Darlene puts her back against the wall behind her, posting up while he's turning to leave, determined not to tag after him or cry like a bitch about any part of this. Chip back on the shoulder. Let him walk off and she'll go on her way too.
As she watches Elliot pull into place any stray layers of the mandatory disguise, her thoughts flicker for one sec to his stupid-ass hoodie. The compulsive way she's seen him adjust the hood, the brisk way she's seen him shove it down again. It's enough that she pushes away from the wall, quick.
"Hey." She teeters on the edge of second-guessing before she takes the plunge. "He's still around, right."
Encouraged by a hivemind if anything. That's what Elliot meant. She knows it without asking which means it is stupid to ask, but for this, there is no manual. And if Elliot dares to push out toward her mind in this moment, Darlene is keeping it purposefully blank, free of any thought or impression or bad fucking memory. Tense, the way you hold yourself when you know a punch is coming.
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Darlene puts her back against the wall behind her, posting up while he's turning to leave, determined not to tag after him or cry like a bitch about any part of this. Chip back on the shoulder. Let him walk off and she'll go on her way too.
As she watches Elliot pull into place any stray layers of the mandatory disguise, her thoughts flicker for one sec to his stupid-ass hoodie. The compulsive way she's seen him adjust the hood, the brisk way she's seen him shove it down again. It's enough that she pushes away from the wall, quick.
"Hey." She teeters on the edge of second-guessing before she takes the plunge. "He's still around, right."
Encouraged by a hivemind if anything. That's what Elliot meant. She knows it without asking which means it is stupid to ask, but for this, there is no manual. And if Elliot dares to push out toward her mind in this moment, Darlene is keeping it purposefully blank, free of any thought or impression or bad fucking memory. Tense, the way you hold yourself when you know a punch is coming.