[ they never used to discuss what they talked about in the meetings with their handlers. they hadn't been instructed not to, but there hadn't been that level of trust at first. it had taken a while to develop, and they've come miles from where they were at first. but that doesn't change that things don't feel right.
it's not anything to do with him, not really. he's in the same position she is, and it's uncomfortable for them both. nothing about their situation or what they've been told feels right or true. why was he made with scars when she doesn't bear any? why are their dietary needs so different that they need to eat at separate times? why can she hear and sense things he can't?
his question comes about an hour after they've both returned from their respective meetings. they asked her the same thing; they always ask her the same thing. you've had time to get to know each other, they always point out, you should be at that level of comfort by now.
and it isn't that she doesn't want to, not really. seth is a very attractive man, and she trusts him as much as their situation allows. and she knows it's been on his mind, too. ( she showers first, in the mornings, and pretends she doesn't notice his problem while she goes to take care of her own. ) it's that they keep bringing it up that bothers her. it's something that they want them to do.
and that's the thing that feels the most wrong about this, even more unnerving than the dreams that plague them and interrupt their sleep. ( he's been in a few of hers, along with another taller, bespectacled man that she feels like she should know but doesn't. ) this is something that they want.
why? ]
No, they asked the same questions and gave the same lectures. [ she comes in from the bathroom, having just washed her face and wrists - the equipment they use to detect lies in their speech smells strongly and unpleasantly of rubber and plastic. she stands by the bed for a moment, watching him as he ( slightly ) adjusts his position on the bed. ]
Probably. And they'll probably be just as satisfied with this one as the last few.
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worth the wait!
it's not anything to do with him, not really. he's in the same position she is, and it's uncomfortable for them both. nothing about their situation or what they've been told feels right or true. why was he made with scars when she doesn't bear any? why are their dietary needs so different that they need to eat at separate times? why can she hear and sense things he can't?
his question comes about an hour after they've both returned from their respective meetings. they asked her the same thing; they always ask her the same thing. you've had time to get to know each other, they always point out, you should be at that level of comfort by now.
and it isn't that she doesn't want to, not really. seth is a very attractive man, and she trusts him as much as their situation allows. and she knows it's been on his mind, too. ( she showers first, in the mornings, and pretends she doesn't notice his problem while she goes to take care of her own. ) it's that they keep bringing it up that bothers her. it's something that they want them to do.
and that's the thing that feels the most wrong about this, even more unnerving than the dreams that plague them and interrupt their sleep. ( he's been in a few of hers, along with another taller, bespectacled man that she feels like she should know but doesn't. ) this is something that they want.
why? ]
No, they asked the same questions and gave the same lectures. [ she comes in from the bathroom, having just washed her face and wrists - the equipment they use to detect lies in their speech smells strongly and unpleasantly of rubber and plastic. she stands by the bed for a moment, watching him as he ( slightly ) adjusts his position on the bed. ]
Probably. And they'll probably be just as satisfied with this one as the last few.