[ This much, she's prepared for. The piece of paper she pulls out of a different pocket is bigger than her little notes of convenience and folded into quarters. She unfolds it and hands it to him.
It reads:
My name is Kimiko. I am mute but I can hear. I am originally from New York, U.S.A., Planet Earth, year 2022.
So, you know. Information that she's quickly gotten used to having to hand out on a regular, routine basis. If Serge were here, she would be spared the miming, the awkward finger puppeteering, the not-always-successful attempts to get herself across. In her chest, she's carrying a shame of ingratitude as much as a queer sense of loneliness that she's unused to.
Considering Charles, she briefly contemplates pushing out a thought to see if he can hear it. The idea instinctively makes her want to shrink back, pull every last piece of herself where no one can touch it or tamper with it. Mesmero wasn't a good predecessor for Charles to have; she still faintly tastes metal and acid in her mouth from the intrusion. Maybe... maybe next time they speak, she'll have worked up the courage.
Instead, she points to him curiously and then spreads her other arm beyond them. Is he going anywhere? ]
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It reads:
So, you know. Information that she's quickly gotten used to having to hand out on a regular, routine basis. If Serge were here, she would be spared the miming, the awkward finger puppeteering, the not-always-successful attempts to get herself across. In her chest, she's carrying a shame of ingratitude as much as a queer sense of loneliness that she's unused to.
Considering Charles, she briefly contemplates pushing out a thought to see if he can hear it. The idea instinctively makes her want to shrink back, pull every last piece of herself where no one can touch it or tamper with it. Mesmero wasn't a good predecessor for Charles to have; she still faintly tastes metal and acid in her mouth from the intrusion. Maybe... maybe next time they speak, she'll have worked up the courage.
Instead, she points to him curiously and then spreads her other arm beyond them. Is he going anywhere? ]