[ press x to possibly, maybe, doubt. there's no telling truth from exaggeration, or truth from lie, with the number of unexpected abilities among the orbers. her head tips, trying to determine whether she's being (likely) sassed by a sarcastic teenager or (less likely, but still likely) a sarcastic teenage witch.
whatever the truth, the lift of alina's eyebrows speaks to repressed amusement. ]
If they start yelling, you play on their sympathies. I've got you strategically covered.
[ pointedly, her gaze skims to ziggy's cast. not that being a sick child had ever gotten alina pity, but — the orbers are decidedly kinder-hearted than the orphanage. sparing one last overt look over her shoulder, she slaps another donut — blessedly into a napkin this time, but rip to her pants' pockets regardless — and shuffles conspiratorially over to ziggy. ]
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[ press x to possibly, maybe, doubt. there's no telling truth from exaggeration, or truth from lie, with the number of unexpected abilities among the orbers. her head tips, trying to determine whether she's being (likely) sassed by a sarcastic teenager or (less likely, but still likely) a sarcastic teenage witch.
whatever the truth, the lift of alina's eyebrows speaks to repressed amusement. ]
If they start yelling, you play on their sympathies. I've got you strategically covered.
[ pointedly, her gaze skims to ziggy's cast. not that being a sick child had ever gotten alina pity, but — the orbers are decidedly kinder-hearted than the orphanage. sparing one last overt look over her shoulder, she slaps another donut — blessedly into a napkin this time, but rip to her pants' pockets regardless — and shuffles conspiratorially over to ziggy. ]