["Everyone who stands too near to me is swallowed up by the dark. It even stained Riff's fingers." He's warned her about this before, and she remembers it all too well. This is a nightmare she's in, and she'd do well to remember that, too. What will happen if she reaches him? What is waiting, if she makes it close enough to take that blackened hand?
She could run. Back the way she came, back as far as she could go, with her hands clapped over her ears to try to drown out the sound of the machines. Back until she could escape the nightmare and find her way somewhere safe again. That's what she's supposed to do, isn't it? Stay back, stay safe. Try too hard to help and you'll only make things worse.]
I won't leave you here alone.
[She reaches out as well, and takes another step.]
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She could run. Back the way she came, back as far as she could go, with her hands clapped over her ears to try to drown out the sound of the machines. Back until she could escape the nightmare and find her way somewhere safe again. That's what she's supposed to do, isn't it? Stay back, stay safe. Try too hard to help and you'll only make things worse.]
I won't leave you here alone.
[She reaches out as well, and takes another step.]