[And that—I believe you—makes him grip onto the crystal more fervently, makes him stop in his tracks, even with Jackie still linked to his arm. He turns and looks at her, brows shooting straight up.]
You do?
[That is the best thing he’s heard in so very long.]
Oh, Jackie, it is like being stuffed into a tiny cage, with so much trying to spill out. Always, always trying to spill out. Do you know, that is why I burn my energy away? [(It is not actually why; just a fragment of a reason why. But it isn’t technically a fully-fledged lie.)] To make room, to feel like I can breathe. It is a necessary release.
But of course time with you is not dull. I am having fun. I hope you’re also having fun. I— hmm. I wish you could tell the others that you believe me. Hammer it into Jacob and Morgan’s heads, especially.
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You do?
[That is the best thing he’s heard in so very long.]
Oh, Jackie, it is like being stuffed into a tiny cage, with so much trying to spill out. Always, always trying to spill out. Do you know, that is why I burn my energy away? [(It is not actually why; just a fragment of a reason why. But it isn’t technically a fully-fledged lie.)] To make room, to feel like I can breathe. It is a necessary release.
But of course time with you is not dull. I am having fun. I hope you’re also having fun. I— hmm. I wish you could tell the others that you believe me. Hammer it into Jacob and Morgan’s heads, especially.