But when the world you're abducted to is somehow safer than one's own, you really have to count your blessings.]
I know, Phoenix. And I'd be lying if I said I didn't still wake up from nightmares on occasion - we all must contend with the demons from our pasts, I suppose - but I'm lucky to have had people like you and others who were able to see past that.
[It only took her about four years...]
I suppose one never can be too reliant on the assistance of others, but there is always strength in numbers. Have you considered learning self-defense or picking up wilderness skills? [She could recommend him a great tutor...] You've, ah-- always had a knack for... surviving? [His haplessness is distressing to her.]
[Integra then scoots in a few inches closer to him on the couch.]
I suppose it would be more my father's time, [Integra, who lives in 90s hell] but as a child he would always play me these records - Duke Ellington and Bechet-- or the crooners like Sinatra. There was something in the way they dressed and presented themselves that always made them seem like a portrait of living elegance.
Of course, having now realized she's gushed on about this causes her cheeks to hue out of the sheer embarrassment of it all. Time to change the subject like a proper lady...]
That all sounds rather interesting. I would very much like to see this place.
Action; 3/28;
But when the world you're abducted to is somehow safer than one's own, you really have to count your blessings.]
I know, Phoenix. And I'd be lying if I said I didn't still wake up from nightmares on occasion - we all must contend with the demons from our pasts, I suppose - but I'm lucky to have had people like you and others who were able to see past that.
[It only took her about four years...]
I suppose one never can be too reliant on the assistance of others, but there is always strength in numbers. Have you considered learning self-defense or picking up wilderness skills? [She could recommend him a great tutor...] You've, ah-- always had a knack for... surviving? [His haplessness is distressing to her.]
[Integra then scoots in a few inches closer to him on the couch.]
I suppose it would be more my father's time, [Integra, who lives in 90s hell] but as a child he would always play me these records - Duke Ellington and Bechet-- or the crooners like Sinatra. There was something in the way they dressed and presented themselves that always made them seem like a portrait of living elegance.
[Behold: a woman who genuinely believes Phoenix is cool! On the other hand, this is coming from the same woman who has never seen Star Wars. What even are her priorities?
Of course, having now realized she's gushed on about this causes her cheeks to hue out of the sheer embarrassment of it all. Time to change the subject like a proper lady...]
That all sounds rather interesting. I would very much like to see this place.
[All she got was a kraken, man. :V]