(It's comforting actually, like being... held isn't the right word, she really doesn't have any memory left of what that's like, but it feels safe inside Taako's pocket, inside the house. Maybe if he walks out like this she can pretend she's still in there and that'll keep her from falling apart. If she falls apart at all, Lucretia's aware she may be making a huge deal out of absolutely nothing.
She broods in the wood chip for a while, then decides that, uh, you miss one hundred percent of the shots you never take, or whatever. Also this is ridiculous, and she's older than she knows and how is this the scariest thing that's ever happened to her? Answer is: it isn't.)
Okay, (she says, after a beat, puffing herself up as much as she can,) I'm ready. Let's go.
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(It's comforting actually, like being... held isn't the right word, she really doesn't have any memory left of what that's like, but it feels safe inside Taako's pocket, inside the house. Maybe if he walks out like this she can pretend she's still in there and that'll keep her from falling apart. If she falls apart at all, Lucretia's aware she may be making a huge deal out of absolutely nothing.
She broods in the wood chip for a while, then decides that, uh, you miss one hundred percent of the shots you never take, or whatever. Also this is ridiculous, and she's older than she knows and how is this the scariest thing that's ever happened to her? Answer is: it isn't.)
Okay, (she says, after a beat, puffing herself up as much as she can,) I'm ready. Let's go.