[It's weird, watching him drink. They're not thirteen anymore, this is way different from sneaking a sip from Dad's liquor cabinet. The way he drinks now is like she imagines an old alcoholic would, the kind of thing you'd see on TV.
Vanya picks up the discarded paper bag, less to take care of the trash and more to give herself something to hold onto and slowly destroy. She starts to shake her head when he offers the bottle, but then - is this really something that would be better explained sober? She takes a sip, then hands the bottle back, shrugging at his question.]
A lot got in the way, but...we were all there for our birthday. Everyone except you. And I guess - I don't remember whose idea it was. Klaus or Allison, someone figured - it's the first time in years, we should celebrate together. Have people over. Have a party.
[Her voice is flat, like she's trying hard to keep it all at arm's length. It's hard.]
I don't know if you remember. How much I hate our birthday. [How much she hated sharing it with six super-powered assholes. That the whole world loved.]
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Vanya picks up the discarded paper bag, less to take care of the trash and more to give herself something to hold onto and slowly destroy. She starts to shake her head when he offers the bottle, but then - is this really something that would be better explained sober? She takes a sip, then hands the bottle back, shrugging at his question.]
A lot got in the way, but...we were all there for our birthday. Everyone except you. And I guess - I don't remember whose idea it was. Klaus or Allison, someone figured - it's the first time in years, we should celebrate together. Have people over. Have a party.
[Her voice is flat, like she's trying hard to keep it all at arm's length. It's hard.]
I don't know if you remember. How much I hate our birthday. [How much she hated sharing it with six super-powered assholes. That the whole world loved.]