[ Each second before he responds feels like minutes as she awaits his answer, and she finds herself holding her breath in the meantime. The chamber music slows as the song begins the end, and with it, so does the crowd among whom they are dancing. Rem follows the others around them, guiding his hand closer to them both.
Yes, he says. It was worth it. Relinquishing his emotions was worth it.
And, Crystals, she knows that choice. Intimately, in fact. Her eyes slide shut as the crowd erupts into applause around them for the end of the dance. ] ...I understand. [ --Not the details, obviously, and she still disagrees that emotions are a nuisance on principle, but she can relate to making a choice of giving up one's heart, and what is held within.
When she opens her eyes, her vision returns, and she blinks as her sight adjusts. There he stands, a perfect stranger to her, with a perfectly stoic expression. ]
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Yes, he says. It was worth it. Relinquishing his emotions was worth it.
And, Crystals, she knows that choice. Intimately, in fact. Her eyes slide shut as the crowd erupts into applause around them for the end of the dance. ] ...I understand. [ --Not the details, obviously, and she still disagrees that emotions are a nuisance on principle, but she can relate to making a choice of giving up one's heart, and what is held within.
When she opens her eyes, her vision returns, and she blinks as her sight adjusts. There he stands, a perfect stranger to her, with a perfectly stoic expression. ]
Thank you for the dance.