[nineteen] There's no place like... the Barge. [video]

[goodgrasshopper]

[Molly looks kind of beat up and a lot worn out.  So does Mouse, who has his head on her knee.]

I'm back.  Looks like we got a new interior decorator while I was gone.  Can't say I really love the new decorating scheme.  What did I miss?

[If your character gave Molly a Christmas gift, they should find a hand-written thank-you note slipped under their door in the next half-hour or so.]

[Locked to Cissie]

Cissie--I'm going to want that wand back, if you still have it.  Told you I'd be back.

[Locked to Top Dollar] [Molly doesn't know he's gone yet.]

I'm back--hope things didn't get too insane while I was gone.  You doing all right?

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[cisskabob]

[...Human sacrifices. Ending the Red Court. Don't think she won't come back to Harry in a second, but she's a little preoccupied with one thing:] ...Harry's daughter?

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[goodgrasshopper]

[Faint smile] He only just found out about her. Her name is Maggie--after his mother. She's... pretty adorable.

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[cisskabob]

[Cissie is BOGGLED.] I--wow. How old is she? You said you saved her? So everything's okay?

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[goodgrasshopper]

[SO WAS MOLLY] Eight. And yeah. We stopped the bad guys. She's okay now. She'll be safe. Father Forthill... he's going to help her.

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[cisskabob]

Good. [...Waaaait a second.] ...Father Forthill? Why's he helping her?

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[goodgrasshopper]

Harry... Harry thought it would be safer for her if she went somewhere where he wouldn't know where she was. Kind of like witness protection. The Church does that sometimes.

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[cisskabob]

[Cissie sighs. That sounds like Harry.] Poor Harry. Is he okay?

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[goodgrasshopper]

[STOP ASKING ABOUT HARRY, OKAY? Molly looks like she's going to cry as she shakes her head.]

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[cisskabob]

[OH CRAP. THIS IS NOT GOOD. Cissie puts an arm around her.] ...But--he'll be okay. Right? [IT'S HARRY. HARRY SURVIVED ZOMBIES. ...Oh wait, no he didn't, he totally death-tolled, craaap.]

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[goodgrasshopper]

[Molly shakes her head again and takes a deep breath. NOT GOING TO CRY, OKAY??] He--disappeared. There were bullet-holes in the Water Beetle. The police think... [Yeah, so not finishing that.]

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[cisskabob]

[THIS IS NOT GOOD NEWS. Crying is allowed, Molly. :| But Cissie grabs her in a tight hug.] The police are stupid. He'll be okay, Molly.

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[goodgrasshopper]

[Hugging back. LOTS.] I hope so.

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[cisskabob]

[Oh, Molly. Cissie's just going to hold on as long as you need her to.] He will. You said he disappeared. Doesn't he do that, like, all the time?

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[goodgrasshopper]

Usually he lets someone know what's going on first, though. Me. My dad. Murphy... [Miserable shrug.] Someone. But no one knows anything.

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[cisskabob]

Maybe he just didn't have time. He's gotten through impossible situations before.

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[goodgrasshopper]

[Molly leans her head on Cissie's shoulder.] Yeah, he has. I hope this was something like that, because... I really don't want to think about the alternative.

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[cisskabob]

[Cissie's just going to keep holding you, Molly.] Me too. I don't think there's anything wrong with hoping for the best right now.