[ 2b’s grounding base literally begins to crumble. the shock of his words seep through to her— eyes first, brows in an arch and wide enough to see the whites. they started to redden, and she maintains the sheen glazing them by blinking. it doesn’t get farther than that. she keeps looking at him, and looking, all while her sword dissipates into sparks from her hand rematerialize behind her back, and she slips down the her knees. ]
You were all gone . . . [ that can’t be a joke. why would he be trying to lie if he mentioned alien technology? she could have killed him if pod had said “alien” first. an awful, unknown pain twists in her chest, but comes out as nothing more than a grimace to compose her features. she breathes the words out in repeated disbelief. ] Is that— how you survived?
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You were all gone . . . [ that can’t be a joke. why would he be trying to lie if he mentioned alien technology? she could have killed him if pod had said “alien” first. an awful, unknown pain twists in her chest, but comes out as nothing more than a grimace to compose her features. she breathes the words out in repeated disbelief. ] Is that— how you survived?