[ Oh God, did he... did that mean he knew who she was too?! No, there was no way, she was so careful about that! She had to play this off. For her own dignity's sake, she had to. ]
A... A Harrowing mask?
[ Even she could tell that her wooden response wouldn't fly. And yet she still tried to discretely, stiffly put the mask back on top of the pile of junk, like it wasn't the most important thing ever.
Nope. Nope nope nope nope this was the worst, the absolute worse. Why? Why did it have to be him? Of all people?
And at the same time, why was she all right with this? Maybe a little... more than... all right... ]
done
A... A Harrowing mask?
[ Even she could tell that her wooden response wouldn't fly. And yet she still tried to discretely, stiffly put the mask back on top of the pile of junk, like it wasn't the most important thing ever.
Nope. Nope nope nope nope this was the worst, the absolute worse. Why? Why did it have to be him? Of all people?
And at the same time, why was she all right with this? Maybe a little... more than... all right... ]