[She opens her mouth obediently, though the rote gesture doesn't completely distract her from how small Hella's hands are. Accidents happen. She's bitten her without meaning to before. Bones have been broken. Hella is tough, so she always heals. Ninety-Nine knows how resilient she is...and how much she hates being hurt. No matter how many times Ninety-Nine has hurt her, she's never given up on her. The thought of hurting Hella on purpose, no matter the reason, is almost too painful to bear.]
Ah. [They've done this before, so Ninety-Nine is familiar with the practice. Even then, her performance is a little more deadpan. Playfulness doesn't usually come out in her tone or her expression, which makes it a little easier to hide that her mind is elsewhere, that her back is pooling with sweat and streaks of heavy, tar-like blood.]
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Ah. [They've done this before, so Ninety-Nine is familiar with the practice. Even then, her performance is a little more deadpan. Playfulness doesn't usually come out in her tone or her expression, which makes it a little easier to hide that her mind is elsewhere, that her back is pooling with sweat and streaks of heavy, tar-like blood.]