Redhawk Caldera For the excitement to arrive

Fennec had her own share of pent up feelings about Bronco, none of them screaming hypocrite, but all of them screaming something.  She remembered she'd been pretty down to come back and realize he'd left, and it really had followed the same lines, if a little less personally.  It had seemed like everyone was free to go but her.

She'd have struggled on a proper response for that one, and lucky for her Alyx seemed keen to skip on past it too.  Instead she brought up the way she'd left.  I jus' told them. she said, trying to remember exactly.  Dad freaked.  Said I had to wait.  I told him at least I wasn't just disappearin.  She'd called him out on that, she remembered, because he'd tried to turn her words back on her.  He'd been lucky she hadn't weaponized his trips with Fig against him, now that would have been a fight.  I tried to just go, but I guess in the end he didn't want me goin like that.  He gave in. 

Towhee had been on her side, though.  With Niamh not in her corner Fennec got the feeling Alyx would have a fight ahead.  If she wanted it bad enough, then they physically couldn't keep her here.  They could try, but eventually, something would have to give.  It might be harder with your mom.  But they can't stop you forever.  If Phox had tried, Fennec would have ditched them regardless.  At the time she wouldn't have let anything get in the way of her trip, and even looking back, she wouldn't trade it.  Not even after how it all turned out.