(the thing is, he sounds so sure. laura is intensely, violently convinced that they're moments away from capture, but jep sounds so certain. and when he isn't certain, her experience says that jep would rather say nothing than deliver an optimistic, hopeful, foolish lie.
jep sounds sure, and laura winces as the paste smears over the half-ring of dug in small teeth wounds, but the pain does something too. just a sting, enough to make her suck in a sharp breath. it's like a stutter, a brief break where she looks at him, and she looks at the room, and she knows clearly that this doesn't make sense.
it's only a moment, but it's enough to steady her breathing down to something approaching normal, and she nods a little too fast. )
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jep sounds sure, and laura winces as the paste smears over the half-ring of dug in small teeth wounds, but the pain does something too. just a sting, enough to make her suck in a sharp breath. it's like a stutter, a brief break where she looks at him, and she looks at the room, and she knows clearly that this doesn't make sense.
it's only a moment, but it's enough to steady her breathing down to something approaching normal, and she nods a little too fast. )
Yeah. Yes, I trust you. What is happening?