Private message to Rory

[alt_rabastan]

Good news for the most part

I've already told Daphne- had her come to my office at lunch. She seemed immensely relieved.

As an interesting side note, Fletcher's report indicates that it wouldn't have even been possible for me to have fathered a child during that time of my life, due to the regimen of healing potions I was taking. Which relieves me, since we've all established by now that I was something of a careless youth.

More exams to give now- see you tonight, love.

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[alt_sinistra]

Oh, love. That is a relief. Though you sound...

You all right there? Anything I can do to help? Besides be handy tonight, that is.

I'm glad we know, though. And glad Daphne does too.

[alt_rabastan]

It is a relief, and absolutely the best outcome for everyone- Daphne, in particular.

Only, I spent a lot of time preparing for what to think and what to feel it the results were positive..and not much time preparing for what to think and feel if they were negative.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not disappointed by any stretch whatsoever, but it does make one a bit...wistful, I suppose. Or, no, you know what it is? I'm just feeling old again, that's what. Because there's no reason whatsoever to feel wistful. I think my brain just doesn't know what to do now that it doesn't have to prepare for the worst.

[alt_sinistra]

Oh, love.

No, I do have an idea what you mean. Enough, anyway.

Wondering what kind of person you'd end up being, if that thing in the past had turned out to be true. If circumstances had been different.

Some moments are such clear forks in the road, aren't they? Whether we have control over them or not. I think it's normal to look back and wonder what we would be like if things had gone the other way. Even if, intellectually, we're pretty sure we would have liked that other path even less.

[alt_rabastan]

Well, yeah... something like that. But then I already have plenty of "what ifs" and "if onlys" lurking around in my past. I reckon what makes this one different is that it wouldn't have been such a bad thing, in the grand scheme of it all. Bloody well inconvenient, but certainly not bad.

Made me look at myself differently, is all.

Anyway, I need a drink. Come and join me when you're through.

[alt_sinistra]

A drink sounds just the thing.

(You've been thinking. I've been thinking. This responsible adult thing is complicated, some days, isn't it?)

I'll say it more properly in a bit, but, love, I'm ... watching you deal with this, complicated as it is.

I love you for doing your utmost to do it best, not easiest.

I sound entirely too sappy. Right. Be down in five with drinks and such. So very glad there's no classes tonight.