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Emma doesn't have to face Phil that night. She gets home well after he's asleep, and she's far too exhausted to wake him up. And since she doesn't have to be up early- she doesn't have another shift for two more days- she sleeps well past when he leaves for work the next morning.
This leaves her plenty of time that afternoon to get herself worked up. Should she tell him? That resolves fairly quickly to 'yes'. He's her husband, he's dealt with all her parents' Watcher nonsense so far. But how to tell him, she can't not tell him, but she doesn't want him to think she's going back to being a Watcher. Slayers consult with plenty of people when they're active, right? Witches and priests and any of the other Watchers with expertise their own Watcher is lacking. She's not going to leave the girl hanging if she can help, but she's a nurse now. She has to be clear about that.
Should she tell her parents? That causes a lot more debate. Her parents don't know where the Slayer is, and it's upsetting them. And Emma does know where the Slayer is, and she has no desire to be a Watcher herself, so she really should tell them where the Slayer is, so they can arrange for someone to come and step in. But... Emma's kind of upset with her parents, right now. Watcher training is not more important than your daughter, than your daughter's expressly stated plans she made with her husband. And what if her parents insist that she has to be the Watcher, when she has no intention of doing so? She goes back and forth on that one for a while, and decides to get Phil's opinion. (He's her husband, they share, they come up with plans that work for both of them. Wouldn't it be nice if her parents could do the same?)
She briefly comes up with "should she tell the Watcher's Council separately from her parents", but dismisses that one even faster. Same problems as her parents, but her parents would also be upset she went over their heads. If she tells someone, it should be her parents, not the fussy old British men she's only met a handful of times.
And what happens if something happens to the Slayer in the meantime, that having a Watcher could have fixed? Is she responsible?
Emma is very stressed by the time Phil's home from work.
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ipsam_custodem
ipsam_custodem
"Physically she'll be fine," Emma confirms. "She had a few scratches but they weren't serious. I patched them up already, no stitches or anything. It's just- for her it'll feel like she slept a while and had a lot of nightmares? It's dangerous if it goes on too long, same as a coma, but she'll be awake well before she'd be in any danger."
ipsam_custodem
"There's- a group of people who specialize in this kind of thing. Based in England, for the most part. My parents are both in it, so I grew up with it. Comes in handy, here. We see a lot of this kind of thing in the ER."
ipsam_custodem
"Yeah." Emma glances outside towards the car. "Normally the organization sends someone to help her with this kind of thing. They haven't been able to find her. I was going to talk to her about it on my day off, but- well. I guess I can ask her sooner."
sundayfish
Charlie considers this, then decides he doesn't have anything to say on the subject.
"Wouldn't've been amiss to call me," he tells Soph, "once you had the - potion - going, but you did good, Soph."
"Wouldn't've been amiss to call me," he tells Soph, "once you had the - potion - going, but you did good, Soph."
ipsam_custodem
Emma smiles. Charlie sounds about as excited about the idea of potions existing as she ever did about Watcher lessons.
"You can tell your sister you saved her when she wakes up," she suggests. It's not going to be every day Soph gets to save Bella, rather than vice versa; she might as well enjoy it.
"You can tell your sister you saved her when she wakes up," she suggests. It's not going to be every day Soph gets to save Bella, rather than vice versa; she might as well enjoy it.
keyed_up
"I guess. Do you want to take your turn with the potion now or go back to sleep?"
ipsam_custodem
Emma checks her watch. She's short sleep by an hour or so, but she's up anyway. She knew she was signing up for this with the middle shift anyway. "I'll just stay up, why not. Get some rest, I'll have Alli wake us up when-" she takes pity on Chief Swan and his potion-related uneasiness- "we're done here."
sundayfish
Charlie pats her on the head. And goes up the stairs. Whether he plans to fall asleep there is anyone's guess.
witch_perfect
Early that morning, Soph and Emma are shaken awake by Alli. "Up, up, up, it's done, I think it worked, it's the right color and everything, come ooon, up!"
ipsam_custodem
Emma drags herself awake, yawning and blinking. That was not enough sleep, she thinks tiredly. "Probably. If it's the right color, that's a good sign-" yawn, "-but let's test it on her hand first. She still has some of that goop between her fingers, it'll evaporate on contact if we did it right."
witch_perfect
Under Emma supervision, the hand goop is tested. It evaporates. Alli beams. "We did it! Soph? You okay with this? Do you want to, dunno, get your dad or something?"
keyed_up
"I want to wake her up first thing. Better to wake him up when she's already, you know, up."
ipsam_custodem
Emma measures the correct dosage of potion into a glass and hands it to Soph. "All yours."
keyed_up
"Uh - okay. She just drinks it? How do I get her to drink it while she's unconscious?"
ipsam_custodem
"She's closer to asleep. If you're slow and careful she should be able to swallow it."
witch_perfect
Alli is so excited, she made a potion and it worked and she helped save Bella and this is all so cool. But she attempts not to bounce too much, because Soph has been extremely stressed and that seems awfully mean for no reason. But still. Bella is awake, that is a good thing, she can be a little excited. "Bella? Bella, hey, are you okay?"
cross_and_bow
"I have an awful taste in my mouth and no idea how I got here."
keyed_up
"You got poisoned," Soph says, hugging her hard. "I called the nurse and Alli and we made a potion and it's Sunday morning, about eight a.m., did you have awful nightmares?"