[She doesn't know how to react to the memory. It's a thought that passes through her mind on occasion when she hides because that's where it started. Not when ghosts and malicious thoughts formed in her world, but when flickers of white would appear in her vision and she feared those jackets more than any spirit.
But she doesn't act afraid now. Doesn't see anything wrong with the image in front of her because it was normal. Growing up around death, knowing you were going to die, and surrounded by others who placed jealousy and blame on the man who started the project over worrying about how to save a few dying tools.
It doesn't stop her from tugging at the fringe of her jacket, knowing she still wears the medical gown after all these years. They said to wear it. It made it easier, faster, to put marks on her body and run tests without sleeves to roll up or having to change.
The Batter doesn't ask her about it and she's grateful. There's not one question she wants to answer about this place. Not one piece of this life she wants to recall.
But she does want to sit by him and moves to do so. His presence is a small reminder that it's a life she doesn't have to live anymore.]
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But she doesn't act afraid now. Doesn't see anything wrong with the image in front of her because it was normal. Growing up around death, knowing you were going to die, and surrounded by others who placed jealousy and blame on the man who started the project over worrying about how to save a few dying tools.
It doesn't stop her from tugging at the fringe of her jacket, knowing she still wears the medical gown after all these years. They said to wear it. It made it easier, faster, to put marks on her body and run tests without sleeves to roll up or having to change.
The Batter doesn't ask her about it and she's grateful. There's not one question she wants to answer about this place. Not one piece of this life she wants to recall.
But she does want to sit by him and moves to do so. His presence is a small reminder that it's a life she doesn't have to live anymore.]