[ this time, maya's prepared for him. she's expected it. and she clutches her scarf as she sees him, a reminder of the friends she's made and how all of this -- dying to him again, would be worth it, just to protect them. ]
[ she steels herself. but he's not the way she expected he would be. he's.... well. his face is i> cracked, and it's even worse than before. ]
... Are you okay?
[ she just kind of blurts it out, openly staring at him for a minute, his hands, then his face again. ]
Um.... I don't actually know how to play chess. Can we just improvise checkers instead?
[ if not she's going to steal all the horses mabel pines style ]
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[ she steels herself. but he's not the way she expected he would be. he's.... well. his face is i> cracked, and it's even worse than before. ]
... Are you okay?
[ she just kind of blurts it out, openly staring at him for a minute, his hands, then his face again. ]
Um.... I don't actually know how to play chess. Can we just improvise checkers instead?
[ if not she's going to steal all the horses mabel pines style ]