Chapter 14. Fathers, be good to your daughters

[thebestseller]

Promise was my daughter.

She was here for months. My daughter was here, I spoke to her and had no idea who she was. No idea.

Now she's gone.

[There's a long pause.]

I really, really don't know how to feel about that.

Comments

[burnt_orangesky]

Derrick

[She doesn't know what to say.]

[mythgravenblade.livejournal.com]

[Oh poor man. Paladin doesn't even know what to say.]

I don't think anyone would fault you for whatever you felt--anger, grief, anything and everything in between.

[feathered-earth.livejournal.com]

I

At

I hope you'll see her again someday.

[hisbutler_bound]

Yes, it's not always pleasent when you find out you were connected to someone and the Tree only took them away before you even had a chance to figure that out.

While it was not a daughter of mine, it was someone extremely close. We were essentially "connected" to each other though service, but before I could figure it out, he was gone before I knew it.

[floating-bamboo.livejournal.com]

...I'm sorry to hear that. This place can be so cruel.

[spandexisyouth]

I am sorry, Derrick. I spoke with her several times and played Cops and Robbers with her; if you want any small piece of information that I can give I shall do what I can.

[enchainement.livejournal.com]

Speak with the Algea and Penthos.

[letmefollow.livejournal.com]

This place takes families?

I am so sorry to hear that.

Watch as the heads of the Spamily implode.

[pimpcoatbankai.livejournal.com]

You know, you should kinda feel proud. I talked to her a couple of times, she's a really good person, I could tell. You must've been a good Dad to raise her to be that way.

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

A lot of all those.

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

... me, too.

... you never know, right?

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

First time I've really hated not having my memories.

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

Incredibly so.

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

...

I'd like that.

Then a visit to Smoke's if you're up for it.

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

... huh?

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

Yeah. First time it's happened to me. Didn't even know she was my daughter 'til after she disappeared. I knew that I knew her, but not how.

Thanks...

<3

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

She seemed like a great kid. Both in my memory and the few times I spoke to her.

Guess I must've done something right, yeah.

[enchainement.livejournal.com]

Nepenthe also. It hurts it always hurts. If it doesn't then something's wrong.

[galacticgeisha.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, it's always tough to find out these things after the fact.

If you need someone to speak to...

...see Genius, he IS a nice guy.

[pimpcoatbankai.livejournal.com]

She'll be OK. You'll be OK too. At least you know who she is now, and you know more about you too.　I don't know if that helps at all.

[desig-survivor.livejournal.com]

[Rogue skims this one fairly early on, feels a touch of pity, and then on a later skim connects the writing with the guy in the elevator, Promise with someone he'd vaguely known... oh.]

She was

[A second's pause - he pictures both acquaintances together. Hmm. Not improbable. But the resemblances weren't even terribly clear in hindsight. That's got to be terrible.]

I'm so sorry, Derrick. I can't imagine what that would be like.

I knew her just a little; she spent some time in the stables.

[hisbutler_bound]

Only the first time? I admire that fact then. I've hated not having them, but after seeing what you saw, I don't want them.

I do offer my sincere apologies on the matter. Had it been my daughter, I would only assume that I would be feeling anger and pain. I'm not sure how I'd react to be honest. [Or what he'd try to do]

ql?

[man-genius.livejournal.com]

[

"Man-twin..."

[burnt_orangesky]

[Expect her by to drop sometime later in the day, to keep him company. And possibly make him dinner, if he doesn't mind somewhat unoriginal, but good, food.]