Unless you're cutting off his feet at the ankles. That's how I'd have started.
[Which she says with a certain pride and relish. The thought is a deeply satisfying one, and a threat that she'd dearly like to make good on. Maybe on their disappearing pirate, if they ever track him down. Definitely on someone responsible for this whole bullshit mess.
The comfortable sharing of space is not something that Johanna is good at. Add that to the list. She's pretty much forgotten how, and she never really liked hugs to begin with. The easy duck in for a peck on the cheek, a hand on her shoulder, on her arm--on the small of her back, guiding her around--it's all got connotations so negative it makes her skin crawl. And then there was the torture. No set-up for success in casual intimacy.
And Kate doesn't bitch when she's dislodged--which is good. It means Johanna is quicker to get to that point of reset, as the prickling of her skin dies down to a feeling that's next to nothing.]
They're getting farther than the last six times. [Not that that's saying much; she conveys that by her tone. Idly, she reaches out to trap a strand of Kate's hair, and starts to twine it around her finger, her eyes still fixed on the screen.] Why didn't they take the axes with them if they were going to run? God, it's painful to watch people this stupid. Do people actually enjoy these movies?
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[Which she says with a certain pride and relish. The thought is a deeply satisfying one, and a threat that she'd dearly like to make good on. Maybe on their disappearing pirate, if they ever track him down. Definitely on someone responsible for this whole bullshit mess.
The comfortable sharing of space is not something that Johanna is good at. Add that to the list. She's pretty much forgotten how, and she never really liked hugs to begin with. The easy duck in for a peck on the cheek, a hand on her shoulder, on her arm--on the small of her back, guiding her around--it's all got connotations so negative it makes her skin crawl. And then there was the torture. No set-up for success in casual intimacy.
And Kate doesn't bitch when she's dislodged--which is good. It means Johanna is quicker to get to that point of reset, as the prickling of her skin dies down to a feeling that's next to nothing.]
They're getting farther than the last six times. [Not that that's saying much; she conveys that by her tone. Idly, she reaches out to trap a strand of Kate's hair, and starts to twine it around her finger, her eyes still fixed on the screen.] Why didn't they take the axes with them if they were going to run? God, it's painful to watch people this stupid. Do people actually enjoy these movies?