[ immediately reaches to flick the side of his head at the first bit. nyeh.
but. when he nods at her glass, she takes one more sip - and then pushes it away from her, across the bar. out of reach. for a long moment, she just stares at it. there's still liquid in it. she could've chugged the rest. but she didn't. instead, she hunches over the bar, arms folded, chin resting on top of her arms.
silence, for a moment. ]
I promised.
[ is all. she promised she'd be there, that she'd do whatever it took. and there's still something soft and grieving in her - she's still mourning the life she's leaving, a little. but it's okay. she can't picture doing anything else, at this point. ]
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but. when he nods at her glass, she takes one more sip - and then pushes it away from her, across the bar. out of reach. for a long moment, she just stares at it. there's still liquid in it. she could've chugged the rest. but she didn't. instead, she hunches over the bar, arms folded, chin resting on top of her arms.
silence, for a moment. ]
I promised.
[ is all. she promised she'd be there, that she'd do whatever it took. and there's still something soft and grieving in her - she's still mourning the life she's leaving, a little. but it's okay. she can't picture doing anything else, at this point. ]