[Annabeth is really bad at physical affection with people who are not Percy. Hugs are hard. Despite that, she wants to hug Yelena now, and she starts moving to do just that, but she's not sure how the other girl would take the physical contact at the moment. Or ever, really. So she pauses, one hand slightly raised, and decides to gently rest it on her friend's lower arm.]
I don't blame you. For killing him. [And she can say it because she means it. She's never killed a person - only monsters and the stuff of myths. But with Yelena's story, she absolutely cannot disagree or think it was the wrong choice to make. She considers that she'd probably do the same. The harsh punishments remind her of some of the things she's learned about antiquity, when the gods were young.]
[But she listens to it all, carefully and attentively, taking everything in. Poison tasting. Annabeth's memory pulls up all the images of Yelena eating her food, things that she noted but never really addressed before, and it fits right in, makes more sense.]
I remember that. I'm glad you got it cured.
[An apology? For what? Saying "I'm sorry" doesn't seem fitting right now. Annabeth's pretty sure the best thing she can do right now is just be an ear. Support Yelena. And that she can do.]
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I don't blame you. For killing him. [And she can say it because she means it. She's never killed a person - only monsters and the stuff of myths. But with Yelena's story, she absolutely cannot disagree or think it was the wrong choice to make. She considers that she'd probably do the same. The harsh punishments remind her of some of the things she's learned about antiquity, when the gods were young.]
[But she listens to it all, carefully and attentively, taking everything in. Poison tasting. Annabeth's memory pulls up all the images of Yelena eating her food, things that she noted but never really addressed before, and it fits right in, makes more sense.]
I remember that. I'm glad you got it cured.
[An apology? For what? Saying "I'm sorry" doesn't seem fitting right now. Annabeth's pretty sure the best thing she can do right now is just be an ear. Support Yelena. And that she can do.]