[There was a part of Ash that was spooked by that gaze. She felt very seen when there was good reason for anyone that knew her to avoid her and look away.
She doesn't back away when Kalmiya touches down on the ground, but there's a moment where she tenses and looks like she might flee.
She feels a little bit of a nervous laugh play up.]
That might be putting it lightly. But- It could also just be playing it up.
[It was strange how she could still find a way to joke about it. There was a part of her that wished it meant she was numb to things actually happening.
She raises a hand up to rub her opposite arm. That was a loaded question.]
I wouldn't really know where to begin.
And I think you wouldn't want anything to do with me after I told you.
[Releasing eldritch beings to possibly burn down the known universe would do that.]
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She doesn't back away when Kalmiya touches down on the ground, but there's a moment where she tenses and looks like she might flee.
She feels a little bit of a nervous laugh play up.]
That might be putting it lightly. But- It could also just be playing it up.
[It was strange how she could still find a way to joke about it. There was a part of her that wished it meant she was numb to things actually happening.
She raises a hand up to rub her opposite arm. That was a loaded question.]
I wouldn't really know where to begin.
And I think you wouldn't want anything to do with me after I told you.
[Releasing eldritch beings to possibly burn down the known universe would do that.]