He extends a hand across the table, resting it on her shoulder as he prepares his tea. "Much as I'd love to make a joke and get on to small talk, there'll be plenty of people doing that and trying to gloss around the issues. In the last not so many years, I've buried my best friend, plus a handful of other friends, some of whom came back, some of whom didn't. I buried my wife and unborn daughter on the darkest day of my life... and then had them return. It happens in this business, somehow... but its never certain... Barry has never come back... and either way, its always hard. I'm overjoyed to see you, Tora. I've missed one of the most genuinely beautiful people I've ever known, inside and out... but its going to be hard on people, and its going to be hard on you. Sue and I have been in touch with the Norwegian and American embassies. We've taken care of all the paperwork that doesn't need your signature, and gotten all your documentation reinstated with the JLA... but it goes way beyond that." He takes a sip of his tea, giving her shoulder a squeeze with his other hand. "You're definitely right about one thing... a lot may have changed, and it'll take adjusting... but you /are/ among friends. And if you need absolutely anything at all that we can provide, you have our number, and our door is always open. Ok?"
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Date: 2009-08-29 12:38 am (UTC)"Much as I'd love to make a joke and get on to small talk, there'll be plenty of people doing that and trying to gloss around the issues. In the last not so many years, I've buried my best friend, plus a handful of other friends, some of whom came back, some of whom didn't. I buried my wife and unborn daughter on the darkest day of my life... and then had them return. It happens in this business, somehow... but its never certain... Barry has never come back... and either way, its always hard. I'm overjoyed to see you, Tora. I've missed one of the most genuinely beautiful people I've ever known, inside and out... but its going to be hard on people, and its going to be hard on you. Sue and I have been in touch with the Norwegian and American embassies. We've taken care of all the paperwork that doesn't need your signature, and gotten all your documentation reinstated with the JLA... but it goes way beyond that." He takes a sip of his tea, giving her shoulder a squeeze with his other hand.
"You're definitely right about one thing... a lot may have changed, and it'll take adjusting... but you /are/ among friends. And if you need absolutely anything at all that we can provide, you have our number, and our door is always open. Ok?"