[Ellie presses her lips together, wanting to start, to say something, to try. If anybody, Glimmer deserves this from her. The truth, or at least a start of it. But it's terrifying.
So, she reaches out, presses her fingertips against Glimmer's side, playfully.]
You're pretty smart.
[It feels like a cop-out. So Ellie heaves a deep sigh, allows herself to fall backwards onto the bed, her feet still on the floor, her shoulder next to Glimmer's legs, Ellie's thigh next to her arm.]
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So, she reaches out, presses her fingertips against Glimmer's side, playfully.]
You're pretty smart.
[It feels like a cop-out. So Ellie heaves a deep sigh, allows herself to fall backwards onto the bed, her feet still on the floor, her shoulder next to Glimmer's legs, Ellie's thigh next to her arm.]
... ask me something. Anything.