[ It's not a question that requires an answer; Chihiro breathes out with a sense of small relief as she feels his hand on her shoulder. More so as they head in, and he proceeds to take apart the gun, reducing it to its separate pieces. There's something fascinating in that deconstruction, something safer in the sum of parts being laid out and so easily seen.
The frightening realities in life are composed of smaller things. At times she forgets that truth. In such a simple way, he's reminding her of it now, her heart beating a little less hard, feeling a little less overwhelmed as he moves through his organised form of chaos, seating himself on the other bed. At his indication, she follows, turning to sit on the bed and use her hands to push herself further back until the backs of her knees hit the edge of the mattress. Quiet for a beat, she glances over to Anakin. ]
Master Anakin? The violence here isn't really going to end, is it.
[ She means with ALASTAIR. But she also means in Perdition's Rest, and enough has happened to her by now that she's pulled through by the skin of her teeth and the blessing of the preternatural abilities of others, it's hard to separate the two. ]
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The frightening realities in life are composed of smaller things. At times she forgets that truth. In such a simple way, he's reminding her of it now, her heart beating a little less hard, feeling a little less overwhelmed as he moves through his organised form of chaos, seating himself on the other bed. At his indication, she follows, turning to sit on the bed and use her hands to push herself further back until the backs of her knees hit the edge of the mattress. Quiet for a beat, she glances over to Anakin. ]
Master Anakin? The violence here isn't really going to end, is it.
[ She means with ALASTAIR. But she also means in Perdition's Rest, and enough has happened to her by now that she's pulled through by the skin of her teeth and the blessing of the preternatural abilities of others, it's hard to separate the two. ]