[ There is no excuse, really, for what happened with Genya. It had already been done before Nina had joined the Little Palace as a child, it was simply in her framework for The Way Things Were. But Nina had, even as a child, a terrible time with looking at other people and not asking why, and now that she is older... her loyalty to the general is still strong, but she is deeply uncomfortable with many things. It had not been so hard to pretend to be a radical who hated the forced conscription of Grisha. For some things, silence was the best protection.
And the best prompt, if you wanted someone to say more on the subject. Honestly, Alina. This is how you get a Heartrender to not be interested in things?
But Nina's not interested in splitting open Alina's secrets and pains like a hammer and chisel. It strikes her, suddenly, how very alone Alina sounds. The only real friend.
And for most of her life, Alina hadn't known who she was.
She only makes a soft listening noise and then completely redirects. ]
So we're at the theater! Which way up?
[ ...look, she might not be interested in using silence as a weapon at this time, but she's only human, she can't just not. ]
no subject
And the best prompt, if you wanted someone to say more on the subject. Honestly, Alina. This is how you get a Heartrender to not be interested in things?
But Nina's not interested in splitting open Alina's secrets and pains like a hammer and chisel. It strikes her, suddenly, how very alone Alina sounds. The only real friend.
And for most of her life, Alina hadn't known who she was.
She only makes a soft listening noise and then completely redirects. ]
So we're at the theater! Which way up?
[ ...look, she might not be interested in using silence as a weapon at this time, but she's only human, she can't just not. ]