"the first miracle was that you were born" | HEART GAME

[miraculess]

Th- thump.

Th- thump.

Th- thump.

Darkness. Quiet. A heartbeat. Your heartbeat. Slowly, the murmur of sound. Footsteps. Voices—

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Re: the laboratory

[miraculess]

Your fingers close around it. There's enough time to register that it feels like a button before a sense of shame and unhappy determination overwhelms you.

The woman lying on the floor... she's your fault. You made a terrible mistake, and you can't take it back or make up for it. But... you can make sure you never do it again. You just have to make sure you remember.

Re: the laboratory

[eldestt]

[ . . . ah.

he has a tight frown for a split second, before schooling his expression to something more neutral. no, never again.

pocketing the button again, and this time he looks to the woman, taking a long moment to memorize her features.

then, he's turning to the door. ]

Re: the laboratory

[miraculess]

Again, he gets that glimpse of someone rushing out.

Re: the laboratory

[eldestt]

[ . . . FOLLOWING? as quietly as he can ]

Re: the laboratory

[miraculess]

Even with his attempts to be quiet, the sound of footsteps echo loudly, as does the swish of cloth; it sounds almost like whispers.

The door opens to a hall, lined with doors; they're all shut except the one on the far end, which the woman is already slipping through.