[PTL Game] Julia, Kat, Nick, Derek

[julia walker]

Nick got up, grabbed a drink then sat back at the table, still holding onto the drink. "did you want this?"   "You're lucky you're cute, Nick Boyle." she teased him before holding out her hand for the glass and finally taking a drink of it when he finally handed it over, boyish grin included.  She was about to take a drink when Kat finally asked her question and then paused in mid-motion.   "Well," Kat started slowly not know exactly how to ask this question.  "What it like being dead?"  Hurriedly she added, "my daddy and brother are......can they come home too?" Derek had finished up in the control room and herded Alex out to eat.  As they reached the drawing room he over heard the young girl's question and groaned inwardly.  "Kat...," he said a mild warning tone in his voice.  He didn't want either one of them getting upset and wasn't certain this was an appropriate conversations to be having.   Julia blinked and set her glass and plate down, regarding her for a moment.  "It's okay Derek."  Kat was smart and it was only natural that she would want to know.. especially if... had they died there too...?   She looked at Nick and then Derek, then turned back to Kat.  This wasn't really the place, true.  There were others there and some of them, thankfully not having heard the question because they were at a distance while eating.. or at least she hoped not as she was sure at least one of them wasn't a Legacy Member... but Kat still deserved to know.   She swallowed once and reached for one of the girl's hand, her tone quiet, gaze sincere "Maybe we should go find your mother and talk.  I'll answer what I can... but we should maybe talk about this when there aren't so many people around and your mom can be with you.  Would that be alright?"   Kitty Kat, the word whispered out to her and she blinked looking at Kat.  Then she gently released her hand and started to stand, looking at the two men in a silent request to go with them "Does anyone know where Ms. Corrigan is?"  And, of course, it would ultimately be up to Rachel as to whether this discussion or what kind of discussion was going to happen.  But Julia didn't feel it fair to brush Kat off or try and dismiss her curiosity, at least didn't feel like it was her place to tell her she couldn't ask.  She held out her hand to Kat and looked at Nick, hoping she didn't see the pained expression of earlier.   [tag]