[With her sensors sensitive and alert to even the smallest of sound, she can hear Lorem's attempts for air. Lu Li convinced her to bolt. Therefore, the young woman was technically "her" responsibility. If this decision turned out to be a death knell for them - or for the group - it'll fall upon Lu Li's shoulders.
That is precisely why she has to suppress her fears.
She doesn't look right away at what Lorem's typed, though she's aware she's constructing a message. Lu Li squeezes her eye shut, forcing herself to stop analyzing, to stop calculating for risk. Regain control. This was not a dangerous situation. Not yet, anyway.
She can't take breaths when her body has no need for it, but she can make herself sit in electronic "darkness" for a moment until the terror dwindles to a trickle. When she's ready, Lu Li opens her eye and looks down at Lorem's device. Looks back up at her face, to gauge how she's doing.]
I will be.
[She doesn't rely on her automatic systems to conduct the procedural task of typing for her. Not this time. She's careful to actually type out her thoughts as a human would - to impose a restriction so she may calm down. Lu Li types at a noticeably slower pace than usual.]
But I don't know if we should head back. We don't know how many might be there.
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That is precisely why she has to suppress her fears.
She doesn't look right away at what Lorem's typed, though she's aware she's constructing a message. Lu Li squeezes her eye shut, forcing herself to stop analyzing, to stop calculating for risk. Regain control. This was not a dangerous situation. Not yet, anyway.
She can't take breaths when her body has no need for it, but she can make herself sit in electronic "darkness" for a moment until the terror dwindles to a trickle. When she's ready, Lu Li opens her eye and looks down at Lorem's device. Looks back up at her face, to gauge how she's doing.]
I will be.
[She doesn't rely on her automatic systems to conduct the procedural task of typing for her. Not this time. She's careful to actually type out her thoughts as a human would - to impose a restriction so she may calm down. Lu Li types at a noticeably slower pace than usual.]
But I don't know if we should head back. We don't know how many might be there.