[ah. well. she can see where this might be going. metaphorically.
his feelings grow, and she takes a deep breath. carefully, she calms herself, evens out as best she can, and gives him reassurance. comfort, warmth. this is harder for him to recount, she thinks, than it is for her to hear it.
there's a distant thought - something that sounds like even back then? before, out loud:]
This place really likes to use us against each other. [a flicker of anger.] Were we...
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his feelings grow, and she takes a deep breath. carefully, she calms herself, evens out as best she can, and gives him reassurance. comfort, warmth. this is harder for him to recount, she thinks, than it is for her to hear it.
there's a distant thought - something that sounds like even back then? before, out loud:]
This place really likes to use us against each other. [a flicker of anger.] Were we...
[y'know.]