Rang watches the memory play out in his mind's eye -- he recognizes the story immediately from what little Shenhe's told him.
but as expected, a tale from an opera is no comparison to the real thing. There's a difference between hearing Shenhe recount it in her calm manner, and then seeing the Shenhe of this story -- driven by desperation and hope, fear, rage. And then, nothing. No emotion at all. He notes the color of her hair -- it was black from tip to end once, the tears he's never seen Shenhe shed even when she arrived here. Everything she lost in that cave, everything she gained in return.
but gaining doesn't erase the loss in the first place. he should know.]
I hate snakes. [FIRST OF ALL] And I still hate your father as much as I did when you told me your story.
[she laughs - just a huff, a heh, at his comment about snakes. yeah. her too.]
Lambda told me that she would not blame me if I wanted to hurt him. [she says, tucking her hair behind her ear.] I don't. But I do think that the longer I am here, the more I am growing to hate what he did to me.
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Rang watches the memory play out in his mind's eye -- he recognizes the story immediately from what little Shenhe's told him.
but as expected, a tale from an opera is no comparison to the real thing. There's a difference between hearing Shenhe recount it in her calm manner, and then seeing the Shenhe of this story -- driven by desperation and hope, fear, rage. And then, nothing. No emotion at all. He notes the color of her hair -- it was black from tip to end once, the tears he's never seen Shenhe shed even when she arrived here. Everything she lost in that cave, everything she gained in return.
but gaining doesn't erase the loss in the first place. he should know.]
I hate snakes. [FIRST OF ALL] And I still hate your father as much as I did when you told me your story.
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Lambda told me that she would not blame me if I wanted to hurt him. [she says, tucking her hair behind her ear.] I don't. But I do think that the longer I am here, the more I am growing to hate what he did to me.