The eerie stillness is a strange comfort, though Audrey tells herself not to compare it to a tomb.
This place almost was her grave; she didn't have any useful information to hide or to share once she retreated so far inside herself it seemed she'd never return. But even then, it was never silent here.
"It's okay," she says, keeping her voice low as they creep down the hall. "We're still safe. I know we are."
She reaches for Jack's hand, her fingers glancing along his knuckles.
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Date: 2010-11-09 01:23 pm (UTC)This place almost was her grave; she didn't have any useful information to hide or to share once she retreated so far inside herself it seemed she'd never return. But even then, it was never silent here.
"It's okay," she says, keeping her voice low as they creep down the hall. "We're still safe. I know we are."
She reaches for Jack's hand, her fingers glancing along his knuckles.
"It's not like before."