[ Ilda doesn’t say anything, outright refuses to say anything, in the moments that follow, terrified at the thought of having hurt and possibly hurting someone she cares about deeply. X has become family to her, a second father, and the last thing she wants is to hurt her family. Not if she can help it.
She nods mutely at his request, her head bobbing a little too enthusiastically, her eyes a little too afraid.
When she finally speaks, it’s clear she’s chosen her words, her approach, with much care. ]
Okay, so... just so I understand this name deal because we don’t have anything like it where I’m from... So like, if I have a friend, let’s say her name is Ann, and that name gets erased, so I can’t call her Ann anymore, or any other name, because it’ll hurt her? Even accidentally? What if I say, “Hey gurl!” — would that hurt her? Basically all I’m allowed to call her is her, well... official nickname? Like A?
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She nods mutely at his request, her head bobbing a little too enthusiastically, her eyes a little too afraid.
When she finally speaks, it’s clear she’s chosen her words, her approach, with much care. ]
Okay, so... just so I understand this name deal because we don’t have anything like it where I’m from... So like, if I have a friend, let’s say her name is Ann, and that name gets erased, so I can’t call her Ann anymore, or any other name, because it’ll hurt her? Even accidentally? What if I say, “Hey gurl!” — would that hurt her? Basically all I’m allowed to call her is her, well... official nickname? Like A?