[ Snatches of his experience makes sense in retrospect. Notably, the term compartmentalization catches his attention, an explanation for her behaviour immediately following the change. For the past sixth months, he replayed the same forty-eight hours, and yet they seem different now, with an inside perspective informing his own. Sensation being of importance decodes her instinct to whisk them to the beach. The sand, the water, the cold.
And later, the new horror of pain.
He closes his eyes for a moment, letting the slight breeze wash over him in an attempt to stay grounded. "Your Ophelia" twists his stomach. This time, he's unable to hide his frown. Good, at first, he could say, and then badly. Would that be of worth to Markus? ]
Not all that different. [ faintly echoed, to affirm his description of the shifts. ] But you're handling it better. [ He observes, with some finality. ]
[ The statement may be telling enough on its own, but it saves them both from the gruesome details. ]
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And later, the new horror of pain.
He closes his eyes for a moment, letting the slight breeze wash over him in an attempt to stay grounded. "Your Ophelia" twists his stomach. This time, he's unable to hide his frown. Good, at first, he could say, and then badly. Would that be of worth to Markus? ]
Not all that different. [ faintly echoed, to affirm his description of the shifts. ] But you're handling it better. [ He observes, with some finality. ]
[ The statement may be telling enough on its own, but it saves them both from the gruesome details. ]
Is that the extent of the changes?
[ The new body and associated sensations. ]