Re: Ashley O'Ryan's Vancouver house

[Cruel Britannia]

It reads "Ewan"

[Jabberwocky]

He raises a brow, letting it ring for another moment before answering

"Ashley speaking."

[Cruel Britannia]

Ewan: Ashley, It's Ewan, I take it you've heard the good news?

[Jabberwocky]

Ashley:"Aye...just actually."

[Cruel Britannia]

Ewan: Same here..... we're just trying to get Alexis released from hospital into the comfort of her own home..... while we wait I thought I'd call and offer my congratulations.... grandpa.

[Jabberwocky]

Ashley:"Oh. Uh, thanks Ewan. Congrats to you and Jillian as well...Heh and I thought the bloody wedding would be surreal...bloody 'ell...."

[Cruel Britannia]

Ewan: I know what you mean..... Triplets too..... those kids don't do anything half-assed do they?

[Jabberwocky]

Ashley:"That mean they set the new standard fer Edwards births?"

[Cruel Britannia]

Ewan laughs.

Ewan: Indeed..... your daughter broke the existing record.... poor girl..... three kids with Edwards and O'Ryan DNA is bound to be a handful.....

Anyway..... like I said we're working on getting Alexis checked out of here into Jillian's personal care so if you were planning on visiting she'll be at the new house not the hospital.

[Jabberwocky]

Ashley:"I actually plan on being around me daughter and the children a lot. I was distant enough as a father. I'll be damned if I'm going to be distant as a grandfather. I realize yer families opinion of me, but I've got bigger things to think about."

[Cruel Britannia]

Ewan sounds confused.

Ewan: Well..... yeah..... obviously....... what's your point?

[Jabberwocky]

Ashley:"Me point is that I'm going to be there. I'm giving fair warning. Last thing I want is to stir up some sort of memory o'twenty years ago by being around somebody with the Edward's last name who is pregnant. But it's Alexis. I'll take that risk. If fer wotever reason Jillian doesn't want to be around me or any other of yer family, so be it."

[Cruel Britannia]

Ewan sighs audibly.

Ewan: You thought that would be a problem? You can spend as much time with your daughter and grandchildren as you damn well please Ashley..... we wouldn't attempt to get in the way of that.....

[Jabberwocky]

Ashley:"Ewan, with all due respect...I'd rather get that out of the way then run the risk of upsetting things unintentionally. You know? I told you that you'd get fair warning if I showed up. I'm keeping me word."

[Cruel Britannia]

Ewan: I see..... well for what it's worth we're cool with it this end..... not that you need our permission..... but if I may make a request........ please try and be understanding if Alex is a little jumpy about it.

[Jabberwocky]

Ashley:"As long as 'es actually honest and forward with 'is concerns fer a change towards me. I'd much rather deal with that then somebody trying to act nice but paranoid be'ind me back."

[Cruel Britannia]

Ewan: Ashley..... Alex will never be able to be completely honest with you.... what he'd do to you would hurt Alexis too much.

[Jabberwocky]

Ashley:"Oh come on Ewan. I know its an act. Alexis knows its an act. Everybody knows its a bloody act. At the wedding the only thing I asked is that all of you be 'onest with yer feelings towards me. To not sugarcoat it. I'm sure me daughter would respect that. If Alex is worried that will 'urt Alexis, 'e underestimates the strength of 'is wife."

[Cruel Britannia]

Ewan: You don't think Alexis would be hurt by Alex crippling you?

[Jabberwocky]

Ashley half laugh half sighs
Ashley:"At the end o'the day, none of you will ever prefer to take diplomatic discussion over brute force will you? Wot does it prove Ewan? The boy wants to 'urt me. Fine. But frankly as of late, from wot I've seen I've done nothing wrong to 'im or anybody in yer family. So if 'e did want to cripple me, I view it as pointless and malice. It would prove nothing positive for anybody. Especially him. But...if 'e wants to give it a shot, 'e can bloody well try. 'e 'as me sympathy fer 'aving so much anger pent up inside o'im ."

[Cruel Britannia]

Ewan: For fuck's sake Ashley..... can you hear yourself? You complain about our "lack of diplomacy" while asking that Alex stop being diplomatic!

I call to try and be civil..... congratulate you on becoming a grandfather..... what do you do? Go on the attack like we were going to keep you apart from Alexis or the kids when we gave you no indication that we would do any of those things...... god and you bitch and moan about US being judgemental? You fucking hypocrite.

And then when Alex tries to be diplomatic around you it's not what you want..... you want him to be honest...... lets ignore the fact that the two occasions he tried to be a little honest with you one of you ended up in the hospital. And he damn well should have your sympathy O'Ryan..... but not for being angry...... for having his birthright taken away from him..... for the excruciating pain he's in every single day.... for living with the knowledge that one more serious head injury could turn him into a fucking vegetable. You don't have the right to ask anything of Alex.

We have tried O'Ryan..... we have tried for 20 years to be diplomatic with you...... but it's never enough......all you do is throw it back in our faces you god damn child..... well my patence with you just ran out. You want to paint us as assholes? Have it your way.

The line goes dead.

[Jabberwocky]

Ashley stares at the phone for a moment.
A moment later pieces of the phone shatter into the ground, flying everywhere

[Cryonix]

Naomi: Um....clearly I missed something....

[Jabberwocky]

Ashley:"Fecking double standard."
he heads back out to the deck
"I need some air."

[Cryonix]

Naomi: Ashley....what happened? It sounded like a civil conversation to start....

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