And Carolina is glad for him; she is. That being said, the idea of staying in this place for any longer than what's required makes her stomach summersault. Triggers some animal instinct to flee, knowing it cannot within the confines of the cage it finds itself, driven closer and closer to madness.
This is temporary, she tells herself. That's fine. She'll figure it out. Make the most of wasted time. It doesn't have to be wasted so long as she does something productive. Something useful. Work, train, run, climb, stretch, train, run, work, work work work.
And she'll be out of here in no time. No time at all.
"Finally got the chance to figure out what it is you want. Were newspapers always part of the plan?"
Carolina leans forward to inspect his hand, her own eyes partially narrowed as if she were unconvinced by the entire thing.
"What happens if someone has an obscure fear? Like... the fear of odd numbers. Or eating out for dinner. Do they get a special scar? Maybe the irrational ones don't count."
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Date: 2025-03-15 10:36 pm (UTC)Things got better.
He would give a good seminar.
And Carolina is glad for him; she is. That being said, the idea of staying in this place for any longer than what's required makes her stomach summersault. Triggers some animal instinct to flee, knowing it cannot within the confines of the cage it finds itself, driven closer and closer to madness.
This is temporary, she tells herself. That's fine. She'll figure it out. Make the most of wasted time. It doesn't have to be wasted so long as she does something productive. Something useful. Work, train, run, climb, stretch, train, run, work, work work work.
And she'll be out of here in no time. No time at all.
"Finally got the chance to figure out what it is you want. Were newspapers always part of the plan?"
Carolina leans forward to inspect his hand, her own eyes partially narrowed as if she were unconvinced by the entire thing.
"What happens if someone has an obscure fear? Like... the fear of odd numbers. Or eating out for dinner. Do they get a special scar? Maybe the irrational ones don't count."