[ skeptical is a strong word, but there is a lift to her voice with the question, a little bit unsure. she's finally walking back over to his side of the room, intent on taking a few more shots. maybe shortening the distance between them to make this conversation feel less subjective, more personal. but personal was a strong word too, wasn't it? when she picks a place to set herself, it ends up being about two yards away from John now. ]
This place is a nightmare. [ she's staring down the plates though, hesitating now because she's not sure if she even wants to continue on this topic. but, there it is. ] I mean, sometimes it literally is. This one time some of us got hit with this crap in the air - people were calling it fear gas. Made you see all kinds of weird shit, made you freak out an panic. It's like, the ship finds ways to take what we know and twist it all around just so we can ever seem to get a solid footing. My world sucked and all, but at least there I never felt like I didn't at least have a fighting chance. This place? [ she just shakes her head, takes another two shots. the first misses, the second hits. hn. ]
I'm not saying I don't think you can handle it, we wouldn't be here talking if I thought that, I'm just saying it to say it. [ she'll even look at him again, just for a second, chews the corner of her lip before looking at the row of plates again. ]
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[ skeptical is a strong word, but there is a lift to her voice with the question, a little bit unsure. she's finally walking back over to his side of the room, intent on taking a few more shots. maybe shortening the distance between them to make this conversation feel less subjective, more personal. but personal was a strong word too, wasn't it? when she picks a place to set herself, it ends up being about two yards away from John now. ]
This place is a nightmare. [ she's staring down the plates though, hesitating now because she's not sure if she even wants to continue on this topic. but, there it is. ] I mean, sometimes it literally is. This one time some of us got hit with this crap in the air - people were calling it fear gas. Made you see all kinds of weird shit, made you freak out an panic. It's like, the ship finds ways to take what we know and twist it all around just so we can ever seem to get a solid footing. My world sucked and all, but at least there I never felt like I didn't at least have a fighting chance. This place? [ she just shakes her head, takes another two shots. the first misses, the second hits. hn. ]
I'm not saying I don't think you can handle it, we wouldn't be here talking if I thought that, I'm just saying it to say it. [ she'll even look at him again, just for a second, chews the corner of her lip before looking at the row of plates again. ]