The first day of Gleam's personhood draws to a close and she finally gets a chance to rest up while the others chat. And Zyn finally reveals what little he knows about the valley~
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“Oh… f-fuck, I’m s-sorry,” Gleam apologized, curling up a bit in embarrassment, then let out a shuddering sigh. “Dammit…”
“Hey, no, it’s not your fault, Gleam,” Kuna assured her, giving her a gentle squeeze. “You can’t help it.”
“Exactly,” Lykou agreed, stroking her back softly. “Nobody’s blaming you.”
“Still feel dumb,” Gleam said, frowning. She shook herself out of her funk a moment later though and tried to rally herself a bit. “I think I’m okay now -hic- though… other than that.” She groaned a bit. “Fuck, why can’t I stop doing -hic- that?”
“What, hiccups?” Lykou said with a sympathetic, yet mildly amused half-smile. “Yeah, they’re frustrating. But they’ll go away soon. Some water might help though.”