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[color=gray][b]Interactions:[/b][/color] Ana [@The Muse]
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Lily snapped her attention from Levi and Kitty and back to Ana, wiping the tears from her eyes. Bravely, she attempted to stifle any of the pain that had just shown through, forcing a smile with a sniffle and positioning herself with her back turned to the source of her pain. Lily felt terrible now, seeing that this friendly stranger had just rescued the books from being drenched in alcohol.

[color=F5E5B7]“I’m so sorry,  um… I  wasn’t expecting to see someone here… I thought they were gone for good…”[/color] She anxiously looked down at the ground, rubbing her arm. [color=F5E5B7]“...I guess, not everyone here in Sanctuary is a good person… Some people just bring back bad memories…”[/color] Lily didn’t name any names here, but part of her wished she was lionhearted enough to confront Levi. [color=F5E5B7]“Some name right? [i]‘Sanctuary’[/i]. But sometimes it feels like…”[/color] There was a moment of silence as the librarian trailed off from her last sentence, recognizing she was spiraling into even more of a rambling, depressive episode. 

[color=F5E5B7]“Sorry! Sorry! When I get like this, I start to talk a lot. Sometimes my negative feelings come out, and it can be really bad…”[/color] Lily was half-talking to herself, laughing nervously as she tried to recover. [color=F5E5B7]“I’m Lily, by the way. Lily Barker. I work at the school. Er… I’m a librarian. At the school.”[/color] Part of her wanted to die right now, thinking that this stranger probably thought she was a maniac for coming out of the woodworks with a basket and then breaking down. So much for making new friends, right?

[color=F5E5B7]“...Um… But yeah, I should… probably be anywhere but here. I might just go home… I’ve seen Zack, Em, and [i]Kayleigh[/i] play before.”[/color] There was a certain amount of bitterness attached to Kitty’s name, normally out of place coming from Lily. [color=F5E5B7]“They’re… like a rock band. They’re pretty good and Zack, is well… [i]Zack[/i], if you know what I mean.”[/color] She took a moment to point out the pretty boy redhead out behind them, careful not to look in Levi’s direction. [color=F5E5B7]“...So you know, it’s okay if you want to go… I’ll go home, and then I’ll drink myself to sleep and pretend tonight didn’t happen.”[/color] Again, Lily let out an anxiety riddled chuckle before starting to step away from Ana. The auburn haired woman stopped herself though, feeling guilty for saddling Ana with all of this baggage on top of the books she was holding.

[color=F5E5B7]“Umm… Maybe I can help you take those books to your car first? Maybe we could… get a drink together too?”[/color] Lily’s eyes widened and immediately fell back on the ground, unconsciously shuffling her feet. Rejection was clearly nothing new to her. Internally, she had a feeling this sweet blonde woman probably didn’t want to hang out with a small town yak like herself… And that would be fine… [i]Everything[/i] was fine.