[ This time it's said without the smile, since the girl sure is thinking for a moment about the sheer amount of pushback she's finding here - it doesn't feel entirely unfamiliar, somehow, even if she can't place it at all.
But somehow answering it like this does feel familiar, and her tone sounds very straightforward and genuine, though less insistent. It's just the truth, after all, isn't it? Helping him doesn't feel like a waste of time, even more so when Olympia has absolutely no idea what else she is supposed to be doing in this town. She's sure that sticking to herself would only make her feel restless, so focusing on Alec like this - especially while he's in this state - feels better.
She'd insist on helping, but considering she feels like it'd just be met with more of these words, she saves it for a moment. Maybe she can just sneak after him when he heads to his room and help him open his door, because she's pretty sure he wouldn't be able to do so with his hands like that..
All those thoughts shoot through the girl's mind, leaving her outwardly quiet for a moment, though not moving from where she can easily watch him.
At least she's looking at Alec's face, rather than his hands, when she speaks up again. ]
.. was that just now your power? What were you trying to do?
[ The thought mostly occurs to her because of what he's saying - that she was lucky. ]
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[ This time it's said without the smile, since the girl sure is thinking for a moment about the sheer amount of pushback she's finding here - it doesn't feel entirely unfamiliar, somehow, even if she can't place it at all.
But somehow answering it like this does feel familiar, and her tone sounds very straightforward and genuine, though less insistent. It's just the truth, after all, isn't it? Helping him doesn't feel like a waste of time, even more so when Olympia has absolutely no idea what else she is supposed to be doing in this town. She's sure that sticking to herself would only make her feel restless, so focusing on Alec like this - especially while he's in this state - feels better.
She'd insist on helping, but considering she feels like it'd just be met with more of these words, she saves it for a moment. Maybe she can just sneak after him when he heads to his room and help him open his door, because she's pretty sure he wouldn't be able to do so with his hands like that..
All those thoughts shoot through the girl's mind, leaving her outwardly quiet for a moment, though not moving from where she can easily watch him.
At least she's looking at Alec's face, rather than his hands, when she speaks up again. ]
.. was that just now your power? What were you trying to do?
[ The thought mostly occurs to her because of what he's saying - that she was lucky. ]