[She wonders, if her powers were working, what his presence would feel like. Maybe something sturdy, she thinks. Dependable. But they aren't, and all she really has to go on is her gut feeling. She should be happy about that. Maybe in this world, she doesn't have to be a monster anymore. Isn't that what she always wanted? But instead it feels wrong, it feels lonely. (Why does it make her feel lonely?)
Maybe the company is a good idea.]
You can stay. [She nods, the words spoken with the same quiet and even tone she’s used thus far. ] Might not be so bad, having someone to talk to…
[It’s better than being in the crowds, with everything going on at once. Even at a more sedate sort of party like this… it’s still a lot. She’d be so worried about trying to latch her faulty memories onto all of it, when there’s still so much she’s afraid she might start forgetting now that she’s here. Away from home.
She traces a finger over some of the scrawled lettering in her notebook for a moment.]
You’re really nice.
[Does she sound surprised by that? A little bit. It always feels like a gamble whether people will be nice or just scared around her. Nice feels rarer among unfamiliar faces. Not unless they knew her. And he definitely doesn’t.]
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Maybe the company is a good idea.]
You can stay. [She nods, the words spoken with the same quiet and even tone she’s used thus far. ] Might not be so bad, having someone to talk to…
[It’s better than being in the crowds, with everything going on at once. Even at a more sedate sort of party like this… it’s still a lot. She’d be so worried about trying to latch her faulty memories onto all of it, when there’s still so much she’s afraid she might start forgetting now that she’s here. Away from home.
She traces a finger over some of the scrawled lettering in her notebook for a moment.]
You’re really nice.
[Does she sound surprised by that? A little bit. It always feels like a gamble whether people will be nice or just scared around her. Nice feels rarer among unfamiliar faces. Not unless they knew her. And he definitely doesn’t.]