[mercedes!! PLEASE!!! Marianne startles, flusters, and then immediately goes soft... Exactly in that order. She doesn't even dream of trying to take her own hand back -- this is what she wanted!!
this is what she wanted but she still blushes anyway, so mercedes is the victor]
O-oh, um, I'm glad I caught you in time...!
[The idea that Mercedes would have wandered around the village totally lost??? Does not surprise Marianne as much when she thinks back to when they wandered aimlessly in the Gods Wood.... Mercedes has a bad sense of direction, huh....]
There's another healer inside, sir Roy -- and he said I should take a short break, so I decided to wait for you here. [she squeezes Mercedes' hand instinctively... she's anxious...] But with just the two of us, we haven't been able to help everyone who needs it.
[especially in a timely manner... Marianne is a healer yes, but she's diverged a little to make room for skills like close combat, and Roy is your standard elderly village healer. they have not been doing Well]
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this is what she wanted but she still blushes anyway, so mercedes is the victor]
O-oh, um, I'm glad I caught you in time...!
[The idea that Mercedes would have wandered around the village totally lost??? Does not surprise Marianne as much when she thinks back to when they wandered aimlessly in the Gods Wood.... Mercedes has a bad sense of direction, huh....]
There's another healer inside, sir Roy -- and he said I should take a short break, so I decided to wait for you here. [she squeezes Mercedes' hand instinctively... she's anxious...] But with just the two of us, we haven't been able to help everyone who needs it.
[especially in a timely manner... Marianne is a healer yes, but she's diverged a little to make room for skills like close combat, and Roy is your standard elderly village healer. they have not been doing Well]