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[always_a_liar]

Elan wanted to wash his hands. He could feel the blood and dirt beneath his nails and all he could think of was removing it. The dirt and blood covered him up to his elbows, and his jeans were stained. He walked as if a puppet, eyes staring forward unseeingly

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[shelley_winters]

Funny, how you can think you're used to something, then be so shocked by the sight of it that you drop whatever you're holding.

In Shelley's case, that was a cup of tea, now spilling across the kitchen floor as she stares through the doorway at her unwanted and bloodstained houseguest.

[always_a_liar]

Carefully shutting the door, Elan turned and trudged towards the kitchen to wash his hands. Seeing Shelley, he commented rather distantly.

"The kittens I had been feeding were killed by a dog."

[shelley_winters]

Shelley steps back as he approaches to let him walk by, still staring, and resisting the automatic urge to run away.

Tea trickles sadly against the sole of her shoe.

[always_a_liar]

His head felt thick. No thinking clearly until he removed the dirt and blood from his hands