[She still stands but it's not because she's stubborn. The way she lowers her head just slightly means yes, but also that he'll have to do it first, to show her so she can follow. She doesn't really want to move onto his side of the playing field without him showing her there's no danger in doing so.]
Yes. [She is drawn back by that question, if she wasn't by the request, the suggestion before it. It's a surprisingly easy thing to admit, the next thing she says, probably because she knows distantly that this isn't real enough to stay with her when she disappears. There's no need to waste time. That, and he speaks without masks, so then she can too.] But I'm scared to ask.
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Yes. [She is drawn back by that question, if she wasn't by the request, the suggestion before it. It's a surprisingly easy thing to admit, the next thing she says, probably because she knows distantly that this isn't real enough to stay with her when she disappears. There's no need to waste time. That, and he speaks without masks, so then she can too.] But I'm scared to ask.