[ He catches her completely by surprise. Shocked, honestly, and she looks him right in the eye. ]
What? But I—
[ And her brain catches up with her. Realizes, what he must have thought she meant, and drops her eyes. Her body feels very heavy now, as what she doesn't want to say slips out. ]
No you don't. [ It's very quiet. Very reluctant and very wet. ] You- you don't know. No one does.
[ Her arms wrap around her. She keeps trying to clamp her mouth shut, but it won't. It just won't. At least it has the decency to be quiet, even though she still sounds so...damaged. ]
I- I wasn't- talking about what happened today, Basil. It's not because I'm dead that they don't work right.
[ Max feels herself seize up. That's the first time she... ]
cw: internalized ableism (re: chronic pain and disability) coming up
What? But I—
[ And her brain catches up with her. Realizes, what he must have thought she meant, and drops her eyes. Her body feels very heavy now, as what she doesn't want to say slips out. ]
No you don't. [ It's very quiet. Very reluctant and very wet. ] You- you don't know. No one does.
[ Her arms wrap around her. She keeps trying to clamp her mouth shut, but it won't. It just won't. At least it has the decency to be quiet, even though she still sounds so...damaged. ]
I- I wasn't- talking about what happened today, Basil. It's not because I'm dead that they don't work right.
[ Max feels herself seize up. That's the first time she... ]