Re: Behold! A Torture Chamber! (8-28-2017)
More nostril flaring. She sparked, and it crackled in her hair, causing Zap to roll her shoulder to rid herself of the sensation. He was apologizing now for not making it clear that he was in love with her. "Some flowers or a birthday card could've gone a long way," she interjected, but he had quite the question loaded, then he fired.
"Why?" She repeated. "Because there's something in our genes that makes it impossible for us to be normal together - to be a loving, public, happy, exclusive, thoughtful, emotionally-connected couple." Her hands had gone up and were gesturing wildly at that point, and she brought them to tame her ever-maddening hair. "I care about you, but I don't know where a relationship between us could ever go..."