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WHO: Sybille and Vriska
TONE: Light at first but then BONE CRUSHING DRAMA
RATING: PG-13 for language
WHEN: A few days after the teachers' trip.
WHERE: Paris, France
WHAT: Sybille takes Vriska shopping clothes. Things happen.
STATUS: Ongoing | Closed

[After an interesting trip to the city and one taxi ride later to the shopping district of Paris (Vriska's first time in a car, let alone a taxi), they were finally here. Sybille had insisted on taking Vriska out to buy her new clothes, even if Vriska wasn't that interested in the idea, but she didn't fight too much against Sybille. They were far away from Sybille's home- Vriska's too, now, but it was still odd for her to think of it as hers. Really, she just worried about Nicholas being alone for so long.

Now Vriska was looking through a clothes rack, with little enthusiasm. She already had a few bags of clothes from some of the previous shops they visited earlier. She would not have said no if Sybille wanted to call it a day here and now.]

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[Sybille hadn't realized Vriska wasn't with her. She hadn't found anything worthwhile in the store, and she had left. She had fully believed the blonde girl would be following her, so when she entered a store a few blocks away she expected to see Vriska when she turned around.

When the girl wasn't there, her heart stopped. She stared at the empty spaced where her niece should have been, then turned around and scoured the store. Where the hell had she gone? Had she really left her behind?]

Vriska? Vriska, are you here?

Edited 2012-07-03 23:46 (UTC)

[Alas, Vriska was no where near Sybille now. Only ten minutes after Sybille had left did Vriska notice her absence. She wandered around the store briefly in search for her, but to no avail. After asking a store clerk and just barely getting her question across where SYbille had gone to (maybe the bathroom or maybe a changing room-) her stomach dropped.

She had left her here. She left her here.

Like a bat out of hell, she quickly left the store, going in the opposite direction that Sybille took. Maybe she could find her and... and who even knows? Maybe she didn't mean to leave her behind... Was that too much to hope for?]

[Sybille is trying not to panic. She really is. She's not the first person to get distracted and leave their child behind, but surprisingly enough that thought just makes her feel worse. She should be better than them. Then all of them.

She dashes from the store, heading back. She stops and looks in each store she passed, calling for Vriska. She's getting weird looks and she just care. She wants her dau-niece back with her. She wants to tell Vriska it was an accident, but she can't until she finds her.]

[It doesn't take long for Vriska to get lost. Without being able to ask for directions, let alone find someone that could direct her to a place where she could use the floo network it was sinking in fast just how horrible this was. She honestly had hoped Sybille would have been different from the rest of her family, but it looked like now it was just foolish to think she wouldn't do something like this. Of course it didn't make much sense, considering she was a teacher and Vriska was still a student and yet she had still left her behind. Vriska found it was difficult not to assume the worst in others.

Eventually she found herself in a park and moved to sit down on a bench. She watched a few kids playing around on the playground equipment, frowning. What was she going to do about her things? Her suitcase and Nicholas were still at Sybille's apartment, but how she was going to get them back was beyond her. Vriska pulled her legs up to her chest and pulled her journal out of her messenger bag that she had brought along with her for their trip. Rubbing her eye with the back of her hand, she sniffed and started writing out an entry.]

[Sybille grew more and more panicked as the day grew on. Maybe Vriska didn't want to be found. She probably hated Sybille now, and she had many reasons too. She was frustrated, and wanted to scream and cry. She had almost decked a muggle who had asked if she needed help, and that was when she slipped away into an alley. She had taken a moment to collect herself, and then Apparated to a small park. She needed to get away from people.

She sees the familiar girl sitting on a bench, and it didn't take her much time to dash over to the bench. She slows, though, stopping several feet from Vriska. She's ruined everything, and she knows it, and she can't even go and talk to the girl to at least try to fix things.]

Vriska?

[After talking to Murdoc on the journal her initial panic was softened a little. There was a chance Sybille hadn't truly meant to leave her behind and logic and reason backed him up, but when it came to fear, logic and reason didn't seem to have much of a stand. She was trying to really believe him, though. Really.

By now kids were starting to leave the park with their parents as dusk fell. Just as Vriska was starting to think maybe she should talk to Murdoc again she heard her name called. She spun around to see Sybille there and the surprise was evident on her face.]

Aunt... Sybille?

[She takes a moment to collect herself, smoothing out her hair. She doesn't want to appear weak in front of Vriska. She couldn't.]

You're a very hard girl to find, you know. I was thinking you did not want to be found at all.

[Her voice still comes out very shaky, and she forces a smile. She couldn't lose her last bit of family.]

I looked for you. [And got lost trying. She glances away to her bag, suddenly unsure of everything.] This is a big city.

I'm sorry. [She swallows a lump in her throat, sitting next to Vriska.] It's a very big city. I should have known better than to walk off without checking you were with me.

[She looks back at her, studying her face for something. Finally she glances away again.] I should... not left the shop after you leave. If you come back maybe it would not take so long to find each other again. [She remembers what Murdoc told her and she feels a little guilty for having panicked like that.]

[Sybille is having a hard time even looking at the girl, but she glances at Vriska to speak.] I panicked. I looked in every other store first, because I didn't know if you would have stayed. But the important thing is that we found each other now, so we're fine. I'm here, and so are you.

[She watched Sybile as she spoke, expression unreadable as she tried to determine whether she was truly sincere. Then Murdoc's words came back to her and she looked away. Maybe he was right.]

I believe you. [She looked back up at her.] Can we go back now?

If back is home, of course we can leave. [She hesitates, going to pull Vriska into a hug. She drops her arms, patting her thighs.] When we get home, do you want me to cook? I think that would be nice.