Start small and work up. There was food. It was good and normal and tasty food. Let's talk about the food! "Yeah, it's, um, it's really good, isn't it? I-I can't believe they have cake. I can't remember the last time I had cake."
Taking a deep, steadying breath, Tara moved to take a spot leaning against the wall next to April. Her hands were clenched tightly in front of her, and they were still shaking.
"...is it, um, anything like w-what you had back home?"
Tara winced as soon as the words were passed her lips, moving one hand up to cover her mouth. What would normally be such a safe topic of conversation took on all kinds of unfortunate, when the party line was that their worlds were gone.
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Start small and work up. There was food. It was good and normal and tasty food. Let's talk about the food! "Yeah, it's, um, it's really good, isn't it? I-I can't believe they have cake. I can't remember the last time I had cake."
Taking a deep, steadying breath, Tara moved to take a spot leaning against the wall next to April. Her hands were clenched tightly in front of her, and they were still shaking.
"...is it, um, anything like w-what you had back home?"
Tara winced as soon as the words were passed her lips, moving one hand up to cover her mouth. What would normally be such a safe topic of conversation took on all kinds of unfortunate, when the party line was that their worlds were gone.
"S-Sorry."