Well, then. We might not find the ingredients to make hot chocolate, but. If you can indulge me in something else...
[ She pauses before she lays out her request. ] Maybe you’ve noticed by now, but some of us here have been afflicted with a strange, insidious frigid power. I’m not exactly one of the lucky ones. [ She appears calm while she tells him this, though. Mostly because she knows there is something of a “cure” to it. ] It’s almost poetic. Like something out of a fable.... You begin to become numb, you feel less and less— physically, yes, but also emotionally.
[ She laces her fingers together in her lap, the motion a bit nervous. ] It’s not pleasant, but there is a way to help it. Either through tears or a kiss. For some reason, that works to dispel the ice. [ She adds quickly: ] Of course the nature of either of those can be... uncomfortable for a stranger, so you needn’t provide either yourself, should I become unnaturally cold in the course of our chat. [ An awkward smile. ] But even if you were to find someone else, I would be grateful.
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Well, then. We might not find the ingredients to make hot chocolate, but. If you can indulge me in something else...
[ She pauses before she lays out her request. ] Maybe you’ve noticed by now, but some of us here have been afflicted with a strange, insidious frigid power. I’m not exactly one of the lucky ones. [ She appears calm while she tells him this, though. Mostly because she knows there is something of a “cure” to it. ] It’s almost poetic. Like something out of a fable.... You begin to become numb, you feel less and less— physically, yes, but also emotionally.
[ She laces her fingers together in her lap, the motion a bit nervous. ] It’s not pleasant, but there is a way to help it. Either through tears or a kiss. For some reason, that works to dispel the ice. [ She adds quickly: ] Of course the nature of either of those can be... uncomfortable for a stranger, so you needn’t provide either yourself, should I become unnaturally cold in the course of our chat. [ An awkward smile. ] But even if you were to find someone else, I would be grateful.