[And. She turns halfway through the sentence, freezing up as she sees who's come to help. As if having Chase around isn't bad enough-- uncomfortable though their friendship might be, at least they like each other. This would have been bad enough had it happened a week ago; now, it's humiliating.
Her pride, though shaken and bruised, is all she has left. Picking up after her pause in a low tone, she tries to look less miserable about this than she is.]
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[And. She turns halfway through the sentence, freezing up as she sees who's come to help. As if having Chase around isn't bad enough-- uncomfortable though their friendship might be, at least they like each other. This would have been bad enough had it happened a week ago; now, it's humiliating.
Her pride, though shaken and bruised, is all she has left. Picking up after her pause in a low tone, she tries to look less miserable about this than she is.]
--and rebooting it didn't help.