Hi, Absinthe ... With the vial I drank, it was really difficult for me to speak without touching someone like this - so even if it's just for a little while like this, I hope it's okay for us to hold hands ...
... Just because you've experienced worse things than that doesn't mean that what happened was okay, does it? Even so, that's not something that you should have had to endure ...
[ frowninggg fussing idly, peering up at his face ]
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Could you come down here...?
[ and, ]
How are you doing?
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[ he leans down a bit ]
I'm doing quite well. I'm relieved this is a less ... bloody game for us to enjoy.
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[ cheek smooch ]
... I ended up meeting Mother there, and she seemed safe, but - I hope that you and the rest of your unit were okay too.
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Ah yes. Ruby seemed to have ... quite a time of it.
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. . . What?
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Intact, however.
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- What happened to her? Please tell me.
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I - I'm sorry . . .
[ is just sort of blurted out in her panic, even though she and ruby have already talked about this,
once she realizes there's a brief pause, ]
What - what about you? Were you okay...?
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... Are you okay now? Even if dying is fine, and it isn't something that we can avoid during that game, being possessed like that is still -
[ a breath, ]
- Something . . . even so, it's still something scary, isn't it...?
[ as if to punctuate it, she gives his hand a tiny squeeze, as if ???reassuring??? ]
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[ he squeezes back! ]
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[ frowninggg fussing idly, peering up at his face ]
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gives her a pat on the head ]
You truly fuss too much over things like this! I would be quite honest with you if I were truly bothered.