"I don't anymore," the blond replies smoothly, absently smoothing her hands over the folded clothes. "I've grown up from that insecure and awkward girl. I don't hesitate to make decisions when I have to."
There's something subtly nostalgic about her face. Like she's remembering something, something from what feels like a lifetime ago. When a boy-- the boy gave his life to save hers. Because she'd been a coward back then. Because she'd been too afraid to do anything.
Her expression tightens briefly before she adds, "And I never freeze up when it counts. The Initiative's taught me to do what it takes to protect people."
/strays briefly out of hiatus :V
There's something subtly nostalgic about her face. Like she's remembering something, something from what feels like a lifetime ago. When a boy-- the boy gave his life to save hers. Because she'd been a coward back then. Because she'd been too afraid to do anything.
Her expression tightens briefly before she adds, "And I never freeze up when it counts. The Initiative's taught me to do what it takes to protect people."