She'd really died back there, then. Died in what seems to her now as only an exceptionally visceral nightmare.
The moment of her demise comes back to her then, but it really is only a moment -- she only sees the flash of light and then...nothing. Any pain or fear was too quick to register. Later, she'll be morbidly thankful for this, but for now she's horrified that things could have been over that quickly. If it weren't for knowing the date, she'd be wondering if it even happened.
Pao-Lin stares blankly at the ground, her hands clutched together in her lap, and lets the fact of her death bleed through her like bitter poison. Faced with the enormity of everything that's transpired, so much so fast, her entire mind is going into lockdown. She's aware that she should be saying something to Richard, like an explanation for her reactions or an apology for distracting him from his day or even a question about some of his comments, but she currently barely has enough presence of mind at the moment to keep herself breathing.]
[Action, May 12]
She'd really died back there, then. Died in what seems to her now as only an exceptionally visceral nightmare.
The moment of her demise comes back to her then, but it really is only a moment -- she only sees the flash of light and then...nothing. Any pain or fear was too quick to register. Later, she'll be morbidly thankful for this, but for now she's horrified that things could have been over that quickly. If it weren't for knowing the date, she'd be wondering if it even happened.
Pao-Lin stares blankly at the ground, her hands clutched together in her lap, and lets the fact of her death bleed through her like bitter poison. Faced with the enormity of everything that's transpired, so much so fast, her entire mind is going into lockdown. She's aware that she should be saying something to Richard, like an explanation for her reactions or an apology for distracting him from his day or even a question about some of his comments, but she currently barely has enough presence of mind at the moment to keep herself breathing.]