[for thomas]

Sybil remembers a time in her life where she thought she'd never manage idleness again. Where work had given her a purpose, and begun to fill her days in a way that she'd never imagined before that. Here, it is only moreso; between school, the hospital, and time with Henri, it often seems there are not the hours in the day that she'd like. It has meant that some things fell to the wayside, especially in the first few months with Henri. One of those things were her friendships, and as spring makes itself better known, she promises again to not take for granted the people who are important to her any longer.

It's why she's asked Thomas is he wants to join her for lunch. She picked a cafe in a quiet alleyway, near the centre of the city. It's been too long since they've had more than a few words, that she's done more than asked about his health, and TJ's. It will be nice to have some time to spend with one another, she thinks, ordering a glass of wine and settling in to wait.