Salem wrote:
LIAL: we're all still up so we'll continue, but feel free to slip in tomorrow. Where has your other character gone btw? It needs to be balanced.
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Kendra watched Ben turn from her and she raised an eyebrow slightly. Her face was more or less blank, no hurt or anger visible on her features. She almost found it amusing. She turned back to the shots and put the next to her lips, drinking it in one sip before putting it top-down. She did the same with the final two, all in a row, no discomfort or disgust to be read on her features. She finished and flicked her eyes back up, propping the cigarette between her lips once again. She heard Becky and said nothing, well aware that Ben had made it clear that he didn't want her there. She wasn't quite sure what to make of it yet, or how to react. She heard Elspeth's response and smiled gently, visible behind Ben. "It's probably one of the best decisions I've ever made." She said. When TJ joined the conversation and she was fully out of the little triangle that seemed to be happening, she propped the cigarette between her lips and had another long drag, choosing not to give in to Ben's clear hopes of her leaving, and instead, turned her back to him as well. As they conversed, she stood back to back with her brother, not touching him, but merely looking out at the pool. She clocked Sam and Freya and watched them for a moment or two before having another long drag of her cigarette, her face unreadable. The situation was tense and uncomfortable, but Kendra had always been stubborn.
Ben heard Becky and nodded, ignoring Kendra's response to Elspeth. "That'd be nice." He said, glad to find an excuse to not spend time with Kendra this evening. In the futile hope that she'd be hurt and leave, he made no eye contact with her and more or less acted as if she wasn't there. He laughed at TJ's remark and grinned, before shaking his head lightly. He'd definitely seen Elspeth at least a little tipsy before, but it'd been a while. "We definitely should do something this evening, it'd be alright." He said, drinking some of his beer.