[ Monika glanced around briefly, she had to be a recent arrival... Either that or she hadn't spent much time decorating. Not everyone had time to spend on prettying up their room, especially seeing how it was meant to be a temporary solution until they found proper housing. ]
Mhm...
[ She knew she said that to help her, but... Well, perhaps she could tell her the story. She'd caught her in the act, after all. But she wasn't so sure it'd help. ]
And sometimes, the painful ones don't get better even when you share them... [A pause.] In fact, it may even worsen them.
[ She spoke out of experience here. Of course, there had been the player, to whom she had said everything only to be stabbed in the back. And then in Avalon, Drake and Minako had managed to stumble upon the truth by accident. It was nice to have people who knew, but... She couldn't say she felt any better. If anything, every since last month she felt like a ticking time bomb that was constantly winding the timer back. Until the day she wouldn't have the energy or willpower to keep the timer in check any more. ]
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Mhm...
[ She knew she said that to help her, but... Well, perhaps she could tell her the story. She'd caught her in the act, after all. But she wasn't so sure it'd help. ]
And sometimes, the painful ones don't get better even when you share them... [A pause.] In fact, it may even worsen them.
[ She spoke out of experience here. Of course, there had been the player, to whom she had said everything only to be stabbed in the back. And then in Avalon, Drake and Minako had managed to stumble upon the truth by accident. It was nice to have people who knew, but... She couldn't say she felt any better. If anything, every since last month she felt like a ticking time bomb that was constantly winding the timer back. Until the day she wouldn't have the energy or willpower to keep the timer in check any more. ]