Two kobolds continue their starlit conversation with mixed emotions flowing between them.
Fraun, put off by Flake's response, has doubts about what he's getting into. This might be too much for him, but he gets the feeling that Flake has never really talked about this before. He asks, "Do you want to talk about it?"
For a moment, the cold kobold experiences a glimmer of hope. Never have they heard those words; most find it easier to step back, ignore them, to disengage... maybe Fraun is different. They close their eyes and take a breath; it's... not safe to think those things.
"I... shouldn't. It hurts to think about," they reply, eyes opening, staring deeply into space. A chill creeps out from them, but they don't appear to notice.
Fraun, though nervous, remains where he is, even scooting closer. "Is it like a nightmare?" he asks as Flake tries to concentrate. Forced to think about it, the kobold remembers those eyes... those hands, reaching out to grab them.
"Yes," they state, but they decide against this. "No," they say, attempting to push away the unsettling memory. "Kind of?"
They close their eyes again, intent on shoving these emotions down. They continue, "I just want to understand why it happened. It can't be as simple as I think it is. But when I think, it hurts."
Fraun replies, "I'm not sure I follow."
Stargazing [3/10]
Pushing away who might not wish to budge opens doors to possibilities longed for, yet believed to be mere fiction. We want to open up, but what if we get hurt when we do?
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