[She notices the flinch right away, and pulls back from the hug abruptly to study his face. It's a curious situation they find themselves in, she thinks -- after the way their last interaction had gone, though it had ended positively, she'd felt -- well, anxious. It had been too easy to revert back to her solitary ways when the zombies had started attacking, and by the time she'd remembered she should've checked on Alistair, it had evidently been too late.
She shrugs her shoulders, trying to pass dropping by his room and finding it empty off as less of a big deal than it had felt at the time.]
I thought I should check on you after all the craziness of this event, and you -- uh, weren't home.
[She shakes her head hurriedly once he asks whether he's interrupting, though.]
And no, you're not. I'm -- glad you stopped in.
[It reassured her to know he was still worried about her, too, but did nothing to assuage the guilt she felt about not finding him during the event itself.]
I think I got off easier than a lot of people this time around. I guess holing yourself up like you did when you were a child has its advantages.
[The laugh she releases is awkward and forced, and she's well aware of that as soon as she lets it out.
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She shrugs her shoulders, trying to pass dropping by his room and finding it empty off as less of a big deal than it had felt at the time.]
I thought I should check on you after all the craziness of this event, and you -- uh, weren't home.
[She shakes her head hurriedly once he asks whether he's interrupting, though.]
And no, you're not. I'm -- glad you stopped in.
[It reassured her to know he was still worried about her, too, but did nothing to assuage the guilt she felt about not finding him during the event itself.]
I think I got off easier than a lot of people this time around. I guess holing yourself up like you did when you were a child has its advantages.
[The laugh she releases is awkward and forced, and she's well aware of that as soon as she lets it out.
Well, this was going terribly so far.]