[ her hands rest quietly on her narrow hips. the slash in her dress from the rogue sword swing gapes wide and reveals blue, the faint slivering of the blouse beneath in the faintest line. ]
Say what you will of her, but all this is... is a reaction to being backed into a corner - the snapping of teeth. And I'm not afraid to be bitten, so.
[ tightening her grip on the fabric. she straightens. ]
Camille. [ stepping closer. ] Camille, you can hear me, you must hear me. Okay...?
[ relief floods her voice, and then the kind of remorseful, wavering that doesn't feel like her usually. her hands shake a little as she drops them at her sides. ]
Marina... [Camille shakes her head. Her throat is closing up like she'd been sucking back cement.] I don't know what's going through my head. What went through my head.
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[Very sorry to report that this is the man waiting for you.]
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[ fingers curling into her palms, her teeth biting into the skin at the inside of her cheek. ]
Give me. Camille.
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[The girl kisses her teeth and shakes her head.]
She's not what you think she is, you know. In case you thought you knew her, you really don't. Not like me.
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Say what you will of her, but all this is... is a reaction to being backed into a corner - the snapping of teeth. And I'm not afraid to be bitten, so.
[ tightening her grip on the fabric. she straightens. ]
Camille. [ stepping closer. ] Camille, you can hear me, you must hear me. Okay...?
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And sort of
melts.
A woman stands there, shaking. Eyes wide.]
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[ relief floods her voice, and then the kind of remorseful, wavering that doesn't feel like her usually. her hands shake a little as she drops them at her sides. ]
That's you, please don't go away again...
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[Camille watches this. If anything she takes a step back, shaking her head.]
I don't know. I don't think you should be here right now.
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This is exactly where I want to be right now.
I don't... it's not... I'm not leaving.
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I don't know what I am anymore.
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I know who you are... that's what I will hold onto, even if you can't remind yourself, I will do that for you. Because I know.
I've been there.
[ clenching her fists so tightly it hurts. ]
I won't leave you...