homeless forever

[freezings]

Damn it, mun - I thought you were over this whole 'trying to play me' gig of yours? I can't believe you're--

You know what, just as long as you're not going to mess with me or my life, the way you did last time you did this? Then we won't have too much of a problem. All right?

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forever and ever? 8(

[astralling]

Maybe you'll have better luck than I did, because the one thing they refuse to do is listen.

prueeee

[freezings]

You failed to convince someone? Somehow, I find that hard to believe, Prue.

[astralling]

Believe it, because not only am I now sharing headspace with a witch hunter and a body-stealing monster, but I'm in a game, with no way home.

[freezings]

I've heard a lot about these games. Been in one, a year or so ago. They're never pretty, are they.

[astralling]

You have no idea, trust me. Being alone in a strange city with no backup and no sisters? [That was the same thing three times Prue.] Not fun.

[Prue tries to look big and badass and like none of this affects her- but Jesus, being without her family is killing her slowly, and it's only been a few weeks.]

[freezings]

...Actually, Prue - I do. [ her time in taxon had never been a stroll in the park, what with the constant meddling of the aliens and the worst? being turned into a wendigo that terrorized the entire city. ] Friends are never the same as family - or sisters. [ pause. ] What about your power? Or the Book of Shadows?

[astralling]

[Hearing that Piper went through a hell like this hits Prue hard in the gut. Guilt, sadness, hurt for what she must have gone through.]

-It isn't helping. I've tried to get home or at least summon you, but-

[But Prue without her sisters. It's horrible. Without another word she steps forward and pulls Piper into a fierce hug.]

[freezings]

[ she accepts the hug and returns it. it's always good to have her big sister around. ]

I tried that, where I was. Didn't work, either. [ pause, then she pulls away. ] I'm sorry, Prue. I'm sorry I can't be there for you.

[astralling]

[It's too late. By the time they pull away, she already has tears in her eyes. Prue shakes her head silently- words won't help here, only having her sister will.]

I wish you could. I miss you more than you know.

[freezings]

[ she sees those tears, feels some forming in her own eyes. piper reaches forward to tuck a strand of hair behind prue's ear. ] You'll get through this. Everything your mun throws at you. You've always been the strongest of all of us, after all.

[astralling]

[Piper's touch makes Prue almost cringe with an odd kind of grief. Her hands work up into Piper's hair so she has her sister's head in her hands, letting her lean her forehead against Piper's and breathe in slowly.]

That doesn't make this any easier. I don't know what to do with myself without you. I keep casting spells and trying to tap into the power of the- the thing keeping us here. I can feel myself getting closer to some brink, and I know each spell is incredibly dangerous, but I don't care.

[Pause. Breath.]

Somehow the risk of ripping a hole in space-time doesn't scare me half as much as living in that Hell for five years without you two.

[freezings]

Prue! [ it's rare for piper to raise her voice at her sisters - especially her older sister - but she can't help it, this time. ] One thing I know about these games is that we're hardly alone in them. There are other people there who are as helpless and as trapped as you are! You can't just-- you can't just risk their lives by ripping through space-time like that!

[astralling]

Don't you think I know that? [Too sharply. Edgy.] I can never forget about it. I just- I don't know what happened to me, but I- I think sometimes about a year or two, or three, from now, and- what if I'm still alone then? There are Newcomers on that island who arrived in the 50's.

[freezings]

You can't think like that. You can't afford to think like that - otherwise you'll just end up making more mistakes that'll endanger everyone there, and that's something you shouldn't have to bear alongside everything else.