but the answer still doesn't quite seem like a no, either, her brow furrowed and her eyes on the blur that smoke makes in front of her. maybe it's a dream? something that's real and not real and a problem, anyway. that they won't remember if they leave, if they leave.
it is still better than what she was waking up from, except the snagged complication that is her brother (or not her brother), which has a lot to do with the muted nature of her present reaction to their predicament. the thing about surviving is that it gets to be a habit. )
If this were my dream, you would be better dressed.
( that is both very rude and apparently intended as friendliness. )
no subject
( when it was happening. and neither does this—
but the answer still doesn't quite seem like a no, either, her brow furrowed and her eyes on the blur that smoke makes in front of her. maybe it's a dream? something that's real and not real and a problem, anyway. that they won't remember if they leave, if they leave.
it is still better than what she was waking up from, except the snagged complication that is her brother (or not her brother), which has a lot to do with the muted nature of her present reaction to their predicament. the thing about surviving is that it gets to be a habit. )
If this were my dream, you would be better dressed.
( that is both very rude and apparently intended as friendliness. )