • and an ornament
There's a note dangling from one of the handles that reads:
Hope Wonderland's attempts at holiday cheer didn't go too poorly for you. Here are a few supplies to help get back into the swing of things. Happy Holidays!
[In the morning, John stumbles out of his room painfully hungover and just eager to get something in his body that isn't grain based. He almost crushes the basket underfoot, but notices at the last minute and nearly falls back into his rooms right on his ass.
Later on, when he's more together, he'll eye the basket skeptically and then reads the note. Really, something must be in the air because his eyes start watering. Huh. Inexplicable.
It's a shame. Mary would've loved the socks and tea.]
[Once you hit a certain age, you really stop expecting women to be any kind of interested. So that's why John chokes on his beer and swears loudly when he gets the message.
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