[Her eyes get progressively wider as Harper goes on. She can't see the necklace he's holding, but she recognizes the way he flinches and the way he went for the necklace. So much for the question of how different their universes are.
She pushes herself to her feet as quickly as she can, realizing she'd been staring for a second too long. At least their path down the hill is clear enough, with the broken underbrush and disturbed rocks.] Right. Okay. Rabbit's foot. I'll find it. Try to relax, okay?
[Except it isn't until she's half a dozen steps up the slope that she realizes... she can't find it. Not the way she should be able to. It freezes her in her tracks again, for much longer than a moment this time. It's even worse than on the bridge with Dylan and Beka. Not only can she not see the perfect future, here, she can't see any future. She can't even see one little necklace, something so easy to find she should have been able to do it blindfolded.
But if she doesn't, her best friend really could die this time, and it would be her fault. Again.]
You can do this. [Her words are quiet and not very reassuring even to herself.]
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She pushes herself to her feet as quickly as she can, realizing she'd been staring for a second too long. At least their path down the hill is clear enough, with the broken underbrush and disturbed rocks.] Right. Okay. Rabbit's foot. I'll find it. Try to relax, okay?
[Except it isn't until she's half a dozen steps up the slope that she realizes... she can't find it. Not the way she should be able to. It freezes her in her tracks again, for much longer than a moment this time. It's even worse than on the bridge with Dylan and Beka. Not only can she not see the perfect future, here, she can't see any future. She can't even see one little necklace, something so easy to find she should have been able to do it blindfolded.
But if she doesn't, her best friend really could die this time, and it would be her fault. Again.]
You can do this. [Her words are quiet and not very reassuring even to herself.]