psl - rebekah | helen magnus ---> goodbye to everything that i knew

[lifelines]

[ helen had made her way over to rebekah's apartment as quickly as she could once she heard that matt had left. it seemed they were both destined to lose those whom they had come to care for. nikola, matt, jean-luc. it seemed to be a curse of this place. either way, she knew they both needed a chance to relax with someone close.

taking a deep breath, she knocks on the door, wine bottle and two glasses in hand. ]

Rebekah?

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[easily]

[It's not the first time Rebekah's lost people she's cared about here. Both her brothers got pulled away, as did Quinn -- but it never gets easier. She's glad she doesn't have to be alone, at least.

When she opens the door her eyes are swollen and puffy -- it's clear she's been crying.]

You didn't have to come here.

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[ considering they both recently lost someone they cared for and knowing how she handles loss herself, helen hadn't wanted to leave rebekah alone. part of that had been some desperate desire not to be alone herself, but she's trying to ignore that at the moment. she probably doesn't look much better than rebekah -- her eyes aren't red and swollen, for one thing -- but there's sadness in her expression anyway. forcing a smile, she holds up the wine bottle and glasses to her friend. ]

Perhaps not, but I didn't think either of us should be alone right now.

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[Rebekah is used to being alone with her sadness, most of the time. It's something she's more or less gotten used to. Niklaus had never been much good for comfort, after all. But whether she says it or not, she's glad Helen is here. That she has her friend.]

No, I suppose we should not be.

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Here. [ helen offers one of the glasses to rebekah and takes the initiative to pour them both a little wine. they'll need it, she suspects. once that's done, she lifts it in a small toast, mostly to the two of them, stuck as they are, before she sips and moves to take a seat on the couch. ]

Did you have any plans for the day?

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[Rebekah clinks her glass against the other woman's, taking a long sip from it.]

No. I can't say I do.

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Good. Then you and I are spending it together. We could trade stories, perhaps, or go out on the town, as they used to say.

[ distractions. they both need them. ]

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Going out might be nice -- get our minds off things for a bit.

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I was thinking we could go shopping and then have a drink at one of the restaurants, something nice and distracting. And then we can come back to finish off this bottle. How does that sound?

[easily]

I think that sounds like the perfect way to distract ourselves for a day.

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[ well then, she sets her glass down, stands, and then reaches out with one hand towards rebekah. ]

Come on, then. You and I need to get out for a time.

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[Rebekah smiles, taking her friend's hand. She gives it a squeeze.]

It'll be good to get our minds off things.

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[ at least for a time. helen gives a gentle tug and pulls rebekah off with her to the clothing shop with the widest selection. she's heard that there are clothes of different time periods and she wants to find out. while they're looking, however, she does want to see if they can perhaps talk about those they've lost and deal with their own difficulties. ]

I feel as though I know so few people here. I only met Matt once. What was he like?

[ and if rebekah wants to ask her about jean-luc later, she'll deal with it as well. ]

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[Rebekah's searched through the clothes here many times, and has always been a little surprised at how many time periods it seems to cover. Either way it's a welcome distraction as the other woman brings up Matt.]

He's kind. And fiercly loyal to those he cares about. He was one of the first people in a long time to treat me like just a girl. [Even if she had screwed everything up when she killed Elena.]

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He treated you as though you were normal, as though you mattered.

[ it's something she understands and as she pushes some of the clothes aside, her expression turns wistful. jean-luc treated her the same way and between him and rebekah, helen was just beginning to open up. but with his disappearance, she's finding herself latching onto the person she knows best here. ]

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Like I could be more than just a monster. [He challenged her to be better, believed she could be, which is more than can be said about most people from Mystic Falls.]

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He isn't the only one who believes that, you know.

[ it's a soft admission, one helen takes seriously. she believes the best of her friend. neither of them are perfect and perhaps rebekah has a lot worse in her past than helen does, but the important thing is that rebekah genuinely wants to be a better person. helen sees no reason not to encourage her. cutting her off and treating her like a monster would only turn her away from the right path. she can see how that's done more damage than help to rebekah in her past. ]

[easily]

I know.

[And the soft reply shows how much that means to Rebekah, the idea that maybe she can be more than what she's been in the past. Happier, nicer, more human.

Someone people wouldn't be so eager to turn away from.]

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[ helen reaches up to grasp rebekah's shoulder in reassurance, offering her a tight-lipped smile in the hope that she can help somehow. she can feel something between them, something she doesn't think was there when their two respective love interests were still here, and she isn't so sure what to do about it.

so for now, she lets her hand drop and returns to their search, pulling out a dress and showing it off. ]

What do you think?

[ it's a bit old-fashioned, but she thinks it might suit rebekah. ]

[easily]

[The hand on her shoulder relaxes her, offers a small amount of comfort, something Rebekah is more than a little grateful for.

She offers a smile in return as she looks at the dress.]

It'd look nice on you. [She doesn't realize Helen had picked it out for her.]

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And on you. [ she holds it out with an amused smile. ] Why don't you try it on?

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[Rebekah smiles, taking it from her.] I could do that.

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[ helen casually shoos rebekah towards one of the changing rooms, then! ]

I won't go anywhere. Promise.

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I'll be holding you to that. [It's half joking, half serious, but into the changing rooms she goes!!!]

[lifelines]

[ helen will stay in the same general area to wait, flipping around a rack or two while rebekah gets changed. by the time her friend comes back out, she'll have another dress picked out for herself. ]

[easily]

[Finally, Rebekah comes out, smiling as she twirls in the dress briefly.]

You have a good eye.