[While Evelyn can't see the changes in expressions on his face, she can feel the humming of his body decreasing, smell the cloying, sickly-sweetness again. It's not Philip, but she wishes she knew what it was.]
...I'm glad you say that.
[Concentrating on the heat of the mug in her hands is much easier than admitting that she feels entirely unprepared for everything that Wonderland has to offer.]
I was beginning to worry that I was one of the few...well, everyone here seems so confident about tackling whatever this place throws at them.
[A sigh.]
And I'm not. You know, I was always telling people how much I wanted an adventure, and this isn't quite the adventure I was expecting.
[Nor is it the one she's really destined for, but let's not split hairs.]
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...I'm glad you say that.
[Concentrating on the heat of the mug in her hands is much easier than admitting that she feels entirely unprepared for everything that Wonderland has to offer.]
I was beginning to worry that I was one of the few...well, everyone here seems so confident about tackling whatever this place throws at them.
[A sigh.]
And I'm not. You know, I was always telling people how much I wanted an adventure, and this isn't quite the adventure I was expecting.
[Nor is it the one she's really destined for, but let's not split hairs.]