[about ten minutes after that, he just appears about a foot behind her, sitting on the floor and reading a book. does not many any noise or announce his presence in any way.]
[Eventually, Undine sighs, turns to give up, and notices the figure in black. She lets out a sound midway between a shriek and a squeak, backing up against the door.]
[Gawd, this thing where she's standing and he's sitting is just too awkward for her to bear. She moves over to like. Sane conversational distance and sits down.]
I wanted to ask you, um. Besides the weird gifts people end up with, sometimes they end up with, like. Powers or talents or abilities? And I was thinking maybe if you can give those things, maybe you can take them away.
Can you?
[Her heart is thrumming in her throat in fear, as she says all this.]
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Um, um. Good...good evening, sir?
[Well, fuck.]
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...should I just go away? I wasn't sure if...um. I'd be disturbing you, if I came to talk or ask you something or...
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[Gawd, this thing where she's standing and he's sitting is just too awkward for her to bear. She moves over to like. Sane conversational distance and sits down.]
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beat.
back to the book.]
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Can you?
[Her heart is thrumming in her throat in fear, as she says all this.]
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I don't give away those things.
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[...thought process derailed, briefly.]
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[Trash? What sort of power do you need to see everything like that as trash?]
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[so, y'know. yes.]
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I'm sorry to bother you, then? I guess I'll talk to her, instead.
[She moves to stand.]
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