[ she doesn't shy away from the touch but she also doesn't seem to react to it. the world around her seems so far away from her internal struggle, which in turn is removed from what Lina was going through. only in bringing up the memories - and subsequently reminding Jen of the dreams - does her focus return to the present. the external. ]
I know, Lina. I know. But - that's what scares me. [ give her two seconds to breathe, yet again, and she'll find her footing amidst her tangled thoughts. ] That they can just do this to us, physically. Change us. It's somehow worse than just showing us things.
[ she thinks to how Vera is so resistant to acknowledge the possibilities of alternate versions of themselves. how Lucy was seemingly vague and distant from her "past". how May's dream splintered off into two seemingly different realities where everyone else's has been singular... ]
They can put thoughts in our head, but we get to decide what to make of it. [ Jen turned her head to point up at her eyes with her left hand. ] We don't get to decide if this is real.
[ then, she raises her right hand and clenches the fingers into a tight fist. ] I don't get to decide what this means.
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I know, Lina. I know. But - that's what scares me. [ give her two seconds to breathe, yet again, and she'll find her footing amidst her tangled thoughts. ] That they can just do this to us, physically. Change us. It's somehow worse than just showing us things.
[ she thinks to how Vera is so resistant to acknowledge the possibilities of alternate versions of themselves. how Lucy was seemingly vague and distant from her "past". how May's dream splintered off into two seemingly different realities where everyone else's has been singular... ]
They can put thoughts in our head, but we get to decide what to make of it. [ Jen turned her head to point up at her eyes with her left hand. ] We don't get to decide if this is real.
[ then, she raises her right hand and clenches the fingers into a tight fist. ] I don't get to decide what this means.