And So it Begins (WOS)

[DMis]

Chrys offered a soft smile. "Favorite guilty pleasure movie?" She asked. "Mine is Beauty and the Beast...."

[ParamountKeymaster]

"Aww, the Disney version? That's a great movie!" Toby laughed. "Guilty pleasure for me is like... Waterworld. Which, to be fair, had an interesting concept despite the terrible execution. Plus, Kevin Costner is easy to make fun of. Oh, and The Happening. So many iconic moments in that piece of crap!"

[DMis]

Chrys chuckled. "Yes. The Disney one," she offered. "Can I say I have not seen either of those?"

[ParamountKeymaster]

"Oh man, they're so baaaaad... but that's why I love 'em!" Toby snickered. He then smiled at Chrys and did an impression of Mark Wahlberg's spacey, wide-eyed performance in The Happening. "Come on, guys! Take an interest in science!"

Laughing that bit of stupidity off, he stared at the ceiling again and softly added, "Its, um... It's dumb."

[DMis]

"Maybe we could have a movie and games night some time?" She offered with a giggle. "I can bring my PS3 over."

[ParamountKeymaster]

"That- That'd be fun, actually," Toby cheerfully replied. "Provided that we... actually find the time to do it..."

His smile fell as his worries started to catch back up with him.

[DMis]

"Why not toni- oh.... yeah..." she weakly offered as she remembered what had brought her to the building. "Well... it was a thought if anything..."

Great now she felt like an idiot for even offering the idea.

[ParamountKeymaster]

"W-Well, it... would still be fun to do sometime," Toby meekly responded, lightly placing his hand atop hers. "I'd... certainly appreciate the down time."

His eyes slowly scanned the room, unable to focus on a single spot anymore. "It's just... hard to guess... what the future holds, y'know?"

[DMis]

"It would be," Chrys kindly offered as her thumb gently rubbed his hand.

[ParamountKeymaster]

Toby sighed. "I hope the guys are alright. Sure, they can hold their own against the Præt'nos. Most of them have been fighting them since before I came to the valley. But... this is more wide-scale than I think any of us are used to."

[DMis]

Chrys nodded. "Toby. With every end there is a new beginning. And trust me when I say this- You have a brilliant chapter of your life coming up. Sure it's going to be a long and hard battle but you aren't the only fighter on the field you have a team that is standing right beside you, and some one willing to lead the charge with you," she offered. "Don't let them write your story."

It was advice she had yet to really take herself but it needed to be said.

[ParamountKeymaster]

Toby blinked and turned to look at Chrys, unsure how to respond. He was scared, absolutely, and the position he was in was not one he was used to or knew how to handle... but at the very least, he could accept that he had to fight. He had always appreciated his friends' support, even when he tried to shut himself away, and he needed it now more than ever.

The more he thought about it, though, as grateful as he was to know they would fight with him... Toby found it much more comforting to know that they were there for him despite what he was. That they... that she believed he was in charge of his own destiny.

Half-consciously, Toby sat up and wrapped his arms around Chrys... tenderly... protectively... not daring to ruin this with words...

[DMis]

Chrys gave a soft smile and rested her head on Toby's shoulder. She was just happy to be with him.

[ParamountKeymaster]

"Th... Thank you..." Toby briefly tightened the hug, then pulled away to stare into Chrys's face. He smiled bashfully and offered as a half-hearted joke, "You, uh... You see what happens when you get mixed up in the life of Toby Grayson?"

[DMis]

"This is a standard Tuesday," Chrys joked with a chuckle as she touched her forehead to Toby's. "And I wouldn't trade it for the stars in the sky."