[ she knows she brought it up, but she really thought this would be the unsettling, introspective version of this trope, just aspects of yourself where the emotional confrontation is internal—not the version that involves psychological torment at the hands of your Shadow self. ]
W-We can just ignore it? Maybe it's supposed to distract us from finding our way through the maze, that's all...
[ not once does Ruby give any kind of curious or searching glance towards Sooyoung, nor the man in the mirror, as though nothing is of interest about the situation. she's wondering what it means—of course she is, how could she not? but it's clear she has no intention of asking Sooyoung anything, at least in this moment. ]
Aren't you tired?
[ unlike the dissonance between Han Sooyoung and her reflection's voice, it's undoubtedly Rudbeckia's voice that speaks. it's her face in the mirror, too, even if the navy dress and red jacket don't match the real thing's current appearance. the mirror Ruby smiles, but her eyes are cold and lifeless, and there's none of the brightness that usually inflects her tone. ]
Haven't you had enough of it all? Ru-by.
[ there's something strange about the way the reflection says her name, playfully mocking. ]
no subject
[ she knows she brought it up, but she really thought this would be the unsettling, introspective version of this trope, just aspects of yourself where the emotional confrontation is internal—not the version that involves psychological torment at the hands of your Shadow self. ]
W-We can just ignore it? Maybe it's supposed to distract us from finding our way through the maze, that's all...
[ not once does Ruby give any kind of curious or searching glance towards Sooyoung, nor the man in the mirror, as though nothing is of interest about the situation. she's wondering what it means—of course she is, how could she not? but it's clear she has no intention of asking Sooyoung anything, at least in this moment. ]
[ unlike the dissonance between Han Sooyoung and her reflection's voice, it's undoubtedly Rudbeckia's voice that speaks. it's her face in the mirror, too, even if the navy dress and red jacket don't match the real thing's current appearance. the mirror Ruby smiles, but her eyes are cold and lifeless, and there's none of the brightness that usually inflects her tone. ]
[ there's something strange about the way the reflection says her name, playfully mocking. ]
... Let's keep going, signora.