[ The clicking of his heels as he searches the area plays out much like one of the thrillers she was made to watch back in London. She didn't find those movies particularly scary, but now she thinks she'll have plenty of cause for sympathy with the characters being hounded the next time she's able to watch them.
She remains quietly hunkered down, hoping that the man will give up, and inches quietly around her large chunk of crystal in an attempt to keep herself out of his line of sight. But inevitably, the footsteps make their way to her hiding spot; she's holding her breath when the man's voice suddenly comes from above, and she flinches at the sound even as she automatically turns her face away, not even managing to glimpse the man's face.
She should be grateful that he isn't trying to forcefully handle her. Despite his blunt wording, it would seem he's genuinely trying to assist her. Her cognition of that fact has nothing to do with the simple truth that she isn't very good with strangers in the best of times, let alone this especially bad time. She struggles to manage a soft reply. ]
Why...? Who are you?
[ She knows well not to trust that people are well-intentioned... Not that she'll have much say in the current matter either way. ]
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She remains quietly hunkered down, hoping that the man will give up, and inches quietly around her large chunk of crystal in an attempt to keep herself out of his line of sight. But inevitably, the footsteps make their way to her hiding spot; she's holding her breath when the man's voice suddenly comes from above, and she flinches at the sound even as she automatically turns her face away, not even managing to glimpse the man's face.
She should be grateful that he isn't trying to forcefully handle her. Despite his blunt wording, it would seem he's genuinely trying to assist her. Her cognition of that fact has nothing to do with the simple truth that she isn't very good with strangers in the best of times, let alone this especially bad time. She struggles to manage a soft reply. ]
Why...? Who are you?
[ She knows well not to trust that people are well-intentioned... Not that she'll have much say in the current matter either way. ]