[ Really, there's a lot Lottie can willfully ignore. She can ignore red flags, her problems, terrible life decisions, but what she seemingly can't ignore right now is: this sad little man in the ground.
Lottie thought she had it bad when she crawled her way up.. This mystery man has her beat. Also? Covered in more dirt. He lets her go but all she does is stand there, kind of stares at the display he's putting on.
She'd rub the heel of her palm into her eyes but she can't β her gloves are covered in muck. Some part of her wants to scream to run away and hide in her corner so she can rinse them off with her precious bottled water, but she doesn't. She kneels down so she can properly swat at the hand trying to dig himself free so she can take over. Lottie may not be physically strong, but she's done enough of this that it feels like a breeze. ]
No? You don't 'got this'! [ HE REALLY DOESN'T!! ] You sound awful?!
[ Oh, but hold on. She pauses her work (she's working on his other arm, at the moment) to reach over and touch the exposed one, gently (as gently as someone can when the person being touched is actively Trying to Liveβ’) moves it closer towards his face. ]
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Lottie thought she had it bad when she crawled her way up.. This mystery man has her beat. Also? Covered in more dirt. He lets her go but all she does is stand there, kind of stares at the display he's putting on.
She'd rub the heel of her palm into her eyes but she can't β her gloves are covered in muck. Some part of her wants to scream to run away and hide in her corner so she can rinse them off with her precious bottled water, but she doesn't. She kneels down so she can properly swat at the hand trying to dig himself free so she can take over. Lottie may not be physically strong, but she's done enough of this that it feels like a breeze. ]
No? You don't 'got this'! [ HE REALLY DOESN'T!! ] You sound awful?!
[ Oh, but hold on. She pauses her work (she's working on his other arm, at the moment) to reach over and touch the exposed one, gently (as gently as someone can when the person being touched is actively Trying to Liveβ’) moves it closer towards his face. ]
Cough into the crook of your elbow.