#lucy:ruby

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(continued from here with @ofescapisms)

“Oh. No. This was from before,” Lucy said as she allowed Ruby to help her up. She brushed the loose ice from her clothes. “I’m okay.” She didn’t recognize the woman, so it was pretty nice of her to help them, but they weren’t entirely sure what to say next. Or do, frankly, as they still needed to skate if they wanted to get off the lake and she was kind of worried about falling over again, so she just balanced awkwardly.

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Lucy hesitated before nodding. “He was touching Lincoln’s tools,” she said softly. “I got mad and pushed him. I shouldn’t have left them out when I went to the bathroom.” She wasn’t angry at Emrys for punching her. It was Lincoln’s tools that she was more concerned over.

Ruby let out a quick breath hearing her answer, she hated to assume but this was one of her brother's wrongs that really bothered her. "Was it Emrys?" she asked quietly so no one could overhear them as they made their way to solid snow.

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Lucy shook her head. “You don’t have to do anything,” she said. “It’s over now. I’m not mad.” And they truly weren’t. They didn’t want Emrys to get in trouble. She doubted it would happen again.

Ruby frowned, and her voice was soft and apologetic. “I’m so sorry… Even so, he shouldn’t have punched you. A push and a punch are very different, especially when one leaves a mark. I know he feels badly about it or he wouldn’t have told me,” she sighed. “If there’s anything I can do for you, please tell me. Anything at all.”

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"Um, okay," Lucy said, moving to link arms with Ruby before shuffling her way toward the edge of the lake. "I live at the commune," she confirmed after a moment, glancing up at Ruby, wondering why she'd asked.

Ruby looked at them with a sympathetic smile. “Do you want to link arms and get off this ice?” she offered with a casual laugh. “And how in the world do you get a bruise like that if not from all this?” she joked, until a thought dawned on her she wished hadn’t. “You don’t live at the commune, do you?”