[ She stands a little taller at that, something in her greedy for his words. Papa flickers through her mind, a man in a crisp suit with a shock of white hair. Affection as a currency, granted rarely and only if she did as told. Affection denied more regularly, replaced with disapproval at best, punishment at worst. But her brain does not latch onto those now, just quietly thrums. Praise, she soaks up. Being told she did well? She's starved for affirmation, even from a man she has barely met and does not fully trust just yet.
Someone like her, though, and that puts him leagues ahead of other adults.
Yes, she saved her friends. She closed the gate. She'd ripped it open by accident, and closed it on purpose, a rift into another place, a darker place, with an entity trying to grasp through, push through, build a bridge. Anguish and rage channelled into raw power that is a far cry from unfolding into its full potential yet. ]
Do you save people, too?
[ She'd barely glimpsed the flashes before panicking and trying to scream him out of her mind ]
Not long. I arrived. I ate. Stupid. [ A shrug. ] Like everyone.
I'm so sorry for the info overload btw, I just wanna have your boy plenty to pull from her brain xD
Someone like her, though, and that puts him leagues ahead of other adults.
Yes, she saved her friends. She closed the gate. She'd ripped it open by accident, and closed it on purpose, a rift into another place, a darker place, with an entity trying to grasp through, push through, build a bridge. Anguish and rage channelled into raw power that is a far cry from unfolding into its full potential yet. ]
Do you save people, too?
[ She'd barely glimpsed the flashes before panicking and trying to scream him out of her mind ]
Not long. I arrived. I ate. Stupid. [ A shrug. ] Like everyone.