[ The second Shaw says it, it comes back to her. A trace of her normal composure is restored, Root no longer totally overwhelmed by ceaseless emotion, instead tempered in how she handles it like she usually is. ]
... Yes. I died. So I can't be your safe place anymore, huh?
[ She's starting to feel steadier, and she reaches out to tuck a loose cluster of Shaw's hair behind her ear, sweetly and slowly.
For the first time, she feels real regret about her death. ]
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... Yes. I died. So I can't be your safe place anymore, huh?
[ She's starting to feel steadier, and she reaches out to tuck a loose cluster of Shaw's hair behind her ear, sweetly and slowly.
For the first time, she feels real regret about her death. ]