"--Hilmi." The startle is subtle, but that's her all over; everything is understated until it isn't any more. People are used to her being so still, but the way she absents herself is more noticeable right now, a more palpable sense of distance that she's still edging back from, and she's not quite there yet. Not quite present.
"Right," half to herself, and then she holds out her lighter. "Yes."
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"Right," half to herself, and then she holds out her lighter. "Yes."