[She shuts him up, and he remains silent until she seems to be finished... and for a few more moments after.]
Mm. That makes sense. Thank you.
[A few more fields are filled in. The most important facts have been collected. For Kim, there's satisfaction in having the truth. But it's hard to ignore how the retelling is affecting her. She might hate to hear this too, but...]
I'm sorry to have asked you to recall such a thing.
[His silence gives her a moment to regain her composure--normally she tries to keep going to avoid thinking too hard about everything on her mind, but wow has that been difficult over the past few days with everything going on! Apparently there's a point where that coping mechanism stops working, wow!
But she'll shake her head.]
It wouldn't be right to refuse to speak of it. Not now that we can speak freely.
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Mm. That makes sense. Thank you.
[A few more fields are filled in. The most important facts have been collected. For Kim, there's satisfaction in having the truth. But it's hard to ignore how the retelling is affecting her. She might hate to hear this too, but...]
I'm sorry to have asked you to recall such a thing.
no subject
But she'll shake her head.]
It wouldn't be right to refuse to speak of it. Not now that we can speak freely.
Roxis deserved better.