[It's easier to grin now, to tease Helena and convince herself that everything is fine. She'll probably go back to being twisted up in her thoughts as soon as she's on her own again, but that's a while now, and that can be dealt with as it happens.
For now, she keeps pace with Helena, rolling her eyes for the I've seen worse, but she won't comment on it.]
I'm a realist, actually.
[Apparently.]
And yeah, just give me two seconds to grab my stuff.
[With a little salute, she jogs off, returning less than a minute later with a bag slung over her shoulder.]
:c
[It's easier to grin now, to tease Helena and convince herself that everything is fine. She'll probably go back to being twisted up in her thoughts as soon as she's on her own again, but that's a while now, and that can be dealt with as it happens.
For now, she keeps pace with Helena, rolling her eyes for the I've seen worse, but she won't comment on it.]
I'm a realist, actually.
[Apparently.]
And yeah, just give me two seconds to grab my stuff.
[With a little salute, she jogs off, returning less than a minute later with a bag slung over her shoulder.]