[ well... no, she didn't particularly mean it. and a part of her feels like she should probably admit that. but at the same time, now that it's been brought up, it isn't like she meant the opposite, right?
for the first time in the night, she looks beyond surprised. she looks like someone who genuinely didn't see something coming. she looks a bit vulnerable, herself, if only for a moment. even when she pulls herself together and huffs out a response- ]
Quite certainly! I wouldn't have said it if I didn't mean it, would I?
[ -it still comes across as less in control than she's been this whole time. still, she sounds as though she's pulling herself back together as she lies back into the pillows and pats below her chin. ]
Come on, then. I'm not one to take back her offers.
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for the first time in the night, she looks beyond surprised. she looks like someone who genuinely didn't see something coming. she looks a bit vulnerable, herself, if only for a moment. even when she pulls herself together and huffs out a response- ]
Quite certainly! I wouldn't have said it if I didn't mean it, would I?
[ -it still comes across as less in control than she's been this whole time. still, she sounds as though she's pulling herself back together as she lies back into the pillows and pats below her chin. ]
Come on, then. I'm not one to take back her offers.