[A pause as she considers this. Okay, so she may not have known the guy for too long, but 1) he seems decently intelligent, 2) They do share some... similarities, if you will 3) ... she knows what that's like. It drags for a bit, before she makes her decision.]
The sight is a researcher's greatest asset. If I hadn't gotten it back, I probably would have lost all academic credibility.
But that's not the point here. It's back now, and... I think I appreciate it more than ever, really. So I think... it just takes a little loss to realize just what we're taking for granted.
[So did not come out the way she wanted it to. A pause. ]
[Lets out the breath she's been holding. This whole having a normal conversation thing is pretty damn hard. :/]
Trust me, you'll be just as thrilled when you get your senses back. I've kinda forgotten how good it feels to appreciate the simple things. So don't sweat it, okay?
Huh. Wouldn't have pegged you to be the academic type.
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Now that we're nice and impersonal, wanna tell me just what the hell's going on?
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You didn't think that there wouldn't be any penalties to dying in this place, did you?
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... Don't think too hard on it.
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[A pause. Okay, so, maybe a joke wasn't so appropriate. A huff, and the sound of something shifting.]
... It'll come back.
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It had better...I might go insane if it doesn't. [mentally adds literally]
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... When I died, they took away my sight.
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...That must have been hard for you. [doesn't really want to pry into how she died]
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The sight is a researcher's greatest asset. If I hadn't gotten it back, I probably would have lost all academic credibility.
But that's not the point here. It's back now, and... I think I appreciate it more than ever, really. So I think... it just takes a little loss to realize just what we're taking for granted.
[So did not come out the way she wanted it to. A pause. ]
... That's all.
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You're right, thanks...Good thing you got it back then, huh? [he sounds a little bit better]
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Trust me, you'll be just as thrilled when you get your senses back. I've kinda forgotten how good it feels to appreciate the simple things. So don't sweat it, okay?
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