[carefully, she sets down her work on her lap, and picks up the vial. such a small thing. so much death contained in one object. it's almost frightening, and she doesn't think she'll ever use it as it was intended - yet, the intentions behind it are different. not given as a weapon, but as potential. if it could be made into a cure...
Emily studies it for a second, and then looks to Six with an honest smile.]
Thank you. I'll take good care of it, I promise.
[she'll make sure it doesn't fall into anyone else's hands, at the least.]
[ the smile makes him divert his gaze elsewhere, suddenly sheepish. ]
You don't have to promise me anything. I know you will.
[ it's a feeling that goes away as quickly as it comes, but mostly since the silence that follows is much worse. his awkwardness in simple conversation is always more apparent when he's run out of things to say. oh well.
at least he can say he's learned something new about her today. (social link, level up?) ]
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Emily studies it for a second, and then looks to Six with an honest smile.]
Thank you. I'll take good care of it, I promise.
[she'll make sure it doesn't fall into anyone else's hands, at the least.]
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You don't have to promise me anything. I know you will.
[ it's a feeling that goes away as quickly as it comes, but mostly since the silence that follows is much worse. his awkwardness in simple conversation is always more apparent when he's run out of things to say. oh well.
at least he can say he's learned something new about her today. (social link, level up?) ]