dramatispersonae | Edmund's Heart

Nothin' wrong with adopted family.

*it sounds casual but his tone's very warm; breathes out, leaning on him a bit*

Can I give you the last thing from Dream, Ed? Or is there a particular place you want it? Seems to me like True Heart'd know best what to do with the extra strength.

[ He leans back, humming as he thought about it. ]

Well, if you give it to me, I won't need to add much security between myself and up there. On the other hand, there is that mandate that never managed to get any proposals...

Ehhh?

It came from the top. Be more open about the negative things. It has everyone else befuddled, it's hilarious.

Well, there's nothing wrong with that, if you're --

*s-snrk, catching himself*

-- sensible about it?

I happen to think Sensible is a perfectly good name. Can you imagine introducing yourself like that? "I'm Sensible," he would say.

You could maybe give it to him.

Oh no, it's hard to pick again.

Whatever will you do?

[ Because TH sure isn't helpful. ]

*tugs True Heart's hair gently, thinking*

. . . I want to put it where it'll best balance out making Guilt stronger. I bet talking about negative stuff'll help you with that, but that's more of a decision for you to make in the long run. And while common sense can hold guilt down awhile -- in the end common sense comes from you, and the strength to forgive, too.

You're the center, right? It's hardest for Edmund in the end if Guilt overcomes you, if everything falls in on itself . . . so, take it.

*offers him the second seed.*

[ ... ]

[ TH smiles quietly rather than his usual grin and takes the seed. ]

I would be honored. Thank you.

[ He closes his hand around it, opening it again to reveal that the seed was gone. ]

You're welcome. I hope . . . that in the end, all of us coming in here helped you out.

[ TH curls his finger, gesturing for him to step closer. ]

*does so!*

[ TH leans in, cupping a hand to whisper. ]

To tell you the truth, you saved me at least four piles of paperwork to file.

Red tape, red tape, red tape?

Always. Everyone's relatively agreeable, but that's still a lot of writing.

Sounds like!

Well, it's not so bad.

[ TH draws back. ] Everyone deserves to have a say in what goes on, after all. We're in this together as one.

Mm! You're all Ed.

Should I let you get on with sorting out what you do have to work on, then? Or did you want help anywhere else in here?

May I have the crown you picked up?

You're welcome to look around anywhere else if you're interested. But you just came out of a tough battle, that's more than enough work for anyone.

Mm. I think I'd better go, for now. Though I might ask you to tell me more about Narnia later -- it seems like an amazing place. And who knows, another visit here's not out of the question . . .

*holds out the flower crown.*

[ TH takes the flower crown from him, rubbing a thumb over one of the daffodils. ]

It certainly is. I look forward to your future visit and talks. I'll even put some tea on for you.

[ He grins. ]

Ha! I look forward to that!

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