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vinceperez:

lastlivingmermaid:

Hm.. [smiles happily now] Might as well. [crosses through empty space, her bare feet crunching twigs and dry leaves, the only sound between them, and finally settles herself on the ground in front of him.]

[Watches her carefully, then looks back at the school, recalling that normally she would be fearful of the place] Are you feeling all right?

[rocks back and forth, just murmuring with a small smile,] No hands, no hands…

vinceperez:

Um… [Strains for a small smile to mask his bafflement] You can sit if you’d like and we can talk about it.

Hm.. [smiles happily now] Might as well. [crosses through empty space, her bare feet crunching twigs and dry leaves, the only sound between them, and finally settles herself on the ground in front of him.]

vinceperez:

[Blinks furthermore and presses a hand to his forehead, sort of starting to develop a headache from this confusion, as well as work-related tension] I’m sorry… What? Sorry, I…

[tilts her head to the side, oblivious to his irritation] This is the first I know.

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vinceperez:

[Sighs and gives a small shrug, going back to strumming chords nonchalantly on his guitar]

[whispers to herself, words stringing together] Watch you fall all the way and- and guide them down. They must be blind… but you… you are cold. Watch you fall, no hands, no hands. Watch them blind. No hands, no hands, no hands… [opens her eyes and takes a few steps closer to Vince] How many times are you here?

vinceperez:

[Finds himself a little more confused than usual, needing to adjust to all the strangeness all over again] Are… Are you all right?

[closes her eyes and hums quietly, extending her syllables when she finally speaks,] All right…