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@grlf4ilure  [he has only recently just learned the news by none other than his daughter accompanied by her mother for what he could only assume as moral support. so that may be the only indication as to why he hadn’t blown up during this entire meeting.  for the most of it he had actually been silent considering the odds and what this meant]    head of the family or not,  it is not my final decision.   and  my daughter is not one to throw in the towel when things don’t go the right way.    we’ve discussed this prior to the meeting and sigyn is deciding to keep it.   she understands this will get in the way of her championships 

@battleronal       i know it’s not the most convenient,   or opportune whatsoever      ..but even ares said he’s willing to meet you half way if need be.   your wife has already expressed she is accepting of whatever outcome,   she is merely waiting for you to make the executive order on things

@odeluna      i fear you don’t truly realize how much time we have from now to when she’s even showing the slightest.   [nimble fingers move to pinch the skin beneath her brows as she glanced down at the hologram set on her desk.  she knew it was a stressful time for everyone included,    on both the mother and father’s side of this baby.   but the last thing you should do in a matter like this is act irrationally.   heaving out a sigh,  she allows her previously tense shoulders to drop]     i didn’t say any of that.   but what i do need?   is for you to sit down,    and calm down.    your anxiousness and adamance isn’t helping your case,   or anyone’s.    we are listening to you,   and believe me,    your father and i have already spoken.    we’re giving ares and sigyn time to actually come to terms with the fact they may become parents,   and whichever course of action she chooses.   then we go from there.   until then,   you can’t do anything to change either mine or your father’s mind.    just let it rest,    this isn’t your burden to bear

@grlf4ilure   we /dont/ have time! soon it will grow and rumors will start to speculate once her stomach forms..    unless you want sigyn to /lie/ about who is her child’s father which would then be an issue for her and the drusillas just to keep our family safe.      we’d prove the people who dislike us right.   no one is listening to me  

@odeluna        circe honey,    i’m handling the matter as efficiently as i can.    we still have some time,    and i know you’re stressed and i  /understand/     ..but this matter is not in your hands.     so let your father and i handle it,   not as president but how we seem fit as parents

@swanecea    still beautiful nonetheless,   regardless of age.    as for samm,   he sure is.   i almost feel bad for letting his plate weigh so much,   but he insists.

@grlf4ilure   please,  i have aged some beyond my years.  but i can see that samm is treating you well,      you’re glowing 

@swanecea     that i have!   and you athena,   still as beautiful as i lost saw you    ..if not more now

@reapsowed     our son would be as rebellious as such if we were living in the outskirts,   our status makes his behavior no different.   that’s just who he is     ..the middle child curse,   i would venture.   my brother seamus suffered from it,    it’s normal.   especially with boys in their peak adolescence soon to transition into adulthood.    i can only do so much to guide him in the right direction,   if anything i believe he needs your guidance more than ever as of late.

@grlf4ilure do you think it’s an act of rebellion? or is he just bored..     perhaps it’s the pressure of being within an important family where everyone and everything is looking at him..  i wouldn’t have chosen this route if it means my son has to act this way. 

@reapsowed      i know,   and quite frankly?   i do not want to deal with it.    if he wishes to act grown,   then so be it.

@spacediva    [she smiles warmly at the girl before her,   one full of life and aspirations at such an impressionable age.   it was admirable,  even by the first lady herself.  hands would remain clasped against the fabric of her dark turquoise pantsuit as she watched sigyn almost fumble over her words]     i hope my presence hasn’t rattled you and your performance.   although i must say,   you do not need to prepare yourself anymore than you already have,    for you’re the most skilled in combat of your class no doubt.    consider me     ..a typical spectator,   and perform as you would as if i’m not here

@grlf4ilure  [cheeks would color themselves rouge as the otherwise stoic and presentable ‘champion’ was left speechless and bashful over her role model.     brown eyes lower to her shoes and she squeezes the helmet tucked under her arm as a way to ground herself]     if i knew you were coming I would’ve prepared better—— 

@spacediva     i am,    i thought i’d pay a visit to the university today     ..my son begged me to attend a combat tournament and now here i am,   running into the crowne champion

@divaura    [greeting her eldest son with a warm,   welcoming smile,   she stands from her seat right as he greeted her with a kiss to her cheek.   only then does she revert back to her seated position.   there was no telling why she was up as late as she was,    besides the current insomnia the first lady had unfortunately been suffering from the last two weeks.   she glances over her shoulder and out the window,   admiring the lit streets of the city and houses.   even the people walking down the street seemed so minuscule to her from her elevated spot in the dark study.   wringing her hands together,  they remained set on her lap,   nonetheless giving her son a tired smile]    couldn’t sleep,   i suppose.    and what of you?   sneaking off into the night?   or coming back from your adventures,   i take it

@grlf4ilure   [he’d slip his way inside the empty study. his movements,  though otherwise silent during the day, had been louder than he expected them to be within the dead of night.  pressing his back against the doors until that familiar click is heard he greets his mother with a kiss to her cheek,    taking comfort in the seat across from her and letting his eyes wander off to the large windows where the view of the city and the moon awaited them]       what are you doing up? 

@divaura     no,  no..   of course not,   you’re more than welcome to stay.

@battleronal      honestly?   neither do i.  i’d very much rather tend to anything else other than this.   [and she meant that truthfully.   her daughter certainly had gotten her disdain for formal gatherings from her mother,  no doubt.  she had never not lived without them.  even before she had married samm and was indoctrinated as the first lady,   she was a warner above all.  a warner,   in which she was in cahoots with the former president,  venetia abernathy.   multiple occasions in which the youngest warner sibling would dreadfully get gussied up and have to entertain the likes of young and egocentric squire.   luckily for circe,  neither her father or mother are ever truly on board to use these gatherings as a form of connection.   with a soft sigh,  she musters up an almost fake,  yet reassuring smile nonetheless as a gentle hand reaches out to give her daughter’s shoulder a gentle squeeze]    now..   all of your siblings have begged me to pardon them from this    —-gathering,   and i said no.   so i must say no to you as well.    while i know you hate when either i or your father says it..   but as daughter heir,   your presence is anticipated and especially welcome.   /but,/   i will leave with you whenever you wish.   as  long as we make an appearance,   how’s that sound?

@grlf4ilure  i don’t want to go.  [and she knows she doesn’t particularly have a choice, but her true feelings about it all are spoken,  anyway.  her attention had yet been pulled away from the bird of prey that found purchase on her gloved hand.    valkyrie had been a gift to her on her tenth name day,   she was an old bird, now yet still looked youthful under the princess’s care]      we can make up a story,  say that i’m..  deathly ill or something 

@battleronal     unfortunately,   yes.   per your father’s request.   due to all the..   rage bait floating around,   he wants us all put together for this.   it needn’t be spectacular,   just presentable.

@hirotins     [she shoots a quick,   appreciative smile to the younger before letting it drop as quickly as it rose.   nodding in agreement,   she would be the first to admit it’s a lot easier to entertain and ultimately be consumed by the rage bestowed upon her,   especially as a devoted wife and even more devoted mother]    a blessing and curse of motherhood,   i would venture..   as for circe.    i told her i would handle the situation,    which i am so hopefully soon enough,   she won’t be as upset.   but i completely understand why she is.   disrespect to her father is,  by extension,  disrespecting the rest of us..    especially her as daughter heir.   i can say she may seem to move on from the topic with time,   but she surely will not forget it    ..and those posted falsehoods may linger in her thoughts for some time.    i’m afraid this is the first major instance that she has dealt with when it comes to these matters.

@grlf4ilure     i’ll get it removed.  [ america assures as he’s already making a note of it mentally. ]  i understand and there’s no need to apologize,  really.  you are  a mother wanting to protect her family—-  sometimes it easier to bite before you bark.  uh,  is she okay?  circe.  i’ve been trying to get ahold of her and i know that now isn’t the best time,  but i just want to make sure she’s holding up okay.  i talked to her about it some time ago and like you said, she was pretty upset about it.  

@hirotins     rather a misunderstanding rather than an accusation,   which i’m sure you can understand      ..considering you know a lot more about this    —-segment,  than the rest of us,   it surely looks suspicious if you see it from my point of view.   which i suppose i apologize for..    [while she was stubborn in her own right,   she could still accept her faults.   while it was a subtle apology,   it was at least somewhat genuine.   clearing her throat,   one hand only momentarily rests along her stomach before allowing it to drop,   reclining back in the seat now]    just     ..have it removed,   please.    i only came to speak on these matters for her sake,   after all     —-she out of all of us is having a harder time grasping the article.   the quicker it’s deleted,   the better.    and appreciated.

@grlf4ilure        mm,   he was here a few nights ago,  but you know how your son is..   doesn’t stay still for long.   [  she motions for one of the nearby workers, requesting ice for the first lady ]  if he happens to come by here later, i can relay the message.  

@doveswept     [while the first lady’s forehead pulsated,   she could ignore the dull aching for now as she mustered up a reassuring,  yet soft smile upon her features as her hands clasped before her frame]   that i am,    his father requested him to not be late to dinner tonight,   so i was sent to find him.   

@grlf4ilure       [  maybella grimaces as she inspects the light red spot on the other woman’s forehead.  it won’t bruise,  it won’t even be red for long.  ]    i know..   i thought you were draco.  he’s the only one that visits me here.   ..   are you looking for him?

@divaura    and i’ve given him plenty of room for error and correction.   i’ve  /threatened/  to ground him before,   but did i?  no.   not until now,  because he simply hasn’t grasped that his actions have consequences  and thinks he can do as he wishes.    i mean,   seriously    —-causing an inebriated disturbance in the streets?   and then having the audacity to think that he wouldn’t have to suffer the repercussions?   he’s lucky your father convinced me to drop it to only a week.   [there was no doubt their status had something to do with it.   children all the time make fools of themselves,   but the difference was those children were not the president’s children,  or hers.   she remembers draco’s rebellious age rather well,   and the backlash and snide yet subtle comments that were made.  she draws out yet another sigh,  fingertips fidgeting with her ring clad digits,  more specifically her wedding ring]   perhaps he’ll now learn that if he chooses to be a drunken fool in public   —-as all adolescence are,  he won’t cause a spectacle about it.   

@grlf4ilure  well..  to an extent, you have—? [he keeps his eyes forward,  already feeling the burn of her gaze pierce his skin. it was in his right, or rather his duty as the elder brother to at least..   try and vouch for atreus. and while draco himself had some form of leniency when it came to discipline he wasn’t too old to earn a slap or two.  in front of his betrothed too if his mother really wanted to go there..  and that,  made her son flinch.]      he’s just a boy,   mother—-you have to give him room to make mistakes..!    the same will happen with syrius no doubt when he hits the eighteen year mark..   can’t you  lower it to..   at least two—- /three/ days?    ..  four?

@divaura    typical atreus behavior,   except this time i haven’t been so lenient.  i believe he told syrius that i’ve ‘gone soft’    ..so i simply proved him wrong.   [being a mother was a difficult task as it,   but with two of her five children     —-soon to be three,   being rambunctious boys?  it certainly didn’t ease her load.   she draws out a sigh once her eldest son matches his pace with her as they walk through the courtyard.   it wasn’t out of the ordinary,   for draco seemed to always tag along on her little walks she took to ultimately clear her head from the constant pressure and redundant conversations in the many meetings she attends a day]   i take it he sent you to bargain his freedom?   and now you have to report back and say you failed.