[The moment Vanya hears her name, she whips around toward it in sheer panic, expecting entirely for there to be more of her worst mistakes coming back to haunt her. She actually jerks away from Diego at first, preparing for a blow that... doesn't come.
No, all he offers is... logic. Of course, she knows Allison isn't here, but seeing the image of her was like dreaming. Knowing something can't be true, but worrying so much that it could be, that she is ready to believe it immediately.
Both of Vanya's hands come up over her chest, almost to coax her own heart into calming down.]
...I know.
[It's not defensive this time. Just a confirmation. Not that her small voice or the way she has to control her breathing makes it very convincing.
The Allison-shaped figure, though, doesn't seem to care. It looks between them incredulously, in such an Allison way, like she can't believe she has to be the reasonable one in the family yet again.
"That doesn't change anything. She almost killed me, Diego. She chose that monster over her family."]
Stop.
[Vanya jerkily covers her own ears in the hopes that will make it so she doesn't have to hear these accusations in the voice of her own sister. Real or not... she still knows how to cut directly to what hurts most.
That might be bad enough on its own, of course. But, of course, distantly the sound of thunder starts to ring out, loud enough to echo in this inner room of the Anchor despite also sounding like it's miles and miles away.]
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No, all he offers is... logic. Of course, she knows Allison isn't here, but seeing the image of her was like dreaming. Knowing something can't be true, but worrying so much that it could be, that she is ready to believe it immediately.
Both of Vanya's hands come up over her chest, almost to coax her own heart into calming down.]
...I know.
[It's not defensive this time. Just a confirmation. Not that her small voice or the way she has to control her breathing makes it very convincing.
The Allison-shaped figure, though, doesn't seem to care. It looks between them incredulously, in such an Allison way, like she can't believe she has to be the reasonable one in the family yet again.
"That doesn't change anything. She almost killed me, Diego. She chose that monster over her family."]
Stop.
[Vanya jerkily covers her own ears in the hopes that will make it so she doesn't have to hear these accusations in the voice of her own sister. Real or not... she still knows how to cut directly to what hurts most.
That might be bad enough on its own, of course. But, of course, distantly the sound of thunder starts to ring out, loud enough to echo in this inner room of the Anchor despite also sounding like it's miles and miles away.]