You know, I haven't figured out if the other side's realised you're alive yet, but it's not like the journals aren't full of notes to people who've died. And I did want to write you both, not just have you read over Mum's shoulder, Dad.
I know I worried Storm, last week, and I'm sorry. I worried me, too. It's better, this week, mostly, and I'll try and come by again soon, when you're both around. (Though timing that so Diane isn't, still complicated. It's good she's out of bed more, and even out of their house, but it makes staying out of her way harder, and Storm was very clear she's still blaming me - rightfully, I suppose - for a lot. Better than her blaming you, Mum, she needs you.)
Mum, I did tell Linus that we certainly won't let him be all alone. He was very grateful, though he's still trying to make sense of it all. Ernie Macmillan's been very good about reaching out to him, too. Whenever we sort out a memorial, I think it'd mean a lot to him if you were both there.
And yes, I'm writing Dai. Not in the journals, I don't want to remind anyone he exists, but we've been owling, I promise. (He said he might stop by next I can get away, if I can give him a little warning.) He's being right stubborn at me about insisting I write back promptly. And actually say things other than locational magic puzzles. (I am fairly sure you or Storm put him up to that, you know.)
Storm did let on, last week, that he's feeling squeezed by people expecting him to be Orion, when he's not. (I guess Diane and Chiron and Theo. And Aunt Alphecca, by owl, which is quite bad enough.) I know you're both up to your necks in important things like feeding people and keeping track of what's needed, but I wanted to tell you, because Hypatia knows he won't.
Private message to Mum and Dad
I know I worried Storm, last week, and I'm sorry. I worried me, too. It's better, this week, mostly, and I'll try and come by again soon, when you're both around. (Though timing that so Diane isn't, still complicated. It's good she's out of bed more, and even out of their house, but it makes staying out of her way harder, and Storm was very clear she's still blaming me - rightfully, I suppose - for a lot. Better than her blaming you, Mum, she needs you.)
Mum, I did tell Linus that we certainly won't let him be all alone. He was very grateful, though he's still trying to make sense of it all. Ernie Macmillan's been very good about reaching out to him, too. Whenever we sort out a memorial, I think it'd mean a lot to him if you were both there.
And yes, I'm writing Dai. Not in the journals, I don't want to remind anyone he exists, but we've been owling, I promise. (He said he might stop by next I can get away, if I can give him a little warning.) He's being right stubborn at me about insisting I write back promptly. And actually say things other than locational magic puzzles. (I am fairly sure you or Storm put him up to that, you know.)
Storm did let on, last week, that he's feeling squeezed by people expecting him to be Orion, when he's not. (I guess Diane and Chiron and Theo. And Aunt Alphecca, by owl, which is quite bad enough.) I know you're both up to your necks in important things like feeding people and keeping track of what's needed, but I wanted to tell you, because Hypatia knows he won't.