[ she hears him, and she knows he's said something, but at the same time it's all garbled. she's not sure what, exactly, he said. ]
[ d.va swallows and spares him the quickest of glances, because she should keep her eyes on the road. she can't afford to crash. not again. not with someone in the car. not like in that nightmare. she squeezes the wheel a little bit tighter as, again, she shifts the gears of the car... or tries to. it can't go any higher. still, she pushes down on the gas pedal and the car still accelerates, the engine doing its best to keep up with what she's asking it to do. ]
[ she blinks. where were they headed again. the arcade or something. fuck. she opens her mouth to say something, but she, instead, just starts breathing a bit heavier, more ragged, and in short bursts. blinking again, she swears the road in front of them starts to crumble and fall apart, but, no, that's not the road... that's her back... her tentacles reemerging in one fell swoop. skin splitting as she immediately hits the brakes, screaming along with the tires of the car until it comes to a stop. ]
L- Let me out. I want out.
[ once the car has fully stopped she throws it into park and shoves the door open, stumbling out and dropping to her knees, because her legs feel like jelly. ]
Re: Day 196
but at the same time it's all garbled. she's not sure what, exactly, he said. ]
[ d.va swallows and spares him the quickest of glances, because she should keep her eyes on the road. she can't afford to crash. not again. not with someone in the car. not like in that nightmare. she squeezes the wheel a little bit tighter as, again, she shifts the gears of the car... or tries to. it can't go any higher. still, she pushes down on the gas pedal and the car still accelerates, the engine doing its best to keep up with what she's asking it to do. ]
[ she blinks. where were they headed again. the arcade or something. fuck. she opens her mouth to say something, but she, instead, just starts breathing a bit heavier, more ragged, and in short bursts. blinking again, she swears the road in front of them starts to crumble and fall apart, but, no, that's not the road... that's her back... her tentacles reemerging in one fell swoop. skin splitting as she immediately hits the brakes, screaming along with the tires of the car until it comes to a stop. ]
L- Let me out.
I want out.
[ once the car has fully stopped she throws it into park and shoves the door open, stumbling out and dropping to her knees, because her legs feel like jelly. ]