[Maeve studies his every move intently, too inhumanly steady and unwavering. After a long moment she finally blinks, setting the scissors down on her bedside table with a faint clatter. They're still within reach as she smooths the folds out of her hospital scrubs.
Her eyes have not once left Markus.]
Now tell me to pick up the scissors, please.
[She would trust her own body before she trusted his words.]
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[Maeve studies his every move intently, too inhumanly steady and unwavering. After a long moment she finally blinks, setting the scissors down on her bedside table with a faint clatter. They're still within reach as she smooths the folds out of her hospital scrubs.
Her eyes have not once left Markus.]
Now tell me to pick up the scissors, please.
[She would trust her own body before she trusted his words.]