[Between Ellie's venomous response and Taako quickly withdrawing from the situation, Lup glances between the most important person in her life and the girl who deserves so much more than she was handed. The twins aren't strangers to life's unfairness, but it still stings something fierce to see something like this end up on Ellie.
And after living through that one particular dream of her brother's...
Lup squeezes Taako's hand back in return before leaning forward slightly, closing just a touch of a distance between the twins and Ellie. It's so much easier to shut down and throw up the usual walls to keep from getting too hurt, but Lup's too far into this already. She can't just walk away and pretend this means nothing.]
We will, sis. You can count on it. [But then her head tips to the side, tone still as firm as anything, but Lup's unable to help the way her expression softens just barely.] So what else? What do you need? A blanket, a pillow? Some water?
[How do you prepare someone for their inevitable death?]
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And after living through that one particular dream of her brother's...
Lup squeezes Taako's hand back in return before leaning forward slightly, closing just a touch of a distance between the twins and Ellie. It's so much easier to shut down and throw up the usual walls to keep from getting too hurt, but Lup's too far into this already. She can't just walk away and pretend this means nothing.]
We will, sis. You can count on it. [But then her head tips to the side, tone still as firm as anything, but Lup's unable to help the way her expression softens just barely.] So what else? What do you need? A blanket, a pillow? Some water?
[How do you prepare someone for their inevitable death?]