[ Nebula puffs out a breath through her nostrils, but still keeps her hand on Himeka's. Lilac eyes watchful as she scowls at the other woman - the scowl more one of worry though her attention follows hers when it moves back to the statues. ];
Don't promise something you can't keep.
[ She mumbles it under her breath, weary. Her back tense as she knows what the day has brought and continues to bring. She tries to focus on Himeka's words instead. In understanding this place, that offers some weird sense of... peace for these people. It does not offer peace and she wonders - ]
[ Stops. Swallows. ]
[How long will that last? Himeka asks and Nebula averts her gaze. Maybe it's not keeping them there in that way, but she hasn't escaped the feeling of the hulking presence of a giant in seconds... minutes... hours? Time always passed slowly under that gaze, she shakes her head: ]
Not long enough.
[ The answer is gravelly, with an edge she's started to lack around Himeka. A low sound of frustration and then a jab: ] We can't stay here.
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Don't promise something you can't keep.
[ She mumbles it under her breath, weary. Her back tense as she knows what the day has brought and continues to bring. She tries to focus on Himeka's words instead. In understanding this place, that offers some weird sense of... peace for these people. It does not offer peace and she wonders - ]
[ Stops. Swallows. ]
[ How long will that last? Himeka asks and Nebula averts her gaze. Maybe it's not keeping them there in that way, but she hasn't escaped the feeling of the hulking presence of a giant in seconds... minutes... hours? Time always passed slowly under that gaze, she shakes her head: ]
Not long enough.
[ The answer is gravelly, with an edge she's started to lack around Himeka. A low sound of frustration and then a jab: ] We can't stay here.