#ooc

But perfectly upright people can be abusive, behind closed doors.

She wants to think he's not like that.

But that kind of trust takes time.

Yup. Jaymes realizes that. So..patience. But it's hard to be patient at the best of times. When someone is being hunted by some chimera spawning nutbar..that's another

Yup

You can bet she spent social studies day-dreaming about what ifs.

And her house is now part of the Patrol loop

It is

I am now thinking that social studies pondering would be difficult.

What do teenage daughters do with fathers? Frame of reference? Sports, maybe?

I'm not a father. 🙂

nor was I a teenage daughter? But I imagine...

if she tries to cook, just because... he has to act like it's the most delicious thing ever.

If she takes up sports, he has to cheer the loudest

Obviously

Or...maybe they work on a car?

the answer to "How do I look" must always be 'Very pretty' or some such. naturally this renders his opinion worthless in some ways, but he's still obligated

Ha

And yes, he'd be happy to show her things "That you're going to need to know later" Car repair among them

Yup!

Dagmar has never been "first." I think even conceptualizing that as a day dream might be sketchy.

Vague ideas of "being wanted."

Like sitting next to each other and not talking, that was nice, and she doesn't know how to express why it was.

But I think she's indulged in the idea of saying yes and what it "could be"

well, she may have those mixed up feelings of "God it would be so annoying if he _____" but still hoping he kind of does because it might show he cared.

For example, she's not interested in boys for very vital reasons

But while it would be annoying for him to eyeball her male friends, it might be kind of sweet too.

yup!

If he fusses about her grades, GAWD! So lame... but... you know, better than him shrugging

Exactly

Like, she feels better about the browns after the homework incident.

Her heart and her head are fighting.

Leap of faith is needed.

I don't want to make the browns look bad just to 'rig' things, but she might notice that yes, Tanya gets more praise and attention

Tanya is more what they "want,"

Look at Sam's princess room.

It is a perfectly nice room!

Yup.

It's also unsam as heck

yup

Dagmar strikes me as a movie poster (Superhero movies in her case) kind of gal, with maybe , if folks want to get her something classy, okay with a few celtic or norse designs

and the wooden badger would have a place of honor on a shelf

I like the windows

although, yeah, I think her tastes are much more tomboy. Nothink pink or ruffled or dainty.

Forest scenes might work for her

Yup!

Mmm Fun.