[ Elena's presence and voice easily cut through the silence in him, and he feels immediately exposed. He can't get up, can't calm his pounding heart, and can't stop shaking - but he can pitch his voice in a familiar and pleasant tone. He'll fake it till he makes it through this dreadful evening. ]
Oh, Miss Gilbert. Hello.
[ Light and casual. It would almost be convincing if the symbiote wasn't giving the mild panic in his mind away, and if he wasn't sprawled in a heap of robes across two cots that aren't his. ]
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Oh, Miss Gilbert. Hello.
[ Light and casual. It would almost be convincing if the symbiote wasn't giving the mild panic in his mind away, and if he wasn't sprawled in a heap of robes across two cots that aren't his. ]
I meant to lay here, really.