[Mary listens with intense, unwavering attention as Rosalind tells her story. Her small mouth open slightly, eyes wide. It doesn't...matter? But how can it not matter, she wonders, when being different has meant, for her, the possibility of being hurt and rejected? It feels like the end of the whole world.
But...it doesn't matter. If she's different, or strange, or sometimes even scary. Scary beyond all conceivable reason. Her voice comes out as barely a whisper as she responds.]
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But...it doesn't matter. If she's different, or strange, or sometimes even scary. Scary beyond all conceivable reason. Her voice comes out as barely a whisper as she responds.]
Do you promise?