[Hearing Lydia's voice...not the Lydia of her own Barge, but the Lydia she's already thinking of as hers, her friend, her pack...allows the last of her fear to bleed away, leaving only the restless apprehension of how wrong the world is, how it unsettles her beast.]
It's okay, Lydia. You don't have to be scared...I won't let anyone hurt you.
[She pauses, then extends her claws. In the feed, where Lydia can see, she uses her thumb claw to puncture her fingertip, a single drop of blood welling forth.
She wipes it away...and the tiny wound is already gone.
Giving Lydia's image her attention, Allison's smile is awestruck, barely restrained joy and gratitude combined.]
Because no one can hurt me.
[Her powers are back...but she's secretly afraid if she says the words out loud, the Admiral could hear and take them away from her again. She can heal, she can fight...
She needs those things if she's going to protect her pack in this strange new world.]
[Private Video]
It's okay, Lydia. You don't have to be scared...I won't let anyone hurt you.
[She pauses, then extends her claws. In the feed, where Lydia can see, she uses her thumb claw to puncture her fingertip, a single drop of blood welling forth.
She wipes it away...and the tiny wound is already gone.
Giving Lydia's image her attention, Allison's smile is awestruck, barely restrained joy and gratitude combined.]
Because no one can hurt me.
[Her powers are back...but she's secretly afraid if she says the words out loud, the Admiral could hear and take them away from her again. She can heal, she can fight...
She needs those things if she's going to protect her pack in this strange new world.]