[ ack. She tries to squirm off of him again, tail lashing. ]
I didn't-- it's the effect from the game! If I'd wanted to leave I wouldn't help you with the puzzle-- you left it back there! Dan Feng, what are you doing?
[Fuck the puzzle, he's busy! The cabins are in sight - but Dan Feng veers off, into the woods surrounding them, and if it didn't feel like a horror movie before, it sure does now.
She does manage to annoy him enough that he sets her down, but as soon as her feet touch the ground he's going to try and make a grab for one of her wrists.]
-- You cannot hurt me. If you hurt me, I cannot stay. You know this.
[ eyes his knife hand; both in her wrist and with his heightened hearing he can tell her heart is pounding, nervous.
Even so, her voice remains relatively steady, pleading. ]
You don't have to do this. I've never given you reason to believe I would abandon you. You know I care for you. I've never run before. Dan Feng, think.
[That gives him pause, and he stops to visibly think.]
No - you haven't. In all my memories of you. You-
[He yanks her close, curls over her - and drops the knife; it disappears into the grass as he tries what seems to be like physically merging them together.]
[ she doesn't relax, just yet-- but she does exhale some of that tension as he drops the knife. She grunts, displeased with the yank, but just shifts enough to let him barnacle her, an arm firm around his back. ]
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Re: Day 33 / 2PM
I didn't-- it's the effect from the game! If I'd wanted to leave I wouldn't help you with the puzzle-- you left it back there! Dan Feng, what are you doing?
Re: Day 33 / 2PM
[Fuck the puzzle, he's busy! The cabins are in sight - but Dan Feng veers off, into the woods surrounding them, and if it didn't feel like a horror movie before, it sure does now.
She does manage to annoy him enough that he sets her down, but as soon as her feet touch the ground he's going to try and make a grab for one of her wrists.]
Re: Day 33 / 2PM
Making sure of what?
Re: Day 33 / 2PM
[The grip on her wrist tightens as he bends down - to slide a small hunting knife out of a boot.]
No more running. No more leaving. [His tone shifts to plaintive.] I don't want to be alone.
Re: Day 33 / 2PM
[ eyes his knife hand; both in her wrist and with his heightened hearing he can tell her heart is pounding, nervous.
Even so, her voice remains relatively steady, pleading. ]
You don't have to do this. I've never given you reason to believe I would abandon you. You know I care for you. I've never run before. Dan Feng, think.
Re: Day 33 / 2PM
No - you haven't. In all my memories of you. You-
[He yanks her close, curls over her - and drops the knife; it disappears into the grass as he tries what seems to be like physically merging them together.]
Re: Day 33 / 2PM
... It's scary, isn't it. I've got you.
Re: Day 33 / 2PM
[His hands come up to fold over her back and shoulders, holding her there as he starts to tremble.]
I am still missing memories, but - I - let me stay with you like this.
Re: Day 33 / 2PM
[ rubs his back, soothing, and tucking his head under her chin. ]
... Neither do I, though. I think. ... We should put the rest of your puzzle together soon, but we can stay here for a bit.