[in her experience, the soft have never made it that long, and neither have the kind. one way or another, they've all died in front of her, the soft, the kind, or both, but then again, she'd died, too. or — hadn't? that part's still confusing, and she doesn't want to put that much thought into it.
her only option left, really, is to consider his stranger, the one laughing in front of her, telling her that she reminds him of someone. she understands him less than she understands her current situation.
but what she understands least of all is why her mouth tugs into a flicker of a smile that lasts for half a second before it fades. why she can't give anything more than a halfhearted:]
I'm — [not; the protest doesn't even have a chance to leave her mouth, with the way her teeth start to chatter again, much louder than before. even someone like her, an expert in denying almost anything that comes her way, knows she can't keep up the front much longer.
the sigh that manages to escape through another round of chattering is meant to be frustrated, but doesn't manage to sound like much of anything at all. she hesitates for a moment, considering her options one last time before she comes to a decision.]
Have you seen anything around that might fit me? I haven't yet.
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her only option left, really, is to consider his stranger, the one laughing in front of her, telling her that she reminds him of someone. she understands him less than she understands her current situation.
but what she understands least of all is why her mouth tugs into a flicker of a smile that lasts for half a second before it fades. why she can't give anything more than a halfhearted:]
I'm — [not; the protest doesn't even have a chance to leave her mouth, with the way her teeth start to chatter again, much louder than before. even someone like her, an expert in denying almost anything that comes her way, knows she can't keep up the front much longer.
the sigh that manages to escape through another round of chattering is meant to be frustrated, but doesn't manage to sound like much of anything at all. she hesitates for a moment, considering her options one last time before she comes to a decision.]
Have you seen anything around that might fit me? I haven't yet.