she looks a little shamed by this. just a little.]
It doesn't stay away. [she says, finally, glancing at nahri. that is maybe a little more honest than the tone calls for.] Fate has a way of catching up to me.
[shenhe doesn't do smiling very much if at all, but she does do a little bow of her head, her shoulders loose and eased.]
Your sentiments reflect my own. [it sucks to be dead, maybe, sort of, but at least the people aren't so bad so far.
a pause. it's a little awkward because shenhe by nature is a little awkward, but she tries:] Would you like to explore the limits of our surroundings with me, Nahri?
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anyway, she's still calm and unshaken, lifting her hand that nahri healed to wiggle her fingers.]
I don't plan to. I don't look for trouble. [she says, like a liar]
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Trouble finds you?
[ like. nahri just has a vibe about this girl. and they aren't sweet innocent angel vibes. ]
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she looks a little shamed by this. just a little.]
It doesn't stay away. [she says, finally, glancing at nahri. that is maybe a little more honest than the tone calls for.] Fate has a way of catching up to me.
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I know the feeling.
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a pause.] You are different. [this is vague, but it's meant to be a compliment.]
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Sometimes I wish I wasn't. [ IT'S STRESSFUL but she feels weird talking about herself so much so instead-- ]
I- I'm sorry, I didn't get your name?
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I - um. [she actually stumbles over her speech a little, here, thrown off.] Shenhe. My apologies.
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[ we're out of the feelings zone so her smile comes more naturally now. it's all good! ]
Wish we could have met in better circumstances.
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Your sentiments reflect my own. [it sucks to be dead, maybe, sort of, but at least the people aren't so bad so far.
a pause. it's a little awkward because shenhe by nature is a little awkward, but she tries:] Would you like to explore the limits of our surroundings with me, Nahri?
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I wouldn't mind taking a look around.
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Well, alright then. Perhaps we visit the barrier I was told about and see if we can break it.
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[ has
has anyone tried this, she thinks. ]
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pause]
... I feel as though someone must have tried that. [r. right??]
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[ she is really dedicated to this 'we're just kidnapped and not really dead' idea ]
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Perhaps there are conditions for making it through the barrier.
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[ wait. ]
-- But they could also bring in people who couldn't leave on their own. So it could be the same kind of magic here?