[he can't quite pin it down, but something that he's getting from this woman feels slightly off. the slow heartbeat that he'd heard hadn't just been a fluke; standing here, close enough, it's steady in that rhythm. there's something, too, about a rush under her skin — not adrenaline he could smell in the air, but —
it's not important, he thinks. what is important is that she's scared, and she needs help.]
Tenemos que hacer es seguir caminando, ¿no? [she's convinced, and by this point, matt isn't entirely sure that she's actually wrong, but that's not going to accomplish anything. he keeps the same even voice, the same quiet confidence.] Entramos. Entonces tiene que haber una salida.
[with a smile, he lightly jerks his head over his shoulder to indicate the direction from which he'd just come.]
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it's not important, he thinks. what is important is that she's scared, and she needs help.]
Tenemos que hacer es seguir caminando, ¿no? [she's convinced, and by this point, matt isn't entirely sure that she's actually wrong, but that's not going to accomplish anything. he keeps the same even voice, the same quiet confidence.] Entramos. Entonces tiene que haber una salida.
[with a smile, he lightly jerks his head over his shoulder to indicate the direction from which he'd just come.]
Aunque no de esa manera.
[it's not a good joke, but it's an attempt.]