03-16-2021, 03:55 PM
"What year is it?" She says while moaning to get to her feet. "Oh, my. These damn old bones. My knots, have knots," she chuckles while slowly rubbing her neck and shoulders.
[Assuming the year is given]
She pauses a good long time and then in a tone where she can scarcely believe it herself, she says quietly, "It... it must be almost 40 years. Has it really been that long?" The old woman wipes the tears from her eyes with her dirty apron. She takes a few moments to try to deal with how much time has passed, then says, "Who in their right minds would want to explore the Torque. Even on the edges of the Stain, where we are, it can be terribly dangerous. If it weren't for the sinking ziggurat, my body and thoughts would have drifted away to join the Torque chaos ages ago."
[Assuming the year is given]
She pauses a good long time and then in a tone where she can scarcely believe it herself, she says quietly, "It... it must be almost 40 years. Has it really been that long?" The old woman wipes the tears from her eyes with her dirty apron. She takes a few moments to try to deal with how much time has passed, then says, "Who in their right minds would want to explore the Torque. Even on the edges of the Stain, where we are, it can be terribly dangerous. If it weren't for the sinking ziggurat, my body and thoughts would have drifted away to join the Torque chaos ages ago."
