[ she's firm but careful with her touch, holding hilda against her with an arm around her waist and the other around her shoulders. it's as much to reaffirm to clorinde herself that hilda is fine and not covered in blood like she was in that memory, and after a moment, she rests her cheek lightly against the top of hilda's head. ]
Don't apologize.
[ it's not the first time that the resort has decided to make a spectacle of them against their will. hilda likely didn't know what would happen once she stepped into the room; clorinde could never blame her for it. ]
I should be apologizing instead. I saw something that you didn't give consent to.
[ hilda is meticulous in the way she presents herself to others, carefully curating her appearance to hide her anxietiesā€”even down to the muscle definition clorinde can feel in her upper body. to have that all stripped away and laid bare, to have her worst memory on display... clorinde can't imagine how devastating that must feel. ]
Do you think you can move? If you'll allow it, I'd like to take you back to your room.
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Don't apologize.
[ it's not the first time that the resort has decided to make a spectacle of them against their will. hilda likely didn't know what would happen once she stepped into the room; clorinde could never blame her for it. ]
I should be apologizing instead. I saw something that you didn't give consent to.
[ hilda is meticulous in the way she presents herself to others, carefully curating her appearance to hide her anxietiesā€”even down to the muscle definition clorinde can feel in her upper body. to have that all stripped away and laid bare, to have her worst memory on display... clorinde can't imagine how devastating that must feel. ]
Do you think you can move? If you'll allow it, I'd like to take you back to your room.