"Okay, good. I mean... I don't think she would've, but... you never know. Anyway, uh..."
There was a hesitation as she ran her tongue across her lips, twiddling her fingers awkwardly. It's hard to talk about this, really... she'd explained it to Rise once, and also to her father... but those were different. Rise'd had a very similar experience that Heather had been able to compare it to, and Harry just... understood.
"... Basically, I sort of... before I could take on the problem head-on, I had to sort things out with myself, first. Had to... had to let myself know that I could fix what was happening without... without needing to die--AND THAT'S THE STORY OF THE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS."
Another waitress had passed by and Heather's about-face on subject matter had been loud, instantaneous, and accompanied by a wide grin that lasted until the coworker had passed by, whereupon it returned to the more-serious look. Heather gestures awkwardly over her shoulder.
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"Okay, good. I mean... I don't think she would've, but... you never know. Anyway, uh..."
There was a hesitation as she ran her tongue across her lips, twiddling her fingers awkwardly. It's hard to talk about this, really... she'd explained it to Rise once, and also to her father... but those were different. Rise'd had a very similar experience that Heather had been able to compare it to, and Harry just... understood.
"... Basically, I sort of... before I could take on the problem head-on, I had to sort things out with myself, first. Had to... had to let myself know that I could fix what was happening without... without needing to die--AND THAT'S THE STORY OF THE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS."
Another waitress had passed by and Heather's about-face on subject matter had been loud, instantaneous, and accompanied by a wide grin that lasted until the coworker had passed by, whereupon it returned to the more-serious look. Heather gestures awkwardly over her shoulder.
"Sorry 'bout that. Just... You know."