It was news that hit in way that she was not entirely prepared to process, because on one layer it's entirely sudden, on the other, it's brushing up against a trauma she's been actively avoiding, that one person might have pushed the issue on but he seemed to be missing too. The realization puts an ill sensation in her stomach that she does not like as she braces against the nearest counter. Her imagination can fill in the rest; she'd certainly noticed his doll-like features once he had the jewel embedded but hadn't expected it to truly be so literal by the end.
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It was news that hit in way that she was not entirely prepared to process, because on one layer it's entirely sudden, on the other, it's brushing up against a trauma she's been actively avoiding, that one person might have pushed the issue on but he seemed to be missing too. The realization puts an ill sensation in her stomach that she does not like as she braces against the nearest counter. Her imagination can fill in the rest; she'd certainly noticed his doll-like features once he had the jewel embedded but hadn't expected it to truly be so literal by the end.
"Breaking into little pieces, that's -- awful."