Maggie Daley Park, Chicago, Late Tuesday Afternoon

[firstofitskind]

The last few days had been pretty packed with stuff- from finding rings, to getting the engraving done, to visiting all the usual touristy spots (and some not-so-usual ones, because cryptozoologists).

Today's agenda included outdoor ice skating on the skating ribbon, followed by dinner in a dome ignore the fact that said domes are apparently closed for the season. THIS IS FICTION AND I CAN DO WHAT I WANT.

There was a party at the Carmichael later that evening, of course, but for now? Liam and Verity were enjoying some time to themselves (well, if you didn't count the crowd at the park.)

"Should we get hot chocolate?" Liam mused, looking at the stand thoughtfully. There was a bit of a wait until it'd be their turn on the ice, and hot chocolate seemed like a good way to fill the time.

[ooc: NFB for distance, for the wiiiiiiife and a heckuva lot of SP.]

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[firstofitskind]

Liam’s feelings on the matter were far more complicated. They’d never gotten along, but there had always been a part of him that ached for his father’s- positive- attention.

“He was always serious. Driven. Even before... before we worked together. I think the only person who ever saw something beyond that from him was Deedee,” he told her.

[arboreal_priestess]

Of course they were. Verity only knew the man through stories, after all. But those stories were enough to hold him in general - and specific - contempt.

"I'm glad you had your mom's influence as well," she said, squeezing his hand. "You can be serious and you can be driven, but there's so much more to you for me to love."

And so there.

[firstofitskind]

Not that Siobhan Beckett's choices had always been the right ones, either. But she'd made them for what she believed were the right reasons.

"What about you?" he asked, as they stepped out onto the ice. Liam's first few strides were a bit on the wobbly side, because yes, he was aware of the mechanics of skating, but this was his first time actually doing so. "When'd you learn to skate?"

The Pacific Northwest didn't generally get cold enough for it to be a popular outdoor activity, but skating rinks were also a thing.