Her face was gaining some of its coloring back steadily until then, but his comment caused her face to flush hot with embarrassment. She hadn't been intending to play a victim card- he wasn't the only one suffering from phrasing difficulties.
"No, I meant- I'm trying to figure out why I don't remember being here before."
Smarta--
"Good. I'm not the kind of person that goes around telling people to put themselves in danger."
Well, she winced, then frowned, brows knit tight for a moment.
"You'd be the first person that knows about my..."
Charmspeak is what she might have said, if her memories had been intact, but instead the pause feels heavier, less like she's hesitating and more like she has to fish for a good word to finish that with.
"... persuasiveness."
She might have to start using it now that she was at the end of her stipend, though.
"Sorry, again, for what it's worth. Would you mind telling me your name? You know, since we're already holding hands and all." And she was strangely compelled to admit dumb things.
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"No, I meant- I'm trying to figure out why I don't remember being here before."
Smarta--
"Good. I'm not the kind of person that goes around telling people to put themselves in danger."
Well, she winced, then frowned, brows knit tight for a moment.
"You'd be the first person that knows about my..."
Charmspeak is what she might have said, if her memories had been intact, but instead the pause feels heavier, less like she's hesitating and more like she has to fish for a good word to finish that with.
"... persuasiveness."
She might have to start using it now that she was at the end of her stipend, though.
"Sorry, again, for what it's worth. Would you mind telling me your name? You know, since we're already holding hands and all." And she was strangely compelled to admit dumb things.