you should see me in a crown - meeting [9/19]

[cygnus]

[div style="width: 425px; margin: auto; text-align: justify; font-family: georgia; color: black"]she was adequately surprised at the swiftness of her first meeting as a resident of flintlock. she was mildly annoyed, too. the effort and pain of getting up out of bed only to sit through thirty seconds of talking. the kids were cute to look at though, so maybe that would lighten her mood. still, wren watched as people slowly got up and began to file out, as if this was business as usual. was this the normal pace here? was this why victor wanted to be here so bad? because things were slow and predictable? stable? even more annoyed that her intrusive thoughts were beginning to cast gloom over her efforts of positivity, wren slowly brought herself to her feet, the usual ache of soreness beginning to settle back in. god, she couldn't wait to be healed. she recognized a few people who were there the night of her rescue, and she flashed a quick, grateful smile to them.