he'd tried to cover himself up, but when that failed-- well, he's sort of hiding. not very effectively, but just staying somewhere he hopes is quiet, and for the moment, he's seemingly just... spacing out. staring at nothing.]
You're... a living shadow-? I'm sorry, you... don't need to answer anything if you prefer not to, but I've never seen... u-um, a number of things, apparently...
[he really just keeps getting surprised by the things people say, here.]
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he'd tried to cover himself up, but when that failed-- well, he's sort of hiding. not very effectively, but just staying somewhere he hopes is quiet, and for the moment, he's seemingly just... spacing out. staring at nothing.]
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... Are you all right?
[ this is the first time he'll have seen her in person without the full robe, so she looks like this. ]
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[he blinks up at her after a moment, sort of slowly coming back to alertness-- then gasps, a hand flying up to his mouth.]
Ah-! Are-- are you all right?
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Y, yes? I think?
[ alarmed for a moment. ]
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[miss kate what is up with you]
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as if to just make this worse, a trail of dark smoke starts to rise from the top of her head. ]
I'm sorry. I don't mean to frighten you.
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[he just looks chagrined as he realizes he is. probably pointing out the obvious, to her.]
I-I was worried something... happened to you.
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... It's all right. Thank you for your concern. I'm...
What you see before you is a shadow.
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[he really just keeps getting surprised by the things people say, here.]
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... It's all right. There's no shame in not knowing some things.
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[still. he could have thought more before he said anything.]
Have you... been all right, since we all woke up here?
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[ she considers that question. ]
Yes. I'm worried about what may happen back home, but I haven't faced any immediate danger or harm.
... What about you? You seemed a bit... distressed.
[ both when they first bumped into each other, and just now, while he was huddled in here and spacing out. ]