Marathon!

[mitochondriaaya]

Aya had trained faithfully, just like she promised (and despite her period starting a few months after that promise. Really? She didn't need that!). The weights had been added by about the second month of training and she was really, really proud of her stamina!

And the marathon they'd chosen as their first was coming up this weekend, with fund raising as done by Elcy...and yeah. "Don't tell me you have to cancel!" she said into the phone, pulling one foot up to stretch out her thighs. "Don't! I can't go and do this alone!"

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[mitochondriaaya]

"Try going?" Aya offered. "If you have fun and make new friends they may want to meet Braig, or Braig might want to change just enough to hang out there too? I don't know, don't miss out on cool people because Braig is. You're different people!"

[sliceitwithwind]

"But that'd hurt his feelings." Dilan pointed out. He didn't want to hurt Braig's feelings!

[mitochondriaaya]

"Dilan...hurting his ego in any way will hurt his feelings." What else had she learned in highschool but to not prick the male egos there? They were directly tied to male emotions! "Talking about taking him down a peg or two, doing it? Will hurt him."

[sliceitwithwind]

"...Yeah." he said quietly, "I know. I just. Yeah."

[mitochondriaaya]

"Have you talked to him about it?" she asked. This was a valid question!

[sliceitwithwind]

"I can't figure out how to bring it up." Dilan said, wryly.

[mitochondriaaya]

"I can bring it up?" Aya offered. "We can talk to him after this? When we're in PJs?"

[sliceitwithwind]

"Yeah." Dilan said, "I guess so." He did not look forwards to this.

[mitochondriaaya]

"Whenever you want," she shrugged slightly, the motion making her silks rustle. "When you know what you want to say? I can think about it too if not tonight?"

[sliceitwithwind]

"Yeah. Not tonight." Dilan said, "I'm too tired."

[mitochondriaaya]

"Alright, but don't forget." He thought it was important so, no, no forgetting. "You might even sleeeep innnn..." she teased.

[sliceitwithwind]

"I won't, I promise." Dilan laughed, "Even if I do sleep in, I'll be awake before you, monkey."

[mitochondriaaya]

"Well, yeah," Aya noted. "You always are! Can tell when you wake up usually!" But as long as he didn't make too much fuss about being awake all was well with the world!

"I'm a tired monkey. Does Braig need rescuing?"

[sliceitwithwind]

Dilan looked over, "Not really, but if you want to stop dancing I think we've mingled enough that we can find a seat and rest our legs."

[mitochondriaaya]

"If he doesn't need dancing then yes!" YES A CHAIR WOULD BE NICE THANK YOU! "If I fall asleep don't let me fall over?"

[sliceitwithwind]

"Okay." Dilan promised finding a pair of chairs where they were visible but out of the way. That way anyone else who wanted to talk to them could find them.

[mitochondriaaya]

And Aya promptly leaned against his arm and zoned out. Truly zoned to the point of being able to answer simple questions but not actually make any sense! Woot! "Thank you for the teacups they were useful!" To a person who had donated.

[sliceitwithwind]

"She's really tired." Dilan said, over and over until at last Braig said, "Mom says I can get you two home."

"Cool." Dilan didn't ask, he just picked Aya up and tucked her head against his shoulder.

[mitochondriaaya]

At least everyone knew the girl well enough to understand how young she was! They were happy to smile, chuckle, and move on!

Aya was...going to squeak when Dilan picked her up! Yep! Squeak and flail a little in panic as the ground went away! Oh. Wait. Dilan shoulder. Okay. "M'go home now?"

[sliceitwithwind]

"Yeah, monkey. We're going home now." Braig said, heading out to get the car open. Dilan briefly considered just cuddling Aya all the way home, but eventually tucked her into the back and buckled her up.

[mitochondriaaya]

"Good. M'tired and my legs hurt." She was waking up a little with the night air and the being tucked into the seat, hence coherency! Slow bliiiink..."Do you think mom planned this tonight so we'd have a reason to cut out early?!"

[sliceitwithwind]

"I dunno, maybe." Dilan said, also folding into a seat.

Braig pulled out and headed home, "I wouldn't be surprised. It's not really our kind of thing, and an excuse to get home early let you show up and be feted without having to stay out too late."

[mitochondriaaya]

"Elcy," she noted, firm and utterly factually, "is smart. And sneaky." She was so glad they hadn't skimped out on any of the formal touches! "No wonder you lean towards evil genius Braig!"

[sliceitwithwind]

"Well, yeah. Mom's awesome." Braig said, "She says that Aunt Lenna was the evil one, though."

"It's true. Momma was wicked at her best."

[mitochondriaaya]

"Lenna was her stalking horse." Said with the utter clarity of the over-tired discovering the foundations of the universe!