[She tries, but it's clear Atem is very aware of the long silence between them prior to this, and Trish lets the light mood go like a feather in the wind.
Mostly she wants to make it clear from the start, at least, that she's not explicitly angry with him. The fins around her wrists, meanwhile, are too short to obscure her own marks. She's got a choker on, notably, although that's not unheard of with her; however, it is strange for someone with gills on their neck.
Trish pads over, sitting directly across from Atem, so she can lean forward and curl her arms around her knees. It ought to be a familiar look, although the last time they sat together, they didn't look like monsters, and they were settled side by side, sharing the view, rather than scrutinizing one another.
As for his statement, she hums.]
More or less, yes.
[Carefully, she traces the scales of her own knee with a claw.
And then, she jumps into it. They're here to talk, after all.]
...How have you been? [That's probably not a question he was anticipating, and she's quick to append:] I want to know that before I ask the rest.
[It's part of everything she wants to ask him, really. How is Atem doing? And how does that inform everything else?]
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Mostly she wants to make it clear from the start, at least, that she's not explicitly angry with him. The fins around her wrists, meanwhile, are too short to obscure her own marks. She's got a choker on, notably, although that's not unheard of with her; however, it is strange for someone with gills on their neck.
Trish pads over, sitting directly across from Atem, so she can lean forward and curl her arms around her knees. It ought to be a familiar look, although the last time they sat together, they didn't look like monsters, and they were settled side by side, sharing the view, rather than scrutinizing one another.
As for his statement, she hums.]
More or less, yes.
[Carefully, she traces the scales of her own knee with a claw.
And then, she jumps into it. They're here to talk, after all.]
...How have you been? [That's probably not a question he was anticipating, and she's quick to append:] I want to know that before I ask the rest.
[It's part of everything she wants to ask him, really. How is Atem doing? And how does that inform everything else?]