They'll dry out on their own, Shenhe. [ now she feels the creep of embarrassment again. it's weird having anyone do things for her. but she isn't chiding or otherwise upset with what she's doing. it's just!! a weird personal thing!! she has to cope with!!
well now she can't sit down on that couch because there's a comb there. even if it is taking up only 1% of the space. ]
[ nahri isn't about to assign emotional attachment to the woman who struggles with emotional attachment. but something about the phrasing pulls at her. ]
I'd like to learn more about her, if you'd tell me.
[ and she's kicking herself, a little, after kind-of-not-really going through her mess and not taking the time to listen to her teammate. ]
She rescued me, and trained me. I've known her since I was five years old. [...] She loves to ride the wind, and she is very wise. Some people find her hard to speak to, but I never have.
[help she seems to find that first part sort of funny.]
... It's hard for me to think of the concept of family. [she says, after a moment.] I think of forming close bonds with people and wonder if it will be out of my reach for as long as I live.
[ this is probably the most thoughtful she's been, at least up until this point. usually she'd just badger someone for answers. but shenhe is different. ]
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well now she can't sit down on that couch because there's a comb there. even if it is taking up only 1% of the space. ]
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[direct as always,
she'll help just a little, and then go back over to the couch to pick up her comb. she holds it for a moment, tracing her fingers over it.]
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Where did you get it? [ her question is gentle. she feels a little bad interjecting in this moment. ]
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My Master made it, and gave it to me when I was a child. [...
maybe without much of any ado, she just adds:] My hair was black, back then.
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The two of you were close?
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[she is very fond of her master, but she has such a hard time with emotional connections that she isn't sure she can claim close.]
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I'd like to learn more about her, if you'd tell me.
[ and she's kicking herself, a little, after kind-of-not-really going through her mess and not taking the time to listen to her teammate. ]
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She rescued me, and trained me. I've known her since I was five years old. [...] She loves to ride the wind, and she is very wise. Some people find her hard to speak to, but I never have.
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I'm glad you have someone like that.
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... It's hard for me to think of the concept of family. [she says, after a moment.] I think of forming close bonds with people and wonder if it will be out of my reach for as long as I live.
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[ this is probably the most thoughtful she's been, at least up until this point. usually she'd just badger someone for answers. but shenhe is different. ]
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[...] They suppress all of my emotions, I suppose.
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Oh, Shenhe.
[ this isn't something she can fix. it tugs at her heart, and she'll just have to feel for the both of them right now. ]
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it feels better for nahri to know, at least. for her to know why she can't always react the way other people want her to.]
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I like you as you are. You don't need to be anything else.