[Diamond's brow furrows again and they end up sort of. Side-shuffling as the blood gets into the grooves of the pavement and follows its path. They tap their chin thoughtfully and then smiles down at the corpse reassuringly.]
Don't worry. I'm sure your doctor is very good and will get you up sooner or later. You're lucky you still have all your pieces together, it seems. Ah, can it still hear me like this...?
[They very gently pat the corpse and makes a slight face of confusion as the flesh gives beneath their hand a little.] ...Oh, it's soft... [Touches...their hair... This isn't weird at all. Except their fingers come away bloody and they look a bit panicked.] Oh! [WIPES IT ON THEIR ARM??] I didn't mean to take some.
[Wait. Diamond frowns again.] Dead... Oh, that's right. That's... Permanent. Isn't it? For them, I mean.
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[Diamond's brow furrows again and they end up sort of. Side-shuffling as the blood gets into the grooves of the pavement and follows its path. They tap their chin thoughtfully and then smiles down at the corpse reassuringly.]
Don't worry. I'm sure your doctor is very good and will get you up sooner or later. You're lucky you still have all your pieces together, it seems. Ah, can it still hear me like this...?
[They very gently pat the corpse and makes a slight face of confusion as the flesh gives beneath their hand a little.] ...Oh, it's soft... [Touches...their hair... This isn't weird at all. Except their fingers come away bloody and they look a bit panicked.] Oh! [WIPES IT ON THEIR ARM??] I didn't mean to take some.
[Wait. Diamond frowns again.] Dead... Oh, that's right. That's... Permanent. Isn't it? For them, I mean.