EVE'S HEART

[aprettygirl]

A dark veil slips over you, obscuring your vision; it’s cool and clinging, and blocks out all outside sensation. You drift downward . . . as you do, you grow more and more aware of the pulse of your own heartbeat, until it’s a ringing, unpleasant throb in your ears.

. . . after some time, it’s interrupted by a soft splash, and you feel solid rock underfoot.

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Comments

Re: bones of the matter

[aprettygirl]

"Thanks for coming."

Re: bones of the matter

[rebells]

--if I could help at all, I'm glad to be here. [pause] I hope no one's done any harm?

Re: bones of the matter

[aprettygirl]

"More good than harm, and no more harm than a headache."

Re: bones of the matter

[rebells]

. . . I suppose there's not much more we can hope for, under the circumstances.

[maybe a little bitter, yes]

Re: bones of the matter

[aprettygirl]

"You had one of these, didn't you?"

Re: bones of the matter

[rebells]

A heart game--? I did. It--turned out all right, I suppose.

[colors a little, inexplicably]

It's more that I object to the existence of these things in the first place.

Re: bones of the matter

[aprettygirl]

"Well, they're not very good, if you're a private person."

Re: bones of the matter

[rebells]

. . . I didn't have as much to be private about back then.

Will you be upset that we were here?

Re: bones of the matter

[aprettygirl]

"No.

You are you, after all."

Re: bones of the matter

[rebells]

That's a very balanced take on things.

[a little rueful]

Re: bones of the matter

[aprettygirl]

"Balanced...? Not really. I trust you."

Re: bones of the matter

[rebells]

. . . still, there's a difference between trust and . . . being entirely all right with this.

Re: bones of the matter

[aprettygirl]

"Hmm. How to put it -- the forced nature of it is objectionable, yes. But, in a voluntary situation . . ."

Re: bones of the matter

[rebells]

That's--

[starts to say something, and stops himself]

. . . I appreciate it a great deal. Your trust.

Re: bones of the matter

[aprettygirl]

"What were you going to say...?"

Re: bones of the matter

[rebells]

[a silence]

That I don't think I could feel the same way. About you or anyone.

Re: bones of the matter

[aprettygirl]

"...I suppose that isn't a surprise..."

Re: bones of the matter

[rebells]

I'm not a very brave person. Even if I don't distrust . . . I can't stand not having control over my own secrets.

Re: bones of the matter

[aprettygirl]

"Afraid they'll get out into the wide world, are you?"

Re: bones of the matter

[rebells]

. . . it's not that . . . .

Re: bones of the matter

[aprettygirl]

She gives him a penetratingly curious look.

Re: bones of the matter

[rebells]

. . .

More--there are things I don't want anyone to know about me. --I'm scared of them knowing, even if I don't know why.

Re: bones of the matter

[aprettygirl]

"...if you are asked about something that you do not want known, would you tell the asker so?"

Re: bones of the matter

[rebells]

[glances back up at her, a little surprised]

That . . . it depends on who they are, I suppose.

Re: bones of the matter

[aprettygirl]

"I won't presume . . . but it'll be easier, if you tell me when I'm being pushy, I think."