[ "all". he makes it sound so utterly compact, like a single footnote on a page. her frown lines cut creases around the corners of her mouth, the base of her chin. ]
I don't have to deal with the aftermath. I agreed to deal with the aftermath.
[ she doesn't know why she feels the impulse to dispute the nuances. perhaps — it's mal's sudden departure, the diverging paths in the road, and knowing fully well she had chosen to walk forward without him. it's a sacrifice that cannot be undermined.
a shake of her head clears the jumble from her mind, the only sign she seems to realize it's not the point. pedantry solves nothing, other than quick clarification he never requested in the first place. she switches tack, opting for bluntness. ]
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I don't have to deal with the aftermath. I agreed to deal with the aftermath.
[ she doesn't know why she feels the impulse to dispute the nuances. perhaps — it's mal's sudden departure, the diverging paths in the road, and knowing fully well she had chosen to walk forward without him. it's a sacrifice that cannot be undermined.
a shake of her head clears the jumble from her mind, the only sign she seems to realize it's not the point. pedantry solves nothing, other than quick clarification he never requested in the first place. she switches tack, opting for bluntness. ]
You don't have anything you want to say to me?