Re: jack's room, x-mansion
[She walked the remainder of the way when he touched the glass, and she was standing at his shoulder when he said there. Her hands stayed tucked away. Not touching people was even more of a habit now, impossibly, after a lifetime of not touching people unnecessarily. She peered into the darkness but, of course, saw nothing.] I would need to touch you to see whatever you're seeing, Corvus, and seeing as I can't control that yet, it's probably not a great idea. [But she still looked, as if trying harder would make some kind of difference.
He got a chuckle when he said she looked different.] You think? Just what I needed, right? [Her tone wasn't careful. It was oddly wistful, not her at all, and she sat on the far edge of the windowseat and looked at him. Her eyes were slightly more adjusted now, watery blue focused on him. She kept her legs off the side of the seat, ensuring there was plenty of empty space between them.] I look like some pale copy of myself, and it's dark, Corvus. Not knowing me would have been fine.