"No, but I have one." Naturally. She rarely uses it, giving up bothering after Vespa quietly sealed off the Hive, but she kept it. Sentimentality. "They can fit inside the car." Mostly. They'll need to sit on the floor.
There comes a thought that another type of person would offer one, if possible. She's not that type, and it isn't. The Pale King authorized their use. Discovering Ghost had found one was significant enough to startle her.
Hornet goes rigid at the request, and then forces herself to relax. It doesn't quite work.
The Hollow Knight is her responsibility. Her sibling.
Her misstep with them--multiple missteps--came from previous assumption.
They do not lie. She can question if the Relic Seeker chose to order them to do something dangerous after.
"Hollow Knight. Meet me on the ground floor after," she says. To Lemm, tone cold: "Do not keep them long."
Her Needle flashes; she disappears from his sight, though not theirs. The sound of the elevator's descent follows.
The Hollow Knight stares after her.
Thoughts had gone to dull cobwebs. The words were heard better than they once would have. Still, they had only partly paid attention, fading into the background while remaining between them both.
With Hornet's exit, the sensation of cobweb cedes itself to swirling liquid.
It takes several moments before they're present enough to shuffle around and face him.
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Date: 2023-01-19 07:12 pm (UTC)There comes a thought that another type of person would offer one, if possible. She's not that type, and it isn't. The Pale King authorized their use. Discovering Ghost had found one was significant enough to startle her.
Hornet goes rigid at the request, and then forces herself to relax. It doesn't quite work.
The Hollow Knight is her responsibility. Her sibling.
Her misstep with them--multiple missteps--came from previous assumption.
They do not lie. She can question if the Relic Seeker chose to order them to do something dangerous after.
"Hollow Knight. Meet me on the ground floor after," she says. To Lemm, tone cold: "Do not keep them long."
Her Needle flashes; she disappears from his sight, though not theirs. The sound of the elevator's descent follows.
The Hollow Knight stares after her.
Thoughts had gone to dull cobwebs. The words were heard better than they once would have. Still, they had only partly paid attention, fading into the background while remaining between them both.
With Hornet's exit, the sensation of cobweb cedes itself to swirling liquid.
It takes several moments before they're present enough to shuffle around and face him.