"I-I don't understand..."
Vee has never considered herself a coward before. On the contrary, she's always been something of a thrill-seeker - not to an extreme degree, but there's nothing like the feeling of something that gets your blood pumping, adrenaline gushing through your veins with the buzz of excitement to match.
Right now, though - this kind of 'thrill'? It's no fun at all. She feels it like a sickness in her stomach, making everything feel clammy and nauseating... pressing down on her from all sides as if it's trying to crush her completely. It makes her feel small. More than anything else, she hates that feeling - but that isn't enough to make it go away.
"Are you sure?" she asks, and then immediately feels stupid for it. "I mean... not that I'm doubting you, but..."
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