[ Had someone seen her...? Truth to be told, Monika wasn't all there. So when she heard the voice and felt the hand, she remained still, staring at the now broken video game machine without saying a word. She was still trembling and her gaze slowly changed, from blank to terrified. And soon she cried again, silently so. It was as if she could see some terrifying, nightmarish horror in the video game cabinet. Some lovecraftian entity that no one but her could see...
Gosh, she should put herself together and stop... She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, finally snapping out of her secondary state. Partly so, at any rate. She turned her head and looked at the young woman, as if she only noticed her presence. ]
... I'm fine.
[ She was very obviously not, but she couldn't burden a stranger with her issues. She probably should explain herself, huh? But what could she say? "I was afraid of being sucked into a video game?" Or maybe "I'm slowly breaking down?" As if she could say those things. ]
I-I'm sorry, I... [She paused, at a complete loss for what to say. Her eyes rested on the broken cabinet once again and she instinctively took a step back, speaking without thinking.] That thing is dangerous...
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Gosh, she should put herself together and stop... She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, finally snapping out of her secondary state. Partly so, at any rate. She turned her head and looked at the young woman, as if she only noticed her presence. ]
... I'm fine.
[ She was very obviously not, but she couldn't burden a stranger with her issues. She probably should explain herself, huh? But what could she say? "I was afraid of being sucked into a video game?" Or maybe "I'm slowly breaking down?" As if she could say those things. ]
I-I'm sorry, I... [She paused, at a complete loss for what to say. Her eyes rested on the broken cabinet once again and she instinctively took a step back, speaking without thinking.] That thing is dangerous...