[ Too late. You had your opportunity to take advantage of her vagueness and spin the conversation away from you specifically and you spurned it. ]
[ She cocks her head to his response with a quiet, vested interest. The answer is a relatable one, if equally vague, but almost relatable in that vagueness, specifically. Nothing quite feeling right, the line between legitimate sensation and tricks of the mind a hair too thin. ]
Yes and no, I would hazard to say, [ she returns. ] Certainly not when I retract this form of mine, though I do have a bit less to pack away than you. [ Literally as well as... solidly. ]
No, it has been quite some time since I last felt legitimate pain. Besides, I suppose, that which comes with the territory. [ Because I still refuse to believe plunging into the Pyre isn't at least Pretty Hot. ] Though I do think I caught enough for several lifetimes when mine ought to have ended, so it was almost—dare I say—pleasant, for the first century or two.
[ See? Look how easy it is to overshare about yourself, Boxer. She could do it all day. ]
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[ She cocks her head to his response with a quiet, vested interest. The answer is a relatable one, if equally vague, but almost relatable in that vagueness, specifically. Nothing quite feeling right, the line between legitimate sensation and tricks of the mind a hair too thin. ]
Yes and no, I would hazard to say, [ she returns. ] Certainly not when I retract this form of mine, though I do have a bit less to pack away than you. [ Literally as well as... solidly. ]
No, it has been quite some time since I last felt legitimate pain. Besides, I suppose, that which comes with the territory. [ Because I still refuse to believe plunging into the Pyre isn't at least Pretty Hot. ] Though I do think I caught enough for several lifetimes when mine ought to have ended, so it was almost—dare I say—pleasant, for the first century or two.
[ See? Look how easy it is to overshare about yourself, Boxer. She could do it all day. ]