"The first time he reached out to me...I wasn't alone. I was in a shared dorm. A few other girls saw what happened, they didn't understand but...they didn't stay quiet, either. There were a lot of rumors about me - I was a witch, I was cursed, that kind of thing." And her own demeanor and behavior hadn't helped.
It's all in the past now, anyway. And Geralt's offering something of himself, which Nadine understands is rare. She doesn't want to turn the conversation too far back away from him, while he's willing to talk.
"You're augmented." That's what the tv shows always call it. People who've been modified somehow, or genetically engineered, or given powers beyond the normal. "We don't have anything like that possible where I come from, but I'm familiar with the concept. That explains why you don't have to worry about infections."
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"The first time he reached out to me...I wasn't alone. I was in a shared dorm. A few other girls saw what happened, they didn't understand but...they didn't stay quiet, either. There were a lot of rumors about me - I was a witch, I was cursed, that kind of thing." And her own demeanor and behavior hadn't helped.
It's all in the past now, anyway. And Geralt's offering something of himself, which Nadine understands is rare. She doesn't want to turn the conversation too far back away from him, while he's willing to talk.
"You're augmented." That's what the tv shows always call it. People who've been modified somehow, or genetically engineered, or given powers beyond the normal. "We don't have anything like that possible where I come from, but I'm familiar with the concept. That explains why you don't have to worry about infections."