[ A few tense moments pass before he gives that response. Kate presses a hand to her chest, her fingers closing tightly around the fabric of her dress and the star-shaped badge pinned to the front.
When he speaks again, the smoke rising from her head starts to thin out into a faint wisp, the dark haze fading.
Part of her is afraid that this could be a trick. But she can't exactly get down from here by herself. Besides...
She wants to believe that he's being sincere. ]
... Yes. I can do that.
[ It takes a few more moments before she finds the nerve to actually do so and reach for him as he asked. ]
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When he speaks again, the smoke rising from her head starts to thin out into a faint wisp, the dark haze fading.
Part of her is afraid that this could be a trick. But she can't exactly get down from here by herself. Besides...
She wants to believe that he's being sincere. ]
... Yes. I can do that.
[ It takes a few more moments before she finds the nerve to actually do so and reach for him as he asked. ]