《Kennedy, Bec》<br/>Location: Dryden<br/>Present: Sou<a class="username" data-user-id="6997" data-username="Traveler" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" href="https://blackdahliaroleplaying.com/members/6997/">Traveler</a><br/><br/><div style="text-align: center"><div class="bbImageWrapper js-lbImage" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-single-image="1" data-src="https://blackdahliaroleplaying.com/attachments/bec-01-jpg.135442/" title="Bec 01.jpg">
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</div></div><br/>After greeting the pair, Diana moved to the kitchen and could be heard going out the back door into the yard. Kennedy first greeted Sou with a welcoming smile, thinking first to hug her, but then quickly changing his mind when he thought about the physical injuries she'd incurred. The smile, however, remained, warm and friendly, until it drew downward as his brows furrowed with her words. Taking all kinds of flack for his orientation was nothing new, though it was something he'd vowed to never take lightly. He felt much the same about racism and any other kind of 'ism' and he bristled at the thought that Sou had been made to endure it. His expression flowed seamlessly from guarded to empathetic, and finally, concerned as his glance shot over to Bec.<br/><br/>Bec had been looking on with the same furrowed brow. She did know Diana well, she knew there were intolerant views, though they'd not been much of an issue before. Never being one to hide her thoughts behind pleasantries, Bec shook her head with a short sigh. "I'll be back, you guys catch up," she said as she turned and headed for the kitchen and out the back door.<br/><br/>Kennedy watched her go for a moment before turning back to Sou. He thought of his conversation the day before with Josh and how easy it was for him to fall into his own biases, but in the short moment he'd spent with Diana, first impressions had plucked all the strings of one of his most dreaded stereotypes: white, privileged, southern woman. He knew he should be more open to the possibility that he was wrong, but with Sou there with him now, he had more pressing matters than philosophizing about his bias.<br/><br/>"I heard Carla found you out in the woods, intentionally injured, and she brought you here," he was as concerned for her physical state as well as the injustice she'd endured, "Are you ok, now? I want to know what happened and don't worry, you don't have to stay here with that bullshit," he rarely swore, but the incident struck a nerve he had trouble settling, "you're welcome to come with me."