[And she's lost track of how many times she hasn't answered it. Of course she's not all right. Wouldn't be for a while. And while she knows it's his way of checking in, it's a question he should know the answer to.]
[Vaguely she recognizes the sender. Although she's been here for so long, it strikes her how little she's interacted with the others, consumed for the last six months. She hesitates, then stalls a bit, not sure how much she's ultimately willing to say. Also it seems better to try to get a sense of his intentions.]
[Like most people, Aoko takes it to mean physically.]
I'm okay. A little scraped up. I think I feel worse about other people . . . I haven't been very . . . nice. I can't remember how much I've talked with other people; some of it is kind of blurry. I thought I'd better say something in general -- just in case.
[She does not yet mention her arms, though briefly it crosses her mind that if this man is a wizard, he might be able to do something.]
At least you're all right now. Isn't that the most important thing?
[... Sorry, Aoko, he does have the ulterior motive of wanting to know what she means, but at the moment, Bruce's playing it cool by just monitoring other non-filtered responses.]
That's good! That one guy - haven't seen him around since, thankfully - he ripped off the arm of that guy who was a monster. I'm still not sure what that was.
So you've got all four limbs. Sounds like the bright side.
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What?
[She sounds tired.]
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Do you still have it?
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It granted a wish.
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I'm okay. A little scraped up. I think I feel worse about other people . . . I haven't been very . . . nice. I can't remember how much I've talked with other people; some of it is kind of blurry. I thought I'd better say something in general -- just in case.
[She does not yet mention her arms, though briefly it crosses her mind that if this man is a wizard, he might be able to do something.]
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[... Sorry, Aoko, he does have the ulterior motive of wanting to know what she means, but at the moment, Bruce's playing it cool by just monitoring other non-filtered responses.]
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[That's the safe answer, anyway.]
. . . I'm sorry -- did I meet you?
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But where are my manners? I'm Bruce Wayne. What might your name be?
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. . .
The Bruce Wayne?
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...Did something happen?
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[Ah, geez, this is nothing she wants to explain to a child . . .]
It's fine. Now. Everything's going to be fine.
I . . . hope I wasn't too weird last time we talked.
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But why should we be careful with the shards? Are they dangerous?
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If you find one, you should tell someone, okay? Don't just . . . handle it. Just in case.
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So you've got all four limbs. Sounds like the bright side.
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This is not the bright side. How can you talk so cheerfully about a man who got his arm ripped off, either??
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