video: un; apparition

[unphase]

[Tinya is sitting at an almost obscenely long dining table with a red velvet cupcake with a single candle in it sitting in front of her.

the light of the candle is all that's there in the room]

Today is my twentieth birthday.

I've had more birthdays away from home than I've had at home. Two more, in fact. How does that work, I wonder.

Anyway. Happy birthday to me?

[and she blows out the candle, leaving everything in darkness]

Comments

[unphase]

I hope so? [she says with a tone of nervous optimism] I'm on the verge of closing on an all-red brick Victorian. Classy, you know? With a level for civilians to be attended to by Night Walkers, a level of more...intimate pursuits, and a level for Night Walkers and Night Walkers only. After all, who else would understand what we're going through? We need care, attention, and affection too.

[and she does desperately miss her husband and her son. she's trying to come to terms with the idea that she'll never see them again. the idea of having a permanent place to ply her wares helps]

[fogsong]

You really have got this all planned out. [ Sharon especially appreciates Tinya's consideration of her fellow Night Walkers. ] If there's anything I can do to help you complete this, let me know, all right? Even if you just need a few more paintings.

[unphase]

I hope so! [Tinya says with a laugh] And I certainly wouldn't say no to more paintings. Your original ones are so good!

[fogsong]

[ That makes Sharon laugh and then clear her throat, cheeks flushed. Like Tinya, she's not great at acknowledging her own talents. It makes her feel... strange. ]

I can, um... I can get you more paintings, no problem. But I bet it won't be long until you're hanging your own up.