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[elevelvetor]

Elizabeth Velveteen

"Good morning, noon, or night. You have reached Elizabeth Velveteen, who may or may not be here right now. Please leave a message if you have need of me."

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[elevelvetor]

[ She watches it with half a smile, trying to decide if she should take him seriously or not. She hadn't been before, and this is where it's ultimately landed her? Which isn't bad, per se, but...

Elizabeth'll join him back on her bed, smoothing her skirt when she sits. ]

You sound like you're hoping to keep me here or at least by your side, instead of simply letting me leaving the moment I'm through with my education.

[ She'll just edge seriousness, then. ]

[feistytrader]

You're taking me too seriously.

[He holds an arm up in the air and waves his hand dismissively.]

It's your life. If you want to leave for France or something the second you're done here, that's probably for the best. Sometimes I wish I had the guts to leave this place myself.

[But there's no guarantee what he would find out there, and there's too much he would lose here. It's a thought that he quickly dismisses, however. He doesn't need to- doesn't want to look nervous for this.]

I just hope your time here can be something you remember fondly. That's all.

[elevelvetor]

[ ...Oh.

Well, there's a lot of bad things that've happened here— there were a lot of months, admittedly, spent in her usual carefree daze. But there's been a lot of good things born out of being here as well, ones she's admitted to Minako and to herself, and Elizabeth purses her lips briefly before she scoots a little closer and leans against him. A little stiffly, but only because she's not used to this.

There are still bats to take care of, but this is a little more important. ]

Of course it will be, Silver. I've gotten to meet a number of wonderful people who have all become very dear to me. Certainly, I may not have ever felt that way prior to Retrospec so rudely intruding in my— our— lives... or perhaps it would have eventually happened, but in a much slower fashion. Staying in one place for so long has been...

[ ...she glances down at her hands, thumbs pressed together. ]

Strange, to put it lightly. I haven't stayed in the same city for longer than a few months since I was... seven or eight, I think, and never nearly a year. When I realized that the end of this year would simply bring another year and not another city entirely, not another school to attend or classmates to familiar myself with... [ she squeezes her fingers and smiles alightly. ] It was quite surprising. I think that, and the fact that I'll be staying here until I'm graduated, make it something worth being fond of.

Ah, [ a laugh, ] and there are so many people who refuse to leave me alone as well. You're all very charming—I'll admit, it's rubbed off on me quite a bit.