[Romana stays silent for a long time, not really looking at the communicator or France. Talking about her Grandmother is both a fond thing to do, and a painful thing to do, and these days she wishes the woman still existed, to hold her and tell her it would all be okay.
Finally she nods, wetting her lips as she goes to speak] Y-Yes... She was strong, and she was brave and she taught me and Venezia to never back down, to be strong ourselves. She knew already that we would have it harder, being women, because she did too. There were... people who would insult her for what she wore, how she acted, but she never let it get to her. At least... she never let it show.
She used to take us up to the hills, and Venezia would sketch and I... I demanded that she teach me to fight, and sometimes she'd... she'd give in and teach me some things...
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Date: 2011-09-09 01:20 am (UTC)Finally she nods, wetting her lips as she goes to speak] Y-Yes... She was strong, and she was brave and she taught me and Venezia to never back down, to be strong ourselves. She knew already that we would have it harder, being women, because she did too. There were... people who would insult her for what she wore, how she acted, but she never let it get to her. At least... she never let it show.
She used to take us up to the hills, and Venezia would sketch and I... I demanded that she teach me to fight, and sometimes she'd... she'd give in and teach me some things...
...she taught me family was everything...