[ she has always had a knack for conveying emotion. part of theater work is making sure that even the seat furthest from the stage can still feel what the actors on stage are feeling, which means manuela has more than mastered big and bold gestures.

the ironic thing is that small commotion with the dinnerware is manuela reining things in. ]

And what will come of asking? All you'll do is turn me away again.

[ he made that much clear in the basement, hadn't he? ]

Don't pretend like I haven't tried. Or like you weren't the one to pull away first.

[ and maybe it's true, that this was all just a jumbled mess of misunderstandings. and maybe manuela is at fault for reacting as strongly as she does, each time. but while her mountains might just be molehills after all, she never starts from nothing. ]