Re: A very OP Christmas Part 1...

[Cruel Britannia]

Amanda starts crying.

Amanda: He doesn't even think he's one of us anymore Gabe.....

[Pockets]

Alexis stares at Micah.

Alexis: I... I don't... it must have been a huge misunderstanding....

Nikki stares at Colin, confused.

Nikki: What the hell are you talking about? What happened?

[Jabberwocky]

Colin:"...What always happens Nikki..."

[Pockets]

Nikki: And what always happens? I was just upset at Alex and his by-the-book Edwards stubbornness.

[Jabberwocky]

Colin:"Yeah, and I was concerned and actually went to sit with Alex...next to Amanda. I admitted a mistake and BLAMO I don't care about Alex and I'm a vile human being..."

[Pockets]

Nikki: What mistake?

[Jabberwocky]

Colin:"...Not thinking that what happened with Alex was as serious as it was. At first I thought he was just doing it to get rid of you...But then suddenly his mom is yelling code blue and its panic mode and...I felt like such a jerk for even thinking that...I told her...how sorry I was and........."

[Pockets]

Nikki: Wait... wait... what does that have to do with you being an O'Ryan?

[Cryonix]

Gabe: Are you kidding? He's always going to be one of us! God, he's still on that? He's an Edwards! I trained him better than that!

[Cruel Britannia]

Amanda: He just got taunted into a coma Gabe..... I'd be doubting myself too..... and now with a wife and four kids to protect....

[Jabberwocky]

Colin:"I said not even because I'm an O'Ryan. Because I'm not an Edwards. One moment shes all "oh we are human" talking about Alex's condition. The next moment I'm admitting a mistake and shes 'under-qualified to deal with my shit'...We're all human; some of us just aren't the right version of it for some people."

[Pockets]

Nikki smirks.

Nikki: I kinda know what you mean.

[Jabberwocky]

Colin:"Yeah well, eventually you'll be able to do no wrong in their eyes...."

[Pockets]

Nikki sighs.

Nikki: With what happened to Alex, I don't know if they would even allow me the privilege of "performing" for them to become part of the Edwards family.

[Jabberwocky]

Colin:"Don't worry about that. If one of them likes you enough.."

[Pockets]

Nikki: If... big if right now. I don't know if Gabe putting in a good word for me would be enough.

[Jabberwocky]

Colin:"...I'm not going to dare venture a guess Nikki. But...look about earlier...speak your damn mind. Don't be like me."

[Pockets]

Nikki half smirks.

Nikki: I don't even remember what earlier was about.

[Jabberwocky]

Colin stares at Nikki for a long moment

Colin:"...Heh...I'm glad."

he takes a peak inside his sisters room, hearing the babies

Colin:"Excuse me."

Colin walks into the room and starts changing diapers. He looks over his shoulder at Alexis

[Pockets]

Alexis blinks at Colin.

Alexis: Hello to you too.

[Jabberwocky]

Colin picks up Elizabeth, cradling her in his arms as he feeds her the bottle he prepared moments before. He looks at Alexis

Colin:"Some day..."

[Pockets]

Elizabeth keeps refusing the bottle and trying to reach for Micah.

Alexis: You'll say hello to me some day?

[Jabberwocky]

Colin looks at Elizabeth
Colin:"Come on you gotta eat something..."

he looks at his sister again
Colin:"Huh? Oh...I mean its been a hell of a day, huh?..."

[Pockets]

Elizabeth eyes Colin for a moment, then finally starts taking the bottle.

Alexis: Tell me about it.

[Jabberwocky]

Colin smiles faintly at Elizabeth, more relieved then anything

Colin:"Tell you about it? I'd rather not relive the parts I've been in, and I'm sure you've had your fill."

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