[ deep breath. okay. Lina's going to sit through this, which is something. it feels fair, in a way, as Jen has seen and heard a good bit of what she presumes by now to be Lina's greatest concerns about her other self and what things mean. ]
I've always had trouble talking about it because, well, it's not something even "normal" people have to deal with. [ as she emphasizes the word, she begins to unlatch and detach the arm from its socket. Jen winces as the feed is cut and her nerves scream out in unison about something being wrong before being replaced by that familiar dull, persistent ache.
she places it on the coffee table and just... sort of stares at it for a few long moments. ]
It's probably been obvious, but in case it's not: that isn't a piece of hardware I bought or had some fancy lab drum up for me. That's from Retrospec, too.
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I've always had trouble talking about it because, well, it's not something even "normal" people have to deal with. [ as she emphasizes the word, she begins to unlatch and detach the arm from its socket. Jen winces as the feed is cut and her nerves scream out in unison about something being wrong before being replaced by that familiar dull, persistent ache.
she places it on the coffee table and just... sort of stares at it for a few long moments. ]
It's probably been obvious, but in case it's not: that isn't a piece of hardware I bought or had some fancy lab drum up for me. That's from Retrospec, too.