[She doesn't move, doesn't so much as bat an eyelash. But there's an undeniable shift in the room, a palpable change in the temperature of the conversation - if this even warrants the word - and a steady, piercing way the she looks at him the says she gets exactly what he means.
A moment later and she's shoving herself up, getting her feet under her. She's upright and standing in less than a second. There's something dangerous and electric in the movement.]
Are you guessing this or did someone tell you directly? [It's a demand, though not a mean one. Given recent events, it's a necessary clarification.
(for a moment she lets herself consider the possibility that this is exactly where Armada wanted her-- and then she dismisses the idea out of hand. Bullshit. He doesn't warrant the credit the passing thought wants to give him.)]
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A moment later and she's shoving herself up, getting her feet under her. She's upright and standing in less than a second. There's something dangerous and electric in the movement.]
Are you guessing this or did someone tell you directly? [It's a demand, though not a mean one. Given recent events, it's a necessary clarification.
(for a moment she lets herself consider the possibility that this is exactly where Armada wanted her-- and then she dismisses the idea out of hand. Bullshit. He doesn't warrant the credit the passing thought wants to give him.)]