[ what is she supposed to say to that? vi truly doesn’t understand her. their coping mechanism are at odds. vi might have been the one dragged off to stillwater to be forgotten by the outside world, but powder is the one who shut down and hid, disassociating herself with who she used to be. who she still is; vi refuses to accept that powder succeeded and that she’s actually this new identity. jinx, yeah right, vi is never calling her that.
never again.
nonetheless, even with this stubborn vow circling her thoughts, she realizes it’s far more complicated than that. vi is in no position to decide for powder and unlike before, vi doubts her sister will tolerate it as she used to.
she smooths her fingers over the braid and then stills the placement of that hand, staring off across the room. her voice comes out carefully constructed: neutral without expectation, only the slightest hint of wariness catching on the syllables. ]
Do you… want to be Powder again?
[ in vi’s opinion, she always will be powder, but… she hopes powder feels much the same. afterall, turning her back on powder is turning her back on everything and everyone that had ties to powder, vi included. how are they meant to be sisters if powder wants to erase powder? ]
no subject
never again.
nonetheless, even with this stubborn vow circling her thoughts, she realizes it’s far more complicated than that. vi is in no position to decide for powder and unlike before, vi doubts her sister will tolerate it as she used to.
she smooths her fingers over the braid and then stills the placement of that hand, staring off across the room. her voice comes out carefully constructed: neutral without expectation, only the slightest hint of wariness catching on the syllables. ]
Do you… want to be Powder again?
[ in vi’s opinion, she always will be powder, but… she hopes powder feels much the same. afterall, turning her back on powder is turning her back on everything and everyone that had ties to powder, vi included. how are they meant to be sisters if powder wants to erase powder? ]