For a moment, the whole world stops, and Emily feels like she's choking on air, on I'm sorry, on I didn't mean to hurt you, on well, not like the way you got hurt-- but if Hannah is here, if Hannah is bumping into her, grabbing onto her, saying we and urging her to go--
This is impossible.
But so is that weird cougar thing, that mountain lion or-- whatever, there's no time.]
Come on!
[And that's as much as Emily concedes before she's off, running as hard as she can. Her self-preservation instinct is too strong, too focused on herself, but the guilt is enough that she's looking over her shoulder to make sure Hannah is still with her. Hell, she might even try to hit this thing if she finds something to hit it with. If she managed to outrun a fucking wendigo born of literal cannibalism, she can outrun this thing, right? And she can-- she can even help Hannah, maybe.]
Hurry, Han!
[Baby steps. Is there a bat somewhere? A shovel? She's looking for one, between the glances at Hannah.]
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No fucking way.
For a moment, the whole world stops, and Emily feels like she's choking on air, on I'm sorry, on I didn't mean to hurt you, on well, not like the way you got hurt-- but if Hannah is here, if Hannah is bumping into her, grabbing onto her, saying we and urging her to go--
This is impossible.
But so is that weird cougar thing, that mountain lion or-- whatever, there's no time.]
Come on!
[And that's as much as Emily concedes before she's off, running as hard as she can. Her self-preservation instinct is too strong, too focused on herself, but the guilt is enough that she's looking over her shoulder to make sure Hannah is still with her. Hell, she might even try to hit this thing if she finds something to hit it with. If she managed to outrun a fucking wendigo born of literal cannibalism, she can outrun this thing, right? And she can-- she can even help Hannah, maybe.]
Hurry, Han!
[Baby steps. Is there a bat somewhere? A shovel? She's looking for one, between the glances at Hannah.]