The Melaswen Paradox (Read 295,127 times)

[lumiforeverandalways]

great chap

[Kpatch]

Love seeing Shane and Kim together again!

[André DiMera]

Tuesday - 1/19

NOTE: I’ve decided to make an ongoing list of Irish slang terms and their meanings, as I’m sure several of these terms will come up throughout Claire and Chase’s trip. (the link is above in the words “list of Irish slang terms”).

AISLING’S HOUSE - GALWAY, IRELAND
Aisling had just finished showing Claire and Chase around the house. They were now sitting at the table in her dining room.
CHASE: This place is really nice!
AISLING: Cheers, I do my best. I love the pictures you sent me of the flat you two have.
CLAIRE: Thank you! It’s so good to finally meet you in person, and see where you grew up.
CHASE: Yeah. We’ve only been here a day and a half, and we love it already!
AISLING: It’s good to meet you, too. I’ve been buzzing about this visit ever since you said you were coming out this way! Driving my Granda half mad, so I was.
CLAIRE: We’ve been excited, too! It’s crazy that our great-great-grandpas were brothers! Part of me wishes we’d known about this earlier.
AISLING: Aye, I know what you mean. So, you said you wanted to see pictures?
CLAIRE: Yep, and I’ve got some for you, as well.
AISLING: Great! Let’s crack on, then!
Aisling picked up a photo album, opened it and flipped through a few pages. She turned it so Claire and Chase could see. She pointed to a picture of a young couple with a baby.
AISLING: This is my Ma and Da, and me as a wain.
CLAIRE: That’s beautiful.
CHASE: Do they live around here?
AISLING: No. They died, actually. Donkey’s years ago. They were on their way to a holiday in Ballyvaughan and accidentally got caught up in a RA protest.
CHASE: Oh, I’m so sorry.
AISLING: Ah, you’re grand. You weren’t to know. Besides, as I said, sure it was ages ago. I was raised mostly by my Granda.
She flipped the page and pointed to a picture of a young girl standing with an older man.
AISLING: That’s him.
CLAIRE: He looks familiar from somewhere. As we were parking the car, I thought I saw someone in one of the upstairs windows. It looks a bit like him, to be honest.
AISLING: Oh, that’s my Granda, alright. He said he’d come down in a wee bit, but wanted to give us some time to get to know each other.
CLAIRE: Oh, Cool.
Claire took out her phone and opened up the Photos app. She handed the phone Aisling.
CLAIRE: That’s us, my parents, Chase’s dad and my grandma at our wedding.
AISLING: Oh my god! You look gorgeous, the both of ya! Fair play to you, that photo is so class!
CHASE: Thanks!
Chase swiped left on the phone screen.
CHASE: That’s us and my step-sister, Ciara.
CLAIRE: She’s technically my aunt, since she’s my Dad’s younger sister, but we’re so close in age that we’re more like best friends.
AISLING: That’s really sweet!
Aisling flipped a few pages in her photo album and pointed to another picture of herself and her grandfather from a few years ago, alongside another man who looked about the same age as her grandfather, and a man and woman slightly older than her with two younger girls.
AISLING: That’s us with my Great-Uncle Colm, my cousin Eamon, his wife and their wains.
There was a knock at the door.
AISLING: Hold that thought. Be right back.
Aisling got up and went to get the door as another knock came.
AISLING: Just chill the beans, eh? I’m comin’ as fast as I can!
She opened the door to find her cousin Eamon, who had been in the photo she had just been showing Claire and Chase. It’s clear that the photo is a few years old as in it, Eamon was a young man, and he currently looks about the same age as Eric.
EAMON: Howya?
AISLING: Eamon, what’re you doin’ here?
EAMON: Sure, we heard you were havin’ company and wondered if you wouldn’t mind a wee bit more.
Eamon’s younger daughter, Ryleigh, walked up. She looked about the same age as Allie.
AISLING: Oh, herself as well, is it?
RYLEIGH: Hi, Ash. Have the wee Yankees arrived yet?
AISLING: Aye, but they’re not meant to be gawked at, Ryleigh, they’re our guests. Anyway, shouldn’t you be in school?
Ryleigh shrugged.
RYLEIGH: Da said I could come with him to meet them.
Aisling turned her attention to Eamon, who was taking his coat off.
AISLING: Letting her bunk off school, is it, now?
EAMON: Oh, don’t start in on me. Sure the wain’s been practically meltin’ my head, begging me to let her meet our American cousins.
Aisling rolled her eyes.
AISLING: Well, you’re here now, so I guess we’ll just have to crack on with it, then.
RYLEIGH: Class!
Aisling led the two back to the dining room, where Claire and Chase were waiting.
AISLING: Sorry for the wait, you two, but it seems word travels fast ‘round these parts, and there’s someone who wants to meet you. This is my cousin, Emaon and his wain, Ryleigh.

[tghca]

Claire and Chase get to meet more of the Brady cousins in Ireland like Eamon, Ryleigh but I wonder if they will get to meet Aisling's grandfather and great uncle?

[heroicmuse]

Something is off about Ryleigh. I wonder what the story is there.

I'm excited that Chase and Claire are meeting more of their Irish cousins.

Great chapter André DiMera.

[mae00]

So there is more to the story with Shane and Kim wanting to keep Tate......hmmmm.

Tristan doesn't seem all that enthused about his sister and Johnny. I have a feeling this is going to cause some issues in their friendship.

Poor Joey. I know it will be hard, but I hope he tells her sooner rather than later about his history with her father. There's not going to be an easy way to do it.

Hmmm. I'm not sure about Eamon and Ryleigh. I'm glad Claire is getting to meet more of the family, but I sure hope they don't let their guard down around them.

[André DiMera]

Wednesday - 1/20

THE LOFT
Alanis and Joey walked in.
ALANIS: That was awesome!
JOEY: It was so much fun!
ALANIS: It felt great! I haven’t done that in a long time.
JOEY: You were so good at it!
ALANIS: Thanks.
Alanis took off her boots and the two sat down on the couch.
ALANIS: Thanks for everything the last couple of days. You’re the best.
JOEY: Well, I try.
The two chuckled and then kissed. Alanis stood up.
ALANIS: I’ll be back in a few.
JOEY: I’ll be here.
Alanis walked into another room. Joey pulled out his phone and sent a text which read, “We need to talk later tonight.”

KIRIAKIS MANSION
Theresa was in her room, putting clothes away. A knock came to her door.
THERESA: One sec.
She closed the drawer she’d been working on, then opened the door to find Shane on the other side. She sighed and went back to putting away her clothes.
SHANE: Hello, darling.
THERESA: If you’ve come to tell me you don’t think I’m fit to be a mother, you’re wasting your time. Mom’s already done that.
SHANE: Yes, I’d heard you and your mother had a bit of a blowout.
THERESA: You think?
SHANE: But I very much doubt that she thinks you’re not fit to be a mother. I know I certainly don’t think that.
THERESA: Well, you could’ve fooled me. Dad, just save your breath, Mom already said everything she needed to. You two plan to take Tate away from me, and I’m not gonna let that happen.
Shane closed the door behind him.
SHANE: Darling, I really do think we should talk about this.
THERESA: I’ve already said all I need to say.
SHANE: That’s as maybe, but I haven’t.
Theresa chuckled bitterly.
THERESA: Like I said, don’t bother. Mom already said enough for both of you.
Shane sighed.
SHANE: Theresa, your mother and I are not the enemy here. We’re trying to help you. Perhaps we’ve not done a brilliant job of explaining why, and we should have been upfront from the beginning-
THERESA: What a concept.
SHANE: Well, I am sorry, but as your father, I have always tried to protect you, but I can see that in trying to do so, I have not been fully open with you. Darling, we don’t want to have to do this, we hate the idea of separating you and Brady from Tate. But there is more to the situation than you know.
Theresa slammed a drawer shut.
THERESA: Then enlighten me, Dad. What is so vital? What could possibly be so important that you and Mom are willing to rip Tate out of mine and Brady’s lives after we’ve already lost so much time with him?
SHANE: Your Uncle Drew is back.
Theresa stopped. For the first time since he walked in, she turned to look at her father.
THERESA: What?
SHANE: The ISA Vault in D.C. was compromised. We were in the process of escorting its subjects to a secure location elsewhere, but a small handful of them escaped thanks to a rogue agent. Our intelligence says that they’ve formed a cabal and are headed towards Salem, if they aren’t already here.
THERESA: And the leader of this cabal...is Uncle Drew?
SHANE: More likely André DiMera, but Drew is working closely alongside him.

[heroicmuse]

I'm glad Shane told Theresa the truth. I wonder if it will change her attitude at all about letting Tate stay with him and Kim.

I'm assuming Joey texted Steve, as I doubt he had Erebus' number.

Great chapter André DiMera.

[mae00]

I'm so glad that Shane told Theresa the truth. Maybe her and Brady will go to DC for a while so that they don't have to be separated from Tate.

I wonder who Joey sent a text to. I hope that whatever happens to Erebus doesn't cause an issue between Joey and Alanis.

[tghca]

At this point it is probably better for both Theresa and Brady to pack up Tate and go to DC because then that way they are not all separated

But Shane telling Theresa about her Uncle Drew, I wonder if Theresa tells Brady about Drew? If Drew is working for Andre then that means they are all in danger

Joey better tell Alanis about his history with her family and how it dates back decades all the way to Alanis' grandfather

[lumiforeverandalways]

Great couple of chapters.
Glad Claire and Chase have met some of the family cant wait for them to meet more.
At least Shane has told Theresa the truth.
Excited to see more.

[André DiMera]

Thursday - 1/21

AISLING’S HOUSE - GALWAY, IRELAND
Claire and Chase shook hands with Eamon and Ryleigh.
CLAIRE: Nice to meet you.
EAMON: Same here. How’re you liking Ireland so far?
CHASE: It’s nice, so far. We spent most of the morning looking around Galway. It’s really beautiful here!
EAMON: Aye, that it is.
RYLEIGH: So, you’re really from America, then? That’s fab! I’d love to go there someday, it sounds like such good craic!
CLAIRE: Yes, we’re really from there. And yeah, it’s nice. Maybe you guys should come, sometime.
RYLEIGH: That would be so cracker!
EAMON: So, what do you lot do there?
CLAIRE: Well, we’re both in college at the moment. I’m studying music.
CHASE: She’s an awesome singer!
EAMON: Ach, sure we’ll have to have you down the Pub next time we’re putting on a karaoke night.
CLAIRE: That’d be really cool!
CHASE: And I’m studying to be a lawyer. I also work part time at my Dad’s firm.
RYLEIGH: That’s a coincidence. Our Ash here’s a barrister.
AISLING: Mostly just local cases.
CHASE: That’s what my Dad does, too.
EAMON: So, where’s the aul man?
AISLING: Upstairs, still. He said he’d be down in a wee bit, but still hasn’t shown himself. Was about to send a search party, to be honest.
RYLEIGH: I’ll go.
Ryleigh practically ran up the stairs.
EAMON: You should come ‘round ours sometime, meet my wife and other daughter.
CHASE: That’d be good. Aisling was just showing us some pictures.
CLAIRE: So, you mentioned a karaoke night at a pub. Do you or someone else in the family run a pub?
EAMON: That’d be me. The Brady Pub. It’s right down the road.
CLAIRE: That’s ironic. My Uncle Max runs a place called the Brady Pub back in Salem, and it used to belong to my Great-Grandpa Shawn, who immigrated from around here.
AISLING: It’s not technically yours yet, Eamon. It’s Great-Uncle Colm’s.
EAMON: Oh, don’t be startin’ in on me about that again. It’s practically mine already. I do most of the work there.
KEIR: Don’t let Colm hear you saying that, Eamon.
Everyone turned as Ryleigh came downstairs with Aisling’s grandfather, Keir Brady, following closely behind.
AISLING: Ah, himself, at last.
EAMON: All right, Uncle Keir?
KEIR Ryleigh told me there was quite a doings down here, so I came to see what all the carry on was.
AISLING: Granda, these are our cousins from America, Claire and Chase.
CLAIRE: Hi.
CHASE: Nice to meet you.
KEIR: So, you’re his descendants, then.
CLAIRE: If you mean Pete Brady’s, yes. He was my great-great-grandpa. I never met him, and honestly didn’t know much about him until recently.
CHASE: That’s part of why we came to Ireland, to meet this side of the Brady family, as well as go on our honeymoon.
KEIR: Right. Can’t say I ever had the occasion to meet Pete, but my Grandfather told me enough about him.
CLAIRE: Your grandfather being Padraig Brady, right?
KEIR: Aye.
CHASE: Gotcha. Well, we’re glad to meet you.
CLAIRE: Totally! Ever since Aisling and I got in touch, we’ve been so excited to meet all of you!
KEIR: Lovely. Well, if you’ll excuse me, I have some matters to attend to.
AISLING: What, now? Catch yourself on, we’ve got guests.
KEIR: I’ll be back before dinner.
EAMON: Grand, you can meet us at the Pub. I’ll have Kenna, Kady and Da meet us there, too. If you two are up for it, that is.
Claire and Chase looked at each other.
CHASE: Sure, that’d be cool.
CLAIRE: It’ll be nice to see what this Brady Pub looks like, and meet more of your family.
KEIR: Grand.
Keir nodded at Eamon and Aisling, then walked out.
CLAIRE: Did we say something wrong?
RYLEIGH: Uncle Keir’s a wee bit grumpy.
AISLING: It’s not you two. Granda’s still kind of sour about the whole situation between Pete and Padraig, even though it happened years before he was even born.
CHASE: Ah, I see.
CLAIRE: We don’t want to cause an issue-
EAMON: You’re not, love. Keir’ll get over it. He’ll have to.
RYLEIGH: Aye. He’s a wee bit prickly at first, but he’ll soon warm to ya.

KIRIAKIS MANSION
THERESA: You’re wrong. You have to be.
SHANE: I wish I was, darling. I truly do. But, I’m not. Drew is back, and he and André are planning something. Something big.
Theresa sat down on her bed.
SHANE: So, you see, that’s why your mother and I feel it’s in Tate’s best interests to take him back to D.C. We can keep him safe. I’m not saying that you couldn’t, please don’t misunderstand me, but there are types of protection that I can give him out there that he couldn’t have here, even with all of Victor’s money and power.
Slowly, Theresa nodded.
SHANE: I’m sure this must come as a shock to you. His return has been a shock to all of us. It’s not going to be forever, I promise. As soon as we catch Drew and Tate’s done with this school year, we’ll bring him right back.
THERESA: I’ll go.
SHANE: Pardon?
THERESA: I’ll go. With you, Mom and Tate. If Uncle Drew really is back, I don’t want Tate out of my sight, but I also want him to be as safe as possible. I don’t know if Brady will be up for it, since he’s finally working his way back into Victor’s good graces, but if Tate’s going, then so am I, and the two of us will just work it out.
SHANE: All right, if you’re sure.
THERESA: I am. I can’t just leave Tate at a time like this. And even though I know you and Mom’ll take good care of him like you have been, I want to help keep him safe, too. How soon do we leave?
SHANE: Tomorrow night. We’re having the dinner tonight that you and your mother discussed, then we’re taking tomorrow to tie up some loose ends, make sure everyone who needs to be is up to speed on the situation.
Theresa nodded.
THERESA: Okay.

[heroicmuse]

I figured Theresa would want to go. Well, at least it will keep her out of the raw milk trade for a while.

I don't think Keir is going to get over Pete's descendants being there any time soon.

Great chapter André DiMera.

[tghca]

Keir is a grumpy old Irishman...but I love it...he reminds me of like that old grumpy grandpa that is so grumpy to all his relatives but all it takes is one relative to soften him up

So I have to wonder what really happened between Pete and Padraig decades ago? This has to be over 80 to 90 years ago that this all happened

So there is a Brady family feud but within their own family that more or less has divided the American and Irish sides

Theresa going to DC makes sense but will Brady go with them though?

[Kpatch]

I hate that Theresa has to be separated from Brady and Tate. The fact that she may be a target is scary.