[At some point, the experience has become surreal. She isn't sure if it was when Corvus released the man, or when the one named Ben suddenly finds the impulse to compulsively bang his head against the wall. Elle can swear she hears a crack, a sickening sort of noise that could honestly just have been in her imagination.
It doesn't make it any less awful to watch.
She nearly doesn't realize when she's being taken by the arm by Corvus, and lead away. Her eyes linger on the scene for as long as they can before she turns to face forward again, as if her mind is playing catch-up while her body moves automatically. She feels oddly numb, her thoughts swirling in her head. How? The only explanation is that... Corvus did something to him.
It's enough to make the rubber band snap. Reality hits her like a splash of cold water, and though they've already left the men behind, she stops in her tracks. She shakes off Corvus' hand on her arm.]
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It doesn't make it any less awful to watch.
She nearly doesn't realize when she's being taken by the arm by Corvus, and lead away. Her eyes linger on the scene for as long as they can before she turns to face forward again, as if her mind is playing catch-up while her body moves automatically. She feels oddly numb, her thoughts swirling in her head. How? The only explanation is that... Corvus did something to him.
It's enough to make the rubber band snap. Reality hits her like a splash of cold water, and though they've already left the men behind, she stops in her tracks. She shakes off Corvus' hand on her arm.]
What did you do?!