[She glances back to the now-empty stage. There's nothing there now. It's fine, whatever it was is over. She'll just have to keep telling herself that.]
Yeah, I'm okay. That was just...
[Horrifying? Triggering in a way she did not expect? Enough to keep her up for hours now?]
...a lot. But I'm fine now, really!
[This might actually be the first time that she's shifted from fear to that 'default, polite cheerfulness' she usually has. She does it with practiced ease too.]
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It's ok!
Yeah, I'm okay. That was just...
[Horrifying? Triggering in a way she did not expect? Enough to keep her up for hours now?]
...a lot. But I'm fine now, really!
[This might actually be the first time that she's shifted from fear to that 'default, polite cheerfulness' she usually has. She does it with practiced ease too.]
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there's a little pause as she does that, mostly because he's seen the exact same trauma response in himself. ok, tuuri.
gently, a little probing: ]
... Was it familiar? [ to see if maybe she'll talk about it...? ]
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[She's very quiet for a moment, considering her words carefully.]
"If you come across a Beast, Troll, or Giant,
do not run or call for help
but stand still and stay silent.
It might go away."
It's something they teach children in my world.