May 18th, 2007 - 8:45 a.m., Fox's Refuge

Jasmine drew in a breath and ran a hand through her hair as she stood outside the door to Violet's. Her feelings about being here were mixed - she felt an obligation to thank Violet for all her help, and she did genuinely want to say goodbye.. leaving without doing so would've felt like sneaking out the back door, and Jasmine had been raised with too great a sense of respect for such a departure to sit well. Not only that, but some small part of her feared the type of reaction she'd get if she ever ran into the emotional super again without having bothered with a proper farewell. Besides, Violet had been kind to Jasmine in her own way, welcoming her into the refuge and giving her a place to stay for awhile - even trying to be a friend, though in Jasmine's opinion the other super's definition of "friend" was seriously skewed.

At the same time, Jasmine had avoided Violet since the last time she'd spoken with her after their return from Gabrielle's enclave. It had been easy to do without being too conspicuous about it - Jasmine had waved to the overly-buxom super and greeted her politely any time she had encountered her at Myf's or about the refuge. Word had also gotten around about her and Bond's relationship, and she was fairly certain she could write her recent preoccupation off to being distracted by her new situation. Still, the truth was that some hidden part of her was afraid of facing Violet again, scared of telling her that she was leaving for fear of what the other woman's reaction was going to be. It pissed her off, too - she didn't want to be manipulated into anything and it made her furious that she hadn't been able to resist the last time.

At least this time she knew what the inhuman beauty was capable of - hopefully that would make a difference. Though she'd still joked with Bond before she'd left that if she came back telling him she didn't want to go, he knew who to go shoot to take care of the problem.

So with a certain amount of reticence, she knocked on the door to Violet's club and waited for an answer.

Violet was busy getting ready for 'work'. At least it was something she was looking forward to. She had learned quiet a lot lately from Dr. Singh and Myfwany and felt more comfortable now treating the less seriously injured people at the hospital. She even was starting to earn some respect for her presence there - honest respect and not the kind of attention she normally would get because of her... attributes.

The knock on the door got answered by Jill, as usual. The tall buff barbie wasn't expecting anyone around this time of the day and carefully peeked through a barely opened door. When she recognised the young woman she opened the door completely and welcomed her warmly.

"Hey Jasmine... long time no see. I... I guess you want to talk to her?", Jill pointed to the back of the building where the stairs to the second floor were. Without waiting for an answer she guided the young super inside and shut the door behind her. The place looked very different to the last time Jasmine saw it. The stage was gone, no more pole or catwalks. Most of the tables were gone, too. At the very far back she could make out the first seperations for 'rooms' with field-beds and all kinds of accomodations most people lacked in tent city. All in all it started to look more like a motel than a club.

Jasmine smiled warmly at Jill - the buff blacksmith had always been more than polite to her, and she'd never had any problems with Jill when she'd stayed here.

"I came to say goodbye to both of you, really - I hope you'll pass the message along to Jo too the next time you see her too. I'm headed out in a couple hours so I don't have time to catch everyone, but.. I thought I'd stop by here for a few."

She glanced around, taking in the new look of the place for a long moment before nodding approvingly.

"I'd heard Violet was opening up the place to people. I'm glad to see it was true - people need a roof over their head."

Jill smiled politely and nodded at Jasmine. "Well... it's the third change of plans. I hope it's the last one for a while, though. Violet is about to go to the hospital but you should catch her before she leaves, she's either under the shower or dressing up. I'm still busy fixing the place. I'll say good-bye on your way out, ok?"

Upstairs Jasmine found Violet in her quarters. Even this place was tidier than it used to be. Violet was almost finished getting dressed tying the last lace across her immense bust and smiled warmly as she saw Jasmine enter the room.

"Jas!", she happily welcomed her, eyes flashing brightly with their unnatural amethyst color and her arms open for a tight hug.

Jasmine relaxed a little at Violet's reaction, glad the other woman didn't seem angry at her for not having been around. It was hard to be as upset around her, once you got within her presence - it was like some kind of aura Violet radiated that made it hard to do anything but like her. She hugged the other woman tightly, and then pulled back and smiled warmly.

"Hey, sorry it's been a bit. I've been pretty busy. How've you been? Keeping busy too, I assume."

It felt good having Jas come over. The young woman had been busy with her newfound love and Violet was nothing but happy for her 'little sister' to have found someone who'd look after her.

"I heard about you and Bond and I guess that put me to the far end of your priority list. Anyway - you're here now and I guess I can come a bit late to work today. I promised to always take my time for you.", Violet dashed to the kitchenette and took out some cups and started boiling some water.

"I hope tea is fine for you? I wasn't expecting anyone so I haven't really prepared anything.", she turned around facing Jasmine again and smiled happily. "Yeah, I've been pretty busy, too. Rearranging the 'club', breaking up with James, trying to built a future with Dan... and dodging secret admirers... and I'm expecting... triplets.", the last revelation was said with a good measure of pride. Violet was radiating an aura beyond anything Jasmine had experienced before. It was the most positive attitude she had ever seen in Violet before. She was like a beacon and both her eyes and skin almost glowed giving her a supernatural appearance - almost otherwordly.

Jasmine sat down at one of the chairs in the kitchenette, nodding her assent at the question regarding tea before hesitating for a brief second, and trying to make her request appear casual. Despite Violet's revelation Jasmine hadn't decided if she was going to tell the other woman about her pregnancy, so far she'd been keeping it pretty mum, telling people on a need-to-know basis. It was really going to depend on how the conversation went.

"Decaf would be great if you've got it."

She watched Violet as she bustled around the kitchen. Then she dropped the unexpected bombshell, and Jasmine's eyes widened slightly as she stared at Violet with a brief startled expression. Then she cleared her throat slightly and smiled, still looking a little caught off-guard.

"Oh - well, congrats! That's.. that's great. How does.. I mean, is Dan excited? Do you, um.. I mean.." She sighed, hoping her question wasn't going to come off as too offensive, though it was a perfectly legitimate one all things considered. "Do you know who the father is?"

Violet quickly catered to Jasmine's wish for Decaf and sat down next to her placing the cups carefully on the small table. "Of course I do! Dan is the father! He's the only one in question. If you're wondering why I'm so sure - I can control my cycle and when I ovulate. It's the best contraception in the world i guess. One of my 'gifts'.", she winked at Jasmine and nibbled on her cup.

"It caught me a bit off-guard I must confess but in retrospect it made sense, I was just blindsided by the ritual... anyway, we're looking forward, of course. I can't recall being happier in my life before.", Violet wasn't one bit offended by Jasmine's questions. Somehow it seemed that nothing could break her high spirits.

"Well, that's good. I mean - not that it wouldn't have been good otherwise, but.. at least it saves you some complications, I suppose. Anyway, that sounds like a handy gift to have. At least you won't have to worry about how to deal with that - not like there's anyone manufacturing condoms these days, right?"

She blushed slightly, her cheeks turning that dusty rose shade that was so endearing, but mostly she looked a little amused at something. It wasn't a matter she'd given much thought - obviously - and she supposed she had about a year now to figure out how to handle that in the future.. it was a little late for it this time around. Her lips twitched slightly, and then became a genuine smile.

"Well, it shows, Violet. You're positively glowing. Congratulations to you and Dan both."

"Well thank you, honey. And you're right it is a very handy gift.", Violet winked at Jas again and smiled.

"It's so nice from you to visit me today. I was wondering when we would've some time to talk again... you know, like sisters? I was starting to miss you but now you're here and everything is fine. How are you and Bond doing? And what about little Pumpkin and her cousin? I hope you're ok and if you need some help just let me know. I'm always here for you, sweetheart."