[The wariness on their part is well-founded: Enforcers have not been kind of late. Regardless of whether or not she's done anything personally to offend either of them is moot; the actions of the whole taint the reputation of the individual.
Not that she makes it any easier, eyes dark as she watches the young boy take first one step and then another towards his ill-fated mother. She keeps her gaze firmly trained on the boy for any sign of trouble, not even shifting when Scott speaks up again. A cute question, though not one that warrants any detailed response.]
Does it matter? We're both already here.
[He's none of her business (yet) and she's none of his. Besides, she's well aware of local sentiment towards anyone affiliated with the Company right now: frustration, wariness, fear, ire bordering on hatred. If she's to be punished - and there's something about the way her shoulders don't relax at all, the scant lift to her chin that seems to point towards the affirmative - shouldn't he be happy?
Inside, her mental countdown's still running. Forty-five seconds left.]
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Not that she makes it any easier, eyes dark as she watches the young boy take first one step and then another towards his ill-fated mother. She keeps her gaze firmly trained on the boy for any sign of trouble, not even shifting when Scott speaks up again. A cute question, though not one that warrants any detailed response.]
Does it matter? We're both already here.
[He's none of her business (yet) and she's none of his. Besides, she's well aware of local sentiment towards anyone affiliated with the Company right now: frustration, wariness, fear, ire bordering on hatred. If she's to be punished - and there's something about the way her shoulders don't relax at all, the scant lift to her chin that seems to point towards the affirmative - shouldn't he be happy?
Inside, her mental countdown's still running. Forty-five seconds left.]