[And that whole bit about how the castle feeds off bad emotions. Suddenly Tess showing up the way she did makes a whole lot of sense, but not in a good way. It put them through the ringer on purpose. Probably.
He leans over with his elbows braced against his knees, thinking it over. Maybe it was something neither of them would see or know about right away, though that sounded... insane. He was getting used to ignoring the impulse that all of this had to be bullshit somehow. So like what? A memory? An experience or an ability or something? Nothing about her seemed off. Same Tess he's always known.
And then she asks and he gets real quiet, rubbing at his wrist instead of using his words. At first the skin around that area had been red and splotchy, but now it was just paler than the rest of his arm. Had barely seen the sun for twenty years straight.]
Dunno about Ellie yet.
[But hopefully she can figure his out without him having to say it.]
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He leans over with his elbows braced against his knees, thinking it over. Maybe it was something neither of them would see or know about right away, though that sounded... insane. He was getting used to ignoring the impulse that all of this had to be bullshit somehow. So like what? A memory? An experience or an ability or something? Nothing about her seemed off. Same Tess he's always known.
And then she asks and he gets real quiet, rubbing at his wrist instead of using his words. At first the skin around that area had been red and splotchy, but now it was just paler than the rest of his arm. Had barely seen the sun for twenty years straight.]
Dunno about Ellie yet.
[But hopefully she can figure his out without him having to say it.]