[It really wouldn't be long before the elevator reached the bottom, seeing as if nothing especially terrible happened to them.
Ah, but there's the change. It happens without any provoking. A cold shiver creeps up Wendy's spine, putting hairs on end. It was... kinda thrilling? She'd taken the elevator before, and panicked about it. But now they were cool.
the casualness of her response hits him hard, almost harder than the panic rising in his gut. for a moment he just stares at her, eyes wide and alarmed. then, hastily, he glances away, his breathing growing a little erratic.
she doesn't feel it. it's all him, then, isn't it? ]
N-Nothing.
[ frantically, he starts to jam his thumb against the door open button. it might not be a long trip, but it's already too long for him. ]
Sometimes a dangerous thrill seeker, she was the sort of person to enjoy the cold feeling in her stomach. Unless the elevator was suddenly about to kill them - which it hadn't, not during the few times she ridden in it before.
That button might take just a little longer then he wants it too.]
You freaking out, huh? [she shoots him a concerned look.] First time in an elevator, huh?
[Could it be... because he's in here with a girl?]
It's not like I want to freak out, [ he snaps irritably. mostly because she seems completely unaffected. no, not unaffected — she's totally enjoying this! ]
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Ah, but there's the change. It happens without any provoking. A cold shiver creeps up Wendy's spine, putting hairs on end. It was... kinda thrilling? She'd taken the elevator before, and panicked about it. But now they were cool.
The other guy? Not so much it seems.]
Mmmm.... what?
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the casualness of her response hits him hard, almost harder than the panic rising in his gut. for a moment he just stares at her, eyes wide and alarmed. then, hastily, he glances away, his breathing growing a little erratic.
she doesn't feel it. it's all him, then, isn't it? ]
N-Nothing.
[ frantically, he starts to jam his thumb against the door open button. it might not be a long trip, but it's already too long for him. ]
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Sometimes a dangerous thrill seeker, she was the sort of person to enjoy the cold feeling in her stomach. Unless the elevator was suddenly about to kill them - which it hadn't, not during the few times she ridden in it before.
That button might take just a little longer then he wants it too.]
You freaking out, huh? [she shoots him a concerned look.] First time in an elevator, huh?
[Could it be... because he's in here with a girl?]
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also yes, all of the above. ]
It's not like I want to freak out, [ he snaps irritably. mostly because she seems completely unaffected. no, not unaffected — she's totally enjoying this! ]
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And yeah, she's totally enjoying this a little.]
You gotta try and chill out, man. Everything's cool.