by Colette Rosenhof » Sat May 21, 2022 11:59 pm
Colette pushed herself back to standing upright, which... hoo boy there was quite the dumptruck that didn't stop moving even when the rest of her had come to a stop. She stepped toward Basil in slow, careful strides as she spoke.
"Zat is ze tricky part, because in truz... I am not certain what I did ze first time. How did I, a simple and... unique... French girl, manage to gain ze affection and devotion of such a handsome, intelligent, and kind young man such as yourself?" She reached to gently cup his face... she really had been practicing, her touch felt almost human. Not the wet gooeyness of when they'd first met, if he closed his eyes it might've felt natural. "How many times did I ask myself zat question, and never find ze answer. Oh, of all of ze zings zey took from you, please do not let kindness be one of zem." That last part she said almost pleadingly, though it wasn't him that she was asking.
"... I suppose I could let her out to play...."