[Ellie manages a smile back, slowly curling her fingers in, letting her hand drift back to her side, and nods.]
'Course. Whenever you need it.
[With a breath, she gets to her feet, and as she straightens, she reaches into her back pocket, takes out the drawing she showed Glimmer earlier, and leaves it on the sheets.
Ellie takes a moment by the elevator just to close her eyes and breathe, flex out her fingertips, chase away the lingering trembling there.
It's simultaneously a huge weight off her chest, and a different uncertainty added. She doesn't doubt Glimmer so much as herself. She doesn't know where to go from here, except to do what her friend asks.
So Ellie gets home, splashes some water on her face, and flops down onto her bed with her sketchbook, paging through the other work she's done as she calls.]
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'Course. Whenever you need it.
[With a breath, she gets to her feet, and as she straightens, she reaches into her back pocket, takes out the drawing she showed Glimmer earlier, and leaves it on the sheets.
Ellie takes a moment by the elevator just to close her eyes and breathe, flex out her fingertips, chase away the lingering trembling there.
It's simultaneously a huge weight off her chest, and a different uncertainty added. She doesn't doubt Glimmer so much as herself. She doesn't know where to go from here, except to do what her friend asks.
So Ellie gets home, splashes some water on her face, and flops down onto her bed with her sketchbook, paging through the other work she's done as she calls.]
Hey.