[Carolina visibly (but silently) jolts when the face comes up over the shell because what the fuck, but okay, no, that's fine, whatever. It's cool. She's cool. Aliens. Christ.
She nods slowly at North, looks down for a moment, and looks back up with a similarly weary smile.]
It's good to see you too.
{Carolina isn't crying. She's smiling, in fact. But her voice has never betrayed her emotions, and it comes through sad enough to make Stripes whine quietly at her heels.]
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She nods slowly at North, looks down for a moment, and looks back up with a similarly weary smile.]
It's good to see you too.
{Carolina isn't crying. She's smiling, in fact. But her voice has never betrayed her emotions, and it comes through sad enough to make Stripes whine quietly at her heels.]