Haha. Well, I'll teach you how to punch hard. Promise. That way, you encounter a problem trying to drag you down, you just bop it right in the snout. Just like that. Otherwise...you're a strong lady, Alex. I believe in you.
That's the best thing to have! Make the element of surprise your friend, and you can never go wrong.
[And a long pause. They've been talking for a while, and now with the silence, he just reminds him...all of that execution stuff happened. It seems like ages ago.]
...I feel like I've aged years, these past two weeks.
[ ... she just closes her eyes at that. two weeks. that's no time at all, but it feels like it's been longer. ]
I'd thought things were bad back home but... [ this is something else. she lifts her hand and tucks his hair behind his ear, knuckles brushing against his temple. ] It's not going to stop now, is it? I'd hoped it would be a one off, but... [ once a stone's rolling down a hill, it just gains momentum. it doesn't stop. ]
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Haha. Well, I'll teach you how to punch hard. Promise. That way, you encounter a problem trying to drag you down, you just bop it right in the snout. Just like that. Otherwise...you're a strong lady, Alex. I believe in you.
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But I don't think they'd expect me to punch them, so maybe the element of surprise will carry me through.
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[And a long pause. They've been talking for a while, and now with the silence, he just reminds him...all of that execution stuff happened. It seems like ages ago.]
...I feel like I've aged years, these past two weeks.
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I'd thought things were bad back home but... [ this is something else. she lifts her hand and tucks his hair behind his ear, knuckles brushing against his temple. ] It's not going to stop now, is it? I'd hoped it would be a one off, but... [ once a stone's rolling down a hill, it just gains momentum. it doesn't stop. ]