[ SMACK, and Ashley stumbles backwards, practically to the floor, from the strength of the slap. ]
O- ow! Wha- what? What did I j-just-? [ Holding her cheek, her eyes dart to Dorothy. They're anything but empty now, filled with a healthy dose of panic. ] I-I- I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm really sorry—
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O- ow! Wha- what? What did I j-just-? [ Holding her cheek, her eyes dart to Dorothy. They're anything but empty now, filled with a healthy dose of panic. ] I-I- I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm really sorry—
[ yeah she's back ]