[ She looks at him, his presence more of a comfort than he probably knows, his hands the anchor she needs to stay in the real world, to keep her from drowning. Then she looks up, lips parted, about to start crying all over again. Helplessly, ]
I don't know. I want Raíz to be here so she can undo all of this — this fucking shit, [ Breathless, sobbing. ] I don't want any of it to be real.
If she's not here by now, it's because something's in her way.
[ he speaks it like it's fact, even though he can't prove anything. but that has to be it, right? why would raiz allow them to be trapped somewhere away from the rest of the agents if she could do something about it? why would she allow one of her own to be killed so violently without consequence? why would she allow cellar's heart to break?
but what could possibly be so powerful that it could stop raiz?
neon shifts closer. he takes his hand off of the top of cellar's and reaches up instead, taking her by the shoulder and pulling her forward so he can wrap an arm around her. ]
We'll figure this out, okay? We tell each other everything, we check in with each other at least once a day. Okay? Devon too.
[ Something powerful enough to build a whole house - or maybe even a universe - around its heart. That lived even though a girl set that heart on fire, that found a way to change time so that they keep moving but stay still outside of this dimension. A theory she's been working on, but all she can think now is that she wishes Raíz would hurry up and save them. ]
Okay. [ A sniff. ] Yeah, w-we need to stick together.
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I don't know. I want Raíz to be here so she can undo all of this — this fucking shit, [ Breathless, sobbing. ] I don't want any of it to be real.
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[ he speaks it like it's fact, even though he can't prove anything. but that has to be it, right? why would raiz allow them to be trapped somewhere away from the rest of the agents if she could do something about it? why would she allow one of her own to be killed so violently without consequence? why would she allow cellar's heart to break?
but what could possibly be so powerful that it could stop raiz?
neon shifts closer. he takes his hand off of the top of cellar's and reaches up instead, taking her by the shoulder and pulling her forward so he can wrap an arm around her. ]
We'll figure this out, okay? We tell each other everything, we check in with each other at least once a day. Okay? Devon too.
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Okay. [ A sniff. ] Yeah, w-we need to stick together.