[ Noelle knows exactly what she could say to make him stop. Four words, and it'd all be over. They would hurt Krouse worse than any of her teeth could. Don't dismiss my concerns.
But that's not quite what he's doing, not this time. He knows it's going to be bad, whatever it is that happens when she steps outside that door. (At some point, while Krouse was talking, if turned to when.) That doesn't seem to matter anymore. So she won't write him off, not yet.
He wasn't that bad, at the end. Good enough that Noelle didn't want to hurt him. It's still her and Krouse, against the world. ]
Like I said, [ Noelle replies, slowly. ] it wasn't just you.
[ She's not saying yes. She's not saying no, either. Call it a probationary period. ]
It was that whole stupid world. [ Noelle's mouth twitches, the corners of her mouth upturned in bitterness. Her cheek moves underneath Krouse's hand. ] We should've gotten to kill Coil. What did he ever do to that bug girl, anyway?
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But that's not quite what he's doing, not this time. He knows it's going to be bad, whatever it is that happens when she steps outside that door. (At some point, while Krouse was talking, if turned to when.) That doesn't seem to matter anymore. So she won't write him off, not yet.
He wasn't that bad, at the end. Good enough that Noelle didn't want to hurt him. It's still her and Krouse, against the world. ]
Like I said, [ Noelle replies, slowly. ] it wasn't just you.
[ She's not saying yes. She's not saying no, either. Call it a probationary period. ]
It was that whole stupid world. [ Noelle's mouth twitches, the corners of her mouth upturned in bitterness. Her cheek moves underneath Krouse's hand. ] We should've gotten to kill Coil. What did he ever do to that bug girl, anyway?