[ There's a feeling like ice burning in her gut that only gets colder and more painful with each word out of their captor's mouth. The others cry out, protest, make threats and demands but Ai stays eerily quiet during all of it. Even her face has gone oddly flat and wan, a tightly controlled blankness fixed in place because she doesn't trust herself even a little with what she might do if her restraint goes slack for even an instant.
Of course. She should've known better than to think she'd be given a second chance like this with nothing to pay in return. What a miserable joke.
She swallows hard and squeezes Aqua's hand tight in hers. If she's going to fall apart, she can do that later. Right now, Aqua needs her to be strong. ]
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Of course. She should've known better than to think she'd be given a second chance like this with nothing to pay in return. What a miserable joke.
She swallows hard and squeezes Aqua's hand tight in hers. If she's going to fall apart, she can do that later. Right now, Aqua needs her to be strong. ]
Mm. ... We can use my room for now, if you want.