[ it's said dryly, as she takes a bite of her waffle, careful to not leave a single dollop of cream behind. she can see most of the staves from their perch on the rooftops, and the menagerie is just as hideous as it always is.
part of her wonders about the girls that might still work there, that inej had known. she had kept to herself, for the most part, but tried to offer kindness in a place where there was not much to the girls who needed it. or the ones that couldn't survive.
the thought pauses her to pause, her fork still partway in her mouth before she swallows the bite of waffle she had taken, settling her meal in her lap. ]
Do you really think this city will see us as anything but what we are one day?
[ as she glances over at him, the question genuine. ]
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Date: 2021-01-26 09:35 pm (UTC)[ it's said dryly, as she takes a bite of her waffle, careful to not leave a single dollop of cream behind. she can see most of the staves from their perch on the rooftops, and the menagerie is just as hideous as it always is.
part of her wonders about the girls that might still work there, that inej had known. she had kept to herself, for the most part, but tried to offer kindness in a place where there was not much to the girls who needed it. or the ones that couldn't survive.
the thought pauses her to pause, her fork still partway in her mouth before she swallows the bite of waffle she had taken, settling her meal in her lap. ]
Do you really think this city will see us as anything but what we are one day?
[ as she glances over at him, the question genuine. ]