[Laura looks exhausted, as if she's been on the go continuously since the battle. Which is precisely the case - only now that she's too tired to work effectively can she bring herself to go to the people left behind instead of distracting herself with repairs and cleanup. So there's a layer of shame on top of everything else, for how long it's taken her to seek Devon out.]
[She takes a half-step toward Devon, then cuts the movement short - does the other girl even want comfort, much less from her? Is she just pushing her needs off on to Devon?]
[Devon opens her palm - the one that was not holding her book, and was in fact clenched over something. Something that is the locket she got as a wedding gift.]
This is not the most painful situation in my life... but it is close.
How generous of you. It's important to have a voice of reason when tempers are running high.
... So.
How many times have you do you forgotten to look where you're standing? [And the clear underlying question, "how many times has she disappointed herself?"]
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And bonds can be a source of strength.
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...I'm sorry.
[Laura looks exhausted, as if she's been on the go continuously since the battle. Which is precisely the case - only now that she's too tired to work effectively can she bring herself to go to the people left behind instead of distracting herself with repairs and cleanup. So there's a layer of shame on top of everything else, for how long it's taken her to seek Devon out.]
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But I'm sorry anyway.
I - if you...
[She takes a half-step toward Devon, then cuts the movement short - does the other girl even want comfort, much less from her? Is she just pushing her needs off on to Devon?]
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This is not the most painful situation in my life... but it is close.
However, giving up to misery solves nothing.
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I do not know yet.
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[A familiar pair of mismatched eyes settle onto Devon's face; today, both the silver and the gold are calm and emotionless.]
... Those words are just as much for yourself as they are for anyone else, aren't they.
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You may be right.
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... So.
How many times have you do you forgotten to look where you're standing? [And the clear underlying question, "how many times has she disappointed herself?"]
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So the answer is: too many.
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