"You're welcome. The dress is one of a kind, made by the designer who does my clothing line. I helped design it for you."
There's something delicate about the way she says that, as if it's meaningful to her, a kind of effort that she wouldn't put in for anyone else. She's still staring down at the magazine as if she's reading, but her eye isn't moving, isn't scanning words or even focussing on pictures.
"That's the game, isn't it? Only one person can win. Besides, you probably would have died of exposure. You were soaked to the bone and it was going to be night in only a few hours. You would have frozen to death."
Molotov sighs.
"I did it because I want to win as much as anyone else. I could have let the elements pick you off, or some beast, or someone else. But at the end of the day, I didn't want you to suffer, and... and I knew that I could save you from real pain, if you were going to die anyway."
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There's something delicate about the way she says that, as if it's meaningful to her, a kind of effort that she wouldn't put in for anyone else. She's still staring down at the magazine as if she's reading, but her eye isn't moving, isn't scanning words or even focussing on pictures.
"That's the game, isn't it? Only one person can win. Besides, you probably would have died of exposure. You were soaked to the bone and it was going to be night in only a few hours. You would have frozen to death."
Molotov sighs.
"I did it because I want to win as much as anyone else. I could have let the elements pick you off, or some beast, or someone else. But at the end of the day, I didn't want you to suffer, and... and I knew that I could save you from real pain, if you were going to die anyway."