...I wasn't sure. If you would finally see something that would end up making you want to walk away. But...some part of me had a feeling you might be too stubborn.
[It's a struggle to get words out for Dorothy, and she's not moving much; her clothing is torn and old and worn, and it seems like most of the rust is focused in her joints and the like. It's particularly bad in her hands and elbows that are visible, but if he gets a look at her legs, they're pretty bad there too.
Dorothy pauses a bit at that, though. At the apology, at all of it, and she finds herself chuckling a bit.]
...Don't worry too much. These memories are almost always on my mind, if they aren't the subject of my nightmares. Reliving them so vividly, however...I could do without that, all be told.
[...]
I'm glad you're here. I feared letting anyone see how selfish I truly was.
cw: robot body horror (rust)
[It's a struggle to get words out for Dorothy, and she's not moving much; her clothing is torn and old and worn, and it seems like most of the rust is focused in her joints and the like. It's particularly bad in her hands and elbows that are visible, but if he gets a look at her legs, they're pretty bad there too.
Dorothy pauses a bit at that, though. At the apology, at all of it, and she finds herself chuckling a bit.]
...Don't worry too much. These memories are almost always on my mind, if they aren't the subject of my nightmares. Reliving them so vividly, however...I could do without that, all be told.
[...]
I'm glad you're here. I feared letting anyone see how selfish I truly was.