[She slowly nods, staring at him with wide eyes. It's hard to believe that he's real.]
Not really.
[Despite her nodding, the words that come out are soft and bluntly honest. She's terrified and miserable, but seeing him here gives her something she had thought she lost.
Hope is a dangerous thing to have in times like these, though. For now, she'll allow herself to have it. A sob is choked back as she moves forward, practically launching herself at him so she can wrap her arms around him.]
Oh my gosh, Eddie. I can't believe you're really here.
[The relief of not being alone, at least in the immediate moment, is so overwhelming that the tears fall. Typically, she'd try to suck it up and let him think that she's just fine. But neither of them are, not with what's going on in the world. So just this once, she lets herself openly cry. She's so, so happy to see him again.]
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Not really.
[Despite her nodding, the words that come out are soft and bluntly honest. She's terrified and miserable, but seeing him here gives her something she had thought she lost.
Hope is a dangerous thing to have in times like these, though. For now, she'll allow herself to have it. A sob is choked back as she moves forward, practically launching herself at him so she can wrap her arms around him.]
Oh my gosh, Eddie. I can't believe you're really here.
[The relief of not being alone, at least in the immediate moment, is so overwhelming that the tears fall. Typically, she'd try to suck it up and let him think that she's just fine. But neither of them are, not with what's going on in the world. So just this once, she lets herself openly cry. She's so, so happy to see him again.]