[The words are a sigh, soft and brittle. She does know, because they've already seen it with people who Alex had attempted to get close to. Laura and Jeff came easily to mind, as to how they were there and then how suddenly they were gone. It was worrisome, especially with the way that Max seemed to suggest that living was the norm rather than the exception to the rules here.
Yes, it scared her. She wasn't going to deny that it scared her--honestly she couldn't. If she thought about it too much the tightness in her chest would reach upwards and wrap around her throat, strangling her oxygen from her brain and any sort of sense from them too. So, she shoves down the thought just like she does demons, Warren and the end of the world. It's just one more thing.]
Are you trying to prepare me for it? Cause I'm pretty sure that's not something that can be prepared for. And I'm not you, I can't just close things off.
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[The words are a sigh, soft and brittle. She does know, because they've already seen it with people who Alex had attempted to get close to. Laura and Jeff came easily to mind, as to how they were there and then how suddenly they were gone. It was worrisome, especially with the way that Max seemed to suggest that living was the norm rather than the exception to the rules here.
Yes, it scared her. She wasn't going to deny that it scared her--honestly she couldn't. If she thought about it too much the tightness in her chest would reach upwards and wrap around her throat, strangling her oxygen from her brain and any sort of sense from them too. So, she shoves down the thought just like she does demons, Warren and the end of the world. It's just one more thing.]
Are you trying to prepare me for it? Cause I'm pretty sure that's not something that can be prepared for. And I'm not you, I can't just close things off.