[ she continues picking through the other clothes on the rack in what is clearly a futile effort... but as she places the skull shawl back on its hanger, the skin of her bare arm catches the light in a way that accentuates the pale, bone white marks etched upon her limb. ]
...
You asked about my scars yesterday, didn't you? While you were checking me.
...yes, but... [it's still insecurity week so she's worried zelda won't like her anymore if she makes her talk about them] ...you don't have to explain if you would prefer not to...
I felt you of all people might understand without much explanation. [ lol ] ...Women of the royal Hyrulean familly are gifted with a sacred power to seal away evil. I spent a hundred years keeping a beast of pure calamity at bay. The toll it took on me was... not insignificant, to say the least.
[ another shake of her head, another soft smile. ]
No. What would have been horrible would have been losing my kingdom and everything I loved to the blight. A hundred years was a small price to pay to see my people stay alive.
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...what do you have in mind right now?
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I'm not sure. Maybe... a shawl? I do recognize I tend to favor outfits for warmer weather.
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[well
she will occupy herself by looking around the shop for anything that looks like it might be a shawl]
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...Not exactly my style...
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notifs.
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You asked about my scars yesterday, didn't you? While you were checking me.
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...yes, but... [it's still insecurity week so she's worried zelda won't like her anymore if she makes her talk about them] ...you don't have to explain if you would prefer not to...
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I'm comfortable with you, Nahida. [ smiles ] ...Perhaps it may not come as a surprise to you, but I am not truly 19 years old.
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[the glitchy text on her profile had seemed significant in some way, and well - nahida is used to people who are older than they look.]
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Zelda... I'm sorry. That must have been horrible.
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No. What would have been horrible would have been losing my kingdom and everything I loved to the blight. A hundred years was a small price to pay to see my people stay alive.
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[nahida's voice trails off, and then she nods.]
...yes. I can understand that.