[ cassian has gotten much better at avoiding people without touching them, so the near collision is staved off from both their efforts. before the girl even apologizes, cassian has taken in her appearance, her lack of ear, her scarred throat, and it makes him think of his spine for two seconds before his attention returns simply to her. ]
[ and the panic in her frame. she's definitely new, but it is more than that too. she doesn't want to be here. ]
[ he holds up his hands in a gesture for his own apology, but it's also so she can see he's unarmed. ]
I am too. [ a beat. he hates using the compulsion, but he thinks can use it without making her feel violated - and it'll prove if she is one of the new displaced if she stops to listen. ] Let me ask you a question.
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[ cassian has gotten much better at avoiding people without touching them, so the near collision is staved off from both their efforts. before the girl even apologizes, cassian has taken in her appearance, her lack of ear, her scarred throat, and it makes him think of his spine for two seconds before his attention returns simply to her. ]
[ and the panic in her frame. she's definitely new, but it is more than that too. she doesn't want to be here. ]
[ he holds up his hands in a gesture for his own apology, but it's also so she can see he's unarmed. ]
I am too. [ a beat. he hates using the compulsion, but he thinks can use it without making her feel violated - and it'll prove if she is one of the new displaced if she stops to listen. ] Let me ask you a question.