[She keeps it soft and light as she finishes the buttons, realizing that the tenor between them has changed. There's something twisting between them, and Elizabeth isn't fighting it. She's adding to it, in fact. But--]
I wanted to see. I just... want to see first... [She pulls open Gai's shirt and looks at where Gai placed her hands. It's just like she remembered: perfect and unscarred. Like it had never happened. For some reason, that makes it easier to set the thought aside in her head. Like a truth she knew existed, but never saw, and so it remained on the periphery of her mind.]
Did you see my back? [It was only fair, he suffered through something she asked him to relive. She would do the same for him.] When you unbuttoned my dress?
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I wanted to see. I just... want to see first... [She pulls open Gai's shirt and looks at where Gai placed her hands. It's just like she remembered: perfect and unscarred. Like it had never happened. For some reason, that makes it easier to set the thought aside in her head. Like a truth she knew existed, but never saw, and so it remained on the periphery of her mind.]
Did you see my back? [It was only fair, he suffered through something she asked him to relive. She would do the same for him.] When you unbuttoned my dress?