[Rialynn freezes on the spot, hazel eyes growing wide as the man takes his place on the stage. She knows every wrinkle, every carefully trimmed point of his beard and moustache. Even the disapproving-yet-loving-yet-disappointed look on his face is exactly how she remembers it. Her throat bobs with a hard swallow. Wow, she really is a great actress, look how pale she just made herself get!]
I...I don't...
[Her voice sticks, refusing to work its way out of her mouth the way she wants. Nanami is speaking. Ramza is speaking. But none of their words really register, and her head is spinning wildly. She clings to the frame of the stage for support as her knees threaten to fail her.]
[This isn't real, of course. She knows about doppelgangers, knew there was a possibility she might see a familiar face. But to see it here, and especially to hear him say those lines of all lines, it's just too much for her.]
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[Rialynn freezes on the spot, hazel eyes growing wide as the man takes his place on the stage. She knows every wrinkle, every carefully trimmed point of his beard and moustache. Even the disapproving-yet-loving-yet-disappointed look on his face is exactly how she remembers it. Her throat bobs with a hard swallow. Wow, she really is a great actress, look how pale she just made herself get!]
I...I don't...
[Her voice sticks, refusing to work its way out of her mouth the way she wants. Nanami is speaking. Ramza is speaking. But none of their words really register, and her head is spinning wildly. She clings to the frame of the stage for support as her knees threaten to fail her.]
[This isn't real, of course. She knows about doppelgangers, knew there was a possibility she might see a familiar face. But to see it here, and especially to hear him say those lines of all lines, it's just too much for her.]
No, I...I can't go back. I can't.
[Rialynn sinks halfway down.]
I can't. I'm sorry. I can't.