The slow simmering anger of a mother scorned

[oncekind]

Who: Jiaying and YOU
Where: Here and there: see prompts
When: March
What: A little counseling, a little teaching, a little slice of life. There's potential for characters to secretly 'talk' to each other about things related to their past if they wanna avoid cameras.
Warnings: None that I can think of.
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School
Jiaying has taken to teaching in the local school though the subject itself is curious for a town this size. Who would have use for Mandarin? But between all the prep work that goes into teaching and her other duty as school counselor, she's kept busy. Five days a week for about half a day, she can be found in the teacher's room or the small office she can call her counseling room, usually marking papers or coming up with teaching material. Being the only Mandarin speaker in town has its downsides.


Counseling + secret notes
After school hours, she takes on regular counseling sessions by appointment. She appears to be a holder of a psychology degree but she has no memory of taking any such courses. She tries to keep her sessions casual anyway, focusing on making her clients feel comfortable. While she has an office nestled in half of the second floor of a building in Main Street with a small plaque that barely qualifies as a sign, she also pays house visits and allows visitors in her shared home with Emily Grey.

She puts on a good act of playing along with the rest of the residents of the city. She doesn't talk about her past. She doesn't question things. Not openly. Some time near the end of February (after the intense snow), she begins to slip small written notes to clients she knows to have awoken in the hospital and are just as confused as she is. Short and succinct, they are handed out to the people she has gauged to be trustworthy, a moment passed off as a friendly grasp of the hand for the cameras.

The past isn't dead.
Burn this after reading.

Hospital and wild card
She still visits the hospital whenever she can. She doesn't bother the nurses anymore but she can't help but wander past the children's ward to check in on the babies, hoping against hope that she can catch a glimpse of her baby daughter. She usually leaves quickly before she overstays her welcome but the look of loss, sorrow, and angry determination is one that gets harder and harder to hide.

She can also be found shopping or dining around Main Street. She doesn't cook so eating out is common. The groceries she does buy are related to baked goods. She is especially fond of the book store.

Comments

[unforgivably]

Right. Katherine's angle. Riddling the town with new vampires and werewolves to ensure Klaus had everything he'd need, enough to grant her freedom. If Katherine Pierce does anything, it's has plans A, B, and C, and it's getting rid of her loose ends. Katherine is the worst. She looks out for herself, surviving is always her number one priority. And now she's here. And she remembers nothing.

[oncekind]

[There's something about his description that resonates with a part of her she has yet to remember. But it feels familiar and very very cold.]

If either of us are anything to go by, she will. With time.

[unforgivably]

And then I'll stab her.

[ Again, in nonchalance. ]

[oncekind]

[She looks briefly surprised but comes to terms with it abnormally quickly. She looks around them.]

In this world?

[After all, the sheriff is watching in the real one]

[unforgivably]

In any. She deserves far more.

[oncekind]

You'll need a plan.

[Straightforward and matter of fact.]

I doubt our local law enforcement would approve.

[unforgivably]

Law enforcement wouldn't know what to do with me. [ But, she has a point. ] All I'll say, is every room has its blind spots.

[oncekind]

And every town has a black sheep. [It's said so casually that a very small part of her is startled. A part that is quickly silenced however.] I mean, as long as suspicion isn't cast on you.

[unforgivably]

A goal I'll work to maintain. Though, that is my specialty usually. Loose ends when need be. [ Doing what's necessary. ]

[oncekind]

[A bit more solemnly] Be careful. I'd hate to lose you, Damon.

[unforgivably]

[ A nod in return. It's probably about time he end their session. But, he'll return. ]