"Ha, I could come up with some answers to that, but that question's usually only good for finding out why you're upset with yourself. And that's just projecting, really." Mari gestures loosely with her humanoid hands, smiling faintly. Her monstrous claws interlace, though, and she rests her chin on them to reflect on that--which she narrates out loud, mostly for his benefit.
"It's just kind of weird, still, not knowing what's going to happen next. It's fun sometimes. But it's also harder." This is something her captive audience would usually understand... but even if he doesn't right now, it wouldn't stop her from saying it.
"It wasn't really my choice to go without saying anything, but I don't think saying something would have been any better, you know?" Her hands unfold, and she opts to stand, stretching out her wings and back in the process.
"I guess fewer people remembering me means I get to start fresh, right? A perceptive Mari built from scratch!" She pauses. "Though I guess the Perceptive... skeleton guy... uh, and the skeleton... ugh, sorry, bones dude? That you think you are isn't getting you much of anywhere right now." What a mess. "At least you're still physical, so your ego boundary's still there."
Forgot not to use his name AGAIN last tag goddangit
W-what.
Oh, no. She's not falling into that one.
"Ha, I could come up with some answers to that, but that question's usually only good for finding out why you're upset with yourself. And that's just projecting, really." Mari gestures loosely with her humanoid hands, smiling faintly. Her monstrous claws interlace, though, and she rests her chin on them to reflect on that--which she narrates out loud, mostly for his benefit.
"It's just kind of weird, still, not knowing what's going to happen next. It's fun sometimes. But it's also harder." This is something her captive audience would usually understand... but even if he doesn't right now, it wouldn't stop her from saying it.
"It wasn't really my choice to go without saying anything, but I don't think saying something would have been any better, you know?" Her hands unfold, and she opts to stand, stretching out her wings and back in the process.
"I guess fewer people remembering me means I get to start fresh, right? A perceptive Mari built from scratch!" She pauses. "Though I guess the Perceptive... skeleton guy... uh, and the skeleton... ugh, sorry, bones dude? That you think you are isn't getting you much of anywhere right now." What a mess. "At least you're still physical, so your ego boundary's still there."