[ The question has her pulling back, shaking her head firmly. ]
No! I'm human! I mean, I'm alive and human. I'm not a ghost. I'm not a spirit, either. I think they'd be insulted if you said I was...
[ But once she's past her own knee jerk response, she's examining his face. It's that smile that has her squinting just a little, keeping her hands close to her chest now. He might be joking. She's not sure, and being on uncertain ground with a stranger means she's more careful than she is with someone she feels more secure around. ]
... I only recently started remembering that place. It's been confusing. Familiar, but confusing. Seeing it down here is really weird. I... won't be going back for a long time, I hope.
[ Because she has a firm sense that the time she next sees that bath house with her own eyes, she'll be dead. ]
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No! I'm human! I mean, I'm alive and human. I'm not a ghost. I'm not a spirit, either. I think they'd be insulted if you said I was...
[ But once she's past her own knee jerk response, she's examining his face. It's that smile that has her squinting just a little, keeping her hands close to her chest now. He might be joking. She's not sure, and being on uncertain ground with a stranger means she's more careful than she is with someone she feels more secure around. ]
... I only recently started remembering that place. It's been confusing. Familiar, but confusing. Seeing it down here is really weird. I... won't be going back for a long time, I hope.
[ Because she has a firm sense that the time she next sees that bath house with her own eyes, she'll be dead. ]