6 hours ago
Esper didn’t like it here much, but in the wallow of self-pity she tolerated it, letting herself burrow deep under Roza’s skin to escape, well, everything. At some point it occurred to her that if she just felt what Roza felt, she didn’t need to address her own pain at all. So her focus shifted towards making Roza happy, until the little echo chamber between them made Esper almost dizzy with the relief. She began to forget the enthralling song. Her bond cinched all the tighter to Roza as a result.
Generally the people at the church were easy to exist with. Zeke looked after them well, and there was the added wishy-washiness that came with the various drugs, which made everything a low lull easy to ignore if Esper chose. It made the spike of pain all the louder when it hit her, and far less tolerable. She flinched, her brows drawing low over her eyes. A small grumble left her throat as she reached to draw Roza from whatever occupied her. They were never far apart.
It was a sensation Esper had experienced before, back at the carnival. Fever and pain. Though back then it had been through Roza, and Esper’s response had been far different. She cared then, given who it afflicted. Now she just wanted something annoying to stop.
As she pulled Roza by the hand, she was aware of Zeke’s eyes watching them. Though he was always watching, it was nothing new.
The path led to an overturned can, and a woman who was not moving.
Generally the people at the church were easy to exist with. Zeke looked after them well, and there was the added wishy-washiness that came with the various drugs, which made everything a low lull easy to ignore if Esper chose. It made the spike of pain all the louder when it hit her, and far less tolerable. She flinched, her brows drawing low over her eyes. A small grumble left her throat as she reached to draw Roza from whatever occupied her. They were never far apart.
It was a sensation Esper had experienced before, back at the carnival. Fever and pain. Though back then it had been through Roza, and Esper’s response had been far different. She cared then, given who it afflicted. Now she just wanted something annoying to stop.
As she pulled Roza by the hand, she was aware of Zeke’s eyes watching them. Though he was always watching, it was nothing new.
The path led to an overturned can, and a woman who was not moving.