[ A respite. If everything that Maria is saying is true, then... will her body only be distorted once she's at the Research Hall? Will she go mad and simply die? Here, she seems to have her mind, even if something feels so terribly off. It still feels better when Maria is touching her.
She turns her head to look down at the hand against her arm, torn between wanting to break away and move closer. Run or give in. Running would likely mean feeling pain and horror if those woods are as dangerous as Maria says. Giving in would allow her some amount of rest, even if it is short-lived.
One more glance out at the town around her and she finally turns in toward Maria, moving in closer to rest her forehead against her chest. ]
... I just wish things could be the way they used to be. What they should have been.
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She turns her head to look down at the hand against her arm, torn between wanting to break away and move closer. Run or give in. Running would likely mean feeling pain and horror if those woods are as dangerous as Maria says. Giving in would allow her some amount of rest, even if it is short-lived.
One more glance out at the town around her and she finally turns in toward Maria, moving in closer to rest her forehead against her chest. ]
... I just wish things could be the way they used to be. What they should have been.