[ in a way, seeing her reflection move independently strikes Rudbeckia as more natural than when it follows her movements. it isn't her, after all. like this, it feels like the real Rudbeckia is talking to her, and she can imagine for a moment that she's still in the body she pictures for herself. none of that unsettles or frightens her. it's only the things it says, as it twirls its long golden hair around its finger, that leave her reeling. ]
More hat than... Ah. Do you mean my father? Well, he certainly didn't help.
[ its cold gaze slides off of Gu Yun, uninterested in him when its real target is cowering in his shadow. ]
That isn't... [ the girl beside Gu Yun makes to continue down the hall, pulling hard on his arm to urge him to follow. there's an anxious smile on her expression, but her pupils are trembling, eyes filled with fear. ] Signore, don't you think we should keep moving?
Oh, that was too bold. You're telling him what to do?
[ as if burned, Ruby releases her hold on Gu Yun's arm and stumbles back. that's right—she needs to be careful not to overstep even in a situation like this. she has to play dumb, she has to... what is she going to do? this stupid reflection just keeps talking and it's going to ruin her— ]
Everyone turns on you sooner or later. What are you going to do when this one gets sick of you? Just run away, Ruby.
[ in that moment, when she looks up at Gu Yun, it seems like she really might do just that. ]
no subject
[ its cold gaze slides off of Gu Yun, uninterested in him when its real target is cowering in his shadow. ]
That isn't... [ the girl beside Gu Yun makes to continue down the hall, pulling hard on his arm to urge him to follow. there's an anxious smile on her expression, but her pupils are trembling, eyes filled with fear. ] Signore, don't you think we should keep moving?
[ as if burned, Ruby releases her hold on Gu Yun's arm and stumbles back. that's right—she needs to be careful not to overstep even in a situation like this. she has to play dumb, she has to... what is she going to do? this stupid reflection just keeps talking and it's going to ruin her— ]
[ in that moment, when she looks up at Gu Yun, it seems like she really might do just that. ]