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Rosegarden

The Ascendants — Observer — HOVER FOR TAGS

[div style="background-color: #292727; color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-align: justify; overflow: auto; width: 500px; height: 340px; padding: 10px;"]"Not at all-- not at all!" Rosegarden would hastily refute the idea that she had been scared of Suite.
  She hadn't been scared of Suite's polar bear form; she had just been a little startled is all! She, too, thought it was fine whatever form Suiteheart was though! Even if it had surprised her, she would've gotten used to it eventually! It was kind of amazing that so soon after meeting her as a polar bear, Suiteheart had become a cat the next day.
  Everyone was happy and that's all that mattered! That is-- until Bast arrived to the scene.
  The change in mood was really hard to miss, how it was all warm and happy one moment and then cold and subdued the next.
  The change in mood actually kind of...bothered her-- and not in the way everyone else was feeling, probably.
  Everyone present suddenly felt sympathy for the leader, and after the meeting, Rose wasn't clueless as to why now.
  Watching everyone's facial expression change, though, and seeing how Margaery was suddenly questioning herself and looking guilty...
  That was really wrong.
  The feline with a crown of flowers narrowed her blue eyes slightly. Yes, he was grieving, but did he have to bring everyone else down too?
  For a moment, the cat wondered if she was wrong for taking issue with this. After all, he was experiencing pain she had never even had a taste of.
  Despite his pain, wasn't everyone else also hurting? Maybe not as much as him, but no matter how crushed he was, he should consider other people's feelings too-- shouldn't he?
  She lowered her ears a bit and looked away, gaze returning to Suiteheart and Margaery. Yes, Bast was in pain, but that wasn't the main concern here. Why should everyone drop everything to comfort him when they should be allowed to enjoy things too?
  If he wanted to grieve, maybe he could do it without silently putting everyone down.
  The troubled expression on the Observer's face was the only thing that gave any indication of her thoughts. She wondered if she should call him out, but that wouldn't be very fair to the Astral Seraph, right? Especially since they barely knew each other and especially since she hadn't been here long enough.
  No. She should let it slide. He was in mourning, so he should be allowed to act a little selfish at this time.
  Besides, Starry's death and everyone's feelings towards that-- Rosegarden really didn't have anything to do with it. True, she felt sad hearing about another's death, but she had never known Starry or interacted with Starry. As an outsider, maybe she really didn't have a say.
  Maybe her desire for everyone to be happy and for Bast to not show up and dampen everyone's moods... Maybe that was her being selfish.
  "It's a really nice look on you," Rosegarden would finally say, directing the compliment at Suite. After all, the purpose of this thread was to celebrate Suite's transformation. For the time being, she didn't want to start a fight or heavily involve herself in issues that didn't involve her (like Bast and his troubles).
  Well, she had to get involved because they were clanmates, but she would save it for a more appropriate time.
  Suddenly shaking her head, the auburn-colored feline would try to put on a smile. "Yeah. It's great that you're back. Welcome back!"
 

#psychosocial.