[ There is a threshold one reaches wherein being surprised by the world is in and of itself the surprise. She doesn't know precisely what's happening. She does know that the sense of what he's saying is enough for her to brace and then shift her weight as the movement of the behemoth they rode evens out. ]
Which one?
[ She asks, but she's moving, the dry jest self referential in addition to being deflecting. Voices of the Fade reaching out, if that's even what he'd been thinking, is strictly bad news if it meant what she was used to, and if it didn't? Probably still bad news. Hence she spoke, and she pulled on her own connection to the Fade, because one must always be prepared. Reaching out with her good arm to grab hold of Roderic's arm and position herself in front of him, to his side, she kept her mental 'speech' calming. ]
Focus on where we are. Focus on the feel of the world around you, the sound of the water rushing past your ears. You're here, Roderic. Underwater, on the back of a moving hill, not in the Fade. Trust me on this one. I'd know.
[ If it's the same Fade, and if so, why he's talking about it, is he from her world, so many questions. She shoves them all down. Better to address what might have the potential to turn into an abomination over anything else in this moment. ]
JUST GOT BACK this is totally fine by me /face in hands,
Which one?
[ She asks, but she's moving, the dry jest self referential in addition to being deflecting. Voices of the Fade reaching out, if that's even what he'd been thinking, is strictly bad news if it meant what she was used to, and if it didn't? Probably still bad news. Hence she spoke, and she pulled on her own connection to the Fade, because one must always be prepared. Reaching out with her good arm to grab hold of Roderic's arm and position herself in front of him, to his side, she kept her mental 'speech' calming. ]
Focus on where we are. Focus on the feel of the world around you, the sound of the water rushing past your ears. You're here, Roderic. Underwater, on the back of a moving hill, not in the Fade. Trust me on this one. I'd know.
[ If it's the same Fade, and if so, why he's talking about it, is he from her world, so many questions. She shoves them all down. Better to address what might have the potential to turn into an abomination over anything else in this moment. ]