[ he pauses and looks at vi looking at her arm, and he sighs — of course. well, at least she's still standing. that's something. ]
I suppose nobody died, so that is a small victory.
[ said incredibly dryly.
and then, with a hint of bitterness entering that dryness, ] Why is it that everyone is so keen to be glad when something terrible is over? As if that is all we can do — be sad, be glad, be worried, while the world does whatever it wants.
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Yeah, I mean... it's just a place.
[she looks down at her arm, still injured and wrapped up until maybe, just maybe the bite will go away.]
We made it. Me with more bumps and bruises than her, but that's fine with me. I'm just glad it's all over for now.
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I suppose nobody died, so that is a small victory.
[ said incredibly dryly.
and then, with a hint of bitterness entering that dryness, ] Why is it that everyone is so keen to be glad when something terrible is over? As if that is all we can do — be sad, be glad, be worried, while the world does whatever it wants.
[ anywayyyy, ] What happened to your arm, Violet?
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okay, fortune cookie.
she almost says this out loud, but bites her tongue. didn't he say something about not understanding why Jinx was calling him that?]
Not much else we can do, right now. At least, not for me.
[she rolls her shoulder to loosen it, and she sighs.]
Got torn into in all the chaos and shit. But I got someone to patch me up, so it'll be fine.