You're doing it again. [ this time, a faint bit of irritation does break through whatever haze has fallen over the two of them. she coughs a few more times, takes a few more breaths in and out, and grumbles- ] And you're sorely mistaken. If anything, you're the child, as far as I'm concerned.
[ it's barely had time to leave her mouth before it registers as off. her eyes go wide, for a moment; her brow furls. why did she say that? she's doing her best to live normally, as off as this place is. should she leave this fragment? should she-
another cough interrupts her train of thought, and she grits her teeth as she steadies her breathing. she can worry about that later. right now, she needs some water. she reaches forward, grabbing her own glass off the table and downing a few drinks of it before sputtering off into a tiny series of significantly wetter coughs. ]
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[ it's barely had time to leave her mouth before it registers as off. her eyes go wide, for a moment; her brow furls. why did she say that? she's doing her best to live normally, as off as this place is. should she leave this fragment? should she-
another cough interrupts her train of thought, and she grits her teeth as she steadies her breathing. she can worry about that later. right now, she needs some water. she reaches forward, grabbing her own glass off the table and downing a few drinks of it before sputtering off into a tiny series of significantly wetter coughs. ]