...Yes. It's been doing that since we arrived.
[frowning at the door! she'd hoped it had stopped.]
[frowning at the door! she'd hoped it had stopped.]
[nodding slowly.]
...So they shouldn't be an issue.
...So they shouldn't be an issue.
That's good.
[she's awkward in conversation with strangers, though, so she trails off, unsure what to say next.]
[she's awkward in conversation with strangers, though, so she trails off, unsure what to say next.]
[he sure does! she looks a little surprised for a moment before she shrugs.]
Even if we run to the borders, we feel too weak to continue.
Even if we run to the borders, we feel too weak to continue.
Of course. I want to go back.
[she frowns.]
If it's a punishment, it seems... strange. This is too open to be a prison.
[she frowns.]
If it's a punishment, it seems... strange. This is too open to be a prison.
[ah. she freezes for a moment, realizing she probably said too much, before moving on quickly.]
Nothing. [convincing!] What do you think it is, then?
Nothing. [convincing!] What do you think it is, then?
[this boy is like a whirlwind. there are several things to unpack here, so she pauses.]
That is... optimistic.
That is... optimistic.
Yes...
[vin don't say that so immediately
but after a second:]
I guess it would be nice, though.
[vin don't say that so immediately
but after a second:]
I guess it would be nice, though.

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