[ The fact he's doing this as sober as possible does makes her all the more apprenshive - just what did that find down there? But she goes to sit with no fuss, brows furrowed as she listens to him. There's just some nodding, already quietly dreading where this is going.
Then he says that name, a name she hasn't thought about in so long, and it feels like her heart has stopped. ]
Gi - [ She can't even get the name out, her voice catching in her throat. There's... no way it could be her, right? How? Why?
How long has that woman been alive? Does she know Lapis even exists in this lifetime? Why does the Order have her, how long has she been trapped down there?
It feels like she's filled with static, hands twisting into the fabric of her skirt so they don't tremble. She needs to breathe, take a deep breath and gather her thoughts; she's barely even noticed how her breathing has become shallow, the wash of panic so overwhelming that it blocked everything else out. ]
SO MANY
Then he says that name, a name she hasn't thought about in so long, and it feels like her heart has stopped. ]
Gi - [ She can't even get the name out, her voice catching in her throat. There's... no way it could be her, right? How? Why?
How long has that woman been alive? Does she know Lapis even exists in this lifetime? Why does the Order have her, how long has she been trapped down there?
It feels like she's filled with static, hands twisting into the fabric of her skirt so they don't tremble. She needs to breathe, take a deep breath and gather her thoughts; she's barely even noticed how her breathing has become shallow, the wash of panic so overwhelming that it blocked everything else out. ]
Wh... What happened to her?