[She looked at him with a briefly annoyed expression at that guffaw, shaking her head. She wasn't even going to bother chiding him over it. He clearly knew what he'd done wrong, so there was no point in bringing it up. Laughter was death in this place.
Listening, she let her face still a little and tapped out an answer, preferring to use this form of communication. She was going to need to learn it if she planned to live here at all.]
I do not smile often. There is little point to it. But if you wish to be optimistic, that is fine. I will protect you.
[Yep, the fourteen year old pale-skinned girl was looking at the big dumb blonde with a completely bland face of her own and saying 'get behind me. I've got this.' Force of habit. She was used to being the one with the shield.]
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Listening, she let her face still a little and tapped out an answer, preferring to use this form of communication. She was going to need to learn it if she planned to live here at all.]
I do not smile often. There is little point to it. But if you wish to be optimistic, that is fine. I will protect you.
[Yep, the fourteen year old pale-skinned girl was looking at the big dumb blonde with a completely bland face of her own and saying 'get behind me. I've got this.' Force of habit. She was used to being the one with the shield.]