[It's a little while before Allison answers the message, at least until she's packing her gear away again. She opens the video feed, but instead of pointing at her face, Lydia gets a nice view of the treetops above, with glimpses of Allison's shoulder, arm, and parts of her face as she packs her gym bag, the comm obviously either on the ground or a slack part of her bag.]
Trying, sweetie, I'm...really trying. [And though her voice is far steadier now, it's hollow and shaky at the same time.
It's about as much as she can allow herself to let her guard down right now, even around Lydia.]
[BFF Filter]
Trying, sweetie, I'm...really trying. [And though her voice is far steadier now, it's hollow and shaky at the same time.
It's about as much as she can allow herself to let her guard down right now, even around Lydia.]